0hc C0raijaa0
V./
May 9,1986 Elizabeth City State University, Elizabetli City, North Carolina
Circulation 1,500
Jacob to speak at ECSU commencement
John E. Jacob
John E. Jacob, president and
chief executive officer of the Na
tional Urban League, will be the
commencement speaker for Eliz
abeth City State University’s
102nd graduation ceremonies on
May 11.
Jacob directs the community-
based social service and advo
cacy agency. The organization
serves millions of Americans
through a structure encompas
sing a national headquarters in
New York City, a Washington
Operations Department, a re
search arm, three regional full
service centers, a Regional Serv
ice Center Desk and affiliates in
113 cities.
Jacob is author of a weekly
newspaper column, “To Be
Equal,” distributed by the Cop
ley News Service to over 600
newspapers and he has written
articles on national issues for
major publications. A widely-
Construction continues
by Pamela Brown
Elizabeth City State Universi
ty’s campus will have a new look
both inside and out when major
renovations and the construction
of a new administration building
are completed later this
year.Nearly every major cam
pus building will be partially ren
ovated during the summer.
Construction has begun on the
new, 40,000 square foot adminis
tration building. It will be three
stories high and cost an esti
mated $4 million dollars. It will
house all administration opera
tions including the financial aid
department, admissions, the reg
istrar’s office, all cashier opera
tions, the business office, data
processing operations and the
Chancellor’s office.
The location of the new build
ing, near Dixon Hall, will shift
the focus of campus activity.
According to Roger McLean,
vice chancellor for fiscal affairs,
“After careful evaluation, the
new location was the most feasi
ble sight. That area of the cam
pus will become the main en
trance of the university.”
One proposal for the present
administration building, Thorpe
Hall, is for it to house Student
Services.
Plans for Moore Hall include
complete remodeling, and cen
tral air and additional lighting
will be added. No plans have
been made to remodel the audito
rium. However, plans have been
proposed for a new building that
would house a new auditorium.
Renovations to Moore Hall are
expected to be finished in June,
1986 at an estimated cost of $1
million dollars.
Williams Hall is currently be
ing renovated and should be com
pleted in May. It will house V-91
FM, WRVS, the university’s ra
dio station and facilities for uni
versity bands and choirs, and the
entire music department. The
gym which is located in Williams
Hall will continue to be used for
the same purposes as it was used
for prior to remodeling. Central
air and heat and a new mechani
cal electrical system will be
some of the added features. Esti
mated cost for these renovations
is $1.5 million dollars.
Vaughan Center, used for physi
cal education and related activ
ities, will undergo minor renova
tions. Plans have been proposed
to refurbish the weightroom now
housed in the center, to remodel
the dressing rooms and to lay a
new gym floor.
Approximately $300,000 in ren
ovations will be made in the G.R.
Little Library. The offices lo
cated in the media room will be
remodeled; and new heating and
air conditioning systems will be
installed.
Renovation and remodeling
proposals have been made for
Johnson Hall totalling approxi
mately $400,000 dollars. It will
house the Modern Language and
Art departments. The academic
studies division will be moved to
Moore Hall.
A $5 million dollar science
complex will be constructed near
Lester Hall. It will cover 50,000
square feet and be four stories
high. The new facility will house
the Biology, Chemistry, Physics
and Geoscience departments.
Please see CONSTRUCTION,
pages
m
sought after speaker, Jacob has
delivered major addresses be
fore some of American’s most
prestigious forums.
Jacob has been president of the
NUL since January 1,1982. Prior
to that, he was Executive Vice
President of the National Urban
League and oversaw the daily op
erations of the organization.
From 1975 to 1979, he was presi
dent of the Washington, D.C. Ur
ban League, and introduced a
number of innovative programs,
including the first comprehen
sive study of black community
needs. From 1970 to 1975 he
served as Executive Director of
the San Diego Urban League,
where he vastly expanded the
programs and services of that af
filiate.
Jacob began his Urban League
career in 1965 as Director of Edu
cation and Youth Incentives at
the Washington, D.C. Urban
League and served in several ad-
Scholarship fund
receives gift
from personnel
The Chancellor’s Advance
ment Scholarship Fund is now
$1,000 richer due to the efforts of
ECSU’s chapter of North Caro
lina Educational Office Person
nel.
Mrs. Myrtle Rivers, financial
secretary, presented Chancellor
Jimmy R. Jenkins with a check
during the Founders’ Day pro
gram. The group raised the
money through various activities
such as a cake raffle and dinners.
The local officers are: Doretha
Banks, president; Sandra Hen
dricks, vice-president; Rosa B.
Sawyer, secretary; Mable Rid
dick, treasurer and Myrtle Riv
ers, financial secretary.
