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Interns Tackle Jobs In Pepsi Program
Thursday, January 5, 1988 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Page 3A
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LOS ANGELES - A particular
group of 81 minority college
students — from 42 colleges and
universities across the country
could write reams about "how T
spent my summer vacation."
These essays would most like
ly report working 10 full weeks
at a professional pay scale and
of earning a $2,000 scholarship
grant for their good efforts and
another $2,000 grant for their
schools.
They might also tell about the
probability that the students
would be offered Jobs with a ma
jor American business corpora
tion when they graduate.
■ This particular group of mi-
iiorlty college students were
^ach selected to receive a
scholarship In this year's Pepsi
Cola Summer Intern Program.
; Many of these students were
followed to his or her campus
during recent weeks by compa
ny officials bearing checks for
l^e students and for their
schools.
I The University of Southern
(Jlallfomla at Los Angeles and
Morehouse College In Atlanta
each had eight students who ex
celled in the summer program,
©ther schools Included Arizona
State University, Michigan State
Onlverslty, College of William &
Mary, the University of Utah,
Columbia University and the
Onlverslty of Texas at Austin,
among others.
During the annual end-of-the
summer Intern conference, stu
dents commented on the high
level of work opp>ortunlty avail
able during the summer. 'This
was not a make-work job," one
^ald, "I always got assistance
when I needed It, and I was
treated more like a full-time
employee than just a summer
worker."
• Addressing the conference,
Roger A. Enrico, CEO of the
^epsl-Cola Company, told the
ATLANTA - A TEAM OF WINNERS!! Benjamin
McLaurin, standing left, director. Career Counsel
ing, Morehouse College and Ron Parker, Director.
Employee Relations, Pepsi Cola South, congratu
late seven of the eight Morehouse students who dis
tinguished themselves working in the Pepsi Cola
Summer Intern Program earlier this year. The stu
dents, each of whom won a $2,000 scholarship and
another $2,000 for minority education programs
for their college, are, firom left, standing, Anthony
Ezzard, Michael Leveresque, Jeffrey Harper and
Brian Parker. Seated students are Richard Prin
gle, David Bowman and Nigel Lewis. Pepsi cola
hii^ 176 minority interns between 1983 and 1987
and 60 percent of those interns took fulltime Jobs
with the company upon graduation.
Interns that they should claim
their share of the American
dream and "create the opportu
nity for others to share. You
don't have to beat the system If
you're In charge of It."
Started In 1983, this year the
program brought 110 minority
students to Pepsi Cola facilities
around the country this year to
work in the areas of sales, man
ufacturing, finance and person
nel/employee relations.
Company supervisors recom
mended the most promising of
the minority Interns for the
$2,000 scholarship awards and
another $2,000 was presented
to each of their schools for mi
nority education support.
A. total of 273 minority sum
mer Interns received scholar
ships In recognition of achieve
ment since 1983 and 60 percent
of that group has taken fulltime
jobs with Peps Cola. Total of
grants to both the minority stu
dents and to their schools has
come to more than $l-mlllion.
The program provides hands-
on business experience for the
black, Hispanic, Asian and Na
tive American students and
gives the company an expanded
access to a qualified pool of po
tential employees.
'The Pepsi Cola Summer In
tern Program is one of the most
Imaginative and practical ef
forts of Its kind," said Dr. Leroy
Keith, president of Morehouse
College. "It Is our hope that oth
er major corporations will find
ways to Include minority stu
dents In similar training efforts
In the real world of business."
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Giovanni Opens Lyceum At J.C. Smith
■ The Johnson C. Smith Unlver-
i^lty Lyceum Committee has an
nounced Its 1989 Program of
Events for early 1989. Scheduled
for January are world-renowned
poet Nlkkl Giovanni and acti
vist-politician Julian Bond. Also
scheduled to speak at JCSU Is
IJIrst Union's Vice President Ron
Harrill; Dr. Al-
^hn Poulssant,
dssoclate pro
fessor of psy
chiatry at Har-
vard and
script consul
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Cosby Show":
Kelly Alexan
der Jr., NAACP
president in
North Caroll- Bond
na, and Tony Brown, of the
award-winning television series,
'Tony Brown's Journal."
The Lyceum Committee at
Johnson C. Smith was esta
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the campus, a wholesome pro
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events and speakers. Including
lectures, concerts and artists.
The committee has already
sponsored a Ramesses lecture
series with Charlotte's Afro-
American Cultural Center.
Nikki Giovanni has written 17
books, recorded several albums
and has appeeu'ed on stage and
In films. She speaks around the
country to thousands of college
students annually and Is recog
nized as one of today's top poets
and speakers. She will speak
Friday, January 20, 7 p.m.. In
JCSU's Biddle Auditorium.
Julian Bond will speak at
of "America's Black Forum." the
first black-owned show in tele
vision syndication and Is re
garded as one of the most dy
namic speakers and lecturers
today.
For more Information on the
JCSU Lyceum Committee's Pro
gram of Elvents, contact Scott
Scbeer, director, public rela
tions, 378-1025.
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Dreamers come in two varieties:
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