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“A Change is Gonna Come….” President Features Carlton E. Brown A popular song from the 1960s promises, “A Change is Gonna Come.” Those of us who recall its debut can Director of Strategic The Game Changers 13 attest to the fact that the song’s promise is not an empty one: change is a constant. Communications Each having changed the game in his or her respective field, these six CAU As provost of this great university, I am afforded a tremendous vantage point on how faculty and staff are Donna L. Brock alumni share their wisdom with the emerging generation of leaders. enthusiastically embracing and shaping tomorrow. Of course, many university administrators will boast the Editor Education - Carlton E. Brown 14 same; however, few have the opportunity to actively “rethink” a university and the manner in which it antici- Joyce Jones Business - Kimberly Hairston 15 pates and prepares students for the future. Our strategic plan NEWS Editor Health - Dr. James K. Bennett 16 creates the perfect framework for this undertaking, and I Jennifer Jiles count this as one of Clark Atlanta’s most fortuitous blessings. Politics - Congressman Hank Johnson 17 Contributors Religion - Rev. Dr. Mark K. Tyler 18 While a doctoral student here 30 years ago, my class- Paul M. Brown, Ph.D., Martha mates and I wrestled with the issues of the day, and today Buckman, Jacqueline Gayle, Dana Arts - Pearl Cleage 19 as contributors in diverse fields of endeavor, we continue to Harvey, David Lindsay, Frank McCoy, Matthew Scott Commencement 2011 20 apply what we learned in addressing concerns that impact

our communities, locally, nationally and globally. This is our Design DesignEng Cover Story: Reframing the Future 22 calling and our duty. However, I believe all would agree that The future isn’t what it used to be. Neither are CAU’s approaches to it! in the past 30 years, the world has changed significantly. Tra- Photography as Reframing Family 24 m Robert M. Bailey III, Elmer Jones, ho

ditional paradigms — family, the economy, the environment T Phyllis McElroy, Curtis McDowell,

Jay Jay Reframing Diversity 26 and diversity — are far more complex now than they were Jay Thomas Reframing Unemployment 28 only three decades ago. Therefore, emerging leaders require contemporary, transformative perspectives. Printing Reframing Justice 30 As one of the nation’s foremost research institutions and a leader among the nation’s Historically Black Col- Graphic Solutions Group leges and Universities, our duty is now twofold. Not only must we equip students with new perspectives, but we Leadership Ledger 32 also must divorce ourselves from outdated paradigms and model new, more relevant methods of investigation, Clark Atlanta Magazine is published by the Clark Atlanta University Office CAU’s students are reimaging their chosen professions. discovery and service. This issue of Clark Atlanta magazine shares a glimpse into how we are doing just that. of Institutional Advancement and University Relations. Address letters and Stephon Tynes 32 In the pages that follow, you will meet just a few of the individuals who enliven this pioneering spirit, from comments to Clark Atlanta Magazine, Clark Atlanta University, Director of Khalifah Abdullah 33 alumni “game changers” in industry, healthcare, government, religion and the arts, to faculty and students Strategic Communications, 223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W., Atlanta, GA Sabrina P. Goodson 34 who are keenly focused on changing the game in their respective disciplines. Included among this group is 30314. Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs (5x7 or larger preferred) are Kevin L. Suggs 35 our own President Carlton E. Brown, a long-time game changer in the higher education arena. His leadership welcomed for possible inclusion in the has ushered in a new era of positive change, redirection and forward movement here at CAU. You’ll also learn magazine. Selection and publication are at the discretion of the editors. Opinions more about four Clark Atlanta University programs that are revolutionizing how our students encounter and expressed in this publication are those of the authors, not necessarily of the embrace a new world in a new day and time. University. Departments As exciting as this Summer 2011 Clark Atlanta Magazine is, it pales in comparison to the current atmo- Clark Atlanta University is a member of the Atlanta University Center, University News 2 sphere of empowered exploration that pervades our campus. So, this issue also serves as an invitation to visit a consortium of five educational institutions and is the largest Faculty Forum 10 us and see for yourself the undaunted creativity, curiosity and renewed sense of purpose that undergirds this of The College Fund/UNCF institutions. Clark Atlanta does not Alumni Forum 36 institution. In a world that will continue to change constantly and dramatically, Clark Atlanta University discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, national or Sports Update 39 continues to position itself as a repository for change agents. ethnic origin, religion, age or We are, quite simply, reframing the future. handicap in the recruitment and admission of its students, Take care and peace be with you. in the administration of its educational policies and programs, or in its staff as Front cover: CAU MBA student Keith Wilson specified by federal law and Back cover: CAU MBA student Katie Walton Joseph H. Silver Sr., Ph.D. regulations. First-class postage paid in Atlanta, Ga. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Left: CAU rising sophomore Bianca Chavez Copyright ©2011 by Clark Atlanta Magazine of Clark Atlanta University.

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the nation’s elite higher education insti- tutions that provide counselor education Clark Atlanta University Hosts Internet and community counseling programs. Videoconference on “Teaching About the Holocaust” The review team also stated that the field supervision component surpassed CAU’s School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and the CACREP requirements, a clear indica- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum hosted in February tor of their strong emphasis on providing “Teaching About the Holocaust,” an on-campus regional Internet students with extensive field and clinical videoconference for teachers. experience. “The collaboration supports Clark Atlanta University’s long, The review was executed under the deeply-rooted tradition of pursuing justice and human rights,” said leadership of Dr. Joseph H. Silver Sr., Dr. Sean Warner, dean of the School of Education. “The conference provost and vice president for Academic underscores our pursuit of diversity and exposing the university Affairs; Dr. Sean Warner, dean of the community to diverse experiences and views.”

III School of Education; and Dr. Noran L. The event sought to provide educators with teaching guidelines, Moffett, associate dean of the School of an overview of Nazi racial ideology, and a review of cutting-edge

ert M. Bailey Education. The accreditation process was digital and electronic resources available at the Robert W. Woodruff b o R chaired by Dr. Jill M. Thompson. Library. It also featured an historic panel discussion and several mini-sessions on the topic. University provost and vice president for Academic Affairs Joseph H. Silver, Ph.D. (left) The process, which was strengthened “The university is committed to the free exchange of ideas and culture,” said Dr. Shirley Williams-Kirksey, dean of the and CAU president Carlton E. Brown (right) pose with Verizon Wireless Executive Director of by a collaboration between retired and School of Arts and Sciences. “Events like this help us to continue to expose our students, faculty and staff to information Public Relations Sheryl Sellaway during the announcement of the Verizon Wireless Domestic current faculty, also included testimony that advances their knowledge and understanding of world history and events.” Violence Prevention Academy, which included the presentation of $50,000 to support the from CAU’s P-12 partners and site inaugural class of five graduate research fellows. Pictured is the late Chiquita Tate, Esq., (CAU supervisors. ‘96), who was honored posthumously during the event. Oscars in 2010 for “Best Supporting Woodruff Library to discuss the impact about prostate cancer and other diseases Actress” and “Best Adapted Screenplay.” of President Obama’s healthcare reform and health issues impacting them,” said Acclaimed Poet, Author Push was originally published in 1996 bill. “The Impact of Heathcare Reform in Dr. Kimberly E. Davis, CCRTD’s senior Silver, Sr. “Domestic violence is a very Verizon Wireless and CAU Participates in Exclusive CAU and chronicles the experience of 16-year- Impoverished Communities” was hosted research scientist/community outreach serious issue. We aim to do substantive Establish Domestic Violence Interview old Clarice Jones, whose everyday life is by CAU’s Center for Cancer Research and director. “The forum was designed to work to eradicate it, which is why we are Research Academy a horrendous and unrelenting cycle of Therapeutic Development (CCRTD) and bring together experts, advocates and looking forward to the work ahead and Critically acclaimed author Sapphire sexual, psychological and physical abuse. featured a distinguished panel of experts researchers to dialogue on issues per- Clark Atlanta University recently to serving as a model for other colleges shared her perspectives on literature and Challenged and inspired by a teacher, who discussed the legislation’s impact at taining to healthcare in underserved announced the establishment of the and universities.” discussed her debut novel Push during she ultimately finds her own voice and federal, state and local levels. populations.” Clark Atlanta University Domestic Vio- The Domestic Violence Preven- a special event called “Lunchtime Lite- esteems herself in overt and wonderfully “In recent years, CCRTD has focused TV journalist Andrea Arceneaux lence Prevention Leadership Academy tion Leadership Academy is under the rati: A Conversation with Sapphire.” Her subtle ways. on building its community outreach Coleman moderated a panel that to address issues, causes and the preven- purview of CAU’s Whitney M. Young, novel was adapted into the 2009 major Sapphire also participated in a panel effort to educate African Americans included Ambassador Andrew Young, tion of domestic violence. Funded by a Jr., School of Social Work. Directed motion picture, Precious, and won two discussion during “An Evening of Lit- $50,000 grant from Verizon Wireless, the by Dr. Joyce Dickerson, a nationally erary Excellence: Sapphire @ CAU.” academy will uniquely address existing renowned domestic violence educator Her appearance was arranged through gaps in research and programming mod- and researcher, it will initially train five a collaboration between CAU and the els to produce trained professionals who fellows to conduct domestic violence International Society for the Study of will define and implement a model that research and develop an evidence-based Trauma and Dissociation. Clark Atlanta is comprehensive, flexible, prevention- framework to be used as a model domes- was the only Atlanta University Center focused and responsive to the real-world tic violence prevention program. needs of today’s college students. The ini- institution to host the author during her Atlanta visit. tiative was formally announced during School of Education’s Counseling “The Call to True Beauty,” CAU’s week- Programs Affirmed long campaign in October 2010 to raise CCRTD Holds Town Hall Forum to awareness about dating and domestic The Council for Accreditation of Coun- Untangle the Maze of Healthcare violence. seling and Related Educational Programs Reform “We are extremely grateful to Veri- (CACREP) affirmed in January the L-R: Andrea Arceneaux, moderator; Dr. ShafiqK han, director of CAU’s Center for Cancer zon Wireless for helping us establish School of Education’s Community Coun- Healthcare experts and administrators, Research and Therapeutic Development; Ambassador Andrew Young; Anton Gunn, regional this academy to study domestic violence seling and School Counseling programs’ government officials and CAU faculty, director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Rear Admiral Clara H. Cobb, regional prevention,” said CAU’s provost and vice two-year accreditation. This recognition staff and students participated in a Janu- health administrator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Dr. Carlton E. er Jones

m ary town hall meeting at the Robert W. Brown, president of Clark Atlanta University. l president for Academic Affairs Joseph H. positions the School of Education among E

