Clark Atlanta University - Panther Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Clark College... More Than You Think Clark College is a four-year college offering a mix of liberal arts and career-specific programs. It has served America for 119 years. Clark graduates are found in almost every facet of American life, living out the Clark credo. CULTURI: FOR SERVICF, in such positions as ministers, teachers, health care practitioners, sports professionals, appointed and elected government officials and legal professionals. Clark is characterized by its warm and caring attitude and its nurtur- ing atmosphere. It is a place where students from all areas of the United States come to know each other as fellow human beings and friends, and where students and those from other countries come to recognize that their similarities outweigh their differences. At Clark, students and faculty members alike become ingrained with a zeal to learn and to achieve. Clark College's goal is to produce graduates who are competitive on national measures and who meet and surpass national norms. Enrolling over 2,000 students from 37 states and 14 foreign coun- tries, Clark is one of seven colleges that make up the Atlanta Universi- ty Center Consortium, the largest consortium in the world of histori- cally black educational institutions. Clark's size allows students indi- vidual attention by the faculty and staff, with approved opportunities to develop leadership capabilities. Its location in the Atlanta University Center allows interaction with the 8,000 student population attending the center.

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%v The first National Black Arts Festival (NABF), was held in Atlanta, My 30 through August 7, 1988. This festival celebrated the history, creativity and excel- lence of black artists and the contributions they have made to this country since the Harlem Renaissance. The rune-day event featured more than 107 concerts, plays, dance performances, films, art exhibitions, late night cabarets, and symposia by some of America's most (Sstin- guished black artists. The NBAF was sponsored by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and the Fulton County Arts Counci, with support from the city of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs. Atlanta was chosen to host the NBAF because the city is blessed with a vibrant arts community and a long gratifying iracftion of black achievement, prosperity, and bi-radal cooperation Parks, theaters, shopping malls, arts institutions, galleries, night dubs and unusual venues throughout the dty - more than 50 locations - offered entertainment by notable local and national artists for the nine-day period. Jim Alexander, Clark's photographer in-residence pre- sented the largest one-man exhibit called Blues Legacy: An Exhibit of Photographs of Black Musicians, and Joan Lewis, Clark's Drama Department Director coordinated several activities throughout the event. Other dark partidpation included performances by the Gark Jazz Orchestra and live remotes and promotions by WCLK. 4