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ASU Black History Month- Part V |
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Thursday, 15 February 2007 |
The Appalachian celebrates Black History Month by honoring blacks at Appalachian who helped break down the race barrier.
Black Student Association
Officially organized and recognized in 1970 on the Appalachian campus.
The Black Student Association at Appalachian follows the mantra “Knowledge and action are power, so what am I going to do about it.”
Its mission is to actively make a change for unity and promote scholarship, leadership and cultural uplift.
They are also committed to promoting a positive image at Appalachian of the black community at large.
BSA works on the campus to help bring together all students at Appalachian and not just those who are black.
They also work alongside the Diversity Council to help promote
diversity at Appalachian and to help organize programs that encourage
diversity on campus.
BSA was first officially organized and recognized in 1970 on the
Appalachian campus in response to the growing need of representation
for black students on campus.
Now, most campuses nationwide have groups similar to BSA to help
encourage diversity and to give black students a group to gather in.
These groups do a lot on their college campuses to organize events.
Last November, BSA organized a group of events for AIDS Awareness Week to help promote awareness of this issue.
This event was only in its second year, but it has taken off and is a
very important thing that BSA is a part of, Rebecca E. Carew, a senior
anthropology major and BSA member, said.
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