Memo from Al Vann: On Educational Needs and Services –The Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition
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ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND SERVICES at 2%
: "May 15, -1968 .
At the community meeting of May 2, 1968, five members of the Steer-
ing Committee were elected to serve with an equal number of persons
from the Board of Higher Education which comprises the Presidential
Search Committee.
The Presidential Search Committee will seek a President for the pro-_
posed college, as well as- plan for the development and activation of
the. college ‘for Bedford-Stuyvesant.. The community's representatives
will ‘also be firming up the community's mandate: Community Control ~~
and a four year ORE TEOEE ORs :
‘The Steering Ceantteen feels that in order to negotiate competently,
and to make intelligent and free decisions: on beha Ommuni-=
_ty regarding the college, we need independent resources upon which ‘/
to function. . _ & i
The following proposed budget has been formulated for the purpose of
substantiating the needs of the Presidential Search Committee and the
Steering Committee over a (15) month period, beginning May 1, sain
and} prospectively terminating July 30, 1969. -
| | Budget
{ . , !
p L: i, .
Executive Secretary c. $200. 00/wk - :. $13,000.00
Clerk as ) @. $100.00/wk- ib yt 7 6,500.00 4#—~
‘Supplies
Stationery, poutane ; printing, etc.
Correspondence ; hit "FH oe 2
Zelephone; ESiaEr aa, cablegram, etc. Bo ; 4,500.00 |
' iy
: Consultants (including transportation)
ad
educational » 15,000.00 :.
~ ‘ . ae ee
Rental of Equipment
Chairs, desks, tables, typewriters', machinery, etc, >. __ 7,000.00 :
'
. __ Grand Total --- $53,000.00 _.
4 . 1
Respectfully seen ad, | "
ts THE STEERING COMMITTEE,
i : ! ; 8 i Albert Vann, Chairman
Note: The’ “elected community representatives sexvins on. ‘the; -
Presidential Search Committee are: , | :
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ve 1. Mr. Robert Carson ay
2. Judge Thomas R. Jones ; » a fe
3. Mr. Jack Pannigan =. an el
4. Mrs. Ella Sease . |
5. Mr. Albert Vann |
ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND SERVICES at 2%
: "May 15, -1968 .
At the community meeting of May 2, 1968, five members of the Steer-
ing Committee were elected to serve with an equal number of persons
from the Board of Higher Education which comprises the Presidential
Search Committee.
The Presidential Search Committee will seek a President for the pro-_
posed college, as well as- plan for the development and activation of
the. college ‘for Bedford-Stuyvesant.. The community's representatives
will ‘also be firming up the community's mandate: Community Control ~~
and a four year ORE TEOEE ORs :
‘The Steering Ceantteen feels that in order to negotiate competently,
and to make intelligent and free decisions: on beha Ommuni-=
_ty regarding the college, we need independent resources upon which ‘/
to function. . _ & i
The following proposed budget has been formulated for the purpose of
substantiating the needs of the Presidential Search Committee and the
Steering Committee over a (15) month period, beginning May 1, sain
and} prospectively terminating July 30, 1969. -
| | Budget
{ . , !
p L: i, .
Executive Secretary c. $200. 00/wk - :. $13,000.00
Clerk as ) @. $100.00/wk- ib yt 7 6,500.00 4#—~
‘Supplies
Stationery, poutane ; printing, etc.
Correspondence ; hit "FH oe 2
Zelephone; ESiaEr aa, cablegram, etc. Bo ; 4,500.00 |
' iy
: Consultants (including transportation)
ad
educational » 15,000.00 :.
~ ‘ . ae ee
Rental of Equipment
Chairs, desks, tables, typewriters', machinery, etc, >. __ 7,000.00 :
'
. __ Grand Total --- $53,000.00 _.
4 . 1
Respectfully seen ad, | "
ts THE STEERING COMMITTEE,
i : ! ; 8 i Albert Vann, Chairman
Note: The’ “elected community representatives sexvins on. ‘the; -
Presidential Search Committee are: , | :
ih
7
ve 1. Mr. Robert Carson ay
2. Judge Thomas R. Jones ; » a fe
3. Mr. Jack Pannigan =. an el
4. Mrs. Ella Sease . |
5. Mr. Albert Vann |
Title
Memo from Al Vann: On Educational Needs and Services –The Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition
Description
This unaddressed memo is from Al Vann, Chairman of Steering Committee, and appears to be directed towards Frederick Burkhardt, Chairman of the Committee to Seek a President for Community College Seven (Medgar Evers College). Vann requests funds to support the work of the Steering Committee and its work on the Presidential Search Committee. The group of five community-appointed representatives plan to set up space in Bedford-Stuyvesant to carry out their work that includes "firming up the community's mandate: Community Control and a four year institution." It was only because of the community's insistence that the college would open as a four-year institution instead of a two-year school as initially proposed.
Contributor
Tager, Florence
Creator
Vann, Al
Date
May 15, 1968
Language
English
Rights
Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
Source
CUNY Central Archives
Vann, Al. Letter. “Memo from Al Vann: On Educational Needs and Services –The Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition.”, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/344
Time Periods
1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
