The Black Collegian Magazine First Semester 2000
From the Publisher
By Preston Edwards, Sr.
The Editor’s Perspective
By Robert Miller
2000 Career Planning & Job Search • • •
- Self-Exploration: Taking Stock of Who You Are to Make Better Career Decisions
By Marjorie Ellis - Solid Job Search Strategies Produce Results
By Pamela M. McBride - A Sound Planning Calendar Enables Seniors to Excel
By Samuel M. Hall, Jr. - The Accomplished Senior-Year Resume and Cover Letter
By Linda Bates Parker - On-Campus Interviewing: The Dress Rehearsal for Success
By A. Tariq Shakoor - The Internet, a Powerful Tool in the Job Search Process
By Leonard A. Williams - Career Services Directors Offer Career Advice
By Brenda B. Davis - The Four A’s of the Successful Job Search
By Benjamin Ellis - Advice for Careers in the Millennium
By Carol Doelling
- Internships and Co-ops: An Excellent Way to Preview and Plan Your Future
By Sharon Nicole Daugherty - The Aerospace Corporation: Helping Students Get Their Start in Engineering and Science
By Sharon Nicole Daugherty - Waking Up to Your Dreams
By Nancy Smith
THE BLACK COLLLEGIAN’s Graduate & Professional Study Guide • • •
- What You Need to Know About Graduate School
By Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr. - 2000 Graduate Study Opportunity Programs (GSOP)
- The New Millennium Roadmap: Hot Opportunities for MBAs
By Brent E. Johnson and Anita Muhammad
Career Reports • • •
- War for Talent Greets Graduates with IT Skills
By Marvin V. Greene
- The Role of the African-American Teacher:
Why it’s Essential in the School System
By Dr. Gilbert Brown
- Plugging into the Booming E-Health Profession
By Calvin Bruce and Urcel Fields
Industry Reports • • •
- Industry Move to One-Stop-Shopping Increases Competition in Financial Services
By Philana Paterson
- E-Commerce Creates New Opportunities
By Marvin V. Greene
Prelude to Our 30th Anniversary • • •
- Minority Teacher Recruitment: A National Imperative
- Nat LaCour
Exec. V.P., American Federation of Teachers - Ronald O. Ross
Supt., Mount Vernon (NY) Public Schools
- Reflections on Success
- Marian Wright Edelman
President of the Children’s Defense Fund - Gary M. Kelsey
President, National Association for College Admission Counseling - Alexis M. Herman
U.S. Secretary of Labor
Special Reports • • •
- Exploration: A Valuable Component of an Education
By Dr. S. Allen Counter
- Spotlight on Student Leaders 2000
By Curtis Doucette, Jr.
Features • • •
- Meet Clifford Alexander: Interim CEO of Dun & Bradstreet
By Katina Stapleton
- Robert L. Johnson: A Business Titan Redefining Black Entrepreneurial Success
By Robert G. Miller
- Education is the Pathway for Success in the Mindset of
Denzel Washington
By Ricardo Hazell
Arts and Entertainment • • •
- Nicki Micheaux: Young, Gifted and Black in Hollywood
By Paula Farmer
Departments • • •
- Campus Advisor
By Linda Bates Parker
- Contemporary Student Artists Lead the Way into the Future
By Michael Marcelin
- New Books by African-American Authors
By Corinne Nelson
- Campus Highlights
By Michael Marcelin
