Florida International University
Black Employees' Association
THE BEA IS HERE: JOIN US!!

1. WELCOME TO FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

We, members of the Black Employees' Association (BEA) of FIU, are pleased to welcome you to FIU. We wish you much success in your career at FIU.

2. INVITATION TO JOIN BEA

Interaction, Networking and Collegiality with supervisors are as valuable and important to success in your career as your professional and technical ability. Joining BEA gives you the opportunity to make interaction, networking and collegiality easy for you.

Additionally, we welcome your bright ideas, participation, and work toward a brighter today and tomorrow for you, BEA and FIU.

Dues may increase as result of inflation. Dues now stands at $25.00 per fiscal year (July 1st through June 30th). Please call the Chair of the Membership Committee or the Treasurer to get a dues application, and/or to send your dues. You may also get a dues application by clicking On-Line Membership Form.

3. GOALS AND MISSION OF BEA

BEA is an association of faculty, support personnel, and administrative employees who work for improvement in the plight of African-descent employees of FIU. As result of this, it is hoped that all members of the university and of the SUS (black, white, brown, yellow, and red) are afforded opportunity for a more enriched, happy, and fulfilling future.

4. HISTORY OF BEA

BEA began at FIU in 1972, with the birth of the University. A few, black faculty, administrators, and support personnel met and formed the organization which we, all, look to for leadership, guidance, and support. We would be remiss in listing some of the pioneers and mistakenly omitting others. Consequently, suffice it to say our organization's first through current presidents are: Herman Dorsett, Bennie Osborne, Willie Williams, Betty Bigby-Young, Gregory Reed, Rosa Jones, Jackie Hartley, Herman Dorsett (again), Dominic Mohamed, and Gene Pugh (current).

5. PAST AND CURRENT, OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF BEA

Outstanding Contributions were made during the administration of each of our leaders because each was committed, and fortunate enough to have the support of FIU's hardworking, dedicated, determined, reliable, compassionate, helpful, and visionary black employees.

OVER THE YEARS AND TODAY, BEA HAS:

• Institutionalized an annual holiday party, held at FIU in December, for 100 children from Inner-City Elementary Schools,
• Established regularly scheduled Dialogue-of-Progress meetings between FIU's President's representatives and BEA's Dialogue Committee
• Assisted in the establishment of the Willie Williams Scholarship Award, an honored, former FIU professor and BEA president
• Published, with grants from members of FIU's Executive Council, the Directory of Black Resources to assist students and administrators;
• Initiated FIU's participation in the annual MLK, Jr. Parade in Liberty City
• Assisted the University in making a decent showing in the area of equal opportunity and affirmative action
• Established the annual BEA Scholarship Awards, made possible by members of the business community and BEA, and
• Regularly scheduled meetings, BEA's annual awards banquet, and social events.

Join us so you can learn more about what we have achieved to benefit both ourselves and FIU, what we are working on now, and what we are targeting to achieve in the future.

The Executive Committee of BEA consists of the following officers:

• President
• First Vice President
• Second Vice-President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Assistant Secretary
• Historian
• Chairs of the Committee listed below.

You may wish to make your mark in BEA and at FIU by joining one of these committees:

• Membership
• Career Development
• Programs and Community Service
• Public Relations and Newsletter
• Scholarship and Student Development
• Hospitality and Social
• Finance and Fund-Raising

Each committee performs at least one, major project each year. The name of the committee suggests the function of the committee. We have a place for you and your talents!

6. ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

There is a list of projects for the year, complied at BEA's annual retreat, after the election of new officers. Please contact any member of the executive committee (See #5, above) to get a copy of the list.

7. HOW MAY GET INVOLVED

Refer to BEA's annual calendar of meetings for Date, Time and Place of meetings; or contact any member of the Executive Committee (See #5, above).

Also, feel free to submit articles regarding your presence at FIU. This includes: successes and/or research findings in your job, promotions, sabbaticals or leaves of absence, scholarships you receive, conferences you attend, new babies you have, prolonged illness, marriage, your children's and/ or your graduation, etc.

Please review BEA's web site, the calendar of events, email and hard copy announcements/messages. They provide informative and useful information. You may write to BEA's email box at beafiu@fiu.edu or contact any BEA officer to submit material that you want publicized.

8. BEA WISHES YOU MUCH SUCCESS IN YOUR CAREER AT FIU!

This pamphlet is published to inform interested parties about the operation and successes of BEA.

FIU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.