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April 27, 2006
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Student Support Services Sponsors an Etiquette Workshop “An Evening of Dy.nam’IC™ Professional Dining Savvy”
Do you know the proper way to introduce yourself? Ladies, how do you drink without putting lipstick on your glass? Better yet, do you know the proper way to eat when dining with the President of the United States? The students in Student Support Services (SSS) know these things and more!
On Tuesday, April 18, 2006, SSS sponsored an etiquette workshop called “An Evening of Dy.nam’IC™ Professional Dining Savvy” conducted by the Mississippi School of Protocol and Etiquette (MSOPE), located in Jackson, MS. The banquet was held in the ASU Faculty dining room. The purpose of this event was to give students an opportunity to learn business and dining etiquette for their use in future professional and personal endeavors.
Mr. Jay Pearson, the director of MSOPE, along with Mr. Roy Culberson and Ms. Claire Langley, gave an outstanding presentation on dining etiquette. SSS students learned the Continental and American styles of eating and the difference between the two, the importance of eye contact and a good handshake, and the proper way of toasting.
To reinforce what SSS participants learned, an amazing meal of salad, chicken, rice, vegetables and dessert was served by the hard working staff of Campus Chefs. During the meal, the MSOPE presenters walked among the students to assist them with the continental style of eating as well as answer questions.
Dr. Shirlen Triplett, a noted speaker, writer and image consultant from Chicago, IL, was the keynote speaker. She gave a superb speech called “Service with a Smile”. She praised students for attending this event instead of being somewhere else which shows that they care about themselves and their future.
At the conclusion of the event, MSOPE granted scholarships to two SSS students to attend one of their programs anywhere in the world. The two students were Christopher Montgomery and Korri Jones. These two students were selected based on their attendance of SSS events and their quality of leadership.
“It [the workshop] was good because all students need to learn how to eat American and Continental styles for banquets and casual and business dinners to present themselves well”, said Cassie Jackson, a SSS participant and work study student.
Alcorn State University Department of Mass Communications Students Attend their First Annual Media Day at Alcorn
April 5 through the 6, the students of Alcorn State University Department of Mass Communications attended their First Annual Media Day at Alcorn. The students got the opportunity to gain knowledge and hear experience from professionals and journalists in the field of journalism. Students got the privilege to hear from keynote speakers William W. Sutton Jr. and business owner, Karl Cole of BMK Marketing and Solutions. The Department of Mass Communications also got the chance to meet and speak with Alcorn’s very own 1999 Mass Communication graduate, Melissa Faith Payne, anchor and reporter for WJTV News Channel 12.
The speakers were very impressed with the knowledge and curiosity the future journalists of Alcorn had with the profession. “Enthusiasm. Desire, and curiosity are something that I would use to describe the students because they don’t know enough and it’s not just here but it’s at every college”, said Sutton, who was the former president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). Miss Communications and Broadcast major, Kimberly Pope also had the privilege of making a difference in the lives of young students that attend port Gibson High School. Pope stated, “As Miss Communications my role was to talk with the kids and inspire them because their expectations were limited in terms of going to school, so I talked with them and tried to motivate them into going to school. Not only did Pope inspire the children, but she also received inspiration from Melissa Faith Payne, “I got the opportunity to talk with Mrs. Payne and she basically told me about how she had to work for everything. Nothing was handed to her,” said Pope.
Throughout the conference, the professionals stressed the importance of African-American journalists in the field. Sutton said, “As young African-American who journalists you have to do it for the good of the community. Do it for the African-Americans who couldn’t tell their story.” Sutton went on to state, “As a Journalist in order to gain respect in this field it is important for journalists to cover the assignment because overall, it’s the little things that add up in order to gain respect.”
Mass Communication is not only an open field to strictly journalists but it helps beginning entrepreneurs successfully develop up and coming businesses. Business owner, Karl Cole offered advice to young and up coming public Relation Executives by stating, “It is very important to network and don’t be intimidated by the presidents and executives in the business world. There human just like you and me.” During his sixteen years in Marketing and Promotions Management, Cole has worked with some of the biggest names in the media such as Harpo Productions, Kingsworld, Warner Brothers, and Paramount these area are just a few names. While at the conference, Cole urged aspiring PR and marketing reps to “meet as many people.” “Work with everyone and expand because we all can learn from one another,” said Cole.
Senior Communication student and editor of the Campus Chronicle, Zandra Turner stated, “Throughout the whole conference I gained a lot of knowledge concerning interns and the starting salary of reporters.” Turner went on to say, “The conference was just like attending class and the seminars made me realize hoe open the field is. It gave me a variety of different options to choose from concerning my major.”
LaToya Todd
April 11, 2006
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