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September 21, 1995 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Arceneaux helps kick off MED Week
CNN news anchor — and
former anchor for WJBF-TV
Channel 6 — Andrea Arceneaux
will make an Augusta appear
ance as keynote speaker for Mi
nority Enterprise Development
(MED) Week. She will speak on
MED Week’s theme: “Building
America’s Future Through Eco
nomic Growth and Job Creation”
at an awards luncheon at the
Sheraton Hotel, from 12 p.m. to
2 p.m.
The 13th annual local obser
vance of MED Week will be held
from Monday, Sept. 22 to Fri
day, Sept. 29. This conference
has been designated by Procla
mation of the President of the
United States, since 1983, torec
ognize and promote the achieve
ments of the nation’s minority
owned businesses.
It will bring together minority
business owners, buyers, and
UNCF ladders of hope at DOE’s SRS
B Eight-week pro
gram afforded stu
dents access to role
models in energy
related fields at Sa
vannah River Site.
NEW YORK, NY
Forfiveyouths from South Cen
tral Los Angeles, the summer of
1995 was not sun and beach, but
ratherrobotics, lasers, ecology,and
waste management. The five stu
dents were interns at the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) Sa
vannah River Site in South Caro
lina. The internships were ad
ministered by The College Fund/
UNCF and funded by a $59,000
grant from the DOE.
Diemma Foley, a Tougaloo Col
lege (Tougaloo, Miss.) junior, par
ticipated in the biological and eco
logical risk assessments of one of
the cooling pondsbuiltinthe area.
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procurement representatives
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Foley said the hands-on training
gave her a new perspective, a re
newed interest in research as a
careeroption. Coming from smog
filled LA, the environmental is
sues she dealt with at the Savan
nah River Site made her more
conscious of nature’s fragility.
Overall, the student interns
gained practical experience in a
variety of scientific fields. The
eight week program afforded them
access to role models in energy
related fields.
The interns are attending col
lege because of UNCF Ladders of
Hope — a program created in re
sponse to the civil unrest in Los
Angelesin 1992. Ladders of Hope
takes non-traditional students,
who were not planning to go to
college, who have desperate fi
nancial conditions and socially
disadvantaged backgrounds and
offers them a chance to pursue a
college education. Two years into
the program, 37 of the first class of
entities for business seminars,
networking activities, award cer
emonies, youth entrepreneurial
sessions, and social gatherings.
Events planned for the local ob
servance will provide attendees
with a forum to develop contacts
for new business opportunities,
to expand their network of busi
ness associates, and to learn
about issues affecting American
business.
On Mon., Sept. 25, there will
be a series of entrepreneurial
workshops and seminars at the
Landmark Hotel in Augusta.
Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and
includes lunch. Of special inter
est are the following:
B Planning and Financing
New Business — Garret Alton,
SBDC.
M Business Plan & Marketing
— Kelley McKie, AMBDC.
39 Ladders students —9s%—are
entering their third year of col
lege. Eight new students are in
their first year of college. The
program covers full college ex
penses, provides academic and
social support, and helps students
secure professional internships.
The other interns, who are now
intheirjunioryear,are Charnette
Hunter, Dillard University (New
Orleans, LA); Kimberly Stephens,
Paul Quinn College (Dallas, Tex
as); Jenora Turner, Bennett Col
lege (Greensboro, NC); and Starie
Turner, Huston-Tillotson College
(Austin, Texas).
The program benefits both the
students and the Department of
Energy. The Manager of DOE’s
Savannah River Operations Of
fice, Dr. Mario P. Fiori, said, “The
internship provides the students
unique experiences and insights
into some of the most challenging
and rewarding careers available.
The internship program also re-
B Cash Flow Management —
Sam Hardy, First Union.
B Alternate Sources of Financ
ing — Randy Griffin, RDC and
Kelley McKie of AMBDC.
Each talk will be followed by a
15-minute question-and-answer
session.
Tues., Sept. 26 will be open.
On Wed., Sept. 27, there will
be a FREE Business Develop
ment Fair from 9 a.m. to noon.
There will be a sl2 luncheon
from noon until 1:30, and a ques
tion-and-answer sessionat 1:30.
On Thurs.,, Sept. 28,
Shepeard Community Blood
Center will hold a “Sickle Cell
Day” blood drive. Time: to be
announced.
On Fri., Sept. 29 there will be
a luncheon at the Partridge Inn
in Augusta, from noon to 1:30, to
recognize sponsors and the steer
ing committee members.
paysthe Department’sinvestment
in these young minds by stimulat
ing interest in scientific and tech
nical educations which areso vital
to the future success of the De
partment and the Nation.”
The DOE internship program is
one of many provided by The Col
lege Fund/UNCF — a consortium
of 41 private, historically black
colleges and universities. The
College Fund is the oldest and
most successful minority higher
education service organization in
the country. It currently adminis
ters sls million in programs in
cluding scholarship, mentoring,
summer enrichment, and inter
national study programs;and fac
ulty development fundsthat have
allowed 300 faculty members at
UNCF schools to receive their
degrees.
For more information about
Ladders of Hope, please contact
Jon Reed, UNCF New York at
(212) 326-1193.
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minarity firm to share
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On Saturd*, Sept. 30, the Geor
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hit by a tid;g;/ave of entrepre
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The SRS linployee United Way
Campaign has ended its success
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the full-fledsed campaign which
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