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Good Works International, LLC; H.H.S. an epidemic of African Americans con- regional director Anton Gunn; Admi- A Conversation With Grammy Award-Winning Rapper/Artist tracting the disease. ral Clara Cobb, H.H.S. regional health Lupe Fiasco Sustainable Health And administrator; CAU president Carlton E. Grammy Award-winning rapper and Wellness Initiative Launched To Brown; and CCRTD director Dr. Shafiq artist Lupe Fiasco participated in a Address Women’s Healthcare Khan. February open-microphone discus- Panelists provided attendees with A Women’s Health and Wellness Initia- sion in Davage Auditorium to discuss facts and information about what the tive was launched in March that aims to “LASERS Manifesto,” his 14-point healthcare reform legislation means to address the health and wellness of women manifesto that features some of the patients and consumers and provisions at HBCUs. The CAU Sustainable Health artist’s thought-provoking perspec- that specifically target college students. Education Resources and Outreach tives on world peace, sustainability, (SHERO) project was developed by The self-love, perseverance and maintain- Wright Group and its nonprofit arm, Giv- Clark Atlanta University’s Alumni Association celebrated its third annual Spirit of The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry ing a positive outlook on one’s future. ing Chance. The Wright Group also serves Greatness Gala March 19 at the Loew’s Atlanta Hotel. In addition to raising funds to Donates $4,000 to Clark Atlanta During “A Conversation with as the funding source for a project with the support student scholarships, the event includes the annual Pathways to Excellence University Scholarship Fund Lupe Fiasco,” the Chicago native U.S. Department of Health and Human awards, honoring alumni who have contributed significantly to their professions discussed the inspiration behind his The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, South- Services’ Office on Women’s Health. as well as to the life and legacy of the university. Above, University officers and manifesto and musical lyrics and how ern Jurisdiction, donated $4,000 to The primary goals for the honorees pause for a photo during the gala. Left to right are: former U.N. Ambas- he ultimately won a record contract. CAU’s Annual Fund for student scholar- CAU-SHERO initiative are to: sador Andrew Young, chairman of Goodworks International and former Mayor of Fiasco also answered questions sub- ships in February. The 2011 Annual Fund • develop, expand and implement Atlanta; Clark Atlanta University Board of Trustees Chairwoman Juanita Baranco; Lupe Fiasco takes the stage in Davage mitted via Twitter by students in the campaign, “Stand Up For CAU,” encour- educational and awareness pro- CAU National Alumni Association president Devin P. White (CAU, ’95, ’00); Andrea Auditorium. audience. ages annual gifts to the university from grams or activities for CAU female Young, executive director of the Andrew Young Foundation; Chaka Zulu, co-CEO alumni and friends to enhance school- students that will focus on their over- of Disturbing Tha Peace Records and entrepreneur; Monty Ross (CC, ’80), award- specific and other university programs. supporting educational institutions and CAU Gets Involved: University all physical and mental health and winning filmmaker and producer; Isabella T. Jenkins, Ph.D., (CC ’53), associate dean Annual Fund gifts have an immediate various youth and service groups that Holds Press Conference To wellness; for Undergraduate Student Academic Services and director of the Honors Program; and direct impact on financial aid, aca- offer long-learning opportunities for our Tackle HIV/Aids in the Hbcu • develop CAU’s capacity to document, and Clark Atlanta University President Carlton E. Brown. demics and other student resources. The community and build responsible, pro- Community track and evaluate the health needs of campaign has established 27 funds to ductive citizens,” said Deputy Primis T. college-age women and address those support CAU’s four schools and units James of the Orient of Georgia. For more Clark Atlanta University hosted in Feb- needs with a proactive plan; Lineberger and CAU Nurse Janet Sin- luncheon panel discussion; and a Sunday across campus. information about CAU’s Annual Fund, ruary the kick-off press conference • provide training assistance to campus gleton, who heads Student Health Ser- church service. “We are delighted to continue call 404-880-8710 or visit www.cau.edu. announcing the 2011 National Black police and residential staff to increase vices, will serve as project coordinators. “I believe the significance of the confer- HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the awareness and knowledge about how ence is based upon launch of the national HBCU “Get Com- to respond to gender-based violence Clark Atlanta University Presents the collaboration munities Tested” initiative. CAU presi- against female students; and and commitment of dent Carlton E. Brown, who led the press Women’s Empowerment • establish on-campus student-inclu- Conference the Offices of Health conference, was joined by the Strategic sive activities and a task force to pri- Services, Counsel- Leadership Council of the National Black oritize specific health and wellness CAU presented a women’s empowerment ing and Religious HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and HIV/ needs for college women and make conference in March titled “The Beauty Life,” said Dr. Valerie AIDS experts, activists and opinion lead- recommendations to CAU on policies of Being a BEAST,” to explore issues Tate Everett, CAU ers who urged the HBCU community to and procedures related to the devel- related to the personal and professional chaplain. “This con- get involved in the battle against the dis- opment of a continuum of care ser- development of women as future leaders, ference provided lroy

cE ease, particularly among young people. vices that are gender-specific. with a special focus on college students. students with the African Americans represent 13 per- “The CAU-SHERO project aims to BEAST is an acronym for Beautiful, Edu- opportunity to meet Phyllis M cent of the U.S. population but account build CAU’s institutional capacity to cated And Successfully Talented. The professional women During a recent meeting of the Clark Atlanta University Board of Trustees, three long-time for nearly 50 percent of the nation’s AIDS address women’s health and wellness event was sponsored by the university’s committed to pro- faculty members announced their plans to retire at the close at the 2010-2011 academic year. cases, according to the Atlanta-based needs on a larger scale,” said Dr. Marilyn Offices of Religious Life, Counseling and viding guidance, sup- The retirees have a combined total of 138 years of service to Clark Atlanta and its students. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The Lineberger, director of CAU’s Counsel- Student Health Services. port and resources L-R: Dr. Winfred Harris (CC ’55, AU ‘57), Howard Hughes Professor of Biological Sciences, 54 “Get Communities Tested” initiative will ing Center. “This three-year initiative The conference featured keynote to assist and mentor years of service; Juanita P. Baranco, chair, CAU Board of Trustees; Dr. Isabella Finkelstein, be led by the Strategic Leadership Coun- brings together the university, commu- speaker, Rev. Portia Wills Lee, founder our future lead- professor of Biology, 41 years of service; Dr. Alexa Benson Henderson, dean of Undergraduate cil and will focus on every city where nity groups and individuals to encourage and senior pastor of Trinity Tabernacle ers in the pursuit of Studies, 43 years of service; Carlton E. Brown, president; and Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr., provost black communities are disproportion- wellness, healthy life choices, and behav- Baptist Church, in addition to workshops their dreams and and vice president of Academic Affairs. ately impacted by what the CDC says is ioral changes in women.” on self-esteem and professional image; a aspirations.”

4 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 5 UNIVERSITY NEWS Alumnus Carl Ware’s Lessons on Business and Leadership Carl Ware (CC ’65) served as the loss of tens of thousands of jobs keynote speaker for the School of held by black employees and Clark Atlanta University Business Administration’s Dean’s how the company could return Celebrates Founders Week Executive Lecture Series in to South Africa once apartheid Clark Atlanta University held is 22nd March. Ware shared a significant ended. annual Founders Day Convocation on and pivotal point in his career as Ware described a four- Friday, March 18, 2011, when faculty, an executive with The Coca-Cola pronged strategy that prevented staff, students, alumni and trustees gath- Company when the company job losses by issuing a license to ered to commemorate the consolidation decided to disinvest in South a new company in South Africa of Atlanta University and Clark College Africa during apartheid. named National Beverage Ser- in 1988. President Carlton E. Brown pre- During his hour-long lec- III vices and created an independent sided over the ceremony at the Leonidas ture, “Standing on Principle: trust to help black South Africans’

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neur, author and philanthropist, delivered C account of the challenge of his democracy to develop business the keynote address. Bryant is the founder, Founders Day Convocation Orator John Hope Bryant speaks to the University community. chairman and CEO of the Los Angeles- work with anti-apartheid activist Bishop Desmond Tutu, strategies to grow the country’s new economy. other activists and South African business leaders, to Ware, who announced plans to donate portions of his based Operation HOPE. He shared the Bryant’s background includes a period art, media and charitable-giving interests devise a strategy for The Coca-Cola Company to dis- corporate and political papers to the university’s archives, story of his humble upbringing to urge the of homelessness in South Central, Los under his Atlanta-based Bryant Group invest its business interests in the country while taking left business students with five lessons on business and audience to continually set goals and forge Angeles, where he was raised. He began his Companies, Inc., and serves on President into account business and humanitarian considerations. leadership that included the importance of building strong ahead despite life’s inevitable failures. Bryant first business enterprise, selling candy in Obama’s Council on Financial Capability. Among the many factors facing the company were how relationships, communication and consultation in difficult also spoke passionately to students about the the neighborhood, at the tender age of 10. In 2008, President George W. Bush disinvestment would affect shareholders, the potential circumstances and long-term thinking. importance of having a vision, even during In 1992, Bryant founded Operation HOPE, named Bryant vice chairman of the bipar- the bleakest periods of their lives. He advised America’s first nonprofit, social investment tisan U.S. President’s Advisory Council on them to never give up on their aspirations banking organization, which operates in 69 Financial Literacy and chair of the coun- a series of Founders Week activities that unique and wonderful opportunity for stu- universities. It is consistent with our stra- and to “hold themselves accountable for communities and in South Africa. Today, cil’s Committee on the Underserved. included faculty and staff recognition dents from both institutions to exchange tegic plan and should position CAU very leading in a fear-based world.” he oversees real estate, consulting, fine Bryant’s convocation address capped award presentations, the Clark Atlanta information and study abroad,” said Silver. well among its peer institutions domesti- University Alumni Association’s third “Faculty will have the opportunity to part- cally and internationally.” Ninth Biennial Aldridge-Mcmillan Faculty and Staff Achievement Awardees Announced annual Spirit of Greatness Gala and sev- ner on joint research and publications, Professor Emmanuel Ofori Akyea, eral departmental programs and activities. thereby, ensuring that both institutions AUCC’s academic executive vice presi- The Ninth Biennial Aldridge-McMillan Awards were presented at the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Luncheon dur- benefit greatly from this agreement, which dent, said that his institution hopes to ing Founders Week in March. The award was established by Trustee Delores Aldridge and Trustee emeritus Elridge McMil- was initiated by the presidents of both take advantage of globalization and the CAU Enters Partnership with lan to recognize employees who have gone above and beyond the normal scope of their responsibilities. The recipient of the Aldridge-McMillan Staff Achievement Award was Mrs. Cynthia Williams, senior staff assistant in Ghana’s African University Human Resources, who was recognized for exemplary customer service. Dr. Joseph Silver, Clark Atlanta Univer- The Aldridge-McMillan Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching recipient was Willie Todd, a professor in the Eng- sity provost and vice president for Aca- lish Department. Todd also is the award-winning playwright of the theatre production Black Voices. demic Affairs, and Dr. Paul M. Brown, The Aldridge-McMillan Faculty Achievement Award for Overall Achievement went to Dr. Isabella T. Jenkins for 45 associate professor and director of CAU’s years of service to Clark Atlanta students. Jenkins is the associate dean for Undergraduate Academic Services and director Study Abroad Program, served as a two- of the university’s Honors Program. person delegation to Accra, Ghana, in March to finalize the details of CAU’s III partnership with the African University ert M. Bailey, ert M. Bailey,

College of Communications (AUCC). b o The agreement, which is expected to R launch in January 2012, will include joint Each April, students participating in CAU School of Business’s CEO academy “Take a Mil- research activities, conferences and grant lionaire to Lunch.” The daylong symposium affords students an opportunity to hear first-hand proposals and the exchange of faculty, the experiences and perspectives of millionaires who have excelled at entrepreneurship, students and academic materials between wealth-building and wealth generation. The program was created by First Year Coordinator the two universities. Dennis Kimbro, Ph.D. During this year’s April 4 lunch, the first year class of 2011 dined with “The agreement between Clark Atlanta four business leaders. From left to right are: radio personality Frank Ski; author, activist and commentator Jeff Johnson; Operation Hope founder and CEO John Hope Bryant; and author Mrs. Cynthia Williams Professor Willie Todd, Jr. Dr. Isabella T. Jenkins University and the African University College of Communications, provides a and entertainer Tyrese Gibson. That’s a lot of food for thought.

