Boy Scouts Visited Campus
Boy Scout John
Wesley Troop #254 and Cub Scout Ashland Baptist Church Troop # 439
of Port Gibson, MS, visited Alcorn State University on February 7,
2005. They were on campus for the Alcorn vs. Grambling game.
Mr. Christopher
Cason, Director of University Relations, talked to the little guests
about Alcorn State and how it could help them in reaching their
goals, by providing support in their desire to become athletes. Mr.
Cason highlighted that it is extremely important to get a four-year
degree and participate in athletic programs. He provided kids with
the examples of Steve McNair, quarterback for Tennessee Titans, and
Donald Driver, wide receiver for Green Bay Packers, two famous
Alcorn State alumni. Both McNair and Driver even though being
successful professional athletes, completed four-year degrees and
can always fall back on their education.
Mr. Cason encouraged
the scouts to attend Alcorn State University when their time comes.
Mr. Cason and Sherita Bailey,
Administrative Assistant / Writer for the Office of University
Relations invited the kids to come and visit Alcorn State again and
also supplied them with informative brochures of Alcorn State
University to take home and read with their parents.
S c h o l a r s h i p Contest
E n t e r To W i n $ 1, 0 0 0
And An Opportunity to have
your work
Appear In The Pages of
VIBE Magazine
On Tuesday, March 8, 2005
The Stomping on the yard national step tour Will visit
alcorn
state university.
As
part of the step show tour registered undergraduate students in any
discipline are invited to participate in the “Stomping On The Yard”
(S.O.T.Y.) Scholarship Contest. Applicants must write a poem or
essay in (400 words or less) about an African American that best
exemplifies the qualities of a leader.
A winner will be
awarded a $1,000 scholarship during the “Stomping On The Yard”
Leadership Luncheon. At the conclusion of the tour, one scholarship
winner and his or her essay/poem will receive national
acknowledgement via the S.O.T.Y website and publication in VIBE
Magazine.
Rules
Essays and poems
must be the original, unpublished work of the student and only one
essay or poem per student may be submitted. All contestants must
obtain an entry form from the University’s Office of Student
Activities. Be sure to enclose the completed entry form with your
submission. Submissions must be sent by mail to:
Stomping On The Yard
Attention: Scholarship Contest
44 Wall Street, 12th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10005
All Submissions Must be Postmarked No Later Than Friday,
February 25, 2005.
The
essays and poems will be reviewed by a panel of S.O.T.Y. judges and
overseen by VIBE Magazine staff members. The judges are looking for
well thought out essays/poems, which do not stray from the topic.
Winners will be
notified by mail, phone and/or email a few days prior the step show.
Scholarships contest entry constitutes an assignment to the contest
sponsors of all copyrights. By entering the scholarship contest,
entrants grant further permission for the sponsors to publish all or
part of the submitted essay/poem and to use the entrant’s name and
photograph and to publicize the winning entries and the names of all
the final essays/poems all without royalty or other consideration.
