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INSIDE MOREHOUSE, APRIL/MAY 2009
NEWS BRIEFS
CAMPUS COST-SAVINGS TIPS
In light of the current state of the economy, below are a few cost sav
ings suggestions that the Division of Campus Operations believes the
campus can all put into immediate practice with very little effort.
• Turn off lights in unoccupied areas; keep in mind there’s no need to
leave lights on and doors open for housekeeping in the evening.
• Unplug appliances (coffee pots, microwaves, etc) at the end of the day.
It’s also considered a good energy saving practice to completely turn off
computers and monitors at night.
• Minimize use of space heaters as they consume significantly more
energy than central heating.
• Ensure all faucets are completely turned off after use.
• Report all water leaks to the Physical Plant (404) 215-2664 or
physicalplant@morehouse.edu.
• Secure all keys to facilities to avoid costly replacement expenditures.
• Recycle paper products using recycle bins provided on each floor.
• Utilize both sides of paper before placing in the recycling bin (i.e., use
the blank side of a fax confirmation sheet for future printing rather
than placing it in the recycle bin).
• Consider using double-sided printing and copying whenever possible.
Though they may seem insignificant, if the entire campus contributes,
collectively the entire Morehouse community can make an impact.
If you have additional cost savings suggestions you would like to
share, email them to campusoperations@morehouse.edu.
Morehouse Makes Honda Final Four
LOST AND FOUND
The Lost and Found Department of Morehouse College resides at
the main office of the Campus Security/Police Department located
inside the Robert Hall Annex.
The Campus Security/Police Department operates on a 24/7 basis
and all lost and found items should be immediately turned in to the
Police Department.
Please do not hold items while attempting to locate owners as they are
likely frantically searching in the Lost and Found Department for their
belongings.
Contact Campus Security/Police Department at (404) 215-2666 for
more information. ■
Fatherhood Conference Focuses on National
Policy to Help African
By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
T he absent African American
fathers who are not taking care
of their families too often
get the headlines, believes Georgia
Labor Commissioner Michael
Thurmond.
“Rather than focusing on the
fathers who don’t do, I say we
focus on the fathers who do do,”
Thurmond said during the Turning
the Corner on Father Absence in
Black America Revisited conference
held in the Executive Conference
Center’s Bank of America Audito
rium on April 29. “Good fathers
come in all varieties, so we have to
expand our horizons on what is
good fatherhood.”
That was just one of a number of
ideas brought forth during the con
ference presented by The National
Fatherhood Leaders Group (NFLG)
and the Morehouse Research Insti
tute (MRI). Social service profes
sionals from across the country
attended the conference, which was
a follow-up meeting to the 1998
National Conference on Manhood,
also held at Morehouse.
The conference gave attendees
an opportunity to see how the
plight of African American fathers
is being addressed nationally.
“Policymakers are looking at
ways to boost fathers,” said Vickie
Turetsky, director of family policy
for the Center on Law and Social
American Fathers
Policy in Washington, D.C. She
pointed to new employment and
education ideas, potential prisoner
re-entry programs and even a
proposed Earned Income Credit for
non-custodial parents.
“So there are a number of pieces
of legislation that have been put out
there since President Obama took
office and the new Congress took
their seats,” she said.
That kind of information is why
the conference is key, said MRI ex
ecutive director Obie Clayton, who
was honored by the NFLG for his
work in putting the conference to
gether and continuing his work to
wards the plight of African
American males.
“To impact policy, especially with
the administration’s emphasis on
trying to get men re-engaged with
families and employed,” he said. “So
we have grassroots organizations
here for the conference because they
need to be abreast of the policy.”
LaShawn Hoffman, CEO of the
Pittsburgh Community Improve
ment Association who grew up
without a father, can attest to the ef
fect the conference’s work can have.
While Hoffman, who has since
patched up the relationship with his
father, said job creation in black
neighborhoods is important, the
key is building strong communities.
“Without strong communities,
we can’t really have strong families,”
he said. ■
Morehouse continued a strong history in the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge with a Final Four showing in the 64-team, 2009
competition. The Maroon Tiger squad, consisting of senior Berkley Christopher Thomas, junior Akil Hunter Jackson, fresh
man Robert Myrick and senior John Torrey (pictured above) and freshman Paul S. Adamson, made the competition's Sweet
16 where they defeated Howard and Maryland-Eastern Shore before losing to eventual champion Oakwood College in the
semi-finals. The team earned $15,000 in grants for their showing. In the competition's 20-year history, Morehouse has won
four national championships, is an 11-time semi-finalist and has won grants totaling $392,000. The team is coached by
English instructor Charles A. Walton Jr. ■
William Bynum Jr. Named College's
Vice President for Student Services
William Bynum Jr., vice presi
dent for Student Affairs and Enroll
ment Management at Lincoln
University, has been selected as
Morehouse’s new vice president for
Student Services.
Bynum, who begins at More
house on July 1, replaces Kevin
Rome ‘89, who left the College in
2008 to become vice chancellor of
student services at North Carolina
Central University. Herman “Skip”
Mason Jr., the College’s archivist
and historian, has been serving as
interim vice president for Student
Services for the past year.
“Morehouse is pleased that Dr.
Bynum is joining us in the Office of
Student Services,” said President
Robert M. Franklin Jr. ’75. “He is
well versed in the culture of small
liberal arts institutions like More
house and he understands the stu
dents who make up our population.
Dr. Bynum has demonstrated a pen
chant for developing and renewing
student-based programming. We
anticipate that the Office of Student
Services will flourish under his lead
ership and that the student body will
reap the benefits of his expertise.”
The Office of Student Services -
comprised of Athletics, Counseling,
Housing, Student Health, and Ca
reer Planning for Non-Business Ma
jors, among others - is the official
liaison between the College and the
student body. The vice president has
overall responsibility for student
conduct, decorum and quality of life.
A graduate of Davidson College,
Bynum also earned the Master of
Arts and doctoral degrees from
Duke University, where he was an
Endowment Fellow.
Bynum has been a Lincoln for
nearly a decade and is a 20-year ed
ucator who also has an extensive
background in administration. He
has strong ties to Atlanta having
William Bynum Jr.
worked at Clark Atlanta University
and the Georgia Institute of Tech
nology.
Bynum told the Lincolnian, Lin
coln University’s student newspaper,
he will miss the school, but looks
forward to returning to Atlanta.
“For my family, this means once
again begin a part of the greater
Atlanta community,” Bynum said.
“For us, moving to Atlanta will
allow us to continue our spiritual
growth as a family.” ■
Morehouse Hosts Rare Public Appearance
by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
(continued from the cover)
with the economy] so they can un
derstand why policies are what they
are,” Benanke said.
Moore pointed to relationship
building as the main reasons why
Bernanke, a former economics pro
fessor at Princeton and Stanford,
came to Morehouse. Bernanke met
Moore, President Robert M.
Franldin Jr. ’75 and Philip Howard
‘86, vice president for Institutional
Advancement, at a Congressional
Black Caucus banquet in 2008.
Later, Franklin was on a panel with
Bernanke’s wife, Anne.
Bernanke was invited to More
house to speak as part of the Execu
tive Lecture series, an invitation that
the Fed chairman decided to accept.
“It’s apparent to me that Dr.
Bernanke’s team had decided they
wanted to do some type of outreach
and have him involved in educa
tion,” Moore said.
According to Franklin, More
house was the natural choice to host
such an event.
“This really highlights More
house’s role as a national convener
of thought leaders and change
agents who inform and shape
Morehouse students to become re
sponsible civic leaders,” he said. ■