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GUIDELINES FOR THE SELECTION OF CLARK COLLEGE’S
PRESIDENT
1. The President should have the qualities and personal
characteristics which would indicate that he or she
(a) Will be effective in supporting Clark College’s goals with
faculty, students, alumni, contributors, and the public;
(b) Will seek to maintain good rapport with the College’s
many constituencies;
(c) Is a person of stimulating ideas and academic vision;
(d) Has a firm commitment to sound institutional fiscal policy
and to fund raising; and
(e) Has scholarly distinction (as evidenced in part by the
attainment of an earned doctorate, or its equivalent), including but
not limited to the preceding.
2. The President must be congenial with the institutional
characteristics of Clark College by having
(a) An educational philosophy favorable to a college of liberal
arts, educating yodng people for service, and a willingness to be
actively involved in the maintenance of a strong relationship to the
United Methodist Church;
(b) An awareness of and sympathy to the critical role played
by the private black college - American life and higher education;
and
(c) A full knowledge of and respect for Clark College’s
nadition that its students, while at Clark College, improve their own
personal development and that they are encouraged to acquire
abiding moral values
T The President should have the following professional
background:
(a) Sufficient and successful experience as a senior ad
ministrator, such as a dean or vice president of an educational in
stitution, which demonstrates the ability to lead people and to work
effectively with them; or
(b) Outstanding accomplishments in such areas as research,
governmental service or teaching, which complement demonstrated
administrative capabilities.
4. The President should be capable of assuming the following
responsibilities:
(a) Carrying out policies established by the Board and
recommending to the Board changes and improvements in policy
which represent the best judgments of faculty, students and ad
ministration;
(b) Serving the total educational process in the light of th®
institution’s obligations to society;
(c) Bringing to the college the ,best possible faculty and
students for the pursuit of the college’s goals;
(d) Effecting sound budgeting and assuming leadership in the
development of financial resources and physical plant; and
(e) Defending the educational process on the campus from the
incursion of forces which would hamper the pursuit of learning in an
atmosphere of freedom.
5. Clark College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action em
ployer.
AUC HIGH CRIME AREA
By Fumitta Harris
The Atlanta University
Center is not a high crime area,
according to Atlanta Police
Maj. Mike Edwards of Viee-
Gbntrol.
“As far as our statistics
gp, the- AU Center is not
considered a high crime area,
and . the police department
cannot afford permanent
protection for it,” said
Edwards.
“We have Atlanta divided
into five crime zone areas, and
since January there’ve only
been 20 murders in the whole
southwest zone, in which the
AU Center is located. These
mufders occurred mostly
around the downtown area,” he
added.
Although the consensus
among students in the Center
appears to be that protection in
the area is inadequate, the
Atlanta police department
reports that there has never
been a murder reported within
the A.U. Center.
‘‘The biggest problem
we’ve ever had around that
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area were the rape cases that
occurred a little over a year
ago,” said Edwards. The area
has the lowest rate in murders
and the lowest rate in
burglaries, except for the
downtown drunks, who cause a
problem,” he added.
“Right now around the
AU. Center area, we have
assigned 23 ‘beat’ patrol of
ficers who will cover it for a 24-
hour period. But they will have
to be shifted to another area,
and then shifted back”, said
Edwards.
“So far we haven’t had any
real trouble at all around that
area, as compared to the
southeast area, which is
situated in zone three,” said
Nfej. Edwards.
Edwards said that in two
weeks AU Center’s security
officers will begin training in
police tactics and will also be
recruited as police officers.
Fbwever, he added that he
could not say whether this is a
result of the recent murder of
Clark College student Blair
Thomas.
OSU ANNOUNCES VISITATION
By Artresa Harris
The Graduate School
of The Ohio State University
has announced its Sixth Annual
Graduate School Visitation
Ehys, to be held October 31-
November 2, 1976, at the
hbliday Inn-OSU in Columbus,
Ohio.
For the past five years,
OSU has invited the five
highest ranking Black seniors
from selected colleges and
universities around the country
to the campus for a two-day
session.
Students invited to attend
the session are required to have
a 3.000 or above average, and
mist be recommended by their
Department Chairperson.
The purpose of the session
is to introduce black collegians
to the many graduate school
offerings of OSU, and to
acquaint them with fellowship
and grant opportunities.
Emphasis is placed on
preparing black students from
graduate school; according to
Charles English, a counselor in
charge of administering the
program at Clark College.
According to English,
many students, especially black
Sudents, lose out on being
accepted because they don’t
find things out until too late.
