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In those days, when rural roads were little more than wagon trails and reliable transportation scarce, students got to school catch as catch can. High school diplomas were often considered a luxury. Leona wanted to be a teacher. She first enrolled in college, at what would become Tennessee State, in the spring of 1945. She married Robert Officer, had two children, Nancy and Steven. To help support her family, and to support her dream, she worked as a third- and fourth-grade substitute teacher at Wally Smith School in Sparta. College classes had to be squeezed in where they would fit. It took her 20 years. She transferred to Tennessee Technological University in 1964. On Aug. 28, 1965, she finally crossed the stage, becoming the first black student to earn a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Tech. She was 48 years old. She spent the final years of her life as a "homebound" teacher in her native Warren County, teaching handicapped students. Leona died in 1976. At 6 p.m., Thursday, April 16, in the University Center Alumni Lounge, there will be a tribute to Leona Lusk Officer. Her children will accept a plaque from President Angelo Volpe in memory of their mother's hardwon achievements. The program is presented by Tennessee Tech' invited. -30CONTACT: Laura Clemons Office of Public Affairs ------- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Office of Communications and Marketing records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tennessee Technological University. Office of Communications and Marketing Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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I>. f7 $$$[TIU.mlkjr.greppin] TIU Oratorical contest Thursday, video Monday for MLK TIU -- In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as a day of racial harmony, Tennessee Technological University's Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center is sponsoring two programs on campus. Both are free and community members are encouraged to attend. Thursday night, Tennessee Tech students will voice opinions on race, Affirmative Action and other issues in the Sixth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest. The event gets underway at 7 p.m. in the university's Backdoor Playhouse. On Monday, the center will present an evening celebration highlighted by the documentary, "Martin Luther King Jr. , A Personal Portrait" at 7 p.m. in the University Center Multipurpose Room. The evening will also include the reading of Willa Perrier's poem, "39 Years - Too Short - Too Long - Long Enough," as well as a singing of the Black National Anthem, a moment of silence, remarks and refreshments. The topic for Thursday's oratorical contest is whether race-based scholarships are needed. Six students will compete for prizes that range from $100 to $200. Black Student Organization President Dewayne Allen will emcee. "The event gives students experience in public speaking and expressing personal opinions about a controversial topic," says Tonia Duncan-Rivers, director of Minority Affairs. "It can also initiate public discussions on the subject. "We hope people interested in the issues and in Martin Luther King Jr. will come and join us for both events." *** � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Office of Communications and Marketing records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tennessee Technological University. 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(Feb. 12, 1997) -- It's been two months since administrators at Tennessee Technological University received approval to name the university's Black Cultural Center after the university's first black graduate, Leona Lusk Officer. But officials wanted to wait for just the right time to celebrate. Black History Month seemed the perfect opportunity, and the dedication of the Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center has been set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. The family of Leona Lusk Officer will join members of the Tennessee Tech family as the center is re-named. During the dedication, her children, Nancy Officer Hancock of Detroit, Mich., and Steve Officer of Smithville, will receive a plaque identical to one that will be on pennanent display in the center. A reception in the Executive Suite follows the ceremony. Everyone is welcome to attend both events. 'Tm very honored to name the Black Cultural Center after Mrs. Officer," says Tonia Duncan-Rivers, director of the Office of Mino1ity Affairs at Tennessee Tech, which is housed in the Black Cultural Center. "I feel that without her doing what she did, none of us probably would be here." Officer spent 20 years in pursuit of her bachelor's degree in education, a milestone for herself and her family as well as for the university. An elementary teacher, she attended classes in the summer, enrolling first at the Ag1icultural and Indust1ial State Normal School - now Tennessee State University - in 1945. Although Officer lived in Sparta, the Nashville institution was the only option open to her as an African Ame1ican. For the next 19 years, she commuted to the school whenever she could. When Tennessee Tech desegregated in 1964, Officer enrolled. She was then 47 years old and one of only three black students on campus. She had been jobless since 1962, when she was laid off