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Page 2 Clark Atlanta University Panther March 5, 1992 CAU School of Business Hill Addresses Students By Ja Nina Milligan Contributing Writer In the fall of 1992, Clark Atlanta University School ofBusiness students will have access to a $10,000 Place ment Office Scheduling Tool system (POST), to assists them in scheduling interviews for job placement. The money for the system was a gift from the Oscar Meyer Corporation. The purpose of the project is to replace paper files with the modem technology of personal computers and provide Masters of Business Administration (MBA) students with easier access to companies . “This will definitely enhance the efficiency in receiving internships, and getting faster knowledge of job placements,” said Sylvia Bennett, an MBA student. Each of the 175 students in the program will be placed on a bid- system and will be given 1,000 non- transferrable points each year. Before MBA students will be al lowed to operate the system, they will be required to attend a work shop which explains the system and how it operates. The workshop will be formulated this summer, and will be conducted in the fall. The students will enter their name, social security number, GPA, and desired position, then bid points for an interview. If one student bids higher than another for a particular company, then the higher bidder will receive the interview. Once an interview has been given, the points for the bid are deducted from the starting amount. “This will make students be more judicious in biding points, when the points run out no more interviews that year,” said Brent Johnson, Di rector of Recruitment, Admissions and Placement. “We did this to make sure interviews were distributed equally, this requires MBA students to maintain responsibility, and oper ate on a professional level.” Interviews will be held in the School of Business Administration Career Library for the first screening process. Any conferences there after will be held at the particular company. CAU’s School ofBusiness has the first historical African-American MBA program to be accredited by the American Assembly of Colle giate Schools of Business. Their history reveals that more than 80 percent of all MBA students are placed in permanent job positions. This number is expected to rise after this system is off the ground. According to Johnson, students interested in POST that are not in the MBA program, can go to any Kinko’s in the city because they have a similar system, and its free and open to the public. “I feel this is a very good program, and as a predominantly African- American University this will bring us up to par with other competitive schools,” said Johnson. By Dionne Lang Contributing Writer Law professor Anita Hill encour aged Atlanta University Center students on Feb. 20 to be pre pared to face the challenges before them. “Achievement involves struggle on a daily basis, “Hill said in a speech in Sister’s Chapel on the Spelman College campus. “Use knowledge and experience to es tablish authority.” "We must raise our voice and protest. To be silent is betrayal." Although she did not directly address the Senate confirmation hearings in which she charged she had been sexually harassed by Justice Clarence Thomas, Hill al luded to the hearings while in forming students of the impor tance of standing up for what they believe in. “I am comfortable in thinking that I’m pushing in the right direc tion,” Hill said. Hill reminded students of the many obstacles their African- American ancestors have faced, and encouraged the students to By Jamal I. Coleman Contributing Writer The $45 million state-of-the-art science and technology facility at Clark Atlanta University was to “re shape the nation’s research capac ity,” according to university Presi dent Dr. Thomas Cole. However, the Research and Edu cation for Science and Technology Center has faced several setbacks. The science building was sched uled to be completed by the fall of 1990, according to Dr. Kofi Bota, Vice-President for Research and Sponsored Programs. The first de lay came in September 1990 when a fire engulfed the roof of the almost completed building and caused $60,000 in damage. At the time, he claimed the fire would only cause a one month delay at the most. The progress of the center was on schedule and funds that had been allocated by the federal government were coming in as promised. Sev eral programs had been established including the Center forTheoretical Studies of Physical Systems funded by a $5 million National Science Foundation award. This project and many others like it were to be housed in the new facility. External completion of the build ing was virtually completed at the end of the 91' school year. be as successful as their predeces sors were in overcoming such bar riers. She told students to remember that they are not the first to be faced with the many hardships brought about through discrimination. “We must raise our voice and protest. To be silent is betrayal,’’ Hill said. Hill advised students to look jo their history for inspiration. She cited such examples as Frederick Douglass and Mary Prince and quoted liberally from their work. She urged students to be com passionate to and speak out for the community. “No one will speak out for us but ourselves,” Hill said. Many of the guests leaving the crowded chapel said they were very disappointed with Hill’s speech. “I expected Anita Hill to tell of her experiences with sexual harass ment, not to give a motivational speech,” said ClarkAtlanta Univer sity student Kim Johnson. Hill’s speech was sponsored by the Spelman college Student Gov ernment Association. She referred to the Spelman student body as "the younger sisters she never had.” Hill was given a warm introduc tion by Spelman President Johnnetta B. Cole who described her as “one of the rarest of all Ameri cans — a black woman of whom everyone has an opinion.” Returning students had hoped to see the heralded science building in full operation by the beginning of the 92’ school year. Sophomore Natasha Shubrick said, “I came back to school hoping to take some classes there; instead all I saw was a nice looking, empty building.” Business as usual was the reac tion to the incomplete structure by CAU senior Dwan Pete. “I just won dered if CAU had gone over its head and run out of money exposing itself to ridicule,” said Morehouse senior Devoncie Adams. A university official said that de lays in funding caused the school to fall into this predicament. The fed eral government pledged the major ity of the funds needed to complete the $45 million dollar project but in the final stages the money stopped abruptly. School officials are not giving rea sons on why the money is not avail able but they have stated that the funds are already allocated but have not reached the university. Dr. Bota informed media rela tions that the research center will be completed in the late fall of 1992. When the building opens, research will be focused in the areas of energy,materials,biotechnology, health and environment and en ergy science. Briefly Black Men On The Move, an organization that analyzes problems in the Black Community and implements strategies to solve those problems would like to invite all conscious Black men to a March 8 meeting at the Altanta Fulton County Library on the third floor in the conference room. For furthur information call, 451-7592 or 525-8151. Free anonymous HIV testing and counseling will be offered three times each week at OUTREACH, INC., located at 3030 Compbellton Road. Testing will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Results will be available two weeks after testing. For furthur information, or to request transportation, call 346-3922. Wrong Formula Calculated for Completion of Science Building