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rights leadership. Malcolm X
gave the best solution for this
problem in 1964. “The problem
facing our people here in
America is bigger than all other
personal or organizational
differences. Therefore, as
leaders, we must stop worrying
about the threat that we seem to
think we pose to each other's
personal prestige, and concen
trate our united efforts toward
solving the unending hurt that is
being done daily to our people
here in America.... We need new
ideas, new methods, new ap
proaches."
Leadership is collective and so
is problem solving. Our talented
people must cease bickering and
get on with the business of
organizing ALL sectors of our
community, developing an
agenda we can all basically agree
with, create a climate we can
unite within, and push that agen
da.
For those white readers, it is
my belief that your leading
figures don’t let blacks tell them
with whom to set up alliances. If
Min. Farrakhan and Rev. Jackson
agree on certain positions and
want to work together THAT IS
THEIR RIGHT. If this makes the
white community uncomfor
table we’re not sorry. As long as
this country supports apartheid
(which kills people) and does not
heed our cries of protest, who is
concerned about whites being
uncomfortable or afraid of
Jackson, Farrakhan, or their
coming together?
National Association for Ad
vancement of Colored People
(NAACP) founded 1909
Frederick Douglas, Freedom
Fighter and Writer, Born 1817
Southern Christian Leader Con
ference (SCLC) organized 1957
Financial Aid
From page 1
plaints come from those students
that we have had to say "no" to.
So, we are trying to learn how to
say no with a smile. I want to
point out that there have been
no complaints about the service
we give.
WO: WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE MOST COMMON MIS
TAKES THAT STUDENTS MAKE
ON THEIR FINANCIAL AID
FORMS?
Jones: If students use their W2
forms to calculate their tax
section of the FAF, there is a
problem with the difference
between taxes withheld and
taxes actually paid. If the amount
is over $300, then we have to re
check those figures.
WO: THAT WOULD SLOW
DOWN THE WHOLE APPLICA
TION PROCESS, WOULDN'T IT?
Jones: Right. Students also
make a mistake in calculating the
number of people living in the
household.
WO: THERE HAVE BEEN A
LOT OF CHANGES AROUND
HERE/AT MORRIS BROWN/.
DO YOU KNOW OF ANY
CHANGES THAT ARE TO TAKE
PLACE IN THE FINANCIAL AID
DEPARTMENT?
Jones: Well, right now, we are
computerizing our records. And,
next semester will be the first
time we will do our part of
registration on computer. I ex
pect total chaos.
WO: The computer science
department has volunteered to
help out some during registra
tion, so maybe it won’t be that
bad. DO YOU HAVE ANY
WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE
STUDENTS?
Jones: Apply for all financial
aid as early as possible. Be sure to
fill out all forms completely and
accurately. Also, be sure to send
the college any information that
it needs to process your forms.
MBC ENROLLS FIRST
NURSING CLASS
The first class enrolled in
nursing courses of the Morris
Brown College Bachelor Degree
in Nursing program in January
1985. The class was subscribed
completely, enrolling twenty
students. Class members are
pictured above after their full-
dress uniform preparation for
clinical learning experience
through a simulated client-care
experience in the campus psy
chomotor learning laboratory. In
this experience, students com
pleted a sequence of care ac
tivities, such as, taking vital signs
(temperature, pulse, respiration
and blood pressure measure
ment), providing hygienic care,
and charting nursing
assessments and client
responses. Actions to maintain
safe environments for the client,
the nurse, and colleagues is an
integral part of this initial lear
ning. Concurrent classroom in
struction on the principles and
practices of professional nursing
supports the clinical abilities
being developed in campus and
clinical laboratory experiences.
The students will begin their
clinical experience at Crestview
Nursing Home with experience
later this semester at Hughes
Spalding Community Hospital.
Both facilities provide health
care services in inner city Atlan
ta. Experience at Grady
Memorial Hospital is planned
during the Fall 198X term.
A. Jean Smith, R.N., M.S.N.
and Elizabeth W. Brodofsky,
R.N., M.S., serve as on the MBC-
BSN faculty. Nancy R. Dean,
R.N., Ed.D. directs Nursing
Education at Morris Brown. Miss
Smith holds nursing degrees
from the Medical College of
Georgia and Georgia State Un
iversity. Mrs. Brodofsky holds
nursing degrees from the Un-
February/March 1985
STUDENT
SPOT LIGHT
The Wolverine Observer
Student
Personalities
From page 2
Black history is a topic which I
pride myself on. When I think of
our history, I see a past of tears
and discontent with which our
forefathers suffered for so long. I
am as proud of our heritage as all
my black family, but I am also
proud of my American heritage.