Things such as, the factors
fnportant in selection - early
application, high academic
performance, references, etc.
Over the past five years,
most of the students from Clark
who have attended the session
were accepted, but few have
actually attended. English sited
reasons such as: students
having other preferences,
choices and/or alternatives
(jobs, marriage, etc.); also, lack
cf money.
Among Clark College
students who have been ac
cepted and who have attended
OSU are: Alva Ratchford, a
French major at Qark who is
now pursuing a Ph.D in
Romance Languages; Shirley
Siepperd, also a French major,
with a concentration in business
administration, now pursuing a
masters degree in business
administration; Ernest Curry, a
mathematics major at Clark,
presently in pursuit of a
masters degree in computer
science; and Jo Ann King, a
sociology major at Clark,
pursuing a masters degree at
OSU.
Qualified seniors who
are interested in the possibility
cf attending the session, and in
attending OSU, should contact
Charles English, counselor,
Basement, Holmes Hall.
COUNSELING CENTER
READY AT C.C.
By Ronald Anderson
Got a problem and need
someone to talk too.' tven, uy
the Clark College Counseling
Center in the basement of
Holmes Hall. The Center,
coordinated by Miss Kate
Ramsey, is available to provide
information, counseling, and
various other services to help
students make an adjustment to
college life.
The Center is open to all
students to help solve problems
about career choice, personnal
matters, and classroom dif
ficulties. As counselor Agnes
Ware puts it, “they’re there
when needed."
Katie Ramsey is the
counselor for Freshmen, While
Charles English handles the
counseling duties for
sophomores Mrs. Ware is
available for juniors and
seniors.
According to Miss
Ramsey, the counselors work
closely with the other depar
tments of the school, and if
they’re not able to provide
direct assistance, they will be
glad to refer you to someone
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Mrs. Ware points out that
it is very important for juniors
and seniors to consult with her
on a regular basis to obtain
information about post
secondary schools, changes in
the job market, and information
on testing. Mrs. Ware conducts
a senior seminar for students to
develop “test sophistication” in
dealing with post-secondary
tests which Black students
usually have problems with.
The seminar also helps
students decide on rather to
work or attend graduate school
after graduation, and provides
information about the
requirements of graduate
schools.
The Center also provides
assistance for students after
graduation. “We follow-up on
seniors after graduation and
provide any assistance we
can,” Mrs. Ware explains,
“this also help us to plan a
more effective counseling
service for future graduates.”
MOREHOUSE
CONVO. HELD
By Evelyn Bailey
A special convocation
honoring Prime Minister Eric
M Gairy of Grenada was held
icccttoj Hall Chanel,
Mtrehouse College.
Discussing the political
history of his island nation, and
the fundamentals of leadership,
Et. Gairy said, “To become a
leader, one must be able to
atract people, one must be
able to win and to hold
people.” Each person should
have an ultimate goal to be a
feader in one field or another,”
he added.
Dr. Gairy organized the
Grenada United Labor Party,
file first political party on the
island. The government in
troduced a constitution which
established responsible island
gavernment in 1960. And in
1974, Grenada gained its in
dependence from Great Britain.
While in Atlanta, Dr. Gairy
dso took part in the opening of
the World Trade Center.
Dr. William R. Tolbert,
President of Liberia is
scheduled to speak in special
convocation at Morehouse later
this semester.
WCLK STARTS THIRD YEAR
By Wead
WCLK FM Radio, Clark
College’s “Jazz Powerhouse,”
has begun its third year of
broadcasting football games for
the Atlanta area. It is one of the
few black college radio stations
n the southeast that broadcasts
both football and basketball
gimes to its audience.
Ron Jenkins, assistant
program director for WCLK
Radio said he feels that the
Fhnthers will have a good
football year. He predicted
Qark
Ron Jenkins, assistant
program director for WCLK
Radio said he feels that the
Qark Panthers will have a good
football year. He predicted a
gxtd season for the Qark
College Panthers with six
games remaining to be played.
Ron is co-host to the pre-game
fiiows and also conducts half
time interviews. The play-by-
play is directed by Beverly
Monroe, Kenneth Sharpe and
■Stan Washington, Earl Monroe
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and Floyd Donald are
newcomers to the WCLK sports
announcing staff.
The Qark College Panthers
opened their season with a loss
against both Miles and Lane
Colleges. They finished last
season with a 4-4-1 record.
Looking into the next
sports season, Jenkins men
tioned the possibility of pep
tallies before each home game
to motivate spirit at Qark
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