6 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 7 ANNUAL FUND ANNUAL FUND UNIVERSITY NEWS ANNUAL FUND ANNUAL FUND STAND UP FOR CAU! current information age to instill best Higher Education Conference in Atlanta. ANNUAL FUND ANNUAL FUND SUPPORT CLARK ATLANTA’S 2012 ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN practices among faculty and students, The letters were written between while also giving them an opportunity to 1937 and 1940 and provide a revealing ANNUAL FUND ANNUAL FUND enhance their world views through cross glimpse into the sometimes-complex ! When you support Clark Atlanta University’s annual cultural and academic exchanges. relationship between administrators and ANNUAL FUND ANNUAL FUND fund, you put a college education within reach for “The Clark Atlanta University-Afri- faculty at colleges and universities. The deserving students. You also strengthen the University’s can University College of Communica- research project examined the relation- ANNUAL FUND ANNUAL FUND academic enterprise. tions exchange agreement is unique in ship between DuBois and Clement, the III that it represents a relationship between implications for Atlanta University and ANNUAL FUND ANNUAL FUND Make Your Stand...Your Way! ert M. Bailey, ert M. Bailey, two relatively young universities with the development the Atlanta University b o similar and noble missions and a strong Center’s vision for higher education. R ! General annual fund gifts received through June “The Game” cast members Pooch Hall and ANNUAL FUND ANNUAL FUND emphasis on communication, business “This research project affirmed that 2012 will support CAU’s scholarship program. 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Hinton, Ph.D., assis- associate professor of marketing, dean for Undergraduate Studies, tant professor in the Department of International Education: published a paper titled “Green Pol- authored a review of the book Knights Biological Sciences and the Center icy Uncertainty Upon Global Mar- of the Razor: Black Barbers in Slavery for Cancer Research and Therapeutic No Longer an Option, But an Imperative ket Adoption Between Business and and Freedom, by Douglas Walter Bris- Development (CCRTD), published Governments” in the Journal of Busi- tol, Jr., that appeared in the autumn a manuscript titled “Loss of PTEN During the embryonic stages The social networks — ness and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 25, 2010 issue of Harvard University’s permits CXCR4-mediated tumori- of international education Facebook and Twitter — have No. 1., pp: 5-17. Business History Review. Her review genesis through ERK1/2 in prostate at Clark Atlanta University, revolutionized instant com- He also published “Ecological of Business in Black and White: cancer cells” in Molecular Cancer study abroad would have munication to a point where Market Exchange for Current Green American Presidents and Black Entre- Research, a journal of the American been defined as an interest- one can convey messages with Policy: The Parallel-Political Mar- preneurs in the Twentieth Century, Association for Cancer Research. ing cultural and academic total anonymity to distant cor- ketplace Approach” in the Journal written by Robert E. Weems with The manuscript was co-authored by endeavor for foreign lan- ners of the earth at breakneck of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Lewis A. Randolph, was published in Mahandranauth A. Chetram, a third- guages majors who wanted speed. One can no longer say Vol. 21, No. 1., pp: 5-17. Apaiwongse its summer 2010 issue. Henderson is year Ph.D. student, and Dr. Valerie to improve their linguistic that technology is bringing the has served on the Journal of Business a frequent contributor to and manu- Odero-Marah, assistant professor proficiency, mostly in French world closer; the world is now and Industrial Marketing’s editorial script reader for the publication. in the Department of Biological Sci- and Spanish. Over the years, “in our face.” One can’t avoid, review board since 1994. ences and the CCRTD. however, it has evolved into nor ignore, the events occur- Christopher Hickey, professor of an imperative for all majors. ring around the world because Glenn S. Johnson, Ph.D., associate art and chair of the Art Department, Michelle Kassorla, Ph.D., lecturer There are myriad opportuni- when a tsunami devastates the professor in the Department of Sociol- recently had two illustrations chosen for WISE English, began publish- ties for both undergraduate Japanese coast and the human- ogy and Criminal Justice and research for inclusion in national competi- ing a Twitter novel (@mynovel) in and graduate students major- ity that resides there, the rami- associate in CAU’s Environmental tions. The American Illustration com- March as an academic experiment

ing in every discipline to as fications can be felt in a tangible Justice Resource Center, and Angel O. petition, which chose one of Hickey’s to research how the form would m ho take courses in their area of T and practical way thousands of Torre, M.C.P. and Geographic Infor- illustrations, is highly competitive affect the way she composes. Kas- specialization in English- and Jay miles away. When Arab politi- mation System/Toxic Release Inven- and represents the best illustrations in sorla is also publishing a blog non-English-speaking countries around the world, and cal regimes fall, gas prices rise. All this tells to us that we tory training specialist for the Envi- the United States for 2009. Approxi- (mynovelnovel.wordpress.com) receive academic credit for it at their home institution. can no longer sit idly chewing on the same patriotic rheto- ronmental Justice Resource Center, are mately 600 images were selected from about her Twitter novel that chroni- These measures also help CAU remain relevant and keep ric about American supremacy and superpower status. We co-authors of a new book with Robert more than 8000 entries. The Society of cles its development and her impres- pace with global university norms. must find ways to establish relationships with the rest of the D. Bullard, Ph.D., Ware Professor of Illustrators West International Com- sions of the process as the novel The university’s new strategic plan has been revamped world. We must reach out and deal in good faith with our Sociology and director of the Environ- petition in Los Angeles chose one of unfolded. In addition, she is docu- to infuse global education in a more purposeful fashion, counterparts around the globe. mental Justice Resource Center, titled Hickey’s illustrations in January 2011. menting what she learns as a writer. both from an intellectual and pragmatic standpoint, into By integrating a study abroad experience into the cur- Environmental Health & Racial Equity In addition, Hickey exhibited two the curriculum on a university-wide scale in order to pre- ricula of all CAU departments and schools, we take a bold in the United States: Building Envi- drawings in the Simply Drawn 2010: Susan N. Kossak, Ph.D., associate pare our students to succeed in the global job market and step in that direction. At Clark Atlanta University, where ronmentally Just, Sustainable, & Liv- An Exhibition of Monochromatic professor in the Whitney M. Young, serve as honest, socially responsible and respectful citi- our moral core values — integrity, social responsibility and able Communities (Washington, DC: Drawings national competition at the Jr., School of Social Work, recently zens. A key lesson learned from the first economic reces- respect — permeate the global education motif, we perceive American Public Health Association, Roswell Visual Arts Center in Roswell, wrote a book about her experi- sion of the century was the social, cultural and economic ourselves as holistic world educators. It is now imperative April 2011). The book is a first-rate Georgia. Hickey’s drawing, “Pears ences mentoring a Clark Atlanta interconnectedness of all nations; we’re all fingers of the that we graduate students who are bilingual, work-ready account of events, individuals, and with Postcard,” was one of six draw- University student who broke free same hand. professionals with practical international experience. organizations that have shaped the ings singled out for recognition at the from negative cycles and used her The prophetic statements by Dr. Martin Luther King, The testimonials of our students who have studied environmental justice movement over exhibition’s opening. A third drawing life experiences as the impetus for Jr., that “whatever affects one directly will affect others abroad attest to the transformative effect of international the past two decades and is designed was chosen for inclusion in the 4th her growth. The book, Reaching In, indirectly” and “we must learn to live together as broth- interaction. “There’s nothing like it,” they say.n to assist funders, government, and Annual National Juried Exhibition, Reaching Out: Reflections on Recip- ers or perish as fools,” have become all the more poignant nongovernmental organizations in sponsored by the Atlanta Fine Arts rocal Mentoring, features conversa- as we witness country after country undergo civil discord Dr. Brown, an associate professor of French, is director of Clark identifying near- and long-term needs League and was exhibited at the Aber- tions between Kossak and her men- within their borders as an indirect effect of the economic Atlanta University’s International Education/Study Abroad Program. and collaborative opportunities. nathy Arts Center in September 2010. tee, Johnnetta McSwain, on a variety downturn.

10 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 11 FACULTY FORUM of relevant topics, including the roles Ledgister had a book chapter titled either published or accepted for pub- of both mentor and mentee, bound- “Racist Rantings, Travelers’ Tales, lication in the journals Mathematics aries and trust, readying oneself for and a Creole Counterblast: Thomas and Computers in Simulation, Differ- Making Moves change, and embracing success. This Carlyle, John Stuart Mill, J.A. Froude, ence Equations and Applications, and Six CAU Game Changers Share their Strategies for Success book offers a helpful guide to men- and J.J. Thomas on British Rule in the Journal of Biological Dynamics. He also toring, and tells the inspirational West Indies” published in Thomas wrote a review of Damn Near White he game of chess has long been regarded as the Although they represent six diverse fields of endeavor story of the powerful transforma- Carlyle Resartus: Reappraising Car- — An African American Family’s Rise domain of great thinkers. Its strategies alone — higher education, healthcare, government service, tions that occurred when two people lyle’s Contribution to the Philosophy from Slavery to Bittersweet Success warrant great focus and concentration. The ironies business, religion and the arts — each shares a common from seemingly different worlds of History, Political Theory, and Cul- (University of Missouri Press, 2010). Tof the game confound, one opponent advancing to capture mission: liberating the generations. And while their reached within themselves, reached tural Criticism, ed. Paul E. Kerry and At the request of one of his pub- another’s king, with the movement of each player’s icons approaches are unique, what unifies this cadre of out to one another, and found them- Marylu Hill. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh lishers, Mickens has is preparing to limited by assigned roles and positions. The knight, for exemplars, in addition to their love for CAU, is the manner selves believing in each other — and Dickinson University Press, 106-132. write a third edition of his book Dif- example, always moves in an “L” pattern. Yet, chess is much in which they have transcended traditional boundaries — themselves — more than they ever ference Equations: Theory and Appli- more about advancing a mission than it is the move of an too often constrained by role and position — not only to thought possible. Lydia McKinley-Floyd, Ph.D., dean cations (Chapman and Hall, New individual icon. Not the past-time of the faint-hearted, the fashion their own successes, but to create opportunities of the School of Business, had a paper York and London, 1990, 2nd edition) game requires a certain dauntlessness as much as it does for others. In a world that sometimes eclipses vision and F. S. J. Ledgister, Ph.D., chair, titled “Using Taguchi Methods in a ISBN 0-442-00136-3). brainpower. creativity under the shadow of conformity, and buries Department of Political Science, pub- Marketing Study to Determine Fea- These six CAU leaders possess both. potential under the weight of socioeconomic disparities, lished the following book reviews: tures for a Smartphone” accepted Alice E. Stephens, Ph.D., film- these six bring powerful intellect, refreshingly unique Trade, Climate Change and Sus- for publication in the Academy of maker and associate professor in the perspectives, undaunted resolve and a commitment to tainable Development: Key Issues for Marketing Studies Journal. J.S. Sutter- Department of Mass Media Arts, will serve others to the game. Small States, Least Developed Coun- field, associate professor of business, present her latest scholarly research, They aren’t simply winning the game in their respective tries and Vulnerable Economies, Mus- School of Business and Industry at “Imaging the African Diaspora: vocations, each has forever changed it for the better. tapha Kamal Gueye, Malena Sell and Florida A&M University, co-authored Exploring and Teaching Global Con- Janet Strachan (eds.), in International the paper. nections,” at the 4th International Development Planning Review 33 (1), Global Studies Conference in Rio de January 2011. Ronald E. Mickens, Ph.D., Distin- Janeiro in July 2011. Stephens was “Shades of History” a review of A guished Fuller E. Callaway Professor the associate producer for the award- Black Soldier’s Story: The Narrative of in the Department of Physics, has winning short film “Say Grace Before Ricardo Batrell and the Cuban War of delivered eight invited presentations, Drowning,” the grand-prize winner Independence, Mark A. Sanders (ed. including “An Exactly Solvable SIR at the 2010 Bronze Lens Film Festi- and trans.), in the Caribbean Review Model Having Population Dynam- val of Atlanta, Georgia. The film was of Books, No. 25, January 2011. ics,” in the American Mathematical shot in Atlanta and can currently be “Last One Standing,” a review of Society’s Special Session on Struc- viewed on HBO on Demand. The Challenges of Modern Jamaica, tured Models in Ecology, Evolution by Patrick E. Bryan and Edward and Epidemiology in January 2011. Michael D. Williams, Ph.D., associ- Seaga and Edward Seaga’s My Life Mickens published two abstracts ate professor and director in the Phys- and Leadership Vols I & II in the in the Bulletin of the American Physi- ics Department, is currently serving Caribbean Review of Books, No. 24, cal Society (Vol. 54, 2010) and three his third-consecutive term as chair of November 2010. abstracts in Abstracts of Papers the Chapters, Groups, and Divisions He also presented a paper titled Presented to the American Math- Committee of the American Vacuum “Post-Creole Democracy: Michael ematical Society (Vol. 32, 2011). The Society. It is a standing committee Manley’s Politics of Change and abstracts summarized the contents that acts as an advocate for the organi- Jamaican Democracy in the 1970s,” of scientific talks he gave on math- zation’s chapters, technical groups and at a November 2010 conference ematical epidemiology, nonlinear divisions. Williams reports directly to of Northeastern Political Science oscillations, and aeroaccoustics. the American Vacuum Society’s presi- Association. Six of Mickens’ manuscripts were dent and board of directors. n

