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Stand and Deliver Conference ODGcn^? By L’Asia Brown Features Editor Fayetteville State University is a great institution and great institutions do great things. This weekend, the Stand and De liver Conference will prove itself as the epitome of leadership, intellectuality, networking, creativity, and nobleness. The conference continues in the lega cy started two years ago by the FSU Student Government Association. Clifford Parker will oversee the signature venture. He is the President of the SGA, as well as a notable mem ber of the elite Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Mr. Parker is a junior majoring in English Language and Literature. The young exemplar is an impor tant figure here at Fayetteville State. He is a member of the FSU Board of Trustees as well as an elect Thur- good Marshall College Fund Scholar. Standing proud from Kinston, NC, Parker has aspirations of completing a Student Affairs M.A. Program, and eventually serving as chancellor of a prestigous university. Along with being a fan of Afri can American literature and ESPN, he takes utmost pride in helping the student body. "I'm not into politics, I just enjoy helping others in whatever facet", Mr. Parker explains. The Voice was privileged to sit down with Clifford Parker to get a bet ter idea of how the Stand and Deliver Conference will benefit Fayetteville State University. The Voice (TV); What is THE STAND & DELIVER CONFERENCE? PARKER: THE STAND AND DELIV ER CONFERENCE began two years ago as SGA's attempt to provide FSU students with a leadership conference of the same caliber as the popular Think Tank Leadership Conference of ten hosted by NC A&T. The SGA de cided to host its' own conference rath er than spend ridiculous amounts of money to send only a few students to the Think Tank. We have the resources right here at home. THE STAND AND DELIVER CONFERENCE has one core and fundamental purpose. That purpose is to meet the needs of our students. THE STAND AND DELIVER CONFERENCE is designed to meet the needs of our students in areas of both personal and professional devel opment, areas directly related to ca reer preparedness and development, and areas of methodological thinking & ideological analyses that are not met in the classroom. TV: Why should the student body at FSU attend THE STAND & DELIVER CONFERENCE? PARKER: FSU students should at tend THE STAND AND DELIVER CON FERENCE because it was designed with students in mind. This conference offers things that are not covered in the classroom that will make us more competitive in the workforce and a cut above students that we compete with at other universities. We all want to be valuable and marketable in today's more than competitive world. TV: What are SGA's intentions for the prospective attendees of such a beneficial program? PARKER: The Association's hopes and intentions for the attendants are FSU Sets Date For Open House By FSU Public Relations If you want to learn more about the various academic, athletic, and student activities at Fayetteville State University (FSU), then you do not want to miss Open House 2008. The event is a day where prospective students and parents can meet with current FSU students, faculty, and staff, tour the beautiful campus, visit resi dence halls, and learn valuable informa tion about financial aid resources. Open House 2008 will be held April 12 in the Felton J. Capel Arena on the FSU campus. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Faculty will be on hand to talk about the various academic offerings. Members and advisors from various clubs and orga that each of you will leave feeling em powered, motivated, and more than capable of doing whatever you set your mind to do. We, in the Associa tion, are THOUGHT ARCHITECTS. You will be too if you attend THE STAND AND DELIVER CONFERENCE .We wish to equip each attendant with the necessary tools to get ahead, be a better student and a better, more so cially aware person. TV: Why should students want to gain the networking skills, social en couragement, and ethnic strength that the conference aims to provide? PARKER: Students should want to soak in all that THE STAND AND DELIVER CONFERENCE has to offer because it is relevant and needed. The Association will not waste stu dent's valuable time with content that they could afford to miss. We need this type of training and sharpening to become the best "products on the shelf." Photo By; L’Asia Brown TV: What do YOU hope to take away from this year's event? PARKER: I hope to leave THE STAND AND DELIVER CONFERENCE ready to take on the world. I am go ing to be on the front row for all of the workshops with my paper and pen; taking in every bit of information that I can from the presenters. The Stand and Deliver Confer ence will be held Saturday March 15, 2008 in the School of Business and Economics beginning at 9:00am and will close with a keynote address from the esteemed Dr. Michael Eric Dyson at 4:30pm in the Seabrook Audito rium. The Stand & Deliver Conference is a joint venture of the Student Govern ment Association, the Student Activi ties Council, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the A.U.T.O.S. Commuter student, and Vision Student Leader ship organizations. nizations will be in attendance. A panel consisting of FSU student leaders will an swer questions about life as a Bronco. Lunch will be provided by Fayetteville State University to all students who regis ter to attend. To register, please visit the website at http://www.uncfsu.edu/admis- sions/Openhouse.htm. FSU is the second-oldest public institu tion in North Carolina. A member of the University of North Carolina System, FSU has nearly 6,700 students, 300 faculty, and offers degrees in 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. For more information, please (910) 672-1371 or (800) 222-2594. call We Need Good Writers VoiceCopyEditor@yahoo.com Or drop by Rm. 241 in the RJSC Pg. 4 VOICE Marchl2, 20Q8
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