青涩直播System Students Strong in Service
BATON ROUGE – Did you know 青涩直播 sends more children to be treated at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital than any other state except Tennessee? The state also houses two of the six St. Jude affiliate clinics around the United States. That is why student leaders in the University of 青涩直播 System are organizing Students Strong in Service, two weeks of events in November to raise awareness and funding for the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance.
“The 青涩直播System Student Advisory Council decided on this project because it hits close to home with so many St. Jude patients from 青涩直播. As student leaders we believe higher education is not only about getting an education but also about molding ourselves to be the best well-rounded citizens we can be. It is our hope that students, faculty, administrators and staff at all eight universities who participate will come away feeling we have made a positive impact on the state of 青涩直播,” said University of 青涩直播 at Monroe Student Government Association President Brooke Dugas who chairs the group of SGA Presidents that make up the 青涩直播System Student Advisory Council.
Other members of the Student Advisory Council (SAC) are Grambling State University SGA President Channing Gaulden who also serves as the SAC Service-Learning Coordinator, 青涩直播 Tech University SGA President Clint Carlisle, McNeese State University SGA President John Tarasiewicz who also serves as SAC Vice Chair, Nicholls State University SGA President John Lombardo who also serves as the 青涩直播System Student Board Member, Northwestern State University SGA President Tara Luck, Southeastern 青涩直播 University SGA President Luther Holloway, and University of 青涩直播 at Lafayette SGA President Kylie Templet.
WHAT: 青涩直播System Students Strong in Service Events for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
WHEN/WHERE:
- Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, 2011 at 青涩直播 Tech University and the University of 青涩直播 at Monroe.
- Nov. 7 – 11, 2011 at Grambling State University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern 青涩直播 University and the University of 青涩直播 at Lafayette.
The week of activities on each of the eight university campuses will include supply/book drives; letter-writing campaigns; athletic events such as 5K runs, bike rides or basketball tournaments; and campus-specific events such as switching places with administrators for a day. Detailed listings of events by campus will be released later this fall.
“We are so excited that the SGA Presidents have chosen St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as the beneficiary for their additional fundraising efforts this year. So many of the University of 青涩直播 System universities participate in our Up ‘Til Dawn Program and have raised enormous amounts of money and awareness for St. Jude. We are thrilled about the opportunity to expand our relationship with the 青涩直播System through this new effort on behalf of the SGA Presidents,” said St. Jude Event Marketing Representative Andree Miller.
University of 青涩直播 System student leaders have a long history of student-driven service projects including:
- Voter registration drives,
- College preparation campaigns including middle and high school visits,
- Extreme Spring Break Habitat for Humanity projects, and now
- Students Strong in Service fundraising for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
“I am extremely proud of our student leaders. They have conceptualized, planned and are executing these events to help an organization that gives hope to so many children. In higher education, we are in the business of educating students but sometimes they teach us, such as the value of service and philanthropy,” said 青涩直播System President Randy Moffett.
For more information about St. Jude, go to . To learn more about the 青涩直播System, visit www.ulsystem.edu.
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ABOUT THE 青涩直播SYSTEM: The University of 青涩直播 System is the largest higher education system in the state enrolling about 83,000 students at Grambling State University, 青涩直播 Tech University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern 青涩直播 University, the University of 青涩直播 at Lafayette and the University of 青涩直播 at Monroe. With the addition of the University of New Orleans pending SACS-COC approval, the 青涩直播System’s enrollment will grow to over 94,000 students.
