By ALISA THOMAS Staff Writer

“Bridging the Divide” is the theme for Minority Council Week, sponsored by the Minority Council for all students.

The week of activities began Monday and will end Sunday. The purpose of this week is to make people aware of Minority Council.

“We want to let people know who we are and what we are about,” Michal Gray, president of Minority Council and a senior chemical engineering major, said.

Mert Douglas, adviser for Minority Council and director of Multicultural Affairs, said she considers Minority Council Week a great idea to unite and inform the university.

“This is another opportunity for the university community to become aware of cultural differences,” Douglas said.

A mixer with the International Student Office will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in the Multicultural Lounge, located in Tolliver Hall, Room 229.

The theme for the mixer is “Harness the Power of Culture and Enhance the Essence of Diversity.”

At 8 p.m., following the mixer, in the Student Center, Room 222, the council will hold a financial planning seminar for the public with a surprise guest speaker.

Randy Lewis, treasurer-elect for Minority Council, considers these sessions and events beneficial to the university and its students.

“I believe that if there is a lot of participation, people will recognize that we are trying to do things to better their experience at Tech,” Lewis, a sophomore computer information systems major, said.

For entertainment, the council will host a movie night showing “Out of Time,” starring Denzel Washington, at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Multicultural Lounge.

Wayne Ward, Minority Council secretary and a senior mechanical engineering major, looks at Minority Council as a way of educating students.

“What we do in Minority Council influences students on the three levels of college and life - entertainment, education and community service,” Ward said.

A student forum titled “Lack of Knowledge” will be held Thursday in the Student Center, Room 222. The forum will allow students to assess this school year and discuss what they can do to improve.

The council will celebrate Senior Citizen Day on Saturday by working with area residents from Zion Travelers Baptist Church, located at 1201 Martin L. King Drive.

All are welcome to participate in Senior Citizen Day. Volunteers will meet around 9 a.m. Saturday. In order to end the week off right, Minority Council will hold Old School Movie Night with “The Last Dragon” playing at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Multicultural Lounge.

Ward said, “We want to include all students because the week will be sponsored by minorities, but we will focus on all the important areas on campus.”