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VOL. IX, NO. 5
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY, WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
January 31, 1976
Project Strengthen Receives Grant
Dr. Wilveria Atkinson,
Director of Project Strengthen at
Winston-Salem State University,
has announced the receipt of a
grant from the Minority Bio-
Medical Support, Division of
Research Resources, National
Institutes of Health. The $58,508
grant will support continued
faculty research and the training
of students in bio-medical
research.
Project Strengthen at Winston-
Salem State University is a
program designed to provide
research opportunities in bio
medical sciences for both faculty
and students. Its specific aim is
to offer participating students
better insight and background for
careers in the health related
sciences.
The program is funded by the
Minority Bio-Medical Support
Program of the National
Institutes of Health and the Kate
B. Reynolds Health Care Trust
Fund. The basic concept is that
an atmosphere of scientific
curiosity, which research
engenders, is a critical ingredient
for a successful career in
medicine, dentistry or the
teaching profession in higher
education.
Students in this program
interested in attending medical
school can spend their senior
year in cooperating medical
school, receive the bachelor’s
degree on completion of that year
and continue for the medical
degree.
Research investigators on the
staff are:
dr. WILVERIA ATKINSON,
Immunologist and Director of
Project Strengthen
DR. GERALDINE HARRIS,
mircrobilogist
DR. NATHANIEL HEWITT,
geneticist
MRS. ADA M. HARVEY,
research technologist.
Current projects providing
developmental and research
opportunities for students are;
Dr. Atkinson, “Identification of
Surface Antigens on Thymus and
Lung Cells as to Molecular
Nature and Biological Function.”
Dr. Harris, “Isolation and
Identification of Uncharacterized
Growth Factors Found in
Cultures of Certain Mouse Lung
Tissue.”
Dr. Hewitt, “Enzyme Profiles
in Drosophila and in Mammalian
Lung Cells.”
BEOG Grants Available
The SGA and Scholastic Achievement Program will
present Shakespearean actor William Marshall on February
11. He will perform the role of Frederick Douglass in “An
Evening with Frederick Douglass” in the Kenneth R.
Williams Auditorium, (related information on page 3)
The Basic Educational
Opportunity Grant applications
will be available in the Student
Aid Office beginning February 2-
20, 1976 for all currently enrolled
students. However, all students
receiving BEOG awards for the
1975-76 school year will
automatically receive an
appbcation from the Department
of Health, Education and
Welfare. Further, BEOG
applications are available in all
high schools, post secondary
institutions and public libraries.
There are several students that
completed 1975-76 BEOG
applications and were awarded a
grant but declared ineligible for
the grant by the Student Aid
Office because they had entered a
post secondary institution before
April 1,1973. This stipulation does
not hold true for the 1976-77 school
year. It is longer a restriction in
terms of who may apply for the
bas'C grant.
A New Section
A new section (F) has been
added to the application. This
section must be completed by all
applicants. It seeks information
concerning the following areas:
(a) all non taxable income
(b) veterans and social
security benefits (even if
reported in section D and E as
non taxable income)
(c) gives HEW permission to
release your BEOG record to all
State Scholarship Agencies; (Ex:
In case of a N.C. student, HEW
would release your BEOG record
to the College Foundation who
handles the N.C. Student
Incentive Grant program for the
state of N.C.
one parent must sign the
certification statement which is
found in item 50. If section (E) is
completed, only the applicant
must sign the certification
statement.
Under specific conditions, it
will be permissable for a third
party (high school counselor or
financial aid officer) to sign the
application in lieu of the parent.
T^e conditions are as follows:
(a) Both parents are out of the
country
(b) Both parents are deceased
(c) The current address of
parents is not known
(d) Parents are declared
mentally incompetent
Parental information and
signatures must be provided
when an applicant checks yes to
any questions in Section (C). This
year for the first time, all classes
are eligible to apply for the
BEOG, (freshmen, sophomores,
juniors and seniors).
