UNIVERSITY NEWS The School of Social Work Celebrates 95 Years of Excellence Clark Atlanta University’s Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work held its 95th anniversary celebration on Oct. 3. The celebration included a campus tour followed by symposiums. CAU President Ronald A. Johnson delivered the keynote address at a gala dinner in the Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson Student Center. Johnson’s dinner speech outlined CAU’s course in “Mobilizing for the Future.” At one symposium, Charles E. Lewis, president of the Congressional Black Institute for Social Work & Policy’s board of directors, engaged in a discussion on “Protecting Voting Rights: A Challenge for Social Workers.” In another session, Dorcas D. Bowles, Ed.D., interim dean of the School, and Dr. June Gary Hopps, the Thomas Parham Professor at the University of Georgia School of Social Work, discussed, “The Influence/Impact of HBCUs on the Social Work Profession.”
Mr. William S. Hight, (AU, ‘51), who celebrated his 95th birthday as the school celebrated its 95th Anniversary, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Interim Dean Dorcas Bowles presents a plaque to Ms. Claudette Rivers King, who has served the school for 49 years.
Interim Dean Bowles presents the Distinguished Alumna to University Board Secretary Delores P. Aldridge, Ph.D. (CC, ‘63; AU, ‘66).
Interim Dean Bowles poses with Shirley Harris Arnold, Ph.D. (AU, ‘57), for whom an endowed book scholarship was named.
CAU Alumna Selected For International Journalism Exchange Program The United States Consulate’s Georgia Council for International Visitors Program on August 7 named Crystal Brockton (CAU ‘10) to represent the state in its annual international journalism exchange program. Brockton traveled to Salvador, Brazil, in October to promote the sharing of experiences between innovative community journalists aiming to strengthen ties between Brazilians and Americans. Brockton credits her work as a student journalist on “Newsbreak,” CAU-TV’s daily live newscast, and her study abroad experience at Edge Hill University in Lancashire, 6
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England, for sparking her interest in broadcast journalism. The mass media major has for three years served as CAU-TV’s traffic coordinator and special events reporter. Brockton also is the producer and host of the news special, Two Weeks Notice: The Boycott of Injustice, a news special that addresses challenges faced by young African-American men. She also has covered major national events, including President Barack Obama’s 2013 commencement
address at Morehouse College, the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards and the 2014 Trumpet Awards. Upon her return from Brazil, Brockton will launch a daily televised news program to be produced by students in the South American nation and at CAU, that will stream internationally on CAU-TV. “When the request came to recommend a young journalist to apply for the internship, I immediately thought of Crystal,” said CAU-TV station manager Murdell McFarlin. “She is an energetic, adventurous, well-skilled journalist who takes every opportunity to contribute to the marketplace of ideas. I anticipate that Crystal will represent Clark Atlanta well in this international journalist exchange.”