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16 Leaders of Tomorrow! APRIL/MAY 1998 MBC Wolverine OBSERVER
NBC
hosts National
TRIO Day
T he last Saturday in
February was the day
established by Congress
in 1986 as National
TRIO Day to call the nation’s atten
tion to TRIO Programs which
include Upward Bound, Educational
Talent Search, Student Support
Services, Educational Opportunity
Center and Ronald McNair Post
baccalaureate Achievement. Five
TRIO programs are presently funded
by the department of Education here
at Morris Brown College directed by
Marvin R. King.
This year the Georgia Association
for Special Program Personnel
(GASPP) observed its 12 th National
TRIO Day Celebration which was
hosted by our own - Morris Brown
College Marvin R. King was the
National TRIO Day Chairperson for
GASPP. The coordination to the
National TRIO Day Celebration
was a collaborative effort between
GASPP and the Morris Brown
College family.
On Saturday, February 28, TRIO
Programs from throughout Georgia
gathered on campus to participate
in the celebration. The Opening Ses
sion in the John H. Lewis Gymna
sium began with a welcome from
King and greetings from Dr.
Reginald Lindsey - Interim Vice
President for Academic Affairs,
Allen Francois - SGA President,
Camille Zeigler - GASPP President
and Doreatha Tyson - National TRIO
Day Chairperson. A college informa
tion fair followed the opening session
with representatives from Atlanta
Metropolitan College, Atlanta
Technical Institute, Clark Atlanta
University, Clayton State
University, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Morehouse College,
Georgia State University, Spelman
College and Morris Brown College.
Mr. King and his National TRIO
Day Committee envisioned a grand
and noble plan for the remainder of
the Celebration. A March to the
Capitol was planned and executed
well with the MBC Marching
Wolverines leading the processional
in grand style. College officials, the
Morris Brown College TRIO Pro
grams participants and ah the other
Georgia TRIO Program participants
hned up behind the band to march to
the Capitol wearing identifying
T-shirts and waving TRIO banners.
At the Capitol, another observance of
the national TRIO Day Celebration
was conducted with the theme
“TRIO: Preparing Students to
Meet the Challenges of the New
Millennium”. Greetings and chal
lenges were given by Dr. Gloria
Anderson, Interim president of
Morris Brown college and a repre
sentative for Bishop Donald G.K.
Ming, Morris Brown College Board
of Trustees Chairman and Presiding
Prelate of the Episcopal District of
the A.M.E. Church.
Our speaker for this part of the
Celebration was the Rev. Dr. James L.
Davis, Senior Pastor of historic Big Bethel
AME Church, an alumnus of Morris
Brown College, a former TRIO student
and also a member of the Morris Brown
College Board of Trustees. Dr. Davis
gave a very spirited and motivating speech
encouraging all students to take full ad
vantage of the opportunities the Trio Pro
grams provide. He challenged the stu
dents to do well because they owed it to
their parents and those who have gone
before them, to themselves and most
important, to God.
Proclamations from the Governor’s and
mayor’s offices were given, as well as
remarks from the offices of Senators Paul
Coverdell and Max Cleland. The program
closed on a high note with remarks from
National TRIO Day Chair for GASPP,
Marvin King and united hands of all
present singing “We Are the World”.
Alumna Dr. Alfreda Barnet, Lisa Crawford, and Tammy Fox
were in attendance (Morris Brown Center)
elections for officers and Morris
Brown College’s own Nzogi Bruno
Felipe and Michael Ralph emerged
victorious as the new President and
Secretary General respectively. “I
assure you that my primary focus as
president of IASA shall be to develop
an agenda for African students, co
operate sponsors and political lead
ers,” said Nzogi. “Historically, we
have been committed to preserving
our history, and as IASA Secretary
General, I am prepared to record
and preserve IASA’s history,” said
Michael.
Both student leaders agree that
the next IASA Annual conference
can and will be hosted by Morris
Brown College. Nzogi envisions
IASA as a medium to uplift the Mor
ris Brown college name on the world
stage. “I am forever committed to
help advance the propagation of
The MBC Delegation along with three alumni at the hotel: 2nd on
left: Cleopatra Warren, Back: Stacy Herring, Far right: Serenita Lewis (all alumni).
Morris
Brown College...
BLACK to
AFRIKA
by Morris s. Biggers III
t he International African Stu
dents Association (IASA) held
its fourth annual conference at
Howard University, hosted by the
African Students Association, on
April 3-5, 1998. The theme of the
conference (Toward 2000: the role of
the African Student) was right on
time; in light of the dawn of the new
millennium and the current trend of
“Globalization” of the world’s econo
mies. The topics discussed at the
conference were very relevant and
enlightening and over 300 persons
were in attendance from colleges and
universities.
Morris Brown College (MBC) sent
a ten person delegation representing
a diverse group of student organiza
tions. Among the organizations rep
resented from Morris Brown College
were: The Model United Na
tions/Organization of African Unity
Society; Accounting Club; Amnesty
International Club; The Society of
MAAT; The International Students
Association; Marketing Club and the
Political Science Club.
The conference held its annual
principles and institutions that will
facilitate progressive African devel
opment’, said Nzogi. He is antici
pating the largest turn out ever for
the next convention and has already
secured corporate and Morris Brown
College administration sponsorships.
The aims and objectives of IASA
are noble, as stated in their pream
ble (which I have reprinted in its
entirety) and articles of their consti
tution:
“We, as African students are
seeking to foster unity among the
people and nations of Africa and to
uplift our continent. We shall en
deavor to raise the consciousness of