12 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 13 Education is About a Leaders Help Others to Student’s Total Development Reach Their Potential

lark Atlanta University development as human beings. It is a n 2000, Kimberly Hairston Africa and Latin America. Prior to president Carlton E. Brown test of their character and ability to use received her master’s degree in that, she worked for Coca-Cola. can describe how the insti- opportunities to lead and to learn to business administration from CAU’s business school possessed C tution’s faculty and admin- be part of a team trying to accomplish I the Clark Atlanta University many attractions for Hairston. Its istration molds students in a single important things,” he says. School of Business. The former self- record of graduating more black paragraph. Brown says CAU is strides ahead described “Jersey girl” had applied MBAs than any other university was “It has been a Clark Atlanta tradi- with a development initiative to bol- to CAU for specific reasons. “I heard impressive. Earning her MBA at half tion that education is about position- ster academic and research capacity. that it was a small business school the cost at other universities was ing oneself for service. This aspect of Its annual research grants average with a reputation for graduating unbeatable, but the game changer our culture is upheld by the univer- about $17.5 million and CAU is one world-class talent and I wanted to be was exposure. Senior executives from sity’s leadership team and it is how of the few HBCUs to achieve Carn- part of that group,” she says. corporations such as Turner Broad- the institution defines itself,” says egie classification as a Research Uni- Hairston is the global and U.S. casting and SC Johnson are regular Brown. “We attract students who versity. Notable programs include Nexxus marketing director at the visitors and mentors. Hairston says know or find out that their education the Collaborative Cancer Genomics personal care and household product she developed a relationship with is about more than taking classes and Center, the Center for Nanoscale giant Alberto Culver. Previously, she Candace Matthews, who is now the getting credits. It is much deeper and Materials and the Families and Chil- led the company’s Global Multicul- chief marketing officer at Amway, provides multiple opportunities for dren’s Research Center. tural Portfolio Hair Care Team and and “she is still my mentor.” leadership.” Brown believes that while alumni developed its five-year strategic plan, Hairston recalls Alice Cayson, the Clark Atlanta also reinforced her This means, he continues, that have the virtue of hindsight, soon- “We attract students who which identified potential markets in assistant placement director for the definition of leadership. Students education at CAU takes place inside to-graduate students will hopefully MBA program, as a key supporter of competed to excel, but because and outside of the classroom, on the take a moment to reflect on who they know or find out that their students — then and now. “Cayson they shared a common goal, they campus and around Atlanta, and in were as freshman, how Clark Atlanta education is about more arranged interviews, nurtured us and also formed study groups to learn other venues and sites where students helped them grow, and to imagine championed our cause and ensured together. Hairston says there is a work throughout the city mentoring, who they will become. than taking classes and that we met the best companies and difference between being in service serving seniors, assisting in neigh- Responding to global demands had the best workshops,” she says, to others and being in power over borhoods and through internships. for excellence, President Brown says getting credits. It is much During her two years at CAU, others. “When I think about great Hairston says she also learned about leaders, I know that my leadership For example, CAU has an expand- Clark Atlanta also is being trans- deeper and provides multiple ing program that places students in formed. Its goal is to be a multi- the “dual relationship” alumni have is manifested when members of my nearly every major media company, disciplinary leader that empowers opportunities for leadership.” with the university. As students they team get promoted. I can’t be a great whether news or entertainment, in internal and external actors, alumni question executives in the classroom; leader unless others around me are Atlanta. Students work at CNN, with and the Atlanta community to help they then return as alumni to provide demonstrating greatness as well,” Tyler Perry and at other companies the university reach its goal. answers. This reciprocity is indicative she says. where they can build confidence and Every graduation is about travel, of a CAU network that raises and ful- More than a decade later, Hairston, networks. growth and the end of preparation fills student expectations. By gradua- who is a member of the alumni club By doing so, Brown says, CAU for a person who walks through the tion, Hairston says 90 percent of her and serves on the business school’s creates game changers. Part of that gates as an alumnus or alumna. He classmates had received offers from advisory board, delights in returning process is teaching students to real- or she, Brown says, will overcome the top companies. for speaker sessions with students. n ize that education “is about their total challenges ahead using the leadership values and beliefs learned at Clark Atlanta University. n 14 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 15

Why Giving Back is a The Path to Independent Natural Instinct Thinking Leads Through CAU

r. James K. Bennett says ship in surgery and a residency in ongressman Hank Johnson, Johnson says, he has proposed legis- the greatest honor he has urology at Emory University School the third-term U.S. Rep- lation to protect the unemployed, to ever received is the Native of Medicine. resentative for Georgia’s level the playing field for consumers Citizen Award. It wasn’t More than 30 years later, Ben- C Fourth District, says his and small businesses, and to increase D constituents have a consistent con- public awareness of where rare earth bestowed by a medical organization nett is affiliated with Morehouse and for the breakthrough prostate cancer Emory Medical Schools, hosts a radio cern. They want “jobs, jobs and jobs.” minerals, essential for high-tech and treatment used at the Atlanta practice show spreading the healthy lifestyle Fortunately, Johnson says, Clark military products and applications, he founded or for one of his many gospel and speaks fervently to black College’s faculty prepared him for are mined domestically and globally. peer-reviewed articles. Leaders of his men about reducing their prostate law school, to excel as an attorney The former civil and criminal hometown of Elberton, in northeast cancer risk. He also was the only non- and to one day become a politician. lawyer has three key professional Georgia, wanted to recognize Ben- medical school principal investigator “The college helped shape my belief memories. He was co-chair of Barack nett’s community service and his in a renowned minimally invasive that I’m here to serve and to pursue Obama’s presidential campaign, medical career. study to evaluate the efficacy of an fairness in everything I do,” he says. helped pass healthcare reform and The 1976 summa cum laude gradu- investigational drug that is activated That preparation contained dif- was chairman of the House Judi- ate, who earned his degree in biology, by laser lights. This technique may ferent elements. The tangible one, ciary Subcommittee on Courts and credits his forebears for inspiring him eradicate prostate cancer without any he explains, is supplied by the inter- Competition Policy. There, he says, “I to be his family’s first college gradu- side effects. active network of Clark graduates shaped judicial and anti-trust policy ate. Bennett, always a good student, says, “I spent so much time that her Such accomplishments will make nationwide, especially in Atlanta, that to improve our court system and pro- “The college helped shape attended his first integrated school in daughters thought of me as their gives him a built-in support system tect consumers.” your hometown, and your alma my belief that I’m here to the 10th grade. Faced with an oppor- brother. She took a special liking to mater, proud. n everywhere he goes. The intangible Johnson, a second-generation tunity to attend an all-black uni- me because of my drive to go into assist that Johnson says he acquired Clark College graduate, stays in touch serve and to pursue fairness versity or Georgia Tech, which had medicine and was one of the profes- as a political science major was learn- with the campus through his mother, offered a full scholarship, he chose sors that helped me mature.” ing how to become an independent a loyal alumna. Unsurprisingly, after in everything I do.” the black college experience. A network of Atlanta’s black phy- thinker, a quality that helped launch his years at Clark, the congressman CAU was a critical starting block. sicians and local leaders, who visited his legal and political careers and cites traits established at the college Bennett says CAU reinforced the self- campus frequently to meet students, provided him with the impetus to that he knows will assist students who esteem instilled in him by his parents also had a major impact. Bennett become a leader, not a follower. want to enter politics. He says the and grandparents and gave him the says many of them were still involved The Clark-inspired command new generation of leaders must have confidence “that wherever I went I in the civil rights struggle, and they skills, he says, taught him to how to the traditional virtues of patience, would be a success.” engaged him and other students in think outside the box, as he did as an critical-thinking and the ability to Bennett gained key mentors at transformative conversations. The early critic of the second Iraq war, and compromise, but that they should CAU. In the biological sciences they elders counseled them to foster com- to conceive legal solutions that other combine them with a clear vision of included Dr. Winfred Harris, who munity involvement, give back and House members may not. During what must be accomplished and have later became university provost, and shed any sense of entitlement. the current legislative session alone, the commitment to continue until Dr. Isabella Finkelstein. She brought Superbly prepared, Bennett gradu- their goal has been achieved. n Bennett into her family where he ated from CAU and entered the four- year Duke University Medical School program, which he completed in three years and then did an intern-

16 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 17 A Time of Temporal and The Education of a Writer: Spiritual Growth No Sloppy Thinking Allowed

he Rev. Dr. Mark K. Tyler neous spiritual growth. The former ward-winning writer, essay- place where artistic work bled natu- loves to study African Meth- president of the student body asso- ist, novelist and playwright rally into the political work going on odist Episcopal church his- ciation and his CAU Alpha Phi Alpha Pearl Cleage loves his- around me,” she says. T tory. In his position as the Fraternity admits that while “those Atorically black colleges and Cleage spent three years at How- 52nd pastor of Philadelphia’s Mother experiences were not spiritual they universities for a variety of intellec- ard, before going to Spelman where Bethel AME Church, the founda- gave me the skills that would prove to tual and emotional reasons. So, it’s she received her Bachelor of Arts tion and congregation of the AME be critical later.” not surprising that she attended three degree in drama. In 1972, she entered denomination established by Richard The Oakland, California, native of them. Atlanta University’s Master of Arts Allen in 1794, his avocation meshes recalls that particular CAU faculty Attendance is too weak a word program with a concentration in with his calling. members guided his spiritual for- to describe Cleage’s loyalty to How- literature. In 1991, Tyler received his Bach- mation through their classes and ard University, Spelman College It was a heady place where she elor of Arts degree in religion with wisdom. They also gave students and Atlanta University, which she met professors such as Richard Long, a minor in communications from the confidence to succeed regardless attended in that order. She says the David Dorsey and Caroline Gerald CAU. He also earned a Master’s of of the discipline that they explored. power trio of institutions, which are whom she admired, and civil rights Divinity, in 1994, from Payne Theo- Among Tyler’s mentors were Mrs. united in developing first-class, prag- veterans whom she emulated. “They logical Seminary. Twelve years later, Marjorie Kimbrough, the late Dr. matic community-oriented leaders, didn’t allow students to rely on sloppy he received a Ph.D. in Educational Grant S. Shockley and Dr. Henry made her the person she is today. thinking about events,” Cleage said. Leadership from the University of Love Whelchel, Jr., a religion and ‘’It is tied to the fact that The current artist-in-dialogue “We were instructed to discuss them population will diversify as more Dayton School of Education and philosophy professor. Tyler is still in at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta, with the same rigor, discipline and non-blacks apply. But just as Harvard Allied Professions. contact with Whelchel 20 years after we read in the Bible that where she’s working on a new play, commitment as our studies. These University maintained its traditions Prior to his appointment at Mother graduation, and says “I check with we show our lives to one recalls stepping onto Howard’s individuals made so many of after accepting students who weren’t Bethel, Tyler was a senior pastor in him on all major decisions.” campus. It was 1966, and the us serious about what we WASPs, Clark Atlanta University Camden, New Jersey; West Chester, Since 2008, when Tyler became another by what we do for university’s rich civil rights did in the classroom and should maintain its traditions when Pennsylvania; and Oxford, Ohio. He the pastor of Mother Bethel, he has history appealed to the outside.” non-blacks matriculate. After all, says was director of Church Vocations at led a congregation that is concerned each other, and that love is Detroiter. She was also eager That seriousness led Cleague, CAU trains students just as New Brunswick Theological Semi- with the spiritual but lives in a less- to explore the black Diaspora Cleage to leave AU before well as the Ivy League, and instills a nary and an adjunct professor there spiritual world. Tyler says that means not work — it is an action.” as displayed in the array of stu- receiving her degree. She greater sense of service in them. n teaching such classes as Preaching using material expressions of success dents and faculty from differ- joined the campaign that in the Urban Context, American as concrete expressions of spiritual- ent cultures and countries at elected Maynard Jackson Christianity in Black and White, and, ity. For example, the church’s feeding the university. as Atlanta’s first black unsurpsingly, AME Church History. ministry is one way to express physi- Howard, she says, “was mayor. Tyler says that his Clark Atlanta cally what God has called us to do. an activist’s dream. We also were Cleage says the challenge University experience clarified God’s “It is tied to the fact that we read always picketing somewhere: the facing CAU now is that every- call and that campus leadership in the Bible that we show our lives to Supreme Court, the Congress, one knows it is a great school. opportunities bolstered his simulta- one another by what we do for each the White House, and there was a Consequently, the university other, and that love is not work — it really fertile artistic community is an action,’’ he says. n nearby. I found myself in a Frank McCoy is a New York-based edi- tor and writer for BET News.

