TheCcmpASS Friday, April 26. 1996 5
New chancellor
search narrowed
to five finalists
Kim Jones, ECSU's new Miss ECSU, Is a Junior mathematics major from
Robersonvllle, N.C. She plans to attend graduate school at N.C. Central
and then teach In Savannah, Ga.
New campus queen
believes in tlie power
of kindness and joy
by Latisha Edwards
Interim Chancellor Dr. Mickey
Bumim is annong the top five candi
dates selected by the committee search
ing for a replacement for former Chan
cellor Jenkins.
The other finalists include the presi
dent of a college in Minnesota, a vice-
president for student affairs at a uni
versity in Cincinnati, Ohio, the
president of an HBCU in South Caro
lina, and the vice-president for aca-
denuc affairs at a university in Geor
gia.
Two of the candidates have served
as interim chancellors at HBCU's, ac
cording to search committee chairman
Stanley Green.
"I am thrilled to have been selected
as a finalist," Bumim told The Com
pass. "1 am still hopeful that I will be
able to continue to provide leadership
for the University."
After their January meeting the com
mittee narrowed a list of 60 applicants
to ten using the criteria previously es
tablished by faculty, staff, students,
community members and administra
tors. The committee further stiffened
the competion by evaluating the can
didates' administrative experience,
earned degrees and fund-raising abil
ity.
"We looked at their involvement
with technological programs and
projects," said Green. "We were con
cerned about how they felt about east
ern N.C. and the students ECSU gen
erally attracts."
Antoine Prize, a member of Phi Beta
Sigma, said he believed black Greek
organizations should be open to ev
eryone because "the law says you can't
discriminate against race, color or
creed."
Added Prize, "If you have a person
interested in your oi^anization you
should not shun them because of the
color of their skin. If we exclude whites
from our oiganizations we are just as
guilty of racism as they are. If they are
willing to go through what it takes to
be part of your organization you
should take Aem in."
A white student, who wants to join
a sorority said she believes black
Greeks should admit whites.
"For black Greek organizations to
According to Green the five finalists
"all hold eamed doctoral degrees, and
are currently working in academia. The
doctoral degree is one of the main cri
teria the university desired in a new
chancellor."
Green says the committee was able
to make a well-informed decision. He
is pleased with the candidates from
whom the new chancellor will be cho
sen.
"We had a wide range of applicants
from all over the country," he said. "I
think we had a good applicant pool to
pick from with applicants from as far
west as California, and as far north as
Massachusetts. Many of them had in
volvement with historically black col
leges and uruversities and had reached
top job performance in their fields."
After an extensive background check
the committee plans to examine the
five candidates carefully and select two
to recommend to the ECSU Board of
Trustees.
"When we present the two candi
dates to the Board of Trustees, hope
fully we would have done our home
work. If the Board of Trustees accepts
them, (UNC-system) President
Spangler will review them and select
a candidate for the position. He wiU
then present this person as his recom
mendation to the N.C. Board of Gov
ernors.
"Our goal is to have a chaincellor in
place by July 1st," said Green. "If we
don't meet that goal we will be pretty
close."
be so (pro) affirmative action, it's not
fair for blacks not to admit whites. I
want to join a sorority not to be the
first white member. It's not a white
and black thing. I realize I am not black
but I am a woman."
Wood, a junior business admiiustra-
tion major, said she was "really happy"
with her new status as an SG Rho. "I
am very proud of the fact that I was
able to go through all that and come
out on top."
Warned that she may experience dis
crimination from other Greeks, Wood
said, "I imderstand that people are go
ing to put me down, but in my heart I
know I am truly a Sigma Gamma Rho
no matter what color my skin is. It's a
part of me and I'm a part of it. I have
become a part of something greater
than myself."
by Tamikia Spiuill
"One person trjdng to make a differ
ence"
These are the words, upon which
Kimberly Jones, the 1^6-1997 Miss
ECSU, bas^ her ounpaign.
"Some people believe that it takes
nullions of people to accomplish a task,
but in some cases one person has to
think more complexly, move a lot
faster, and fight much harder," says
Jones. 'To sum it up— it teikes one
spark to start a fire." .
Jones, a junior mathematics m^r,
is a native of Robersonville, NC. She
has a concentration in secondary edu
cation.
"When it comes to the subjects of
education, business, and my welfare I
am very serious," says Jones. "How
ever, after those matters are taken care
of the cra^ Kim that likes to dance
and participate in dodge balls games
comes out.
Jones has lived by a poem she
leamed from her CTandmother:
"Whatever you oe; be noble. What
ever you do; do well. Whenever you
speak; speak kindness. Bring joy wher
ever you dwell!"
Jones believes what sets her apart
from past queens is her involvement
with campus activities before she was
elected Miss ECSU.
"A majority of students, staff, and
administrators know me as a person
and not just the representative of the
campus, saj^ Jones. "They fed more
confident talking to me about aca
demic, sodal, and campus policy is
sues."
Jones is a member of the Joint Coun
cil of Student Affairs, chainnan of ad
hoc committee on parking, junior class
SGA representative, and a member of
Alpha j^ppa Alpha Sorority Inc.
I hope to accomplish nww things
as Miss ECSU," Jones says, "But with
the support, confidence, and detemni-
nation m myself and the student, fac
ulty, and administrative body."
Jones feels that students have confi
dence in her ability to serve them be
cause they have seen her on campus
attacking problems head on and
wholeheartedly. She has advocated the
establishment of "worry free parking,"
a parking system which will students
to park wherever they like instead of
bemg assigned a specific lot.
Jones has asseinbled a list of ideas
and suggestions from students regard
ing changes they would like see on
campus.
During her reign, Jones hopes to
implement at least 955% of the ideas
and suggestions she received.
"I feeioptimistic that administrators
will see how these ideas will improve
the enrollment, the academic life, and
the social problen« of the University,"
she said.
Jonesplans to attend graduate school
at North Carolina Central University
and teach at the Georgia Alternative
School System in Savannah.
Greeks
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