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% ■. •. ' '/y ■■ ' ^ k % V Dr. Franklin UNCC Will Host Black Historian John Franklin The UNCC Department of Afro- American and African Studies Is honored to present on Wednes day. March 9 at 7 p.m.. Dr. John Hope Franklin. Jetmes B. Duke Professor Emeritus Duke Uni versity, author and Historian. Dr. Franklin will speak on "Plantation Dissidents; Runa way Slaves" In the Cone Center. McKnight Auditorium. The author of the well-known "From Slavery To Freedom: A History of Negro Americans." Dr. Franklin Is one the most prolific published scholars In Afro-American history, having taught at N.C. Central Universi ty, Howard University and- Brooklyn College, prior to chair ing the Department of History at the University of Chicago. He Is currently writing a book on runaway slaves. Admission Is free and the pub lic Is Invited. Building Black Teachers Operation Teach, a program of the North Carolina Association- of Educators (NC.AE) to encour age minority students to consid er teaching as a career, has en rolled 146 high school students during Its first two months. "We are extremely proud of how well this project has started off," said Gladys Graves, NC.AE President. "We believe this Is a good level of participation. Not only are the students Involved, but the parents also have taken an active Interest In the pro gram." The program, begun after a major study showed the number of minority educators declining sharply, was started In six of North Carolina’s 140 school systems. Frances M. Cummings, NC.AE associate executive direc tor, Is the staff member In charge of Operation Teach. Suc cessful black educators In each school system are serving as mentors to black students who are talented and pwjtentlal col lege material. Last December 35 teachers In Durham City, Gull- ford County, Jones County, Nash County, Onslow County, and Weldon City schools were ■given training In the program. "In January we had a seminar in each of these school systems for the children and parents," Graves explained. "We worked with them on image building, creating positive attitudes, com munication skills, and goal set ting. We are encouraging them to begin taking the prepatory Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) as soon as possible. In March we will hold seminars on test taking skills. "This will help these students do as well as possible on the real SAT and have a better op portunity to get into college. This will help the children whether they choose to become teachers or not," she added. The goals of Operation Teach are to promote excellence In teaching generally, to encourage qualified minority students to prepare for and complete a col lege education, and to encour age minority graduates to enter the teaching profession. Stu dents In grades seven through 12 are eligible. Graves said NC.AE hopes to expand the pro gram to additional school sys tems next year while continuing It In the first six for those partic ipants who are not seniors this year. 'We have already far exceeded the goals we started with," Graves polnte^ out. 'We were hoping to get the project going In five school systems with 30 students partlclp>atlng. We al ready are working In six systems with 146 students. Our long- range goal Is still to attract sig nificant numbers of the best students from all ethnic groups to the teaching profession. With this beginning 1 believe we will soon be able to expand beyond our Initial concentration on mi nority students only." CIAA Hosts First Job Fair In Norfolk By Herb White Post Staff Writer NORFOLK-The CIAA basket ball tournament was a success, but not just In terms of'Virginia State winning the title or atten dance. Twenty companies represent ing everything from shipbuild ing to convenience stores, par ticipated In the first CIAA job fair at the Scop>e arena, site of the tournament. Richard Peete, a co-partner In the venture, said the two-day fair started slowly, but had more interest Friday, the final day. The fair gave corporate Ameri ca a chance to present compa nies to blacks and encourage alumni and students of CIAA schools to look for jobs with high-profile companies. "It came about as corporate America, by and large, doesn't have a large pipeline to blacks," Peete said. 'Therefore, the mar ket corporate America Is cross- sectioning In one shot Instead of running hither and yon." Al Cornish, Human Resources Manager for the Southland Corp. in Alexandria, Va.. was busy talking to managerial ap plicants. He said the tourna ment was a good location for talking to prospective employ- CCS. "We've had a much steadier flow (Friday)," he said. "It's a perfect opportunity to come here. We were told that 30,000 people would be here over four Norfolk St. Tries For U.S. Grant NORFOLK, Va. - In a bid to ob tain funds for a study of the lit eracy skills of black students and the development of better ways to teach those skills, Nor folk State University plans to seek a five year $5.3 million grant from the federal govern ment. The University's plan to sub mit the unsolicited grant to the United States Department of Education was revealed here re cently when Dr. Johnny Tolliver, head of the Department of Eng lish and Foreign Languages, presented his proposal for a Center for Literacy Research and Pedagogy to Its Board of Visitors. Under Tolliver's proposed grant, Norfolk State University would assess Instruction in lit eracy skills at 20 historically black colleges and universities throughout the nation. In addition, the University also would evaluate instruction In fourth, eighth and 11th grades In about 40 elementary an^ secon dary schools located near the colleges and universities. The data collected from these schools would be used to deter mine why black students have poor reading