18 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 19 Photography by Jay Thomas

Facing Page: Commencement Orator Susan L. Taylor, founder of National CARES Mentoring Movement, addresses the graduates. This page, top: Valedictorian Robert S. King (right) and Lilly Odonkor (left) lead the graduates into Commencement Convocation. Center: Dr. Brown addresses the convocation (left); Faculty enter the convocation (right). Bottom: The 50th Year Class enters the convocation (left). Trustees pose with orator Susan L. Taylor following the ceremony. Left to right: Trustees Thomas W. Dortch Jr., Ingrid Saunders Jones and Chairwoman Juanita Baranco; President Carlton E. Brown, Ms. Taylor, Alumni Trustee Devin P. White and Student Delegate A. Philanda Moore. Left: Legacy Alumnae Eleanor Rogers Gittens, Ed.D. (CU, ‘41) and (left) and Pearlie Craft Dove, Ed.D. (CU, ‘41; AU, ‘43) celebrate their 70th reunion with Marshall Sandra Foster, Ph.D.

20 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 21 s schools originally created to educate former slaves, Clark Atlanta University’s parent institutions could ill afford to educate students who would simply perpetuate the status quo. From its very beginnings, this university has always engaged in transformative learning, instruction that not only engages students to see what was and what is, but also models and challenges students to see the world differently, to reimage the Apresent in order to optimize the future. Over the years, Clark Atlanta has been blessed with visionaries, from activist and social reformer W.E.B. DuBois to legendary educator Pearlie C. Dove, Ed.D., who’ve done just that. That tradition continues today.

As the times change, so does the need for Clark Atlanta University to stay ahead of them, pushing the edge to anticipate solutions that impact how we live. Inherent in this pursuit is the same conven- tional wisdom that prevailed over a cen- Reframing tury ago: educate to transform. Of course, this requires that faculty embrace the pre- cept that tomorrow will the Future be different from today. It sounds simple, but paint- ing a picture of the unseen is no easy task. In the pages that follow, you will see how Clark Atlanta’s four schools are recasting intellectual and social approaches to issues that emerging leaders will be called to anticipate, manage and lead: family life, diversity, unemployment and environmen- tal justice. You’ll see just how Clark Atlanta University is reframing the future.

CAU Admissions Ambassdor Elmer Jones

22 Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 23 By Matthew Scott and tougher industry standards that child welfare program at the center, Domestic violence also is an have been imposed nationally gives is training approximately 20 graduate important component of the center’s Clark Atlanta a position of impor- students to earn their master’s degree work. Dr. Joyce Dickerson is cur- tance within the industry. and a certificate as a child welfare rently using a $50,000 grant to train “It’s an opportunity for the school specialist. The new training she pro- five graduate students to conduct to be on the forefront of social work vides, which emphasizes understand- research on domestic violence. as we move into the 21st century, but ing policies and regulations, as well as “What we are trying to do is more important, it’s an opportunity a greater sense of empathy with the develop a cadre of trained profession- for corporate sponsors to become client’s background and unique situ- als to increase the number of people an educational partner with the ation, puts Clark Atlanta at the lead of color who are doing research on Reframing Family school, and at the same time, provide in developing the next generation of domestic violence and how it affects humanitarian aid,” says Ashong. child welfare specialists. women, children and their families,” Spriggs assists with the training, “Now that we are under a mandate to says Dickerson. but also is working on establishing professionalize the work-force, only a Ultimately, Dickerson’s goal is to Clark Atlanta Uni- CAU’s School of Social Work Atlanta not just the a supervised visitation program for master’s in social work is acceptable,” open “Safe Haven,” a program that versity has launched best in Georgia, but foster children and their biological she says. will be housed inside the center that a major effort to is Poised to Open New Families and the best in the coun- parents that could provide advanced will act as a centralized place in the reassert its leader- Children’s Research Center try,” she says. research on reuniting families after community to address issues sur- ship in social ser- The center will be abusive behavior or other issues that rounding domestic violence. She vices as its Whitney housed on the Clark have resulted in separation. The pro- envisions the center working in coop- M. Young, Jr., School The center will provide cutting-edge research on Atlanta campus in 21st century issues facing at-risk families. gram is only in the formulation stages, eration with the Atlanta Department of Social Work read- Thayer Hall after its but Spriggs says Thayer Hall’s upper- of Public Safety and other units on ies to open a new renovation is com- level training rooms and playroom the Clark Atlanta campus, such as the Families and Children’s Research and current social workers on the plete at the end of the summer. Three area on the lower level provide all the student health and university coun- Center later this year. latest techniques about how to assist grants secured by the School of Social space the program will need. She is seling centers, to provide services and The center’s main goals will be children and adults who have been Work prior to the announcement that already studying successful programs other assistance to anyone in need. to become one of the nation’s top emotionally or physically abused, or the center would be created are serv- from other states, and hopes that “We hope to provide a number of producers of professionally trained are suffering through life crises. ing as the financial foundation for the funding for the Clark Atlanta services through the victim assistance social workers and to become an “The center wants to break ground the new institution until more grant visitation program she envi- program, including crisis counseling, engine of cutting-edge research on on new types of research that has not money can be obtained. sions can be secured within the referrals for medical and legal advo- African-American families and chil- been done and offer services based Dr. Margaret Spriggs and Profes- next two years. This is the type cacy, a 24-hour crisis hotline and dren facing social problems resulting on the research results,” says Pillari. sor Mary Ashong are administering of innovative program that can translation services for interna- from poverty. With so many fami- “We will involve different groups like the child welfare workforce training attract students to Clark Atlanta tional students,” says Dickerson. lies hurting from the economic and the clergy, law enforcement, sociolo- program, which provides a five-year, and catapult it into the forefront Of course, all of these great emotional toll inflicted by the recent gists, medical professionals, and oth- $500,000 Title IV grant to deliver of research involving foster chil- programs rely on the ability of the recession, the need for such an insti- ers, so that we can establish a very additional professional skills training dren and their families. center to apply for and win train- tution is very well timed. multi-faceted center that actually to currently employed social work- “Our undergraduate students ing grants, or to negotiate sponsor- Dr. Vilmala Pillari, dean of the helps these people.” ers. Clark Atlanta is one of only 15 would be used to assess the fami- ships. Pillari says a grant for $600,000 School of Social Work, says the center Pillari says the center’s primary colleges nationwide to provide such lies and then our MSW students is currently pending, and she hopes will study a variety of issues families focus will always be research, but training. would be engaged in the family to raise $10 million over the next few must deal with from infancy to old she is adamant that the center also Ashong, a 35-year social work and one-on-one counseling that years to fund new research and all of age. Research on the challenges faced will become a resource center for veteran who specializes in abuse and may need to be done,” says Spriggs. the proposed programs. by single parents, adolescents in people in the community who want neglect counseling and intervention, Under another Title IV grant, “If someone would sponsor us trouble, victims of domestic violence, and need specialized services, such as teaches three courses that provide Dr. Roslyn Harper, a policy spe- with $5 million, we would name the substance abusers, the homeless and referrals to domestic violence assis- professional training for child welfare cialist and director of the center’s center after them,” she says.n people with mental illness will be tance programs. social workers employed at public Matthew Scott is the editor of Corporate conducted. The School of Social Work “This is a very ambitious and won- and private agencies. She says train- Secretary magazine. also will provide training to students derful opportunity to make Clark ing current social workers in the new Vilmala Pillari, D.S.W, dean of the Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work.

