Monitor: black colleges in crisis amid funding cuts and low enrollments
Keith Jennings of USSA says black colleges face a brutal period with funding losses, desegregation pressures, and declining enrollments. Cheyney and Knoxville Lincoln lose accreditation while several Texas schools consider mergers. Tennessee State faces forced integration pressures. More black students move to white campuses and programs struggle.
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Keith Jennings
United States Students Association
USSA
Washington, DC
Jennings
NAFEO
Pepsi Cola
Myers
Jacqueline Fleming
Harriott Schimel
United Negro College Fund
Cheyney University
Pennsylvania
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Enus Wright
Cheyney
Cynthia Jefferson
Jefferson
Wright
Tennessee State University
Fish University
Samuel Myers
National Association For Equal Opportunity In Higher Education
BSU Plans Welcome Year Activities and Shifted Luncheon Day
The Baptist Student Union at Lee College announces a Howdy Party from 7 to 11 p.m. at the BSU building with a volleyball game and movie. Weekly luncheons move to Tuesdays at noon to 12:30 p.m. due to president Byron Lee’s schedule, as BSU director Deborah Collins notes. The group invites all students to attend and bring friends.
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Baptist Student Union
BSU
Moser Hall
Lee College
Byron Lee
Deborah Collins
Byron
Lee
Mendoza seeks students for Lee College debate team
Dan Mendoza, sponsor of the Lee College debating team, seeks students interested in debating. He notes a slow period after 1971 and attributes it to high school programs, urging pre law, journalism and elementary education majors to enroll for public speaking experience. Scholarships are available and contact is in Social Science Building Room 1 or Ext 355.
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Mendoza
Dan Mendoza
Lee College
Learning Resource Center Library Services and Hours
The cve College Library known as the Learning Resources Center houses books magazines pamphlets filmstrips microfilms and more for student and faculty use. It offers inter library loan among Texas and some out of state libraries plus photocopies at 10 cents. Open hours vary Mon Thu 7:30 to 9:30, Fri 7:30 to 4:30, Sat 10 to 2. closed Sunday.
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Cve College
Learning Resources Center
Texas
Trinity Valley Exposition invites wide range of contests
Liberty Trinity Valley Exposition runs October 9 to 14 and seeks contestants of all ages for beard contests, fiddling, barbecue, stew, dominoes, horseshoes, washers, and home economics events. Prizes include trophies, cash, and gift certificates. New facilities, carnival midway, and air conditioned booths boost the 76th edition near Houston. For registration call 713 266 0665 or 409 336 2197.
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Liberty
Trinity Valley
Houston
Drama department kicks off sesquicentennial plays
Under Thurman Rowlett the drama department begins a Texas Sesquicentennial project selecting two one act plays for production. Laundry and Bourbon features women while Lone Star is an all male work prompting casting challenges. Women and others may contact Rowlett in Office 202 Fine Arts at 425-6483.
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Laundry
Bourbon
Lone Star
Drama Department
Rowlett
Fine Arts
Compass Club Launches 1985 86 Membership Drive
The Lee College Compass Club opens a membership drive for the 1985 86 year. Open to all LC students the club is sponsored by Pilot Club of Baytown and chartered by Pilot International. First meeting at 11 am Wednesday in Moser Hall Counseling Center.
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Lee College Compass Club
Compass Club
Pilot Club of Baytown, Inc
Pilot International
Moser Hall
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