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Page 2 Clark Atlanta University Panther April 10,1992 New Departmental Changes for the Future eo„,„„ t a P . g ,, ing psychiatry to the biology de partment. He is unsure how the department will alleviate this prob lem but he hopes to see more Afri can-American psychiatrist regard less of the department they are products of. Lee also stated that the faculty will be enlarged to establish a better student-teacher rapport. The num ber of students is not expected to increase considerably. Instead, the department plans to attract better quality students by securing more scholarship funds and improving student advisement. By creating a larger faculty and better resources, chairman Wil liam Boone said that the political science department will increase its student enrollment and faculty from seven full-time instructors to 15. In addition, the department will offer a sub-field. Middle Eastern studies. Dr. Boone believes that one of the best ways for the department to offer better advisement to its stu dents is to allow the students to get involved with their major depart ments their freshman year instead of their sophomore year. By doing this, the department can offer in troductory courses and advisement to help them in immediately decid ing if they have chosen a suitable major. Dean Edward D. Irons of the School of Business Administration plans to begin a curriculum in en trepreneurship, sports and enter tainment management and ulti mately communications and eth ics. He pointed out that African- Americans are rapidly excelling in sports and entertainment and need to be trained to mange their own and each other’s financial resources. A specifically designed course for entrepreneurship will be the first of its kind in the Atlanta University Center. The department has approxi mately 650 undergraduate and 175 graduate students. Dr. Irons would like to see the graduate degree pro gram expand to 400 and the under graduate program remain constant. "Unfortunately, the business school suffered some reverses dur ing the financial crisis of the overall university. However, not only is the school in a turn-around mode but also has a strategic plan designed to propel it to ‘world class’ quality by the year 2000,” Irons explained. Also, the department plans to develop a “student-centered” cul ture among the faculty and staff and a state-of-the-art career coun seling placement, and recruitment program. He stated, “We are cur rently starting one that will have career information computerized, totally accessible by modem to any student from the student lab. “ New Police Chief continued from page 1. Sears-Collins Speaks at Morris Brown College Academy. In 1989 a promotion advanced her career to the position of assis tant academy director with the rank of captain. While serving as a special agent with the Georgia Peace Qfficer Stan dards and Training Council, she was responsible for conducting fegulatory investigations. She earned her bachelor of sci ence degree in Criminal Justice at Georgia State University, and she is presently working on a masters degree in public administration at GSU. “Being black and a female I’ve found that you have to work twice as hard to prove that you can do the job that the men do, Scott said. “I’ve always gone with the frame of mind that I am here to do a job and I don’t expect anything to be given to me. I’ve worked hard for every thing that I have accomplished.” As chief-of-police at the univer sity, Scott will oversee a new force of 26 full-time, certified police and public safety officers. According to Scott, by the fall of 1992, CAU will no longer have Simms Security officers. They will be replaced with trained, certified officers who are capable of han dling all situations and are autho rized to make arrests. All officers must be at least 21 years of age, be a high school graduate with no felony convictions, and complete basic mandate train ing. Before the new officers are hired they will be required to complete a six-week program that will train them in the areas of fire arms, de fense tactics, burglaries and rob beries. “Our objective is to get qualified, competent people who are capable of working with the students in a professional maimer, Scott said. “The purpose is to make this place safe in order for students to feel comfortable and learn.” She believes that the officers have to respect the students if they expect the students to respect them. “In addition to securing the cam pus, the task force will patrol the Atlanta University Center and it’s surrounding areas, not just going through once or twice a night, but continuously,” said Scott. By Sonia R. White Staff Writer At the Third Annual Women’s Week Convocation Dinner spon sored by Morris Brown College (MBC) on March 26, Justice Leah J. Sears-Collins insisted ‘“Ain’t I a woman too?” Although Justice Sears-Collins is the first black woman appointed to the state Supreme Court in Geor gia, one of the first in the nation, and one of the youngest high court justices, she emphasized the fact that she is still a woman. “Focus on Women ’92: Health, Careers, Personal Development, Spirituality and Beauty,” was the theme of MBC’s women’s week cel ebration. Judge Sears-Collins of fered encouraging words about what it means to be a woman with a career without sacrificing one’s womanhood. She said that most of her new colleagues don’t have to worry if they took the roast out of the freezer or remembered to attend a school function for their child. “I’m constantly being scrutinized and I always need to be aware of it. It’s a burden, a burden we all have to bear. ” referring to an article about her moving her office furniture. She said that it’s interesting be ing on the highest state board. She said there isn’t a women’s bath room in the chambers but, prom ised her peers she would lock the door. She was also asked to get coffee, but dismissed that request by reemphasizing that was not in her job description. Justice Sears-Collins describes herself as being a legal scholar and hard worker. As for being accepted by her peers, she said that some of .the lawyers are celebrating her ar rival because she brings a different perspective of a new generation. On the other hand, some of the older men can not accept her pres ence and think the job is too diffi cult for her. Even though she has new respon sibilities and a bigger image to man age, Justice Sears-Collins insists that her conscious will be her driv ing force and her image second. She commented that it’s lonely being the only female and she would like to feel more comfortable in her position. “Sometimes I think of giving up but, I know this has to be done,” said Justice Sears-Collins. She mentioned that most of our black men are not in jail and there needs to be better education of young people. “We look to other people to make things nice for us," she said. "We just can’t sit around waiting for the day to come for things to change. It’s disheartening to see some of the same faces week after week.” As for bringing a different per spective to the legal system, Justice Sears-Collins said, “The different nuances that are brought to the court depends upon how you use your perspectives to change the law.” One remedy for the rehabilitation of the legal system as prescribed by Judge Sears-Collins is to start with the children and offer more headstart programs. She said she agonized over the few resources available to rehabilitate people. The 1980 Emory University School of Law graduate feels that her big gest challenge now is not allowing her colleagues to treat her any dif ferent because she is a woman. 'Ul 5PANTHER The Panther Is looking for staff writers to report news stories, sports stories and entertainment stories. Interested students should come to the Panther meeting April 14, 12p.m. The meeting will be held fn room 120, the Communication Arts Building.