Any office personnel member
interested in learning about the
organization or joining it should
contact any officer.
ministrative postions, including
Acting Executive Director and
Director of Community Organi
zation Training in the Eastern
Regional Office of the NUL.
Jacob serves as Vice Chair
man of the Howard University
Board of Trustees and serves on
the Boards of New York Tele
phone; National Conferences of
Christians and Jews; Local Ini
tiatives Support Corporation
(LISC); The Eisenhower Foun
dation; Independent Sector; The
Churchill Tnist Company; and
the Continental Corporation. He
is also a member of the Rockefel
ler University Council and holds
honorary degrees from Old Do
minion University, Fisk Univer
sity, Tuskegee University and
Lafayette College.
A native of Houston, Texas, Ja
cob received his undergraduate
and MSW degrees from Howard
University. He is married to the
former Barbara Singleton of
Washington, D.C. They have one
daughter, Sheryl.
Campus organizes
NAACP chapter
by Tecia Murrell
On the Elizabeth City State
University campus students can
see posters, signs and brochures
announcing that there will soon
be a campus chapter of the Na
tional Association of the Ad
vancement of Colored People.
Two ECSU representatives, Al
bert J. Harris, III and attorney
Harold Barnes, recently at
tended the NAACP’s Legislative
Mobilization Conference in
Washington, D.C. Barnes is pres
ident of the Pasquotank County
chapter of NAACP and Harris is
serving as acting president of the
campus chapter. They attended
workshops on social and political
issues at the conference which
was hosted by the Washington
Bureau of NAACP.
One of the keynote speakers
was Benjamin Hooks, executive
director of the NAACP. Mrs.
Enolia McMillian, national
NAACP president, also provided
input on various topics such as
tuition tax credits, fair housing,
the Federal budget, the Civil
Rights Restoration Act of 1985
and the effects of the Gramm-
Rudman bill on higher education.
Alfred Rayam, a junior ac
counting major and a prospec
tive member of the NAACP said,
“Joining an organization like the
NAACP will be a great asset for
future endeavors and it allows
students to have a voice in their
lives. It will also help people who
have a disadvantage and others
in the American work force sys
tem which does not offer opportu
nities to the minorities but to the
majority. This will help blacks
who are working for goals to
meet perfection.”
Harris said that one of the
goals in establishing a chapter on
campus was to give students,
faculty and staff an opportunity
to support the NAACP. “We need
at least 50 active members to get
the campus chapter in full
swing,” Harris said.
Potential members must fiU
out an application and pay $5 an
nual dues. Harris hopes to have
the chapter in action by the end
of 1986.
“We will have major fund
raisers to establish the chapter
during the rest of the academic
year and next semester,” Harris
said.
The main headquarters is be
ing temporarily housed in the
University Center. Harris urges
the campus community to sup-
I»rt the NAACP. Representa
tives have already gone to
churches and to the community
to gain prospective members. A
major membership drive began
last month.
please see related story on page 3
Grant paves way for Aviation
Program to be implemented
by Edith Taylor
Elizabeth City State University
is widening its horizons once
again. A $144,000 grant from the
Federal Aviation Agency will al
low a new Aviation Program to
begin in the fall at ECSU.
Chancellor Jimmy R. Jenkins
stated that the grant will permit
ECSU to implement approved
Airway Science courses by pro
viding laboratories which will
better prepare students for em
ployment by the FAA.
TTie program deals with seve
ral aspects of aviation and pro
vides students with the opportu
nity to fully explore the field.
“We are greatly pleased with
the receipt of this grant,” said
Dr. Johnny L. Houston, vice-
chancellor for academic affairs.
“We will be able to provide our
students a means to utilize their
educational skills and training.”
Dr. Edward A. lanni developed
the proposal and the program
and he will also be responsible
for its implementation. lamii
stated that interested students
will probably have to major in
Computer Science unless the pro
gram is approved in the Business
Department or in the Business
and Electronic Program under
the Industrial Arts and Technol
ogy Department.
The Aviation program requires
three courses in computer sci
ence, three business courses,
physics and calculus. Students
must take a concentration in 15
hours in aviation courses includ
ing flight theory, air transporta
tion, general aviation theory, air
traffic control and aviation mete-
rology.
Upon receiving their degrees,
students could be employed by
the FAA, and if qualified, attend
the Oklahoma City Air Traffic
Control School receive additional
training for other FAA positions.
Other opportunities include
working for air terminals or the
major airlines.
Dr. lanni stated that this grant
will enable ECSU to participate
as a full partner in a developing
airway science consortium of
ECSU, Hampton Universiy, Vir
ginia State University and Nor
folk State University. Through it,
students will gain an opportunity
for expanded professional
growth.
Chancellor Jimmy R. Jenkins examines grant material for the
new Aviation Program with Dr. Edward lanni.