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l "TOP FORTY" - Inter n s M eeting Aug ust 4, 1969 - 3pm Attendance: Purpose: 32 Intern s out of the invited 4 0 To ind octrina t e interns who will be in the City of Atlanta to prepare t h e m to i nfor m student s and faculty on their campus regarding t h e U r ban Corps. Also, it was hoped that the "Top 40" students could present so m e g ood or g anizational ideas for the fall pro g ra m . AGENDA: I. Sarn V{illia:ms prese n t ed the History of the Urban Corps fro m its be g inning in New York and on. II. The ~nte rn s w e r e told the purpos e of the three se m inars, how thi s s p ecia l g roup was chosen and why they w e re selecte d. III. Don Ebe rly, of t h e Atlanta Service -Learning Conference, spoke on the value of the service -le arning aspect as it relate d t o t h e Urb a n Corps and to t h e s ummer exp e rienc e of t he intern . IV . .A f ew question s we r e a s k e d to all :the inte rns in orde r to ge t so rne g oo d ide a s: E x a rnp l e : ~/hat s h ould be the p urpo s e and g o a l of t h e U rban Corps .? E x arn.p l e o f answere : O ne i nte r n fe lt that t he "le arning " part of t h e p r o g ra rn sho uld b e droppe d-he fe l t tha t y o u a u t o~;nt ica lly l e arn whe n y ou s e rve . Ano t h er inte rn fe l t tha t the g oa l s o f the pro g ra m ca n n ot b e struc t u red - i t w as s uch an i n dividua l rna tter - a nd that if you s t r ucture d the go a l s , you would n a tura lly look for s tud e nts w ho " fit the m old. V. S u gges t i ons fo r c h a n ge 1. l\fake a ll financ ing t h e sarne for a ll l evels . Thi s s u rnrne r the r e w e r e m any s t ude nts of different l e vels rnaking different arno unt s and d o ing the exa ct same thi ng. 2. Expand the Urban Corps- i t was t o o s1nall to make significant impact. 1 / /' 3. Expose the interns more to each 9 1ther which would make e ach inte rn aware of where other interns are - and could possibly de velop into interns using each other's services and help. 4. Se nd a list of all interns to each intern and their agency. 5. Have interns on each c a mpus screen other interns for participation in the pro g ram. 6. Orient mo r e Urban Corps jobs to outside adrr.dnistrative city departments. 11 