MEREDITH TO HOST 11th ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
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 Charletta
Sims, Meredith’s director of commuter life and special
services, recently attended the 10th Annual Southeastern African
American Student Leadership Conference, held at UNC-Wilmington
on Feb. 1, 2003.
The conference is aimed at developing and strengthening the
leadership abilities and skills of African American students
across the southeastern United States. The conference incorporates
African American history, morals and values, leadership skills,
self improvement and community involvement. In recent years,
the conference has expanded to incorporate future leaders of
all ages and cultural backgrounds.
Sims presented a lecture, “Accepting Campus Leadership:
A Personal Obligation,” during the conference. She attended
with Meredith Association of Cultural Awareness (ACA) officers
Davetta Landers, Stenisha Green, Crystal McLeod and Tiffany
McKinnon.
During the daylong conference, the ACA officers made a proposal
to the conference planning committee, suggesting Meredith as
a host for next year’s conference. Meredith won the bid,
and by doing so, the College will become the first women’s
college to host the conference. Hosting this conference will
also allow Tiffany McKinnon the opportunity to fulfill her LeaderShape
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NC FIRST LADY SPEAKS TO MEREDITH STUDENT TEACHERS
First
Lady of North Carolina Mary P. Easley was the featured speaker
at Meredith College’s School of Education Intern/Cooperating
Teacher Banquet on Feb. 10.
One of Easley’s main initiatives as first lady is teacher
recruitment. The Meredith event honors student teachers from
Meredith’s teacher education program, along with the
Wake County Public Schools teachers, Meredith faculty and
Wake County Public Schools human resources personnel who have
worked with the students this semester.
Easley
serves on the board of directors of Communities In Schools
of North Carolina, which connects community resources with
schools to help students stay in school, learn needed skills
and prepare to become productive citizens.
Easley received her bachelor’s degree in politics from
Wake Forest University in 1972 and received her Juris Doctorate
from Wake Forest School of Law in 1975. In addition to being
first lady, Mrs. Easley is a full-time clinical professor
at North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham.
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