Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Engineering School to Open September 1984 Morgan has received endorsement from the Maryland State Board of Higher Fducation (SBHE) to establish a School of Engineering in the fall of 1984 which will offer bachelor's degree pro- grams in electrical, civil and industrial engineering. Presently, applications and nominations are being reviewed to identify a Dean who will have the re- sponsibility for organizing this new school which is geared toward allevi- ating the nationwide shortage of minor- ity engineers. The Dean will be respon- sible for providing leadership, recruiting faculty and students, and formulating curriculum, as well as developing and administering the Engineering School. Conceptualization of this new pro- gram has been facilitated by the Engi- neering School proposal committee which was headed by Dr. Horace Jud- son, chairperson. Chemistry Depart- ment; and which included Dr. Julius Taylor, Physics Department; and Dr. Nathaniel Knox, chairperson. Math- ematics and Computer Science. The Engineering School represents •he continuing development of tech- nically oriented degree granting pro- grams at Morgan, such as Computer Science lnformation Systems, Engineer- ing Physics, Telecommunications, Architecture, City and Regional Plan- ning, Transportation Studies and Inter- national Management. These programs have been established at the University to better prepare graduates for tomor- row's increasingly technological so- ciety. Presently, University administrators are seeking funds from the State to con- struct a building to house the School of Engineering and have requested $100,000 for the 1985 Fiscal Year to begin planning for the facility The En- gineering building will cost $6- $10 million. It is anticipated that approxi- mately 30,000 gross square feet will be needed to house engineering laborato- ries, classrooms and faculty offices. Dr. Andrew Billingxley and Paul Walter, member of the Board of Regents, display a model of the dormitories that are being built on Morgan's Campus to house 312 students. Morgan Builds New Dormitories During November 1983, Morgan State University Regents, faculty, ad- ministrators and students were joined by community leaders and elected offi- cials at ground-breaking ceremonies for a dormitory complex that will house 312 students. The facility will be con- structed on Morgan's campus near the intersection of Argonne Drive and Hillen Road. This project is being over- seen by Dr. Joel Nwagbaraocha. Vice President, University Planning and Op- erations, and Mr. Eduardo Baranano, Construction Manager. Morgan's new dormitory complex is comprised of three buildings that are three stories high and designed to house 94 students each; and a one story build- ing that will provide space for an ad- ditional 30 students. The cost of these four buildings will be $3,100,978, in- cluding site preparation features such as lighting and roadways. Plans are also being developed for a 2,500 square foot community building at a cost of $ 160- SI 70,000 that will include an admin- istrative office, a mailroom, a small store and a student center. This component of the dormitory project will be bidden in the very near future. Funding the new dormitories is being provided through a $3.4 million loan from the Federal Government College Housing Program because the State of Maryland does not provide monies for student housing. Repayment of the loan will be made through the revenues gen- erated by the use of the housing facility. While construction of the 312 unit facility will begin to address the short- age of residences on Morgan's campus, it does not fulfill all of the needs of students who want to live on campus so that they can be close to the library, classrooms and other facilities. There is still a need for additional new dormi- tories and, realizing that the State will not provide funding for such facilities. University administrators have begun developing plans to acquire private support for future student housing projects. ($) Morgan State University BAMmorr. Mrt. 21239

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MORGAN’S FUTURE New Science Complex During the upcoming years, Morgan State Universi- ty will construct a new building encompassing approx- imately 73.000 gross square feet on the site where Spencer Hall currently stands. Plans for this major project also call for renovation of Carnegie. Key and Calloway Halls, which comprise approximately 89.000 square feet to complete the modernization and expan- sion of Morgan’s instructional facilities for courses re- lated to the physical and life sciences. Construction of Morgan's new Science Complex will proceed in two phases. Phase I. which will begin in late December 1983, involves the locating of temporary modular units on campus to house the departments of biology and geography while the Science building is under construction. During Phase I, Spencer Hall will be demolished and Carnegie Hall will be complctel.v refurbished. Construction of the new science building on the present site of the old Spencer Hall and renova- tion of Carnegie Hall is scheduled to begin in 198-4 and to be completed during the summer of 1986, in time for incoming students to begin using these facilities dur- ing the fall. Phase II of the Science Complex Project, which in- volves internal demolition and renovation of Key and Calloway Halls, is scheduled to begin in June, 1981 and to be completed during December, 1986. Funded through the State of Maryland, the Science Complex will cost approximately $22,300,000 when completed and will represent a major step forward in Morgan's efforts and capabilities to increase the num- ber of graduates with marketable degrees in hi-tech fields. The Science Complex will house the following de- partments: Chemistry, chaired by Dr. Horace A. Jud- son; Physics, chaired by Dr. Frederick W. Oliver: Mathematics and Computer Science, chaired by Dr. Nathaniel Knox; Biology, chaired by Dr. Cecil Payton: Geography and International Studies, chaired by Dr. Frederic A. Ritter: Human Ecology, chaired by Dr. Herma Williams; Comprehensive Science and Science Education, chaired by Dr. Ueon Donaldson. Morgan's new Science Complex, which involves demolition of Spencer Hall, construction of a new building on that site, and the complete renovation of Key, Carnegie and Calloway Halls, is scheduled to be completed In December, 1986.

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MORGAN, THE M-TEAM, IN RETROSPECT (L-R) The Honorable Waller L. Fauntroy, Jesse Jackson and Dr. Andrew Billingsley at 8th Annual Conference of National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Edu- cation (NAFEO). Morgan Sprinters Vie for Olympic Slots With the 1984 Summer Olympics rapidly approaching, the nation's track experts have their eyes on Los Angeles, California where as many as three of Morgan's Golden Bears could wear the red, white and blue colors of the United States Olympic Team. According to Morgan track coach Leonard Braxton, Ms. Roberta Belle leads the group of Morgan sprinters ex- pected to make their mark in the Sum- mer Olympics. Ms. Belle, who was an alternate on the 1980 team that with- drew from the Olympics for political reasons and did not compete in the Soviet Union, is especially eager to get a second chance to participate in the international competition. She has been clocked as one of the nation's fastest quarter-milers and also ranks high on the international scene. Roberta, who is a graduate of Baltimore's Douglass High School, is presently training intensely in her efforts to make the team. Janet Dodson, another native Bal- timorean, is a graduate of Northwestern High School and is also expected to make a successful impression on the selection committee for the United States Olympic Team. Ms. Dodson pres- ently holds American and NCAA Divi- sion II records in the 300 meter, mile- relay and the 880 meter relay races. Jack Pierce, a Morgan senior qualified for the Olympic trials last summer by clocking a world record time of 13.44 seconds in the trials of the World Uni- versity Games in Canada. Pierce was planning to participate in the 1988 Olympic Games, but recent improve- ments in his speed and form have led him to decide to try for the 1984 team. A native of Woodbury, New Jersey, Jack is currently ranked as one of the World Top Twenty 120 meter hurdlers. Earl G. Graves ’58, publisher of Black Enter- prise Magazine addresses the 1983 graduat- ing class on May 22, 1983. Leonard Braxton, Jack Pierce, Dr. Andrew Billingsley, Donald Farber, and Roberta Belle.