24 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 25 By David Lindsay ing in education as essential as it is the most diverse independent schools tion between cultural diversity practical. in the Southeast. and language fluency. That’s not to say diversity in the Gumbs says teaching at the Friends “That’s actually one of the strong education field does not come with a School was a “life-changing experi- points in the No Child Left Behind little irony. The realities of the job mar- ence” that gave her the confidence legislation,” he notes. “It requires Reframing Diversity ket often steer Clark Atlanta’s newly of knowing that she could be a good educators to measure and account for minted teachers to less-diverse stu- teacher in any cultural environment. the level of English proficiency.” dent bodies, namely the concentration “I thought I could be a good Diversity, on the other hand, repre- of inner-city schools that have access teacher before, but after the Friends sents the cultural differences between to Title I federal dollars reserved for School, I knew I could be a good students and can be an essential part When Angel Gumbs It Takes All Kinds diversity issues in educa- education in low-income areas. teacher anywhere I go,” she says. of helping them succeed. Gumbs has earned a bachelor’s tion, courses throughout Gumbs, for instance, fully expected Gumbs shared her positive experi- even noticed that foreign-born stu- degree in finance the curriculum address her early teaching experiences to be at ence at the Friends School with her dents, depending on their country of in 1995, she never Why diversity training for teachers has become the topic in any number an inner-city school, but her student- teachers, and an increasing number origin and the circumstances behind imagined that one essential in our multicultural society of contexts, applying teaching experience was prescient. of Clark Atlanta students now do their flight to America, can dem- day she’d be working diversity education con- While most Clark Atlanta education their student teaching there. onstrate an extremely high level of in the field of edu- cepts to different sub- cation. But when the nation’s eco- ing Clarkston home to hundreds of jects and to elementary, middle and nomic meltdown brought an end families escaping some of the world’s high-school settings. to her decade-long career in bank- most dangerous, war-torn places. “Educational professionals know ing, Gumbs realized that her fond- It also means the fourth-grade lan- that a teacher who does not approach est work memories centered on her guage arts class Gumbs began teach- the job with diversity in mind is firm’s Junior Achievement activities ing last October is multiculturalism teaching in vacuum, and that’s coun- at local schools. So the path forward to the max, with students from across terproductive in our increasingly was very clear: return to alma mater South and Southeast Asia, Africa and global society,” explains Dr. Noran to earn teaching credentials. the Middle East. Moffett, associate dean. Gumbs discovered that training The mix of cultures and ethnici- According to Dean Sean Warner, for a second career in education was ties at Indian Creek may be broader “classrooms are becoming increas- about much more than simply learn- than most, but the teaching profes- ingly multi-ethnic and teachers of Dean Sean Warner Angel Gumbs Associate Dean Noran Moffett ing how to teach. Because American sion today is more attuned to diver- any persuasion should realize if they society is becoming increasingly sity issues than ever before. Colleges don’t have an operational under- majors do their student teaching in At Indian Creek, she’s knee deep in respect and reverence for an Ameri- multicultural, Clark Atlanta Univer- and universities know it’s essential standing of how their students see the Atlanta public schools, Gumbs went an environment where diversity is so can public school education. sity trains its students to thrive in to ensure their graduates can engage world, they will not achieve optimal to the Friends School of Atlanta, a prevalent, it’s difficult to say whether “When we consider that learn- increasingly diverse classroom envi- multiethnic and multicultural stu- results in the way children perform.” private, religious school run by the there is one common culture in the ing is a highly social, and for some, ronments. Gumbs took the training dent populations. In fact, diversity But how did schools of education Quaker church. school. And while Friends School emotional, activity,” says Warner, a step further, eschewing the typical training is actually a requisite com- get so big on diversity? Policy and Students at the sought-after pri- students often came from well-to-do “and then we factor in the multidi- urban education track common to ponent for Clark Atlanta’s School of data-driven changes in American vate school come from various ethnic families, Indian Creek families often mensionality of students’ cultural many Clark Atlanta students and Education’s accreditation. education that came with desegre- backgrounds, and the school empha- arrive in Clarkston with little more and linguistic backgrounds, it makes graduates to take on an uncommon But the School of Education strives gation — such as mandatory stan- sizes Quaker religious and educational than the clothes on their backs — for an exciting classroom as long as student teaching position. She ulti- to do more where diversity is con- dardized testing in public schools — beliefs that are unfamiliar to many and little to no English. Students in the teacher/educator manages these mately secured a completely unex- cerned. It operates under an organiz- “gave the profession more insight on outside the faith. Students are placed Gumbs’s class collectively speak ten varying viewpoints in ways that help pected job at one of the most diverse ing framework “to improve academic diverse types of learning and cultural in multi-age grade groups and follow different languages. deepen learning.” schools in the country. outcomes in diverse schools and relativity with regard to curricula,” Quaker egalitarian traditions, such as A lack of English fluency cannot “Do we consider human diversity Indian Creek Elementary, where communities.” Its mission statement according to Dr. Moffett. addressing teachers and administra- be considered a threat to successful a core element of education in soci- Gumbs is a fourth-grade language emphasizes the development of edu- Demographic trends provided the tors by their first names. The church’s classroom diversity, Moffett warns. ety?” he adds. “Then diversity should arts instructor, serves a unique com- cational professionals who serve “all remaining reasons to embrace diver- original Atlanta location was one of Rather, it just speaks to the continu- be at the center of what we try to munity in Clarkston, Georgia. Since students, particularly those belong- sity. America’s progression to becom- the first buildings in the city to host ing need for language acquisition impart in teaching and learning.” n the 1990s, the city has been a key ing to culturally and linguistically ing a pluralistic society — one where interracial meetings and educational instruction. U.S. location for international refu- diverse groups.” In addition to three no ethnic or racial group commands activities. The school, located in the Fortunately, the educational David Lindsay is an Atlanta-based writer for gee resettlement organizations, mak- specific classes devoted to cultural the majority — makes diversity train- close-in suburb of Decatur, is one of field is familiar with the distinc- Porter Novelli.

26 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 27 By Matthew Scott

Reframing Unemployment Some solutions to the Two CAU Schools Are Restructuring the creation of addi- nation’s persistent tional courses in unemployment Approach to a Restructured Economy entrepreneurship, problems may come which is seen as a out of research growing trend for Economic development and training are C AU MBA students discuss the latest business trends in the Wright-Young Hall lounge. conducted at Clark at the heart of a new initiative. the future, or the Atlanta University development of cer- nesses. Strickland says they hope to She also suggested that no entre- certifications and customized train- this year as the tificate programs track the growth rates of different preneurship effort would be complete ing programs,” she says. “This is an university executes part of its strategic the forefront of helping to solve the that are in tune with the projected industry sectors, how many jobs are without the creation of a business anticipated growth area for us.” plan initiative by looking for ways to nation’s unemployment problem by needs of employers in the state and created within each industry and the incubator program. “Creating a busi- Strickland says he hopes to renew prepare students for what experts are providing models that other states region over the next 10 years. types of jobs that are created. ness incubator will serve the com- the grant, which was awarded by for- calling a “restructuring of the U.S. can use successfully. Bruce Strickland, a Clark Atlanta He also says the school will focus munity, serve the emerging economy, mer state labor commissioner Michael economy.” Thanks to a one-year, $500,000 MBA alum who has returned to on creating new entrepreneurship provide workforce development Thurmond. He also hopes to create The consistently high unem- grant from the Georgia Department the business school to help design courses specifically designed to capi- agency support and support key CAU programs that can duplicate the success ployment rates that have plagued of Labor, the Clark Atlanta University the new curriculum, says the grant talize on the trend that suggests future initiatives and programs,” she said. Thurmond enjoyed with the Georgia the nation over the past two years School of Business and School of Arts and the summit “can be a dramatic job growth will be fueled by entrepre- While the School of Business Works program, which enables work- have hampered its overall economic and Sciences are conducting research step forward for CAU.” He sees it as neurs starting micro-enterprises and will teach entrepreneurship skills ers receiving unemployment benefits recovery and pose an ongoing to create a database of information a chance to position the university the small business sector overall. to help the unemployed find work, to gain part-time work experience at threat to the livelihoods of Georgia intended to help the state deal with “as an engine for change within the “We are not just in the business the School of Arts and Sciences will a major corporation while continuing residents and the state’s economic many of the vexing problems sur- broader economy that is particu- of preparing our students for jobs create curricula that will teach some to earn their benefits. Many workers growth. Many experts believe that rounding unemployment and job larly focused on the needs of disad- with corporations as we look for- of the core skills that will be needed went on to be employed full-time with unemployment rates may remain creation. Much of the research will vantage minorities in the American ward,” says Strickland. “We want to for the new jobs that emerge from a the companies they worked for while high even when economic growth be released during a summit on the community.” do a much better job of preparing our restructured economy. in the program. begins to heat up because many of unemployment problem that the uni- At the School of Business, there students to go out in the community “The skills and competencies that Georgia Works has become a the unemployed will be unprepared versity will host this fall. will be an emphasis on creating a with a vision to create businesses for are going to be provided by the School model program for other states bat- to accept the new job opportunities The findings are expected to database of information on unem- themselves.” of Arts and Sciences could very well tling with unemployment, and Strick- that will be created. This restruc- include the identification of emerg- ployment trends and business data Katrina Strickland, a professor mean teaching communication skills land believes that some of the curri- turing of the economy is currently ing growth industries within the that will be available to the univer- at the school of business and a CAU or maybe teaching leadership skills,” cula CAU designs can be a model for taking place as labor-intensive jobs state, the volume of jobs each growth sity’s academic partners and every alumna, also points out that the entre- says Dean Shirley Williams-Kirksey. the rest of the nation as well. in manufacturing and construction sector is expected to produce, and an economic development and com- preneurship component is critical to Williams-Kirksey says that since “After this grant is concluded, we are eliminated in favor of “green” understanding of what skills will be munity development agencies in the dealing with unemployment because many corporations are using aca- want to come full circle and begin jobs and positions in professional needed for new jobs in those indus- city, county, state and region. The so many individuals in the black com- demic institutions to help retrain their implementing the curricula so that services industries. Helping unem- tries. The research will also look at database will provide a breakdown of munity have been incarcerated. workers, there is a great opportunity by the following year we should start ployed workers make the transition creating curricula that supports the employment statewide and for par- “When those people have to find for CAU to design programs that can seeing some of those courses and to those new jobs through retrain- conclusions the research uncovers ticular cities and will contain small- work opportunities, entrepreneur- help people gain employment. non-traditional programs also being ing and education has provided surrounding job skills development business data, including information ship often is their only opportunity,” “We are expanding to provide implemented and helping people get CAU with an opportunity to be at and retraining. That may include the on African-American-owned busi- she says. those applied associate’s degrees or back into the workforce.” n

28 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 29 By Jacqueline Gayle master instructor, who links graduates to jobs with contractors. Placements are typically short-term, such as a haz- ardous waste clean-up or construction job solicited by a network of contrac- Reframing Justice tors that EJRC works with to fill posi- tions. However, the training staff is finding more and more that graduates are also finding longer-term positions. Christopher Flemister was referred to Clark Atlanta in 2003 by his proba- tion officer. “My goal was to learn a new trade,” In a time when Environmental Justice Resource Center something about it.” recalls Flemister, a graduate of Harper “green jobs” have The 10-12 week Archer High School in Atlanta. “I was become the pol- Prepares Low-Income Workers curriculum is com- open to anything they were offering icy answer to the for Careers in a New Green Economy prised of training me. I just wanted to keep myself out nation’s roughly 10 in hazardous mate- of trouble.” Trainer Michelle Dawkins routinely takes students through hazmat exercises. percent unemploy- rial removal, green Flemister enrolled in the Youth ment rate, a training The center also builds community awareness of construction, basic Apprenticeship Job Training Pro- more young people need to become knowledge and skills to enter envi- program run out of potential environmental hazards. computer skills and gram and since graduating, he has more involved,” Flemister said. ronmental careers, which are becom- the Environmen- occupational safety held several long- and short-term The training program is well posi- ing increasingly available. tal Justice Resource Center (EJRC) laid off and they come to us gain and is available at no charge for high roofing positions in the Atlanta area. tioned to bolster President Obama’s “We try to stay regional,” Scott Training Institute at Clark Atlanta new skills,” trainer Michelle Dawkins school graduates in specific commu- He feels that the most important environmental platform, which explained. “But from time to time, is already putting people to work explained. Dawkins has been with the nities targeted by the program grant. aspect of the program has been the started with the 2009 revitaliza- we will get calls from other cities and while fostering grassroots awareness institute for nine years and prepares Trainees are often linked to the EJRC vocational skills he has acquired, tion of the Environmental Protec- when a situation arises, we respond of the some of the most challenging trainees for careers in hazardous training program through social which have enabled him to get steady tion Agency’s Interagency Working to the call.” In recent years, Scott has environmental problems facing low- waste removal, which disproportion- service agencies, such as Atlanta’s work with area roofing companies. Group on Environmental Justice. It referred graduates to contractors income communities. ately affects low-income communi- Center for Working Families, which He typically finds his jobs through was initiated during the Clinton-era, needing workers for environmental The Worker Education Train- ties. EJRC’s training program plays a provides job development skills to the EJRC or his worker’s union. but waned during former President clean-up jobs in Georgia and Florida, ing Program, currently funded by large role in making people aware of low-income people living within six “They saw something in me and George W. Bush’s administration. and sent more than 70 graduates of a five-year grant from the National these and other environmental issues, downtown communities. The train- teach you a lot,” he explained. “They’ve The working group aims to address the program to Louisiana to clean up Institute of Environmental Health while helping them develop voca- ing EJRC provides always begins with had a good influence on me.” environmental discrimination issues, the BP oil spill last year. Sciences, trains unemployed people tional skills and “soft skills,” such as raising awareness about environmen- In addition, the environmental such as air pollution, economic vul- Directed by Dr. Robert Bullard, in environmental-related jobs such as communication and basic computer tal issues facing the trainees’ commu- education Flemister received dur- nerability and natural disasters, the considered by many to be the “father green construction, hazardous waste literacy. At the end of the training, nities and challenges them to become ing his training has made him more latter of which has been connected of environmental justice,” the EJRC removal and weatherization. Work- graduates receive certification and active in addressing those issues. aware of problems in his community. to global warming. A 2008 report by has become a major repository for ing through a network of commu- are linked to jobs through contrac- Dawkins recalls how a trainee “I learned a lot about asbestos the Environmental Justice and Cli- information and advocacy on environ- nity organizations located primarily tors who approach EJRC for workers. returned to her community and and at the time I didn’t know what mate Change Initiative, for example, mental justice issues. For more than a in the Southeast, the program also “We educate them about things as used her cell phone to photograph it was,” he recalls. “When I learned found that 71 percent of African decade, the Training Institute has part- places graduates of the program in simple as household products that steel drums filled with environmen- about it and how it affects people, I Americans live in counties that are in nered with agencies in several states, a variety of jobs that can range from can cause environmental concerns,” tal waste and sent the pictures to her was like, ‘wow.’ It’s been around since violation of federal air pollution stan- including Georgia, Florida, Louisiana construction and weatherization Dawkins explained. “Many of our city council. “To me that’s one of the I was born.” dards, compared to just 58 percent of and Texas to increase employment to environmental clean-up, such as trainees are just not aware. It’s one greatest indications of empower- Flemister’s training led him to edu- whites. And in its 2011 budget, the opportunities for African Americans the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that thing to hear about something in the ment,” Dawkins said. cate his mother and elderly people administration earmarked $85 mil- in environmental fields.n leaked millions of gallons of crude oil news and being detached because Each year, the program trains in his community about the dangers lion for green jobs training programs Jacqueline S. Gayle graduated from Clark into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. you really don’t recognize that it’s between 125 and 150 individuals and of lead and asbestos in their homes. that can be tapped by programs such Atlanta’s Mass Media Arts program in 2000. “We train people who just want happening in your community and claims a placement rate of up to 90 “Everyone needs to know what’s as the Worker Education Training She currently works in international health to get back to work. Some have been recognizing that you can actually do percent, according to Gerald Scott, a going on in our communities and Program to develop individuals’ and development.