and writing skills, said Tolliver. The literacy center then would use the data to de velop and test classroom tech niques designed to alleviate the problem. His proposed Center for Liter acy Research and Pedagogy, Tolliver disclosed also would ex plore the assumption that teacher attitudes are part of the problem Inhibiting the develop ment of literacy skills among black students. NAFEO Selects Distinguished Alumni j Washington, DC - Maceo A. {Sloan, retired North Carolina ^Mutual Life Insurance executive. \ls one of the 100 or more out- Ilstanding graduates of hlstori- Jcally black colleges and unlver- 'sltles (HBCUs) being honored tas Distinguished Alumni at the J13th National Conference on 'Blacks In Higher Education, jMarch 23-27, at the Washington {Hilton Hotel. The conference Is {sponsored by the National As- ,'soclatlon for Equal Opportunity vln Higher Elducatlon (NAFEO). J All honorees are nominated by •their alumni Institutions for Jmaklng significant contrlbu- Jtlons to the America society. {Presentations of the NAFEO cl- ^tatlon shows that the historical ly black colleges and unlversl- {tles continue to produce many ■high-quality Individuals who en- •'ter into the American maln- Istream and contribute to out- Jstandlng progress, said Dr. 'Samuel L. Myers, NAFEO presl- !dent » J Sloan served as Vice Chair man, executive Vice-president .and chief operating officer of •NC Mutual before retiring in •1983. He was also president, GEO and Chairman of the Amer ican Citizens Life Insurance Co. and the American Capital Life ■Insurance Co. Bom in Newport, {AR. he Is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University. He at- Sloan tended the University of Penn sylvania and Temple University and honorary LLD from Living stone College. Sloan Is a mem ber of the Board of Governors of the N.C. University System and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, VA. He was nomi nated for NAFEO's 1988 Distin guished Alumni Award by Prai rie View A&M University in Texas. "Traditional black colleges have fostered the Integration of our students Into our society, where unfortunately Blacks ac count for only one to two per cent of most professionals In the nation, by graduating ap proximately half of the black lawyers, doctors, ministers and others," Myers stated In an nouncing the 1988 honorees. "The historically black colleg es enroll less than 20 percent of black undergraduates, but con fer almost 40 percent of all bac calaureate degrees earned by Blacks. Myers reported. Based on recent statistics, two black colleges account for 40 percent of all Blacks earning degrees In dentistry; two account for 82 p>ercent In veterinary medicine. The historically black colleges continue even now to press for expanded access at a time when many states are restricting ad missions to all colleges." he add ed. The HBCU Alumni will be in troduced and feted at a special conference session and honored at NAFEO's closing Leadership Awards Banquet, Saturday night, March 26. NAFEO Is an association of most of the na tion's historically and predomi nantly black Institutions of higher learning. Including pub lic and private, two-year and four-year, undergraduate and graduate schools. It was founded In 1969 as a nonprofit, voluntary Indepen dent association representing the HBCU which enroll some 250,000 students each year and graduate more than 40,000 alumni annually. days from predominantly black colleges, their students and alumni. It's a tremendous wealth of talent to draw from." Recruiters were meeting with mostly college students early Friday as the women's semifi nals were played in the arena. The lobby area near the job fair was bustling with business suits the appropriate attire. Peete said the conference sup ported the Idea of having a job fair at the tournament, although It Isn't a sponsor. The final fig ures weren't in yet. but If it proves to be a success, there's a chance the fair will become an annual event. "With something new. there's a lot of bugs to be worked out." he said. 'We sold It to the CIAA as being beneficial to the tourna ment and I believe It has been. "As long as the traffic flow Is enough to keep the recruiters busy. I'm sure corporate Ameri ca would want to come back." CPCC Grads Can Get Scholarship The Foundation For The Caro- llnas today announced the availability of a new scholarship program aimed primarily at graduates of Central Piedmont Community College who want to earn a bachelor's degree. The Foundation's Rotary Scholarship Fund, funded by tlie Charlotte Rotary Club, will award scholarships on the ba sis of merit, financial need and community service. The dead line for applications is April 15. Preference will be given to stu dents who are completing a two- year program at Central Pied mont Community College, who plan to seek a bachelor's degree at a senior college In Mecklen burg County and whose parents do not have a bachelor's degree. Applicants must also have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better. To obtain an application fonn, send a self-addressed, business size envelope with 39 cents postage to Rotaiy Scholarship Fund, Foundation For The Caro- llnas, 301 South Brevard Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. Thursday. March 3. 1988 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Page 3A ADVERTISEMENT JESUS CHRIST IS OUR VERY BEST FRIEND! Read Your King James Bible, Pray and Thank God Every Dayl Janitorial BLANKET BONDS For More Information Call: 333-6499 HAVE YOU BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. EITHER PHYSICALLY OR FINANCIALLY? MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU CONSULTED A LA'WYER CAhfJl£NC£ U. VAlflDSON.lll Attorney at Law 1120-C Beatties Ford Rd. 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