1984 Minority Recruitment Grant, 1984

File — Box: V-01

Identifier: V:001

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Black students and the Navy Program, minorities at Muhlenberg, Educational Opportunity Pilot Program (EOP), international students, college diversity statements, Office of Minority Affairs, Office of Multicultural Life, reflections on teaching Black history.

Includes brochures, President Tyson's personal correspondence, student essay, newsletter, handbooks, magazine article, newspaper clippings, faculty personal reflections, event schedules.

Dates

1984

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

"Minority Programs: A Promising Start";

Susan Toms is hired as college's first coordinator of minority programs 1984, funded from Association for Lutherans with matching funding from college;

Dr. Daniel Wilson proposes experimental course in black history which he will teach ;

"Student Profile: Curtis Cheatham '87" - One of only six black students on campus, he is helping to organize group called Black Collegians United

Recipient of Sidney G. Weikert Memorial Scholarship