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12 The 21st Century-Making the Connection! MARCH 1999 MBC Wolverine OBSERVER4
Campus ORGANIZATIONS
Student
Support Services
Is Doing It!
By Shawnna Hayes-Tavares
F or those of you who don’t
know, Student Support Serv
ices, a federally-funded pro
gram housed in Jordan Hall is doing
it for the students! The month of
February was exciting. Counselors
Crystal Davis and Brian Clemmons
conducted workshops on time man
agement for freshmen and study
skills for sophomores. Ollie Wood
and Shawnna Hayes-Tavares pro
vided individual tutoring and clinics
in our Basic Skills Lab.
For cultural enrichment in celebra
tion of Black History Month: a “Night
of History” was held; the Africa
Sogaye dancers performed; students
displayed their talents with singing
and poetry reading; Tomell Brown
sang his original composition;
Gwangi Dorsey performed a poetry
reading; Dmetria Coakley led us in
our national anthem; Sahar Coleman
sent chills through our bones with a
modern ballet dance from the sound
track of Rosewood. These students
are talented beyond belief and are
representative of the next generation
of African-American excellence.
The students also attended
Jomandi’s production of ‘Sisters’ at
the 14 th Street Playhouse. The play
was an excellent depiction of the tri
als and tribulations of Black women
in a racist, sexist society. It was per
formed with humor and sensitivity.
Don’t miss out on next month’s ex
citing activities including: A civil
rights tour for TRIO Programs par
ticipants in Birmingham, Alabama
and a tour of slave quarters in South
Carolina. Imagine standing where
our ancestors stood when they were
being auctioned into the horrible
state of slavery; also mingle with
brothers and sisters from the Gullah
culture.
Good luck on your mid-terms March
11-12! We’ll see you at the “I sur
vived the mid-terms party!”
TRIO
Programs
Welcome
Mrs. Joyce
Lewis
rs. Joyce Lewis recently
joined Trio Programs as the
Assistant Director of Up
ward Bound Math-Science. Mrs.
Lewis is a native-born Atlantan who
earned a Bachelors degree in Biology
from Clark college and a Masters de
gree in Public Health from Yale Uni
versity. Mrs. Lewis is the wife of
Marcellus Lewis, Sr., alumni of Clark
College, and mother of three off
spring, Marcellus, Jr., Drew, and
Quiana. Mrs. Lewis previously
worked 12 years as an Instructional
Coordinator for the Health Profes
sions Magnet Program in Atlanta
Public Schools to promote career
awareness for students who wanted
to pursue careers in health science.
Moving from the high school level to
college level provides a wider base of
students to serve as a resource to
share information. Opportunities
will be provided for students to inter
act with career professionals in sci
ence and math. Students will be bet
ter academically prepared for college
while learning is made interesting
and fun.
- KEEP THESE DATES IN MIND -
Going the
Distance for Morris
Brown College
A
118 th FOUNDERS DAY Convocation
Thursday, March 25, 1999
John H. Lewis Gymnasium
11 a.m.
Morris Brown GALA
Friday, May 14, 1999
HYATT Regency Hotel
(Time to be announced)
National ALUMNI Luncheon
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11:00 a.m.
MBC BAND Spring Concert
“Tribute to Dr. G. Johnson Hubert”
Sunday, May 16, 1999
Rialto Center for Performing Arts
7:00 p.m.
COMMENCEMENT Exercises
Monday. May 17, 1999
Morris Brown College Campus
(Location and time to be announced)
Ministering to Others Through Song
By Thomas Williams
It was the first Thursday in Novem
ber. Viola Hill Auditorium in Foun
tain Hall. The group known as Pas
sion for Christ (PFC) met to have
their first rehearsal. There was
much enthusiasm, anticipation, and
excitement in the atmosphere. Un
der the direction of Jon-Michael
McKinney, a MBC Sophomore, Edu
cation Major, and member of Phi Mu
Alpha Sinfonia Professional Music
Fraternity of America, Inc., Kappa
Beta Chapter, the first rehearsal was
a success.
God gave him the vision of a dy
namic ministry of young people back
in the Fall of 1997. And it wasn’t un
til then that he decided to act upon
that vision. Even though many have
decided to act upon that vision.
Even though many have decided
to terminate their membership, the
choir consisted of about 120. Now,
the choir is at about 35. However,
these 35 are elite, talented, and most
of all spiritual people - there are only
13 of the original members who were
a part of Passion for Christ Choir
since November remaining. The
other 22 are the new energy group.
And, the choir continues to gain the
interest of many college students.
Passion for Christ Choir is pre
dominately Morris Brown College
students, with the exception of a
Clark Atlanta University student.
There are plans to add people from
Georgia Tech, Georgia State, and
various high schools in the near
future.
The group was recognized dining
its dynamic performance on Thurs
day, February 11, 1999 at a Joy
Night revival Service held in Co
chran Lounge during Religious Em
phasis Week. That was PFC’s “debut”
on the campus of Morris Brown Col
lege. The group meets twice a week
for rehearsals at the John H. Lewis
Gym, downstairs in the Multipurpose
Room. Passion for Christ has one
sole purpose: To praise God and to
minister to others through song.
Recently, the St. Mark AME
Church family presented the Debut
Concert of Passion for Christ on Sun
day March 7, 1999, which turned out
to be a success. Not only will PFC
perform here in Atlanta and possibly
on campus again, but the choir has
plans to travel to other cities such as
Phoenix City, AL; Columbus, GA;
Spartanburg, SC and Covington, GA.
The group is highly acclaimed for
its performance in the contemporary
gospel area and it has a variety of
songs which include traditional gos
pel and a cappella - with emphasis on
contemporary gospel which includes
song from Kirk Franklin & The
Family, The NU Nation, John P. Kee
and New Life Community Choir,
Hezzekiah Walker & The Love fel
lowship Crusade Choir and many
more.
Don’t be shy come by and sit in on a
rehearsal one day. No audition is re
quired. To gain membership or to
have the Passion for Christ Choir
perform, you should contact Kandace
Paige at 770-593-0358.