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provement of historically black colleees.
The keynote speaker at the conference will be Dr. C. Eric Lincoln, professor of
religion and culture at Duke Uniyersity. Lincoln’s topic will be “Black Suryival
Through Academic Administration.”
Dr. Bernell Jones, the registrar at NCCU and organizer of the conference, said,
‘ ‘The main objective of the conference will be finding new ways to improve black
university systems. We want to look closely at upgrading our registration process
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and (insuring the survival of black institutions) in the future.”
NACDRAO was started in 1925. Its formation represented a tacit
acknowledgement by black educators that the larger American educational scene
had little concern for the problems facing black colleges. Through its early years,
the membership of NACDRAO was limited to deans and registrars employed at
black colleges. The organization provided a vehicle in which members might
assemble to consider matters of common interest.
Students speak out on AIDS in public schools
By S.J. Mercer
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, commonly known
as AIDS and found mostly among male homosexuals, has caus
ed a nationwide panic and concern—resulting in picketing, fund
raisers, and public protests of children with AIDS attending
school. The disease, which is transmitted through blood transfu
sions and sexual contact, has become a major health problem in
America.
Presently, among the various concerns is the debate as to
whether children with AIDS should be allowed to attend public
schools.
In a recent random poll conducted on the campus of N.C.
Central University, students were asked, “Should children with
AIDS be banned from public school?”
Tonye Torrence, a junior dramatic arts major from High
Point, said, “Children in public schools with AIDS should not
be allowed in the classrooms, because doctors don’t really have a
cure for it now and it could start an epidemic.”
Deborah Cook, a junior music major from Winston-Salem,
agreed with Torrence, “Children at such a young age are very
playful and tend to touch each other and eat and drink behind
each other. The children with AIDS should be banned from the
public schools. AIDS victims have short lives anyway. To be
honest, children with AIDS can learn at home. The other
children need to be protected.”
Don Baker, a senior from Oak City also added, “All victims
of AIDS are being banned in some sense by society; therefore
the child should be removed from public school. Everything
about AIDS is not known; therefore anything could happen.”
AIDS:
Is it too much
for us to handle?
On the other hand, some students, like junior
criminal justice major Patricia Vaughn, felt
that no individual should be banned from any
public facility. Yet the public should be
educated and there should be continued
research for an AIDS cure.
Supporting Vaughn’s statement, Jean
Spinks, a graduate of NCCU who majored in
educational theater and now resides in
Durham, said, “Because they haven’t proved
that AIDS is contagious, except through blood
transfusions and sexual contact, children
should be allowed in the school system until
they prove you can get the disease other ways.”
Tyronza Richmond chosen chancellor-elect
By Muriel Sims
Dean of N.C. Central
University’s School of
Business, Tyronza R. Rich
mond, has been named
chancellor of NCCU effective
July 1, 1986.
As chancellor, Richmond
plans to focus on several areas
which will enhance and
strengthen the quality of
education at NCCU.
Richmond plans to enhance
marketing programs which at
tract students to the universi
ty, stabilize enrollment, and
Jeal with the retention of
students, especially freshman
and sophomores.
On the concerns of
upgrading the number of
NCCU students who pass the
state bar exam, Richmond
feels that the bar exam is one
reality that gauges the quality
of a law school. And he is sup
portive of the dean and faculty
of the Law School in trying to
improve student performance
on the bar exam.
Richmomd contends, that
NCCU finds strength in its
faculty, its advantage of hav
ing a sound liberal arts
heritage, its geographical loca
tion, its history of compotent
graduates.
Although NCCU has several
strengths, especialy its liberal
arts department which Rich
mond said is a “foundation
that serves the students well in
life,” there are areas in which
Richmond feels need to be
realigned.
These areas are the educa
tion department, health
sciences, advisement and the
general education program to
name a few.
Richmond wants to “re-do”
freshman orientation. He feels
that if “you start out right,
you’ll end up right.”
One way Richmond plans to
“re-do” freshman orientation
is to institute a required mon
thly convocation for
freshman, inviting
sophomores, juniors and
seniors, which will host black
headliners on the campus.
“Research is a viable source
in education,” said Rich
mond. He feels research must
become more visible on the
campus.
A published series containg
four research articles by
students, is one avenue Rich
mond plans to take in order to
bring researchh to life for the
students and faculty.
A comprehensive evaluation
system, which will randomly
solict students to find out
from them if they are being
served properly by the finan
cial aid office, deans, etc., is
one method Richmond intends
to use in order to hopefully
enhance student articulation
with admission, registration,
housing, etc. so these units will
come closer together to im
prove their services.
Richmond feels that NCCU
is a source of pride and
resource in the community.
“The community should be
able to look to NCCU for
answers to questions.”
“Blacks in the United States
have been able to succeed
because of the strengths found
in the black families, churches
and colleges,” said Richmond.
“Black colleges have been the
vehicle to provide education
for blacks to break the challenge I’m undertaking to
shackles of poverty.” have to perform in the most
Richmond is still wondering exciting, important, complex
if his appointment is still a activity I know, and that is
dream. “It’s a tremendous higher education.”