Rackham minority
The Michigan Daily- Thursday, December 4, 1986- Page 3
affairs dean to resign
By EUGENE PAK
The Associate Dean of the
Rackham Graduate School in charge
of minority affairs will resign from
his post at the end of the term to
concentrate on academic endeavors.
"I think in terms of my own
professional and career
development, my future lies in
biology and not in administration,"
said George Jones, a biology
professor. He will continue to teach
and do research.
"My reasons for resigning do not
reflect that I think the post is
unimportant. On the contrary, I feel
that this position... is essential to
minority recruitment and retention."
JONES said the issues facing
minorities at the University are
"clear-cut: We need to increase
minority enrollment and take steps
to make sure that these students
complete their degree programs."
Although overall minority
enrollment at the University reached
an all-time high this fall, graduate
minority enrollment was the lowest
it has been in 10 years.
Black enrollment dropped to a
low of 4.2 percent, while Hispanic,
Asian and Native American
Rackham graduate enrollment
remained relatively constant. In
fact, in Rackham, there are now
more Asian students than black
students.
This decline in minority graduate
enrollment was mainly due to
economic and cultural factors rather
than a drop in minority
undergraduate enrollment, according
to a study authored by Associate
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Niara Sudarkasa.
JONES took the position on
quarter-time, but said one reason he
resigned from the position was that
he was unable to put as much time
as he wanted to into the job. He
suggests that the position be made
a half- or full-time position.
When Jones was named associate
dean two years ago, he held a series
of informal luncheons with
minority graduate students to
discuss their concerns.
He said the students' major
concerns were financial support and
social and academic isolation. This
led to the formation of the Minority
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Students, which Jones assisted in
founding.
Microbiology student James
Rogers, an active member of the
organization, said students need a
place to which they can turn.
"'M Y impression is a lot of
minority graduate students come
here from different atmospheres,
especially those from traditionally
black colleges... it helps to have
one place for minority students to
meet," he said. Rogers said Jones
has started a number of programs to
address such problems.
The University has not yet
named a replacement for Jones.
Susan Lipschutz, new associate
dean of Rackham, said an associate
dean will likely be named some
time during winter term. The job
description was sent to higher
education journals and posted
within the University.
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Campus cinema
The Adventures Of Buckaroo
Bonzai (W. D. Richter, 1984),
MED, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Nat Sci.
This comic book spoof, in which
physicist/neurosurgeon/rock star/ cul-
ture hero Buckaroo gets caught up in
a battle between good and bad aliens,
is a lot smarter (and better) than lots
of folks give it credit for. No matter
where you go, there you are.
It's A Wonderful Life (Frank
Capra, 1946), CG, 9:15 p.m., Aud
A.
Shamelessly corny, wonderfully
touching Christmas tale in which
Jimmy Stewart, on the verge of
taking that Great Leap of Faith off
an icy bridge, gets a second chance
when anvangel shows what life
would have been like for all the
people he's touched if he'd never been
born. In the original black-and-white,
not Ted Turner's maggot colorization
crap.
Performances
Odetta - The Ark, 7:30 & 10
p.m. (763-8587).
The legendary blues, folk, and
gospel singer performs twice tonight
at the Ark.
Michigan Jazz Band -
University School of Music, 8 p.m.,
Rackham Auditorium (763-4726).-
Louis Smith conducts the Jazz Band
tonight in a free concert, with the
program to be announced.
Speakers
Dr. I. Ahmad - "Inferring
Nuclear Shapes by Spectroscopy,"
Devt. of Chemistr. 4 m.,1200
European Studies, 4 p.m., 3304
MLB.
Dr. Kenneth Boulding -
"Economics and the Real World (if
there is one)," Dept. of Economics,
4:30 p.m., Lor'h Hall Auditorium.
Michael Makin - "More on
Marina Tsvetaeva," Center for
Russian and East European Studies,
7:30 p.m., Lane Hall Commons
Room.
Meetings
Safety Alternatives for
Women Around Campus- 6-7
p.m., Couzens Hall Living Room.
United Farm Workers Support
Group - 6:30 p.m., Wolverine
Room, Mich. Union.
Furthermore
Safewalk - Nighttime safety
walking service, 8 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.,
102 UGLi (936-1000).
Lesbian/Gay Liberation: a
Revolutionary Socialist Per-
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124 E. Quad.
Transcendental Meditation
Technique - Introductory lecture,
8 p.m., T.M. Center, 528 W.
Liberty (996-8686).
What's Love Got To Do With
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Union (764-8433).
American Cancer Society -
Training session for volunteers at
Wilmot House, a temporary resi -
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Holiday Inn West (971-4300).
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fund transfer is at least temporarily
frozen.
Obey said he would continue the
hold "until we have a chance to sort
out what is going on with the
admnistration's Nicaraguan policy."
Rusidents seek
new plan to
aid homeless
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safe place to stay while they look
for affordable housing," she said.
J A C K Wilson, director of
social services for the Washtenaw
County Salvation Army, said the
number of people needing
emergency shelter is increasing in
Washtenaw County.
He said the demand for shelter
has increased since last year because
of a lack of affordable housing.
"Some of the people staying at
shelters have minimum wage jobs
but are unable to find a place whereL
they can afford the rent," he said.
The number of people housed in
Washtenaw County shelters has
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on Henry Street, for instance, went
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in November. Other Washtenaw
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shelters do not house more people
in the winter than in the summer,
Wilson said. "In the winter, shelters
house more local people and fewer
people from out of town, but the
overall number is about the same,"
he said.
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