Eligibility
All students from . North
Carolina are eligible to apply for
the North Carolina Student
Incentive Grant. Those students
that received a grant this current
school year will automatically
receive grant applications from
the College Foundation. The
procedure for processing the
NCSIG will be changed
somewhat this year in that the
application will be sent directly
to the College Foundation by the
student rather than to the
Financial Aid Office to be
processed first.
Sign It
In order for an application to be
processed, both the applicant and
Complete Fully
In compietmg the Family
Financial Statement, all students
applying for the NCSIG must
indicate that a copy of the CFAR
be sent to the College Foundation.
The code number for College
Foundation is 0742.
For the 1976-77 school year, if
all of the proper documents are
not on hand in the financial aid
office, no consideration will be
given in terms of financial aid.
Students applying for the North
Carolina Incentive Grant for the
first time may pick up
applications in the Student Aid
Office.
Financial Aid Policies
APPLICATION FOR
FINANCIAL AID
PROCEDURES; To be
considered for all forms of
assistance offered or
administered by the Financial
Aid Office as well as other
Federal and State aid programs,
each student must file the
following applications for the
1976-77 academic school year:
1. 1976-77 Winston-Salem State
University Institutional
Application for Financial Aid
2. 1976-77 Family Financial
Statement (mail to ACT)
3. 1976-77 Basic Educational
Opportunity Grant Application
(BEOG)
4. 1976-77 North Carolina
Student Incentive Grant
Application
In order to assure that every
student on campus receives the
necessary forms to apply for
financial aid assistance, staff
members of the Financial Aid
Office will conduct instructional
sessions, issue financial aid
forms to students and hold
consultation meetings at the
following locations;
Monday, February 2, 1976 7:00
P.M. Moore Dormitory;
Tuesday, February 3, 1976 7:00
P.M. Colson Dormitory;
Wednesday, February 4,1976 7:00
P.M. Atkins Dormitory;
Thursday, February 5, 1976 7:00
P.M. Dillard Dormitory; Monday
February 9, 1976 7:00 P.M.
Pegram Dormitory; Tuesday,
February 10, 1976 4:00 P.M.
Bickett Dormitory; Wednesday,
February 11, 1976 7:00 P.M.
Brown’s Dormitory; Thursday,
February 12, 1976 7:00 P.M. 3rd
Street Dormitory; Monday,
February 16, 1976 10:30 A.M.
Hauser’s Student Union, 2:30
P.M. WSSU Campus.
Applications may also be
obtained from the Financial Aid
Office in Blair Hall betweert the
hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
IMPORTANT DATES:
February 2, 1978 - First day for
issuing Financial Aid
Applications to students
currently enrolled at WSSU.
February 20,1976 - Last day for
issuing Financial Aid
Applications to students
currently enrolled at WSSU.
March 1, 1976 - WSSU
Institutional Applications must
be returned to Financial Aid
Office on or before this date.
A Special Note of Interest
In a meeting Wednesday,
December 10, the Winston-Salem
University Board of Trustees
passed a resolution commending
the School of Nursing for its
contributions made to the
medical community.
In a report to the Board, MRS.
MARY ISOM, Dean of the School
of Nursing, pointed out that of the
354 students who have graduated
smce 1957, 312 graduates have
passed the State Licensure Board
Examination and are practicing
professional nursing.
Upon hearing the Dean’s
comments on faculty
qualifications, student-faculty
ratios, faculty service loads,
facilities, and areas needing
improvements; the Board
endorsed the School’s continuing
efforts to increase the services
available to its students.
How do nursing students on
campus view the situation?
Vonzella Scales reports on page
2.
IN THIS ISSUE
Nursing School
2
Black History Week
2
A Farewell
3
SGA News
3
Lyceum Events
4
Paula's Puzzles
4
A Tribute
4
I>SG
5
Organizational Haps
5
Student Poetry
5
Placement
6
New Faculty
6
Sports
1
Black History Week - Feb. 8-14