"I Care Week" Action to Close Gaps

"I Care Week" Action to Close Gaps

"I care" week

This article is concerned with the participation of clubs, students and staff in "I care" week. The writer details how the week's aim is to bridge racial differences in addition to differences and misunderstandings related to gender, sexual orientation, geographic location and department. The article makes a minor mention to the BSU's boycott decision.

Jackie Jones

The Quad Vol. 46 No. 8

Special Collections, Francis Harvey Green Library, West Chester University

1977-11-01

Maria Marabito

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Action to close gaps By JACKIE JONES Quad Correspondent "/ Care Week,, A survey taken last fall by WCSC Human Relations' Committee, led members to believe that there was a sense of alienation between the different disciplines at the college. Dr. Main, Coordinator of the Human Relations' Committee of sixteen, and committee members organized the "I Care" week campaign. They contended that action had to be taken to close the gap between diversified ethnic groups and between faculty and students at the college. Dr. Main, in an interview last week, stated, "The next two years of commitment for the "I Care" effort is only the beginning to bring all disciplines of the college to work in harmony." The focus behind "I Care" week was to improve all aspects of human relations at the college. On Tuesday, outside Main Hall, there were several booths set up representing WCSC's affiliated organizations. Among them were The International Student Association, the GAYS of West Chester, The New Student Orientation group, and the Sports Club Council representation. The idea behind the exhibits was to make students aware that these organizations exist and to get students more active and involved. A secondary purpose was to raise money for their clubs and to reduce the expense for trips they have planned. If you were there and felt like nibbling there was plenty of food to eat. On Wednesday evening, Barbara Coates, professor of health and physical education from South campus organized a schedule of events to better acquaint North and South campuses' faculty and staff members. There was a social hour followed by a performance at the dance studio, Health Services,Services, An Arts and Crafts' display and Athletic Training activities. It was a mild success in terms of the number of people who attended, according to Coates. In an interview with Coates, she remarked that it was a start at better communications, considering the geographical locations tended to isolate North and South campus affairs. She urged, "Certainty the efforts should not stop, and other planned endeavors should be carried out to further the college's human relations' goals." Coates and her committee were optimistic behind the efforts of "I Care" week. The Panel Discussion in SCUB on Thursday was aimed to take a look at the diversified ethnic group relations at the college and in the community of West Chester. There were a host of speakers discussing Human Relations and Human Rights of the 1960'5. All five speakers contended that there was a strong need for students to look at the problems of ethnic discrimination so that tension like this can be lessened at the college. Another purpose was to acquaint students with racism problems and have each student show his individual concern. The Black Student Union (BSU), represented themselves at the rally on Tuesday, at the Social Welfare Panel Discussion on Thursday, and at the South campus festivities to show their mutual concern dealing with the Human Relations ordeal at the college. There was a dinner on Friday night, held at President Mayo's residence, Tanglewood, for key figures in West Chester and surrounding areas to close "I Care" week's events. This was an opportunity for guests to talk informally about human relation concerns at the college and in the community.