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_ Spelnm ^POTLIQT] V y THE VOICE OF BLACK WOMANHOOD Vol. XXIX, No. 1 Atlanta, Georgia by Carolyn Grant The new computer center at Spelman that will provide 32 new computer terminals for student use is expected to be completed this month according to the director of the center, Mr. Leslie Pinket. Presently being constructed onto Tapley Hall, the center, Pinket said in an interview is a two-story building with the second floor extending over to the annex of the hall. Although the center has two floors, students will only be using one and that is the second floor, said Pinket. Pinket said on the first floor will be located two computer storage areas and a computer power room. Though students are not to be permitted in these areas, Pinket said he anticipates “having students work in this area, but the selection has not been totally defined at this point. On the second floor, he said, which can be reached by stairs or by elevator, will be located the computer terminal room, a com puter science lab, classrooms and offices for faculty. Adjacent to the terminal room will be a workroom which will provide an area for students to check their computer listings, work out problems and make corrections. Pinket said in the classrooms will be six television monitors which can “display programs and other information from the computers on the first floor.” “Teachers will use the monitors for visual instruction," he said. “At the present time, Pinket said students who take courses other than basic use the three terminals currently in the math lab or one of the 16 terminals at Woodruff library. Students will still be able to have access to those terminals he said, however “having more terminals available makes it more convenient to do assignments.” Not only is the computer center to be used by computer science students, but "it is to be used by the entire campus,” said Pinket. The computers will be fully integrated into several course’s around campus, he said. Pinket, who began working for Spelman in August of 1983, said, “In 1982, a decision was made to do two things at Spelman.” “One,” he said, “was to develop a computer science major. The other "was to integrate com puters more fully into the com puter sciences.” Around that time, Pinket said, the decision was made to acquire the center. Pinket said he along with a committee did an extensive study in which they looked at Spelman’s computer needs on a five year basis. The study, con apeiman s x.ompuier verier ducted and published in 1983, is known as the "Academic Com puting Needs Assessment.” The committee, Pinket said, met with some faculty members and looked at every class where they anticipated use. They also studied how they would use computers and to what extent, he said. The areas of use studied, Pinket said, were programming, statistical analysis, computer assistant instruction, simulation and modeling, graphics and word processing. Continued on pg. 7 SSGA Plans To Answer Call by Lynette Glover Spelman’s Student Govern ment Association’sthemeforthe 1984-1985 school year is “Spelman Sisters Answering the Call for Excellence.” "This theme encompasses all the goals established for this school year,” explains SSGA President Pam Cook. This year the SSGA has several goals which they have set for the student body. They want more students involved in SSGA ac tivities, especially commuter students. They hope to ac complish this through a social affairs board. They also want to increase the political, social and cultural awareness of Spelman students. They hope to help Spelmanites realize the impor tance of our traditionally Black institutions as well as instill a sense of unity in students through sisterhood. Finally, they hope to increase alumnae and student interaction. “We're going to have different themes for each month,” stated Cook. September is Spelman Sisterhood month. Spelman Sisterhood Week will be held the last week in September, the 23rd through the 29th. Activities are planned each day. On Sunday there will be worship service at Sisters Chapel. Continued on Page 7