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The Washington Area Chapter is proud of our 11th successful golf tournament where we hosted 56 golfers and 40 non-golfers. As expected, this success required wide support. We are grateful to all who contributed to the success of the event as golfers, luncheon guests, workers and sponsors and contributors.
Because of this level of participation, the 2015-2016 scholarship fund will support the awarding of $4,000 per student to five very talented and deserving recipients (a total of $20,000). Again, thank you very for your continued support. Let us continue to beat the drum for committed, dedicated ACTION in support of Livingstone College.
Barbara P. Poe
'66
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| 2015 Class Reunion Agents |
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| Alumni Notes and News . . . |
Kiana Davis (Class of '94)
I have published two poetry collections. My first book is titled
Digging For Roots and outlines my experiences growing up without learning about my African American culture. My second book (recently released) is about my experiences growing up in poverty and the impact of systematic oppression.
Read more about Kiana here:
Poetry On My Mind.
Diamond Ransome (Class of 15)
Two of my colleagues and I recently started a non-profit mentor program for ages 13-21 named D.y.M.u.N.D.z (dangerous young minds under new direction) in the Washington, D.C. area. I am currently seeking my Masters degree in Human Resource Management at Bowie State University.
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Shinea C. Wright (Class of '99)
has accepted a teaching position in Kuwait where she will be teaching Kindergarten children. She has arrived and is doing well. Shinea is from Dallas, Texas and was employed at the Clay Classical Academy and Ardyss International, USA. She was an elementary education major while a student at LC, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. We wish her well in her new endeavors and pray that she will impact the lives of the children there. She has promised to keep in contact with all of us on facebook.
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| Alumni Bus Tour and Capital Campaign Update . . . |
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Here are a few images from the alumni bus tour and capital campaign update on Friday, August 14, 2015 with President Jenkins and his team led by Dr. Herman Felton. Chapter presidents included Catherine Rivens, Susan Watson and Nigel Alston with members of each chapter present. LCNAA President Delores Johnson was also in the number. Click here to view the story.
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| A Life Report: Dorothy Wynecoff |
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| Oliva Morgan & Dorothy Wynecoff |
Note: This is the third in a series of "Life Reports" featuring Livingstone College Alumni. We thought it would be interesting to ask some of our alumni to help us tell the school's story through their own life experiences on campus, the wisdom learned over the years, and to provide an opportunity for current students and young alumni to benefit from their advice.
Name:
Dorothy Ellis Wynecoff
Class Year: 1948
Major:
Social Studies / Minor - French
Occupation:
Retired Educator
My most fondest memories at Livingstone College are numerous. Starting with my arrival on campus in 1944 with my two sisters, Mildred and Olivia. My father, the late Rev. Golden C. Ellis brought us to campus with a wooden trunk full of our belongings and several bags in his Dodge Sedan, about a 1942 model, I think. I was very excited as we unloaded the car and
tugged our belongings up to the third floor in Goler Hall. Olivia and I were roommates, and Mildred was assigned a room with my cousin, Mary Owens who was an upperclassman.
My sophomore year, the three of us sisters roomed together. I enjoyed campus life which was exciting and challenging, being away from home for the first time. I enjoyed singing in the choir and the Octet and the weekly chapel services.
I learned to be tolerant and appreciative of the opportunity given to me to acquire an education in a Christian environment that would enhance the quality of life in the future. It also provided what I needed to know and do in and out of the classroom.
I am proud of the experience that I had working with students with special needs for 22 plus years. I would encourage students to stay focused on a goal to receive a true education. The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.
Intelligence and character will surely help them to achieve their goals.
Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of a true education.
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| LCNAA Profile . . . Bessie Crawford |
Note:
This is the first of several LCNAA Officer Profiles to be featured introducing Officers and sharing a little information about them.
Office: Corresponding Secretary
Name: Bessie Crawford
Class: 1961
Major: English
Additional Education:
MA in Communication, Norfolk State University; Ph.D. in Rhetoric/Linguistics, Indiana Univ. of PA
Career: Former full-time junior high, high school, university, and community college instructor
The greatest Livingstone College achievement was the one that I shared with my classmates at Homecoming 2011 when we won the "Greatest Percentage of Participation and Contributions"
distinction--translated First Place in Fundraising! Homecoming Champs on our 50th. Anniversary!
