News Briefs

President Hosts Third CEO Roundtable President Beverly Daniel Tatum hosted the third CEO Roundtable with corporate and alumnae executives and students on May 13, 2010. Co-hosted by John Rice, CEO, General Electric, and David Ratcliffe, CEO, Southern Company, the gathering was organized to explore how corporate leaders can create inclusive workplace environments and leverage talent [...]

Nurturing the Spiritual Side of Leadership

For the past seven years, the Daughters of the Covenant program has provided Spelman students opportunities to connect their faith with their vocation. The mentoring and leadership development program places students in internships with mentors who are women of African descent in various careers, including medicine, law, public health and ministry. “As mentors one of [...]

Promising Rwandan Scholars Get Shot at U.S. College Education

In early April, Arlene Cash, vice president for Enrollment Management, traveled to Rwanda on a unique global mission to interview and select from among the brightest math and science students in Rwanda. As a member of the Associated Colleges of the South, Spelman now joins Morehouse and Philander Smith colleges as part of the Rwanda [...]

Protect Yourself From Skin Cancer

Helga Greenfield, associate vice president for Advancement Operations, is an avid walker around the Spelman campus. She not only protects her heart with vigorous exercise, she also uses a moisturizer and foundation that contain sun protection factors – also known as SPFs – to protect her skin. Overexposure to the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet rays can [...]

Water and the Environment: Microbes Are the First Line of Defense in the BP Oil Spill

As an estimated 12,000-19,000 barrels of oil gush into the Gulf Coast from the largest oil spill disaster in U.S. history, much attention on the environmental impact has been focused on fish, birds, and other larger aquatic species.  However, minimal attention to the microbial community that serves as the first line of defense in this [...]

Summer Breezes and Summer Camps

It’s the first Monday of summer break for many of metro Atlanta’s schools.  However, for about 28 middle school boys, it’s the first day of the Spelman College CARE Summer Computer Camp.  Held May 24-28 for boys, and June 7-11 for girls, the camp offers these 12- to 14-year-olds one week of exposure to computer [...]

Emotions Run High at Spelman’s 123rd Commencement

Some cheered, some cried, and some stood in amazement as the Spelman College graduating class of 2010 entered Exhibit Hall C at the Georgia World Congress Center promptly at 3 p.m.  It was May 16, 2010, and this was their moment. The College celebrated more than 500 graduates at the 123rd Commencement ceremony. As Ariel [...]

Barbara Bell's 'Motherly' Mentoring Produces Successful Health Professionals

Take a look around Dr. Barbara Bell’s office, and you immediately see the impact she’s had on Spelman students — and the impact they’ve had on her.  Thank you notes, photos and mementos abound. Dozens of photos and notes of appreciation fill one board in her office, while others line the cabinets above her desk. [...]

The Georgia Power Company Prepares and Supports Spelman’s Future Engineers

Spelman College is ranked as the top producer of African-American female graduates who earn doctoral degrees in science and engineering. The College continues to achieve this accomplishment, in part, through corporation collaborations with partners like the Georgia Power Co. This partnership works to ensure the successful matriculation of our students in these disciplines through mentoring [...]

Spelman Sisters Reconnect During Reunion 2010

On May 12, 2010, more than 550 Spelman sisters from class years ending in zero and five began returning, reminiscing, and reconnecting on campus for Reunion 2010: A Legacy of Change. A sacred time for alumnae, this year’s festivities included traditional Class Day events and the legendary Blue Note reception, and culminated with the commencement [...]