30 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 31 Clark Atlanta University is cultivating the nation’s By Joyce Jones next generation of leaders. Here four students talk about the fields that send them running to work or At CAU school each day and how they are going to make Stephon Tynes an impact in their respective industries. is Preparing to Become a Global Business Leader

Stephon Tynes, who will earn a bach- School Can be Both Innovative and Fun elor’s degree in accounting and eco- nomics in 2013, did not assume that he would end up at an institution like Khalifah Abdullah hopes to impact the field of education in the classroom Clark Atlanta University. The New Jer- and in policy arenas. sey native had a bit of a hard knocks life and was raised by his grandmother from the age of seven after his parents lost custody of their children. Khalifah Abdullah, a rising senior in During her junior year practicum, elementary school students that enabled “I was convinced that I was going Clark Atlanta University’s School of Khalifah was struck by the lack of cre- them to apply mathematics and geom- to attend a technical school for auto Education, is a self-proclaimed Califor- ativity in the Atlanta Public Schools etry lessons into a gingerbread house mechanics,” he says. “But my counselor nia girl who graduated from a predomi- system, even though it was a benefi- building activity. told me how smart I was and that going nately white high school in Los Angeles. ciary of President Barack Obama’s Race “The students measured out the dif- to college was a much better deal.” The legacies of historic figures like the to the Top initiative. Teachers must still ferent pieces and after building the When he began researching universi- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and W.E.B. subscribe to strict standards to increase gingerbread house they measured the ties, Clark Atlanta was the first on to pop DuBois, and the role models who sub- achievement scores that keep students angles for each wall that they’d created,” into his head and although he applied sequently followed in their footsteps are stuck indoors for most if not all of the Khalifah said. “It was really fun for them to and visited several schools, he knew what attracted her to CAU and make her day and leave little room for innovative and showed that they can learn through almost immediately that CAU was the determined to continue their example. instructional techniques. So although recreational activities.” right choice. Khalifah has always been a leader in today Khalifah still wants to make her The association provides mentoring “When I visited in April 2008, it felt the field of education. As a child, she mark in the classroom, she has expanded to university students exploring careers like the right place to be. I knew this was challenged her siblings to tackle her her goals to include attending law school in education. It also is developing plans my home,” he said. school lessons and at day’s end checked so that she can also make an impact on to introduce children who live in shelters Stephon, who studies Italian and is on their progress. But it wasn’t until her education policy. to the “fun” of learning. spending the summer in Morocco at Al matriculation at CAU that she discov- Until then, however, Khalifa has found Friends have questioned her commit- Akhawayn University, runs a company ered how truly passionately she felt about other ways to leave her mark. As presi- ment, asking why she doesn’t pursue a that throws parties, that he started in education and her potential impact on dent of the Georgia Association of Stu- more lucrative paying field. But Khalifah high school with a group of his friends. the field. dent Educators, she has not only revived firmly believes that schoolchildren, espe- Stephon plans to not only become a “I went to a high school that was 95 the organization but also has introduced cially those in urban settings need the leading entrepreneur, but to also be a role percent Caucasian and when you don’t innovative classroom techniques that sort of extra guidance that she wants to model for others, particularly those who see examples of what you can be, it’s converge instruction with recreation. provide. grew up in similar circumstances and hard to envision it,” she says. “So coming “The organization had lost its focus “I feel like I can provide a safe haven serve as a support system to them. And, to CAU really did strengthen me, espe- over the years and I worked to bring that because kids often spend more time with he’s already thinking about his legacy. cially as an African-American woman, back with more community-oriented their teachers than their parents,” she “I want to be remembered as some- to really believe in myself and that there activities,” she says. says. “I want to make that impact and be thing great,” he says. “I hope to be in can be change if we seek it and become Last winter, for example, the asso- the kind of role model that there weren’t some student’s textbook one day.” n that change.” ciation developed a lesson plan for a lot of when I was growing up. n

32 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 33 No Problem is Too Big to Solve

Kelvin Suggs wants others to experience the joys of scientific discovery.

If the nation had about a million more research projects in which he models the theoretical side of nanotechnology. people like Kelvin Suggs, the United systems that interact with polymers, We take chemical systems and we try to States would be poised to lead the world metal and other materials. As he did understand the physics of those systems in the critical fields of science, technol- last summer, he will teach a daily high- and do predictive calculations on those ogy, engineering and math, all of which level physics and chemistry course to phenomena,” he explains. “We attempt are desperately seeking to recruit a four exceptional high school students. to explain what scientists see in their great deal more women and minorities. He says the class is very interactive so experiments and try to predict what Increasing the number of minorities is that the students aren’t just memoriz- they should be developing for future crucial, as they will one day represent ing information. He asks them probing experiments and utilize different calcu- the majority of the country’s population. questions to help them develop their lations to do that.” Kelvin, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in problem-solving skills. Recognizing the need for more chemistry at CAU, earned an under- Last year, Kelvin worked with high minorities in the STEM fields, Kelvin Doing Well by Doing Good graduate degree in physics at More- school science teachers to help them says he’s been working to identify for- house in 2000, and then did a four-year redevelop their curriculums to include mer classmates whom he can urge to For Sabrina Goodson there’s no greater satisfaction than helping others. stint in the Navy, followed by five years a research-based approach. consider pursuing graduate studies at working in banking. “I observed the teachers and then Clark Atlanta and scientific research “As an undergrad, I did a seminar wrote up protocols to help them dis- careers. He says there’s often a discon- thesis on the physics of finance. So even cuss different concepts in their science nect in the educational process that though I was into science, I was always class and how to apply them to the real prevents people from realizing that they a conceptual numbers kind of person,” world,” he said. I also presented the stu- can have rich careers in science that For as long as she can remember, Sabrina who shared a great deal about their force and to help coordinate this year’s he explains. “Banking allowed me to dents with problems and helped them enable them to contribute something Goodson has always been concerned academic and professional experience program. problem solve, interact with people and develop ways to solve them.” substantial to the community, and he’s about the welfare of others. At the tender with students, and also helped usher us In the meantime, she is mulling the generate a good income. It was a very As if he didn’t have enough in his hoping to change that. age of 13, she convinced officials at a local into the field.” next steps that will lead to her becoming a good fit for me.” petri dish, Kelvin also is helping the Once he’s completed his graduate Atlanta community hospital that she was Sabrina was named a Verizon Wire- licensed social worker specializing in help- Kelvin left banking to earn a master’s university develop a materials science studies, Kelvin says, “I hope to get lost responsible enough to help care for new- less Hope Line Scholar, an initiative that ing people suffering from mental health degree in chemistry at Clark Atlanta. degree program. in a lab somewhere. As long as I’m prob- born babies and their mothers, and has deals with domestic and dating violence disorders and substance abuse. The econ- He is currently leading five different “Essentially what we’re working on is lem solving, I’m happy.” n been volunteering ever since through a on college campuses. omy has left many people unemployed broad range of activities, including pub- “My idea was to research and support and subsequently struggling with despair lic broadcasting and theatrical fundraiser a model program that we could start at or depression over how they will provide events, and helping at food pantries and CAU and hopefully implement at col- for their families and themselves. Those senior citizen homes. leges and universities across the nation,” feelings often are a gateway to substance Despite her history of philanthropic she explains. She also served on a related abuse. They are the very people whom activity, Sabrina earned her undergradu- task force that produced information on Sabrina hopes to counsel in her role as a ate degree in biotechnology from Howard the issue for students. professional social worker. University in 1988. But after years of not Last fall, Sabrina and a small group “Sometimes when people are out of finding work in her field, she decided to of other students helped the university work and hope, they’re unable to see that do what she loves best — helping others. launch “The Call to True Beauty” pro- silver lining. They need someone trained “I’ve always been an active participant gram, which aimed to equip students to help them to put together the steps in helping to change environments or across the Atlanta University Center and they need to take to get themselves back conditions for others, so I was interested the local metropolitan area with infor- on track or to choose a new track,” she in entering a field that encompasses what mation and resources that will empower says. “Sometimes you need someone to I’ve done my entire life,” Sabrina says. them to avoid the cycle of dating and help you see your options because you She found a mentor who helped her domestic violence. The program, which can’t see them through your cloud.” explore her options and settled on social targets female students in particular, also While she settles into a new job her- work. At Clark Atlanta, where she earned will enable students to become advocates self, Sabrina isn’t sitting still. a master’s degree in social work in June, against violence in their own communi- “I’ve been in orientation for more Sabrina says, “I was fortunate enough ties. Although Sabrina has graduated, she volunteer programs,” she says. “I have to to have some wonderful instructors plans to continue her work on the task always keep myself busy.” n