We as black people have
suffered, pushed, and pulled for
so long that things would some
day be in our favor. Today,
though not everything we
fought for has been ours, thanks
to people like Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. and others, our future is
looking up. Now, as far as my
thoughts on black history
month, I think we could do
without it. I’m not saying to
demolish it completely, but for
so long we have tried to rid
ourselves of the label "black.”
We use it in almost in everything
jobs, hiring, and applications,
Isn't “black history” like another
label? That'S a big contradiction
on our part.
We all should be equally as
proud of our American history. I
say stop labeling a month
designated for blacks. Instead,
incorporate our black history
into our American history and if
anything is to be "honored,”
honor the whole American past.
Have you ever heard of White
history month?
Rhodesia Ashe
2nd Attendant,
Miss Morris Brown College
1984-85
ALUMNA
PASSES
CPA EXAM
On February 4, 1985, Ms.
Tammy Todd became the 24th
certified public accountant to
graduate from Morris Brown
College.
The native of McIntyre,
Georgia was the 1984
salutatorian and is presently
employed with the Internal
Revenue Service, working in the
Employee Plans Exempt
Organization Division (EPEO).
After a four-month period of
intense study, Tammy sat for all
four parts of the Uniform CPA
Exam in May 1984 and successful
ly passed two parts. She passed
the remaining two parts of the
exam in Macon in November of
last year.
Tammy is an inspiration an
example to the eight Bronites
who will travel to Macon on May
8th to take the 1985 exam.
The students are: Louise
Farmer, from Thomasville,
Georgia, Angela Fields, from
Queens, New York, Darryl Hicks
from Atlanta, Audrey Higgins
from Atlanta, Darnell Jackson
Todd from West Point, Georgia,
Carles Orange from Houston,
Texas, and Valencia Williams
from Atlanta. Terrye Chastain
from Crescent, Georgia is also a
candidate in Hartford.
BROWN ITES
ACCEPTED FOR
POST-GRADUATE
STUDY
by Michael Phillips
According to Mrs. Barbara
Gray, Health Careers Counselor,
the following Morris Brown
students have been accepted
into graduate training programs
at major universities. Each of
them is majoring in biology and
will graduate in May 1985.
Ms. Rhodesia Ashe has been
accepted into the School of
Dentistry at the Medical College
of Georgia.
Mr. Earl McLendon has been
accepted into the Dental
Program at the Medical College
of Georgia.
Ms. Alfreda Burnett will be
attending the School of
Medicine at Boston University.
Mr. Ronald Wingate has been
accepted at the Mercer Universi-
ty'School of Pharmacy, and Sham
Shepard will be attending
Howard University.
First Pan African Congress
Organized by WEB Dubois 1919
Huey Newton, Organize of Black
Panther Party, Militant organiza
tion for self-defense and libera
tion, born 1942
Morris Brown College's First Nursing Class
Front Row: L-R Dr. Nancy R. Dean, Director, Frederica Williams, Gwyn Lester, Myrtis Wilcox.
2nd Row: Daryl Todd, Sharon Moore, Marilyn Jones, Sherry Worthen.
3rd Row: Corliss Wilcox, Unice Bundrage, Nacole Young Elizabeth W. Brodofsky, Faculty.
4th Row: Mary Carswell, Skeitha Bryant, Maxine Baltney.
5th Row: Mary Lomax, A. Jean Smith, Faculty
6th Row: Dr. Calvert H. Smith, MBC President
Not Pictured: Kerrie Cooper, Janice Hull, Sheila Pressley, Linda Staple, Lynne Millington
iversity of Mississippi and the
University of Tennessee. Dr.
Dean holds nursing degrees
from Florida State University and
Tulane University. She holds
graduate degrees in education
from the University of New
Orleans and Nova University. Dr.
Dean joined the MBC faculty in
1983 as founding director for
professional nursing education.
Mrs. Brodofsky and Miss Smith
joined the faculty in Fall 1984 to
implement this new program of
professional nursing education.
Officers for this first nursing
class include: Nacole Young,
President, Sherry Worthern,
Secretary, Mary Lomax and Myr
tis Wilcox, Reporters.
The uniform, nursing student
patch and cap were designed by
MBC prenursing students in
1983. Kerrie Cooper, Mary
Carswell and Lynne Millington
were among those students.
They have waited to take nursing
education at Morris Brown
rather than transfer to Other
colleges in the area.
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