Rowan College - Oak Yearbook (Glassboro, NJ)

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3 Y'-. . S like 5:1 . 'iw 1- 'filfeee fit ii 5-f:f2+- c ' ,v-YT: rr ' - Li wi- ' .W g v-we-fr - S: ' L, '4 fi ' A 'E x,1 ,, A Among other things, the community has been saying to the institutions of higher learning that they lack meaning and rele- vancy in terms of contemporary conditions in American society. Also, the charge is made that college and universities have not been motivated, in any significant way, to get involved in giving some leadership and di- rection to the process of social change which is so urgently needed in our society. Can programs of this type do enough to restore the faith of the community in the institutes of higher education? This is the issue, because if the answer to this question is in the negative, then it is believed that the tempest of our social revolution will only deepen in its intensity. The challenge is here and the only way it can be dealt with is for greater ancl greater involvement on the part of our educational establishment in actively seeking the solu- tions to the social problems of the American community.

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The Martin Luther King Scholarship Glassboro State College has instituted a program for the higher education of a group of fifty students who have the disadvantages which stem from a background of socio- economic deprivation. This program, called The Martin Luther King Scholars' Proiect, is attempting to give these young people an opportunity to receive a college education by giving them remedial assistance, in the form of reading, writing, and mathematics clinics, and also through private tutoring. These students are enrolled in regular classes, and most of them are carrying one less course than what would constitute a full academic load at Glassboro State College. No separate, segregated courses have been established for these students, they are fully integrated into the regular program of the college. The remedial and tutorial assistance which these students receive is extra and does not constitute a part of their regular course load. In addition to the forms of assistance enumerated, the proiect staff, consisting of a Director, Assistant Director and two graduate assistants, has developed a comprehensive program of guidance and counseling , for these students. This program is being funded by an Eco- nomic Opportunity Fund Grant which Glass- boro State College has received from the state of New Jersey. Additional support has been received in the form of an Economic Opportunity Grant from the Federal Govern- ment., The ultimate aim of the program is to enrich the educational experiences of all students at Glassboro State College by in- creasing the student mix, extending the out- reach of the college into broader areas of cooperation with grass-roots community or- ganizations, and by altering the curricula of the college to permit learning experiences which are more meaningful and contempo- rary conditions. It should be rather evident that proiects of this kind represent the response of the educational establishment to the demand for community, especially the Black community. Program

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The Black Arts Festival i 1 l I xxx. s, A? 'xx fra Ns K., 24 WAN The Festival of Black Arts Com- mittee sponsored a Black Arts Fes- tival in February, and a part of it was presented at Glassboro. An art exhibit including sculpture, paint- ings and handicrafts was set up in the main lobby of Bosshart Hall. The artists were from the New Jer- sey-Delaware area, including New York City and Philadelphia. The art exhibit was, however, only one part of the program set up by the Committee. At West Deptford High School there was a presentation of the drama, dance and music that are so much a part of the Afro-American culture. This presentation, entitled The Black Dimension, included a skit written and performed by members of the Martin Luther King Scholarship Pro- gram at Glassboro State. - ln all aspects of the Festival, the intention is the same: to show the basis of Afro-American culture and outline the development of Black Culture in the United States. The hope ot the Committee was that the Black Arts Festival would serve to strengthen race relations and help the understanding of Black culture. All proceeds from the Festival went to the King Scholars Program at Glassboro State College. i'ln3'i+ FT . Y 1-a..:,Y,:A-,W 't 1