THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN SEPTE BER 7 -13,1986
ilberforce honors
US EGO -Vivaion
ither poon, a counselor at
u kegon Community Col
lege for the past eight years,
a recognized at the July 18
ational Alumni Convention
held in tlanta, G orgi .
student at Wilberforce
University, Wilberforce,
Ohio, during her undergrad
uate years, Mrs. Witherspoon
as taken by surprise when the
"President's Achievement
Award" was conferred upon
her by Wilberforce President,
Dr. Yvonne Walker-Taylor.
ccording to Vernon Court
ney, Wilberforce Assistant to
the President, the local edu
cator has remained an active
participant in the Wilberforce
alumni organization, a major
factor in her election for the
honor. She was also cited for
being instrumental in the ar
ticulation between Dr. John
G. Thompson, immediate past
president of uskegon Com
munity College and Dr. Taylor
of Wilberforce which resulted
in a 2 plus 2 agreement,
hereby students may begin
their education at uskegon
Community College and com
plete work toward a bac
calaureate degree at Wilber
force.
Mr. Witherspoon received
her early education in Ar an-
as and attended Wilberforce
on a scholar hip. After two
years in ocial or, she earn
ed her teaching certificate and
master's degree t W tern
CC counselor
Michigan University, Kalama
zoo.
A lifelong champion of edu
cation, she strives to eradicate
the indifference toward the
learning experience which she
frequently encounters among
young people. She is a meniber
of the Muskeon Heights Board
of Education and resides in
Muskegon Heights with her
husband Henry and son
James.
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From this view
USKEGO e have
comin up Sunday at 6 p.m.
joint service bet een Fello -
hip Christian Reform Church
ith Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
An dded f ture, the Church
of the Livin God ill join in
joint eveing ervic plu the
po ibility of represen tion
from other churches in the
gr ter us egon area.
e expect music from the
three church including the
choir from Mt. Zion, the
Church of the Living God and
ho t, Fello hip, plu
hopefully the Holly S' ter
from Church of the Living
God ill perform.
This rvice is a repeat per
formance of earli r joint ser
vic held in arch and April.
The experience as so ell
received, the con re tion
decided to repeat with the
meetings two wee apart
r ther than the month apart as
ere the earlier rvic .
us egon Di trict Jurisdic
tion Three, South e tern
Michi an, under au pices of
District Mi ionary Mother
Mattie Davi , is preparina for
our first wome . '
to be held t �13, in
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Temple Church of God In
Christ, 693 Columbu .
Mother Birdie FI es is pre
siding state upervisor.
motorcade will take place
onday, Sept. 8 in Benton
Harbor.
Then Sunday, Sept. 14, the
Mt. Zion Church of god In
Christ will have its annual Old
F hioned Christian Reunion
Service at 3:30 p.m.
The Reunion Speaker will
be Supt. H.J. Coleman of Sag
inaw. We are expecting a
gr nd ffair and at the end of
the service we will h ve an old
fashioned family reunion din-
ner together in the social hall.
Mt. Zion is located at 188
W. Muskegon Avenue. Mt.
Zion is easily accessible to any
per on living in any direction
in the city. The northbound
expressway passes in front of
the church. The southfound is
one block north of the church.
Sept. 21 will be the return
visit of Fellowship Reform
Church with Mt. Zion being
the host. Congregations ho
would like to have joined us
earlier can join with us in this
joint service at 6 p.m., Sun
day, Sept. 21.
MCC adds new courses
US EGO - e
cour e . offered for the fir t
time during Fall Seme ter,
1986 at Mu egon Community
College are designed to com
plete curricula for program
which were ne last year or
formulated in answer to needs
identified by the community.
Sharon VandenHeuvel,
chairperson of the Busine s
Department, reports that busi
ness Department faculty ill
offer several modules of
"Topics in Computing, " a
series which will effectively in
tegrat the capabilites of the
computer into routine office
procedures. The mods, design
ed as electives within depart
mental programs, ill include
one-credit courses in Compu
ter Keyboarding, Introduction
to PCs, WordStar Basics, Lo
tus 1-2-3- Spreadsheet, In
troduction to BASIC and
D-Base II. "Business
Ethics," taught by Philosophy
instructor Blair Morrissey, is a �
three-credit Philosophy course
also listed under Busine s
Management.
Second-year courses in six
offerings within the Food
service Lodging and Travel
Management Program will be
offered. The program was in-
troduced last year. Mr. Daniel
Biala, ho comes from
Grand Rapid with e ten ive
foodservice and lodging
management experience, has
b n hired as a full-time in
structor. "Organizational
Communication, " taught by
English in tructor Jean
Pata y, ill b offered a a
thre -credi t FL T cour e as well
as a subject in the Communi
cations program.
Data Processing cour e in
clude "Introduction to Lotus
1-2-3- (Spreadsheet)", de ign
ed for individual with no
bac ground in LOTUS. "Pro
gramming in 'C' " is a rapidly
emerging computer language
with applications for home
computers through Main
frames.
"Modern Jazz Dance I I is a
new Dance offering for one
credit to b taught by Judith
Broo y.
The Electronics program in
cludes a ne offering, "Bio
medical Instrumentaiton and
Measurement" dealin with
the use and maintenance of
ophisticated medical equip
ment. Additional information
on any of the above i
available by calling 777-0250.
CC teacher tapped
for sta e board
MUSKEGO -For the first
time, the Michigan Council
for the Humanities has
selected a Muskegonite to sit
on the Council. Richard
Charles Ford, Muskegon
Community College Political
Science instructor, has been
appointed to the position at
the recommendation of Ron
Means, Executive Director of
the Council and a earch com
mittee made up of Council
members.
Requests for funds for
Michigan Humanities projects
must be approved by the
Council. Each Council mem
ber receives copies of all re
quests. Two times per year the
Council announces acceptance
of grant proposals. Council
members serve four-year term
and meet four times each year
at various location around
the state.
Ford, ctive in u egon
cultural activities since joining
the CC faculty in 1974, says
he is 100 ina forward to the
BLACK I CO E FALLS SI CE 1973
Washington, D.C.-According to the most recent Cen-
sus Bureau report the average income for a Blac family in
America has actually fallen since 1973. The same is true for
the average white family but the Black family income
decline was greater. The Census Bureau figures sho that
in 1973 the average income for Blac families stood at
$20,708 a year. But in 1984 the average yearly income had
fallen to 18,S04. However, the figures reveal that not all
Blac families are doing worse financially. The average in
come for two-parent Blac famill actually rose by 3.9'1.
during the 1973-84 �od. The lar est income drop came
1 (I eacf&t f ':1 . of Blac
'chU live in feiiUde beaaed f�es.
assignment. He believes that
familarity with the Humanities
assists one in "discovering and
clarifying order and meaning
in life."
He defines the Humanities
as the study of English litera
ture, history, philosophy,
jurisprudence, theology,
history of theater and the arts,
classical languages and linguis
tics.
Ford is past president of
Friends of Hac ley Library
and and the uskegon Coun
cil for the Arts; initiated the
Great Lectures Series in
Mus egon Community Col
lege and the Hac ley Library
Lectur ; a member of the Se
cond Drama quartet. He has
coordinated Public Forums
which sought to examine
public problem from a
"Humanities" point of vie .
He is familiar to both radio
and television audiences as
commentator and tal sho
host.