Pembroke State University - Indianhead Yearbook (Pembroke, NC)

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Review, Preview, Purview: Our Viewpoints become our Point of View. 7 his year, 1986-87, was a « landmark year by its own merits. As we stood at the Centen- nial crossroads, our point of view was composed of three distinct viewpoints. Our review — a look back at the events of our own year as well as from the previous one hun- dred years — brought us a com- petitive vantage point ixomw ere we could better gauge ourselves, develop our talents, employ our resources. Our preview — a glimpse of the promise of the fu- ture — allowed us an intuitive perspective point which revealed the potential of our dedication and determination; it aligned us with our own hopes and goals so that we could reach them. Our purview — the full range and scope of the Pembroke State Uni- versity experience — gave us a credible reference point from which we could endeavor to build our future. These were view- points that brought us a collective point of view, a stance that we were to share through the year. Sixth floor Belk residents Joy Locklear, Caroline Chang, and Ursula Lowry show that friendship, fun, and smiles can be contagious at PSU. Introduction 5

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Proclaiming the theme Opening New Doors. P5U introduced this new seal in commemoration of our centennial. Richard Allewelt creatively designs a new face for Shannon Green during New Games Day. L ach one of us visualized a C point of view unlike anyone else ' s on our campus, and these unique perspectives helped to create another viewpoint. As indi- viduals we created diversity in our community of students and edu- cators. We breathed the life into our institution on the soccer field, In front of a canvas, behind a piano, from a classroom podium. We were a part-time student, full- time mother. We were a young freshman, an out-of-state student. We lived on campus. We commut- ed. We spent most of our time in the library. We spent most of our time on the basketball court. We were Black, White, Native Ameri- can, with different lifestyles. Our voices resonated with different timbres. Our eyes saw different things. Vicariously, we shared these differences with one anoth- er. We gave and we received. Our points of view became a viewp- oint, unique in itself. Whether we shared a view- point with others, or represented an individual point of view, PSU remained our focal point through- out the year. We stood in the pres- ent, on the margin of two great eras, looking back, looking ahead. This was our point of view. Our points of view came from the indi- vidual to create the collage of in- fluence that is evident in our uni- versity today. Our viewpoint is the sum of all these parts. With this viewpoint in focus, we opened new doors as the theme of our new seal suggests. We held the dream close to our breasts, nourished it as it has nourished us, and set it free to open these new doors of opportu- nity for us all. Q Introduction