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AROUNDTHE CAMPUS THE COMPASS FALL 2009 3 SUMMER PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS By: Kimneeia Powell This summer as in years past, ECSU has host ed and housed a number of summer programs here on campus. Among those that have the best name recognition and attract the most attention are The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, the Upward Bound, and the M.O.D.E.L Scholars Program. The three programs that my piece will focus on are Upward Bound, The Ronald E. McNair Post baccalaureate Achievement Program and the M.O.D.E.L Scholars program. The M.O.D.E.L Scholars Program is the youngest of the three on the yard, having come aboard June 13, 2009. The director of this program is MonettWiOiams, who kindly referred me to La-Tonya Lewis. Lewis informed me about the M.O.D.E.L Scholars program, “the purpose of this program is a summer bridge program that includes courses in English and mathematics, comprehensive support activities, and programs that promote personal development.” The summer program began June 13, 2009 and ended July 17, 2009. There were a total of 100 participants in the summer program at ECSU selected from 21 counties in the state. This program, funded by the federal government, is targeted to help disadvantaged students. It is free to the students who participate for the summer which includes their tuition, fees, room, book rental, and meals paid by ECSU. Students are able to get exposure to ECSU college life while earning six academic credits which allows participants to get a head start on entering freshmen in August. Lewis stated, “I recommend students to participate in this program because they are able to get acquainted with the college campus belore the fall. The students are housed at University Suites. They are required to attend classes daily from Mon day through Friday English is taught one half of the day and mathematics is taught the other half of the day along with study hall. Students are able to participate in weekend fun which consists of work shops, softball, basketball, and church services on Sunday. The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program is named in honor of Dr. Ronald Erwin McNair, a laser physicist and astronaut. Dr. McNair died in a tragic accident aboard the USS Challenger Space Shuttle in January 1986. Dr. McNair graduated Magna Cum Laude from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University in 1971. He received his Ph.D. at the age of 26 from the Massachusetts Institute of technology in 1976. In 1989 members of congress provided fund ing for The Ronald E. McNair Post baccalaureate Achievement Program. Dr. Cheryl J. Lewis, direc tor of theTRIOs Program said, “the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program is designed to encourage ethnic minorities, women, and underrepresented groups to pursue graduate school opportvinities, in particular doctoral studies such as, science engineering and mathematic area.” To be eligible for ECSU’s McNair Program one must be: a United States Citizen or permanent resident, at least a second semester sophomore, and enrolled at ECSU, in good academic standing with a GPA of 2.75 or better, have a strong interest in attending graduate school, a first generation college student with demonstrated financial need or an ethnic minority( Alrican American, Hispanic American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, including native Hawaiian), and/or a member of a group who has been traditionally underrepresented at the doctoral degree level. This McNair Scholars Program accepts 28 students per year to participate. Students who are in this program during the summer are engaged in summer research which includes research paper, Summer Programs 2009 poster presentations, and oral presentations. Students are exposed in graduate school visitations and cultural enrichment activities. Since this program has started participants records show that 189 graduated from ECSU, 125 are in graduate school, 14 were accepted into a doctoral degree program, and 3 have the degree in hand. According to Dr. Cheryl J. Lewis, an ECSU graduate in 1997 earned his PHD in Behavior Science/ Communication Science and allegedly works for President Obama as the Chief of Communication. Dr. Cheryl J. Lewis stated “there are a lot of perks involved in this program, industry as well as college xmiversities seek out McNair scholars. Many students are striving for graduate school. Graduate school is expensive and students are able to seek out fee waivers for the graduate school apphcation process because of participating in this program. Students are able to attend professional conferences all expenses paid; they are allowed to be recognized by discipli narians by being published in the Publish Alert Journal. The Ronald E. McNair Post baccalaureate Achievement Program has many networking opportunities. This program empowers students (like in the army) to be all you can be and we got their back.” The Upward Bound Program is the oldest on the yard, having come aboard in 1971. According to Regina Price the director, Annie Majette wrote the first grant in 1971 for the Upward Bound Program. The purpose of this program is to teach participants the proper learning skills and moti vation needed to enlist in a program of secondary education and have students start and complete a program of post- secondary education. Upward Bound is a free program fimded by the federal government. The students are required to have an academic curriculum which includes. Counsel ing, Reading, Composition and Literature, Mathematics, Science, Spanish, and Cultural Enrichment. Students who have completed the requirements are given the opportunity to enroll in regular col lege courses during six- week Summer Instructional Component through continued academic and vocational support. The targeted areas for this program consist of Chowan, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans,Tyrell, and Washington counties. There are a total of 65 participants each year accepted into this program. It is an intensive program designed for academic, vocational, and social program designed to establish and maintain excellence. Students are given a strict summer schedule which requires students to attend class and are allowed to participate in fun activities such as bowling, swimming, and the bowling al ley. Guys are housed in Butler hall on the third floor, and females are housed in Bias Hall on the third floor. Regina Price states” Upward Bound is designed for disadvantaged students, I encourage them to at least apply because you never know what opportunities Upward Bound can lead you to; Upward Bound opens up the students mind and exposes them to different things, rather then sitting at home for the summer.; this program allows them to know that there is something out there for them. HOUSING CONCERNS RESURFACE Bj: T^anie Brown Many students feel that the lack of housing is still a major issue here at Elizabeth City State University. And now with over 800 freshmen and 200 transfer students on campus, many wonder how all of the new students will be accommodated. University Towers and Bias Hall have been reserved for freshmen women and Wamack Hall, Doles Hall, and Hugh Cale have been reserved for freshmen men. Moreover, there are rooms reserved for students in Butler Hall, Complex Apartments, Mitchell Lewis Hall, University Suites, Viking Village, and the Microtek Jarrell Brown, senior, feels that when it comes to doing your housing, it’s not what you know it’s who you know. He says that if one isn t a part of anything, as far as sports or a fraternity or sorority, getting housing will probably be difficult. The main reason freshmen dorms are reserved is for freshmen to get the full experience of living on a college campus. All freshmen students, must abide by one main rule; no co-ed visitation in the rooms. If caught with someone of the opposite sex in your room, you will .. be written up, possibly lose your housing and visitation privileges. Furthermore, you will probably have to go to student court and pay a fine. ' All dorms have live-in dorm directors. Like your parents, they are there to guide students in the right direction. There are also resident assistants (RAs) in every building . RAs are there throughout the day and night. Additionally, there is a resident security officer on duty to monitor the building from 12 a.m. to 8 p.m. There have been many problems with vandalism in the dorms. The questions that the students have are why if they were not responsible for the damages, does everyone have to pay a line? Courtney Pauling, a junior at Elizabeth City State University, says, I think it is stupid for ^everyone to be charged and we’re not the ones doing the damages.”
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