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Spelman Spotlight
November 6, 1981
Barbara Carter
New Dean Of College Endorses Minors Program
by Yolanda D. Williamson
Reporter
Dr. Barbara Carter has been
named by President Donald
Stewart as Spelman's new Dean
of College and Provost. She is a
native of Mexica, Texas, and
formerly served as Vice President
for Academic Affairs at the
University of the District of
Columbia. Her list of honors
include an A.B. from Fisk Univer
sity, a M.A. and a Ph.D. in
sociology. She holds
membership in Phi Beta Kappa
and in the Alpha Delta Kappa
sociological honor society. She is
a recipient of the prestigious
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
and is author and co - author of
numerous scholarly
publications.
As Dean of the College and
Provost, she serves as the senior
officer responsible for working
with faculty, the curriculum, and
all academic programs. Through
her, recommendations are made
to President Stewart regarding
new academic programs, their
changes, and additional faculty.
The administrative office of
Provost is a new office at
Spelman. As Provost, Dr. Carter
serves as second in command to
the President. In the absence of
President Stewart, she has
responsibility for the college.
This office, however, is new, and
still in its beginning stages.
When asked if she liked being
at Spelman, Dr. Carter
enthusiastically answered, "I
love it! Spelman is a very warm
and caring place. I am impressed
with the students and I respect
the faculty.”
Dr. Carter feels that there are
no drastic changes needed at
Spelman. Much of what should
be done is being done, but she
does want to work with the
faculty to encourage their con
tinued work in the same direc
tion. She has also endorsed a
more extensive program of
career related minors. For
students going into business
careers, a minor will be offered
in Management and Organiza
tion. This program will attract
those students majoring in
economics, sociology,
Mathematics and Statistics and
will be initiated in the fall of next
year.
Another program in the mak
ing is a minor in Com
munications. This minor is in
tended for students with career
interests in journalism or the
media. It will also be helpful to
those students who want to get a
graduate degree in Com
munications. A minor in Infor
mation Sciences is also going nto
be offered. This would help
students understand the com
puter and develop skills for
careers involving computer
technology.
Dr. Carter would also like to
jnitiate a more comprehensive
effort to encourage students to
seek graduate education. “We
want women to be leaders, not
just one of the group. For this
they need to be prepared
beyond the under - graduate
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level,” says Dr. Carter.
Spelmanites are proud to have
an impressive and encouraging
female role model such as Dr.
Carter as part of our Family, and
we sincerely welcome her into
our sisterhood.
Spelman Holds Annual Recruitment Day
Photo credit: Whitney Young
Ylanda D. Williamson
Reporter
On Friday, October 23, 1981,
The Graduate / Professional
School Information and Recruit
ment Day Program was held at
Spelman College in Reed Hall.
The program was sponsored by
the Career Planning and Place
ment Service and coordinated by
Mr. George Land. Placement
Center directors from the
various colleges in the Atlanta
University Center who attended
were: Mrs. Barbara Brown of
Spelman College; Mr. Rudy Cox
from the Atlanta University; Mrs.
Georgana Jones of Clark College
and Mr. Benjamin McLauren of
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The purpose of the Graduate /
Professional and Recruitment
Day Program was to orientate
students to the various
professional schools and their
offers. Students acquired infor
mation about the admissions
processes, financial assistance,
tuitions, tuition waivers and
other aspects needed to meet
requirements of the graduate
schools. Approximately one
hundred and thirty - five
graduate schools were
represented.
Areas represented were as
follows: Arts and Sciences,
Architecture and Urban Design,
City and Regional Planning,
Business and Management,
Public Administration, Criminal
Justice, Education, Graduate
Division (a composite list of
graduate programs not listed
elsewhere), Health Professions,
Journalism, Law, Library Science
Services, Music, Philosophy,
Religion, Government, Public,
Urban and Environmental
Studies, International Affairs,
Social Work and Applied Social
Sciences.
The program proved to be
extremely informative and
beneficial to all interested in
attending Graduate /
Professional schools.