[ghrrbac-vtaa] Re: Promoting Minorities to VT
- From: mnapper <mnapper@xxxxxx>
- To: "Greater Hampton Roads Regional Black Alumni Assoc. of VTAA" <ghrrbac-vtaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:12:50 -0400
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with everything that has been said! This issue has been
DEAR to my heart since my undergrad years. It seems like more minorities are
coming to the campus (albeit at an extremely slow rate) and even with more of
us on campus, a growing amount of apathy (another story completely). I feel
that it's up to us who had a positive experience at VT to help in whatever
way, shape, or form that we can. If we stay on the sidelines and simply
observe, the problem will only get worse. We must be the fuel to ignite future
minorities to attend VT! Miss James and Mr. Chapman, i'll be present at the
meeting. Take care and God bless!
Sincerely,
Michael Napper
>===== Original Message From Michael.A.Chapman@xxxxxxxx =====
>At 06:48 PM 4/8/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>>Mike, congrats on a job well done....
>>
>>ALL, I attended a Alumni function hosting the Corps of Cadets commandant
>>last night...the event was really great to be at...there were HS ROTC
>>programs from some local HSs...I met some of the students too....The
>>presentation was really good, highlighting some of the great benefits of
>>the Corps and some of the exceptional cadets in the corps and just
>>graduated....let me get to the point: I was disappointed in that there was
>>only one portrayal of a Minority cadet...and I thought "if I was a
>>minority HS student, while the presentation was first rate, I would want
>>to know where the minorities were....now mind you the one cadet will be
>>the Commander or highest ranking cadet next year but still other than her
>>there wasn't much diversity represented...this brings me to my final
>>point.....because institutional issues sometimes die hard, we must
>>continue to promote minorities to VT and VT to minorities....
>>
>>Billy C
>
>
>Thanks Billy.
>
>And I agree 100% with your statement we must promote minorities to VT and
>"assist" VT in promoting VT to minorities. This has been an unbalanced
>equation far too long, and the GHRRBAC-VTAA must set the example and lead
>Black Alumni toward supporting the university and the youth who "should be"
>going there.
>
>I have to give VT credit, however, in making recent strides in the minority
>affairs area. The establishment/restructuring of the Multicultural Affairs
>Office under the leadership of Ben Dixon, and the support given to Tysus
>Jackson in Multicultural Development are commendable steps. But in the
>larger scheme of things, those positive steps pale in comparison to the
>damage done by VT's "misguided" reaction to the Michigan Ruling and the
>Atty. General Kilgore's guidance to eliminate affirmative action and
>racial/diversity considerations in the admissions process. In addition, one
>has to ask whether the amount of money going into multicultural affairs and
>diversity development is enough to generate the results that VT claims it
>wants to have - probably not. As the saying goes, its one step forward and
>two steps backward.
>
>In my humble opinion, it's up to us (GHRRBAC) to help VT take many more
>steps forward. We must also advocate for more financial resources in
>support of diversity to make "measurable" and "creditable" differences.
>
>Let's talk about this at our next meeting (?) and hope for 100% turnout
>from the our listserv membership!
>
>-----------------------------
>Michael A. Chapman, P.E.
>Head, Data Acquisition & Data Quality, COD
>NASA Langley Research Center
>
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