One of my sons, via his corporate contacts, donated round-trip airline tickets and weekend rooms at a gambling resort for prize drawings at our 50th. anniversary banquet. The winners reminisced about their experiences for years.
When I reflect on the intervening years since graduation from Livingstone, I have tried to "represent" my alma mater on every campus where I have matriculated--all nine of them--and every school where I have taught.
Why am I intense about making LC proud? I didn't do my best there even though I was an honor student, so I'm still playing catch-up. Unfortunately for students whom I teach and tutor part-time now, I tell them that I could have done better, but I'm definitely going to do my part (with love) to see that they don't make that mistake.
Definitely giving back to my first alma mater through service is a high priority too. That's why I campaigned for the office of LCNAA Corresponding Secretary and volunteered to work with the Greater Philadelphia Area LCNAA Alumni to reactivate our chapter, which, as the Bible states, is our "reasonable service."
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President Jimmy R. Jenkins
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Note:
We recently caught up with President Jenkins to talk about the new school year, what students can expect and how alumni can become more engaged with students.
LCNAA: What are you most excited about for the 2015
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16 school year?
President Jenkins: I am most excited about the progress we are making in improvements in student performance and in capital improvements to the physical plant. These improvements are indicators that we are directing and sustaining our resources in the proper places and in the proper priority. We are growing in our application of technology and with the anticipated success of the capital campaign we give greater attention to the STEM disciplines and our other academic programs. I will be extremely excited about the finalization of construction to the new facility housing our Hotel Management and Culinary Arts programs. That work is expected to be completed in September. We have new members of the College faulty. We are excited about their anticipated contribution to the
education of our students.
LCNAA: What changes will returning students experience this year?
President Jenkins:
Returning students will be treated to a renovated Aggrey Student Union, complete with a new floor and a beautiful Columbia Blue and Black awning at the entrance. Students will also meet a new directo
r of student activities, who was formerly Dancy
Residence Hall Director and who is young enough to be in tune with the types of activities college students will most enjoy and benefit from. Additionally, students will find that Livingstone
now has a new Director of Bands, who
hails from Harding University High School in Charlotte. Under his
direction, Harding's band was the only high school band from North Carolina to participate in President Barack Obama'
s first inauguration in 2009.
LCNAA: What activities are planned for the start of the school year?
President Jenkins: As is customary at Livingstone, students will be welcomed back to campus by way of Spirit Week, a fun-filled week rife with activities students love. Also this year, Livingstone College's Blue Bear football squad will compete in the Palmetto Capital City Classic for the first time. The game is hosted by the Benedict College Tigers and will be held at their stadium i
n Columbia, S.C. Also, f
or the second, consecutive year, students will have the chance to participate in The West End Classic, an annual football contest through which Livingstone College engages members of Salisbury's West End community.
Especially important, our students will benefit from a health and wellness partnership with Novant Health Medical Center, through which they will be
afforded free screenings for things including diabetes and high blood pressure. It's all designed to keep in step with the Holistic College approach to learning that I implemented when I came to Livingstone in 2006. Under this partnership, students will be able to go to Novant urgent care facilities for a nominal cost.
LCNAA: In what ways can alumni become more engaged and active with students on campus?
President Jenkins: There are numerous ways in which alumni can engage Livingstone College students! For starters, we would encourage alumni to sign up to serve as mentors for our students. Having students linked with mentors - particularly people who are already working in the students' chosen fields - would be an excellent way to ensure our students remain focused and on the right track. Prospective mentors can contact Carmen Wilder in alumni affairs or Laurie D. Willis in public relations to be paired with students. It would also be good for alumni, especially those who live in Salisbury/Rowan County or nearby cities like Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, to allow students to "shadow" them at work for a day. Our students need to fully understand the importance of arriving on time for work, being prepared and exactly what to expect when they enter the job market. Alumni can engage our students by working with their respective companies to secure summer internships for them. Even if the internships are non-paid, the experience our students would gain from them is invaluable. Finally, when alumni are back on campus for Founder's Day, Homecoming and other special occasions, it would be nice if they spent some time simply talking to our students. Often
students are struggling in a class or having a hard time balancing school work with their social lives, but they're afraid to discuss these ma
tters with their parents,
professors
and/or our school guidance counselor.
Talking to adults who aren't directly involved in their lives might be easier for students, and it would give them a way to open up about the challenges they face.
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Registration and enrollment are incomplete at this time, so the number of incoming freshmen and current enrollment are not available. **
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