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Weekly Bulletin |
From the Office of University Relations |
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Volume 26 Issue 2 |
January 27, 2005 |
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Inside:
Spotlight on Excellence
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Alcorn State and Cultural Crossroads Work Together
Felicia Harried, Alcorn State’s Webmaster, is also the President of Cultural Crossroads organization in Port Gibson, Miss. Recently she wrote a letter to Dr. Clinton Bristow to commend members of the International Multicultural Student Organization for the outstanding volunteer service they have rendered to Mississippi Cultural Crossroads. Cultural Crossroads recently sponsored a program called Family Reading: Eating is Fundamental. It has brought Claiborne County Families together one night a week to read and discuss books which had food and culture as a central theme. This program was a component of the Take Part project and also one of the series of activities leading up to the opening of the traveling Smithsonian exhibit Key Ingredients: America by Food, which Cultural Crossroads will host January 17-February 13, 2005. “It seems International Multicultural Student Organization was looking for community service opportunities and a local student who had participated in several of our programs mentioned our organization. The organization president contacted Cultural Crossroads and spoke with executive director Patty Crosby about how they could be of service.” wrote Felicia Harried in her letter to Dr. Bristow. Trena Boyd, Macy Lamela, Margo McLeod and Njuguna Ngugi arrived promptly on the second night of the six-week series and immediately joined the activity serving wherever they were needed. “Their enthusiastic, energetic attitudes were refreshing and the extra hands to deal with 25 six to ten year olds were a godsend! Even when that program ended, the students asked if there was anything else they could help us with, and Margo and Macy did return to help with our Beast Feast and Sweet Safari fundraiser in November. Tamika Starks, an Alcorn student who is not a member of the International Student Organization, also assisted us on the final night of the reading program and served admirably.” Mrs. Harried wrote. “The spirit of service exemplified by these students is a credit to the university and its communiversity ideals. They brought the Alcorn profile to life at Cultural Crossroads. I pray you continue to promote and instill not only academic excellence but civic duty, integrity and personal responsibility in the students at Alcorn. Our communities benefit greatly from the contributions of such well-rounded citizens. I look forward to other opportunities where Alcorn and Cultural Crossroads can work together for the mutual benefit of our respective constituents.” The Alcorn family is encouraged to see the Smithsonian exhibit while it is at Cultural Crossroads. Please contact Felicia Harried at 601-877-3977 for details on other Cultural Crossroads activities. |
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University Relations Staff
W. Christopher
Cason, Director |
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Mail:
P.O. Box 389, Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
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(601) 877-6130 ~
Email:
elenad@alcorn.edu
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