for not yet having obtained a college degree. She graduated in 1965 and eventually found work teaching home-bound students in McMinnville. She died in 1973. - more CONT ACT: Dana Trevas, 615/372-6328 ( le/[H-CJ/WKZX/Star/Oracle/Moody at Journal/ White/Dekalb/Wan-en) · C-®iESI The Office of Public Affairs• 615/372-3214 • FAX 615/372-6138 A Constituent University of the Tennessee Board of Regents �2-2-2-2-2 "It's something she, within herself, wanted," says Nancy Officer Hancock, daughter of Leona and Robert Officer. "She wanted to have a degree that she completed, and at the time, in order to get a job and hold a job, you needed to have a degree. That made her want it even more." Following in her mother's footsteps, Hancock is an elementary teacher in Detroit. She earned a bachelor's degree from Tennessee State University, and she is married to Wiley V. Hancock. The Officers' son, Steve, also graduated from Tennessee State University and has a master's degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He works with the Dekalb County Extension Service. He will attend the dedication with his wife, Cathy, and their two sons, Bryan and David, along with relatives from Sparta and Cookeville. "I wish the dedication could have been done when [Officer] was alive," says Hancock. "She deserved all of this." The Black Cultural Center was established in 1989 as a place where Tennessee Tech's black students could find the kind of supp01t among their peers Officer didn't have. The center houses a collection of African art and a small lending librar·y of works by black authors. It serves as a student lounge, study room and gathering place and also sponsors a variety of activities throughout the year, including visiting speakers, seminars, support groups and a book club. The choice to dedicate the center in Officer's name was made by the university's students. "She's a ptime example [of persistence]," says Carole Kuhnert, chair of the committee in charge of naming the center and assistant to Tennessee Tech President Angelo Volpe. "I think she's an inspiration to any student." The roots of Black History Month go back over 70 years to Negro History Week, established in 1926 by Carter Woodson. Woodson, an accomplished Harvard University alumnus, hoped all Ameticans would take the opportunity to reflect on their ethnic roots and develop respect for diverse backgrounds. He set the date in Febmary because it is the month in which both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were born. See the calendar of events for a complete schedule of activities. For more info1mation, call the Black Cultural Center at 372-3392. - 30 - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Tennessee - ~ - TECH About Academics COVID-19 Reporting and CARES Act Information NEWS Tech's racial equity task force works to bridge racial gaps Published Friday Oct 9, 2020 I Karen Lykins I MEDIA RESOURCES Tennessee Tech University has accelerated efforts to increase diversity and improve the campus cult ure of inclusion with President Phil Oldham's call fo r a s pecial ad hoc task force for racial equity. "This is the most intentionality that I've seen toward racial equity, a president -sanctioned team of individuals to work toward bridging racial gaps," Robert Owens, interim vice president fo r Student Affairs, said. "President Oldham asked me to take the lead and form a Racial Equity Task Force th is summer. The prima ry charge for this group wa s to be a high-leve l t hink tank for racial equity issues a nd deve lop immediate actions t o address t hose issues," Owens said. Admissions Student Life Research 1"" Apply Athletics :': Give Q Visit Express • �This group met several times over about an e ight-wee k period. The majo r recommendatio n was to assign diversity dut ies to current employees in each college and academic units who would then work with the chief diversity officer. The framework for actionable items created by the t ask fo rce will be given to a future group charged with implementation. Owens says this prom ises to take t he un iversity forward as it relates t o racial equity from faculty, staff and student pers pect ives. "Because of th e intentionality of our president and the passionate , diligent and highly astute group of individuals who comprise t he Racial Equity Tas k Force, I believe Tech will make not iceat>le strides toward racial equity in the nea r future," Owens said. The task force members serving are Ma rgo Dirkson, 2020-21 chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Blacks; Charria Campbell, Mult icultural Affairs and Leona Lus k Officer Black Cult ural Center director; Harry Ingle, director of Diversity, Recru itment, a nd Student Success in the College of Engineering; Krystal Akehinmi. assistant professor of history and membe r of the Commission on the Status of Blacks; Marcus King, assistant men's basket ball coach; and Stephen Keller, directo r of Admissions, and Geo rge Chitiyo, professor of educational research and evaluation. The university identified the need to increase diversity in both its employees an d st udents as part of the deve lopment of its Tech Tomorrow st rategic plan. Last year, Tech a nnounced its goal to increase mino rity enrollment to 22% by 2025, a 6% increase over the 2018-2019 level of 16%. This fa ll's m inority e nro llment stands at 17%. 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