An action plan

>Date: 12 Nov 2002 19:34:15 EST

>From: Office of Black Student Advising

>Subject: Emergency meeting summary

>To: (Recipient list suppressed)

Dear Members of the Black Community,

Last Saturday, members of our community came together for an emergency meeting to discuss the content of a study conducted by a Dartmouth economics professor, the “D’s” presentation of that study, and a recent blitz sent out by a student for a “gangsta lovin” party. Approximately 30 students, administrators, and faculty were in attendance. At the beginning of the meeting there was a brief discussion for everyone to voice their feelings about these situations. After the discussion ended, we came up with an action plan.

Action plan:

There are two small committees of people who are working on the following initiatives.

1. There is going to be a letter written to faculty and administrators expressing the concerns black students have about the Dartmouth environment. There will be a petition attached to the letter signed by any student who agrees with the letter.

2. The Black Leadership Council will have a meeting with the president of “The Dartmouth” to discuss our concerns with their presentation of information to the larger Dartmouth community.

3. We are planning a panel discussion to examine the issues raised by the Dartmouth Prof. about the impact of slavery. We are hoping to target a large audience and are planning to invite scholars from Dartmouth as well as other institutions to participate on the panel.

We would like to thank those people who were able to participate in this meeting given its short notice and we look forward to working together to put our thoughts into action.

If you have any further questions regarding the meeting or you would like to be involved, please blitz the OBSA account.

LaRell Purdie

Black Student Organization/

Community Coordinator

Office of Black Student Advising