LEADERSHIP: Dr. Nelms and Anthony will discuss, “The 10 Most Essential Attributes of an HBCU Trustee” via Huffington Post. Charlie Nelms, Ed.D., is a transformational servant-leader, a retired three-time Chancellor/President, and an avid HBCU advocate with more than 40 years of expertise in higher education. (Twitter @charlienelms)
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT : Mel and Pearl Shaw are the authors of “Prerequisites for Fundraising Success: The 18 Things You Need to Know as a Fundraising Professional, Board Member or Volunteer”. Mel and Pearl, known for their love and strong support of HBCUs, will join a conversation with Anthony on their latest blog from www.FUNdraisingGoodTimes.com entitled, “Kentucky State University President Raymond Burse Leads by Example”. Mel and Pearl Shaw can be reached at (Twitter@SaadShaw | Facebook@SaadandShaw)
FUNDRAISING: Nelson Bowman, III will discuss with Anthony his piece from MSIs UNPLUGGED , “Identify Your Institutional Niche, then Ask for Support”. Nelson Bowman III is the executive director of development at Prairie View A&M University and an Advisory Board member of Penn’s Center for Minority Serving Institutions. (Twitter @nelsonbowmanIII)
HBCU PR and MARKETING: Eddie Francis – Eddie and Anthony will discuss “How Your Campus PR Can Ball Like the Spurs” posted on his blog PR and Marketing in Highter Ed. Eddie is an award-winning mass communication professional whose career spans mass media, higher education, and career development. Eddie is an HBCU advocate, job recruiting consultant and author/presenter of the Black Greek Success Movement. (Twitter@eddiefrancis)
MENTORING: Kelly Fair will share her “Mentoring Minutes: The Freshman Memoirs”. Kelly is a Chicago-based urban youth mentoring practitioner who has been intimately involved in developing and implementing successful youth mentoring & development programs for 10+ years. Kelly, a proud Howard University Alumna! Connect with Kelly (@KFairTheMentor – Twitter and Instagram) @HowardAlumni @HowardU
HBCU Queen Of the Week – Heather Smith will discuss her reign as former Miss ECSU 2011-12 and Miss CIAA 2012 –leadership and HBCUs on HBCU Queens!
** You can tune in Saturday, August 23rd, 2014 – 9AM-12Noon EST on WRVS-FM 89.9FM ECSU or listen online at http://www.ecsu.edu/wrvs/listen.cfm **
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