Oakwood University - Acorn Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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PLACE OF SERVICE X 1 wuor--fr QQ Blake Center: Administration Building Which Also Houses the Cafeteria. Flags of Countries Represented at Oakwood College Flying Before the Eva B. Dykes Library.

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PLACE OF LEARNING Oakwood College is among the more than 100 Black colleges and universities in this country that are fighting for their survival and future. Like these institu- tions, Oakwood helps to maintain the cul- tural, psychological and economic strength of our people and our nation. Because Black colleges and universities enroll approximately 25070 of the Black students who attend college and gra- duate, they are a resource to our nation and a necessity for culturally deprived minorities who exist in this country. For most of these students, Black colleges continue to be the major center of higher education available to them. Like these colleges, Oakwood's struc- ture consists of organizational units so aligned that every activity or program of the College, i.e. Academic Affairs, Fiscal Affairs, and Student Affairs relate to stu- dents on site in the Academic program of the college, in various aspects of student life, and with the business area in the payment of bills, through the work pro- gram, and other activities administered by that unit. At Oakwood College the development of the physical, mental, and spiritual is held in very high esteem. The students come from all over the world and are taught learning through service. Each stu- dent is taught to make God an important part of their life and most teachers stop for prayer at the beginning of each class session. Sign at Entrance of Oakwood College

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SERVING THE WORLD Huntsville, Alabama, Home of Oak- wood College, A 8a M University and the University of Alabama. Three major insti- tutions of higher learning that are bent on serving, the world through education. Huntsville is one of the most beautiful cities in Alabama and probably the fastest growing. Huntsville is the Home of breathtaking scenery and lush vegetation. The Von Braun Civic Center in down- town Huntsville is indeed a sight to see if you ever visit Huntsville. Huntsville is also the Home of National Aeronautics and Space Administration lNASAl where the Space Shuttle was produced, The Shuttle opens new hori- zons for the performance of research and scientific research study in the environ- ment of space . The Shuttle can serve as both a transport and a platform. No long- er will astronauts Hthrow away most of the transportation system that carries them on their missions. The space shuttle heralds an era in which space crews will use the same craft again and again. Like the earth bound carrier of today which moves freight and passengers rou- tinely between cities and nations, Shuttle will offer these same work-horse capabili- ties to space - lifting satellites, payloads and men and women to do work not pos- sible on earth. QNASA bookletl Another major development of NASA is the SPACE TELESCOPE. The Space Telescope lSTl, under development will be a permanent National Astronomical Observatory orbiting in space 310 miles above the earth. The first of a planned series of large observatories, the ST be- came possible with the development of the Space Shuttle. The Shuttle will place the ST in orbit, will service it on orbit, replacing parts and instruments as need- ed, and will return it to the ground for major refurbishment at rare intervals . lCard Locket Missiles 8a Space Companyl All the innovations in Huntsville are ways this great city tries to serve the world. THROUGH BEAUTY 5 s 5 1. Bridge Across Lake in Downtown Huntsville. 2. Mrs. Lee and children feed ducks in Downtown Huntsville.