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By Frank McCoy Atlanta University was the value of By Martha Buckman and Joyce Jones being a servant-leader. That is some- one willing to do the work rather than simply telling others what they should Prepare Yourself and do, and who can lead by example. She Atlanta Alumni President says that the military provides man- Aim High agement tips, but CAU helped her Rebuilt Chapter with Three Rs create an outward focus on others, as well as an inward one on her profes- Shirley Greene encourages minority students to think big sional life. Marshall Taggart Will Now Help Build National Agenda “That is something I practice in my daily work,” she says. There is a Latin saying, Non Ministrari she enjoyed working for both degrees She manifests that knowledge Clark Atlanta University has a rich and sed Ministare, that exemplifies Shirley and always had an affinity for numbers, by encouraging prospective minor- storied history of alumni who return R. Greene’s approach to life. The phrase finance and marketing. ity students to consider HGSE. The to campus each year to celebrate their means not to be served, but to serve. This prowess drew notice from a Spel- school receives more than 3,000 personal and professional successes and Since June 2008, Greene has been the man professor who suggested that Greene applications annually for its 15 pro- share the wisdom they’ve gained out in assistant director of admissions at the enhance her skills with a master’s degree grams, but admits approximately the world with current undergraduate Harvard University Graduate School of from Clark Atlanta. Her two degrees are 600 master’s program and 50 doc- and graduate students. They also take Education (HGSE). But her interest in part of the benefits she received from toral students. The competition is great steps to encourage other young and dedication to ministering to others attending historically black colleges and more intense in a weak economy, as people who they meet along the way to is a purposeful blend of national, educa- universities. The tangible benefits were corporate executives seek alterna- study at their alma mater and continue tional and professional experiences that vibrant professors and the creation of a education, but it was a surprise to me tive careers. Consequently, Greene the tradition of giving back to the univer- have transformed a small-town Georgia lifelong social network whose members when I said that,” she says. says she often must work to con- sity community. girl into an academic professional. provide “a sounding board for me.” Her acquisition of the requisite edu- vince excellent minority candidates Marshall Taggart, who earned both Currently, Greene’s responsibili- The intangible benefit was that CAU cation and experience culminated at that they are prepared to excel at a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a ties include oversight of the admissions bred confidence, fed her desire and drive the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Harvard. master’s degree in public administration process and committee work for five of to succeed and instilled in her a pledge to which awarded her the Ford Founda- “At CAU and other HBCUs stu- from CAU, is one of the inspired ones. In airport. He previously served as a senior the school’s 15 degree programs. She assist others achieve similar goals. tion’s $100,000 Matthew L. Kaplan Dif- dents might not even consider apply- July he will step down from his position concession manger at the Hartsfield also serves as a member of the HGSE “I learned that being accepted by ficult Dialogues Initiative award. In 2007, ing. I reassure them that it is a wel- as president of the university’s Atlanta Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, admissions committee, which selects the institutions beyond [the HBCU bubble] she received a Ph.D. in higher educa- coming, supportive environment. I alumni chapter to assume responsi- during which he negotiated concession incoming class and helps create admis- is possible,” says Greene. tion administration, with a concentra- see a lot of different groups — His- bilities as vice president of the national contracts that brought the city $40 mil- sions policy. She also serves as a liaison Among Clark Atlanta University’s tion in organizational behavior and panics, Native Americans and Blacks alumni association. The Atlanta native lion in revenues. between the admissions office and pro- distinctive advantages one stands out. management. — that face similar challenges. The chose Clark Atlanta over several other “I interacted with a lot of alums, some gram faculty directors and staff, and Greene, 43, says the campus has profes- The route to her doctorate was an issue is getting that information out,” options at the encouragement of his high of whom worked on campus, such as other administrative offices. In addition, sors who are known as “whetstones.” unusual one. From 1986 to 1991, Greene Greene says. school principal, Bennie Lowe, who also faculty who’d graduated from CAU and Greene helps set goals, standards and They are the individuals who sharpen served in the United States Navy and it With their degrees in hand, she graduated from CAU. Lowe, with whom other alums who worked in the area,” objectives for new student orientation students’ leadership skills and show them was there that she found what would says, graduates discover that being an he remains close to this day, also helped Taggart said of his undergraduate years, and develops and facilitates recruitment how to use those skills. They helped become her first alma mater. “I went educator is more about commitment Taggart secure a full scholarship to fund including judges, members of Atlanta’s of students of color. Greene understand that leadership to Spelman because an officer who to the work, despite all the challenges his undergraduate studies and followed city council and the wife of Ambassador Prior to this position, she spent two comes in different guises. had administered Morehouse College’s one may face. his progress throughout the four years. Andrew Young, who also graduated from years at the Education School as a special “Leadership,” she says, “isn’t just ROTC program came to talk to us about “Passion and dedication to stu- “It struck an indelible chord with me CAU. project associate. Harvard initially hired standing up in the front of the class or college.” dents will keep you coming back for that he would make such an effort to help Since earning his undergraduate her in 2005. shouting out the best idea. It is being Hard work and determination paid more,” Greene says. me get into a college and have it paid for,” degree in 1992, Taggart has been an In 1994, Greene received her MBA, thoughtful and willing to incorporate the off. During her academic career, Greene Off the clock, the Dawson, Georgia Taggart recalls. active alum. But by 2009, when he ran for with a concentration in finance and ideas of others in your thinking.” won a handful of awards from vari- native stays busy, volunteering at Har- In addition, Taggart benefitted from president of the Atlanta alumni chapter, marketing from Clark Atlanta Univer- Greene’s initial interest in academic ous organizations, including a National vard’s W.E.B. DuBois Society and for the counsel of other alums who steered the organization was at an historical low. sity. It was the middle step of a natural administration was unexpected. One day Four-Year Navy Reserve Officer Training other groups. She is also a consultant him to internship and other opportuni- It was a difficult period for the university, progression up the academic ladder. a professor asked her what she wanted to Corps scholarship for her undergraduate to Statmats Inc., a higher-education ties that enabled him to explore myriad which had just laid off several members Three years earlier, she had received do with her life, and Greene responded education. She was honorably discharged marketing company. But she hasn’t options and build a strong career. In Jan- of its staff and faculty, many of whom a B.A. in economics with a minor in that she wanted to work at an institution in 1991 and received her Spelman degree stopped dreaming about the future, uary, Taggart became assistant aviation also were CAU graduates. business administration from Spelman of higher education. that same year. and one day hopes to become a uni- director for the City of Tallahassee and “I wanted to get as many active alums College. The former naval officer says “I have always had a passion for A key lesson Greene learned at Clark versity president. n the second in command at its regional as possible to donate to the school to help

36 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 Clark Atlanta University SUMMER 2011 37 Alumni FORUM UNIVERSITY SPORTS By Dana Harvey prevent future layoffs. The chapter was an opportunity to interact with students. university’s biggest events, when hun- defunct, had only eight members and During his tenure, the chapter partnered dreds of alums return to campus. Tag- was teetering on the verge of bankruptcy,” with the HBCU Alumni Alliance, which gart hopes to implement an innovative Taggart says. “I wanted to see how we includes several local university alumni fundraising campaign that takes advan- could mobilize the group. There were a chapters, to raise scholarship money for tage of modern technology and not only lot of hurt feelings about professors who their respective schools through a 5K makes it easy for students and alums to had been let go and a lot of alumni just run/walkathon. Clark Atlanta was the make donations, but also encourages weren’t feeling the university. But we did number-two fundraiser, Taggart says. them to do so multiple times. It’s simi- a good job of getting people active and In addition, he spearheaded a panel lar to campaigns that nonprofit orga- interested in their alma mater.” discussion titled “Hail to the Chiefs,” nizations have used in the past year to Taggart, who relishes a challenge, set that enabled faculty and future students respond to natural disasters around the his mind to changing their mindset by to hear from alums who currently serve world, such as last year’s devastating developing a plan that he dubbed the as chief operating officers, chief financial earthquake in Haiti. Individuals would Three Rs to recruit, retain and revital- officers and chief administrative officers. be able to use their mobile phones to ize the alumni chapter. At the same “Our goal was to get alums involved give as little as $5, which Taggart hopes time, the university was going through and recognize how they could give back will help him reach his goal by the end It’s About the TEAM WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY a period of transition, so he tied his by donating their time, talent or trea- of the five-day Homecoming period. The Three years ago when Carlton E. Brown 2009 SIAC Champions efforts to build his membership base to sure,” he says. “Financial contributions alumni association also would produce became president of Clark Atlanta Uni- 2010 SIAC Runner-up the university’s efforts to reprogram its are wonderful, but alumni talent and a document that includes the amount versity, the Department of Athletics was 2010 East Division — Women’s Team of the Year brand and image. career advice are priceless.” He reckons raised and photographs of the students in a state of transition. While the pro- 2010 SIAC Academic Team The alumni group, which now boasts that the Atlanta chapter has donated who benefit from everyone’s largesse. gram was fully operational, “excellence” 2010 Competed in the NCAA Division II Regional Meet for the first time and about 225 members, hosted a variety of approximately $8,000 to CAU, which is “That to me speaks volumes and in wasn’t a word anyone would have used finished 13th overall — Time: 2:09:31 in 6K. events, from ice cream socials to wine great progress given the challenge that all turn articulates the value about why you then to describe it. So Brown went to 2010 Two athletes received All-Academic Team honors by the NCAA United States tastings and phon-a-thons. Taggart used HBCUs face raising money. That hasn’t should be a member of the association work. He knew the value of a dynamic, Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Facebook, Linkedin and other social stopped Taggart from setting an ambi- and give back,” Taggart said. “I developed high-vitality sports program. He knew 2010 USTFCCA All-Academic Team networking systems to reach out to tious goal of helping the national alumni the Three Rs to teach people to really the importance of athletics to a well- prospective members, The chapter also association raise a million dollars. And, understand their role as an alum and why rounded academic enterprise. He knew MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY partnered with the junior class to host a once again, he’s got a plan. it’s important. Sometimes people don’t what athletic scholarships and opportu- game night on campus, which gave alums Homecoming Week is one of the know, or they just forget.” n 2010 Two runners competed in the NCAA Regional Meet nities meant to students, many of them

the first in their families to attend college. MEN’S BASKETBALL He knew the great magic of pairing the 2009 SIAC Regular Season Champions right coaches with the best student ath- 2010 SIAC Conference Tournament Runner-Up letes. And he knew that Clark Atlanta 2010 SIAC Pre-Season No. 1 Selection University needed to adopt a fresh 2010 & 2011 Back-to-Back NCAA Division II Regional Tournament Appearances approach to administering its program. There will always be an unexpected challenge. 2011 SIAC Conference Tournament Champions (First time in 46 years) And so, like any shrewd head coach, 2011 Ranked as high as No. 8 in NCAA Division II South Region Poll Brown began crafting his playbook and 2011 NCAA All-Region Player went about building the right team, one In every unexpected challenge is a new 2011 Two CAU players were selected to participate in the HBCU All-Star Classic opportunity. that would commit to excellence, char- basketball game acter, academics and student-athleticism and quickly, precisely execute those prin- In every opportunity is the possibility of greatness. ciples. Three years later, results indicate WOMEN’S BASKETBALL that his playbook is as valuable as any to 2008-2009 SIAC Regular Season and Conference Tournament Runner-up be found. The program is operating on a 2008-2009 SIAC Player of the Year Where these three intersect, you will find Clark Atlanta University. higher plane. Some might say it’s a whole 2009 NCAA Division II Regional Tournament Appearance new game. Of course, it all boils down to 2009 Ranked No. 6 in the NCAA South Region Poll one smart play: first, put the right team 2011 SIAC Freshman of the Year and NCAA All-Region Player in place. Undaunted by challenging times. Steadfast in our resolve to change the times.

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FOOTBALL BASEBALL 2010 NCAA Division II Defensive 2011 SIAC Freshman of the Year Rankings: No. 1 Pass Defense, No. 2 Tackles for losses, No. 11 Total Defense and No. 26 Total Sacks INDIVIDUAL COACHING HONORS 2010 CAU Defensive Lineman selected as the 100% Wrong Head Coach Pamela Page – Club AUC Player of the Year Women’s Cross Country CAU players have been selected to participate in the HBCU Senior 2009 SIAC Coach of the Year Bowl for the last three years. Head Coach Darryl Jacobs – WOMEN’S TENNIS Men’s Basketball 2010 Player of the Year – Keva Palmer 2009-2010 SIAC Coach of the Year 2011 SIAC Champions 2009-2010 Atlanta Tip-Off Club Georgia College Coach 2011 Player of the Year – Munashe Makuni of the Year 2011 SIAC All-Academic Team Award 2009-2010 Heritage Sports Radio Network Coach of the Year 2011 Regional Tournament Appearance Runner-up 2010-2011 SIAC Coach of the Tournament CHEERLEADING Head Coach Autumn Williams – 2009 SIAC Cheer and Dance Competition Champions Women’s Tennis 2011 SIAC Coach of the Year WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD First tennis coach to win an SIAC tournament championship 2011 SIAC All-Academic Team Award as a player and a coach.

SOFTBALL 2010 Nationally ranked players 2011 Won 32 games and set a record for the most wins in a single-season 2011 SIAC Pitcher of the Year 2011 SIAC Freshman of the Year 2011 Nationally ranked players

For the past three years, CAU student-athletes have received All-Academic, All-Conference, and All-Region honors in all sports. This year, 41 percent of CAU’s student athletes maintained a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

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