NSU Wins Two CASE Media Fellowship Programs

Norfolk, Va.— For the third consecutive year, the 2003-2004 Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Media Fellowship program recently awarded Norfolk State University fellowships for two proposals, “Affirmative Action and Increasing the Number of Minorities in the Fields of Science and Technology” and “The War on Terrorism: Balancing Civil Liberties and National Security.” 

The University was one of only 20 proposals accepted nationwide out of a pool of hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, and South Africa. A group of senior media representatives from top news organizations including CNN, the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Washington Post select the fellowships to be offered. Judges choose fellowships that will be of greatest interest to journalists based on subject matter, programming, and participation by experienced faculty. 

In April 2004, Norfolk State will host a CASE Media Fellowship Week for journalists from across the country on campus. The week long event will be targeted toward journalists who have interests in affirmative action and/or the war on terrorism. They will have the opportunity to be involved in an intense program with University faculty to discuss the impact of affirmative action on science and technology programs targeted for minority students. Workshop topics will include a statistical view and reasons for the shrinkage of minorities in the science and technology fields; an examination of NSU’s programs and services designed to attract minorities in science and technology; and a brief history of the Office of Civil Rights Accords.

Workshop topics for the war on terrorism include a definitive analysis of terrorism, an undeclared war on terrorism and a declaration of war; the role of America as a leader both in the war on terrorism and as a model democracy, the practical role of homeland security efforts and the effects on the daily lives of American citizens and a host of other topics. 

CASE, the largest international association of education associations, helps its members build stronger relationships with their alumni and donors, raise funds for campus projects, produce recruitment materials, market their institutions to prospective students, diversify the profession, and foster public support of education. 

CASE also offers a variety of advancement products and services, provides standards and an ethical framework for the profession, and works with other organizations to respond to public issues of concern, while promoting the importance of education worldwide.

For more information, call News and Media Relations at 823-8373.

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