JSU Staff Senate Announces 2015 Leadership Institute Class

April 7, 2015
JSU’s Institutional Data Manager and Staff Senate President Dr. Rosella Houston, back middle row, joins inductees into the 2015 Leadership Institute. They include: Brenda Johnson (CSET Dean’s Office); Latanya Moore (Residence/Housing); Galina Bennett (Undergraduate Studies/Student Retention Services); Nicole Gholar-Harris (Title III); Henry Thompson (OCE/MJCPC); Dr. Lucille Green (School of Lifelong Learning); Latasha Brown (Lottie W. Thornton Early Childhood Center/Elementary & Early Childhood Education); Jerrica Frierson (Undergraduate Admissions); Jackie Nash (Latasha Norman Center-Counseling Services/Division of Academic and Student Affairs); and Frederick Hadley (Academic Affairs/Community College Relations-JSU Madison).
JSU’s Institutional Data Manager and Staff Senate President Dr. Rosella Houston, back middle row, joins inductees into the 2015 Leadership Institute. They include: Brenda Johnson (CSET Dean’s Office); Latanya Moore (Residence/Housing); Galina Bennett (Undergraduate Studies/Student Retention Services); Nicole Gholar-Harris (Title III); Henry Thompson (OCE/MJCPC); Dr. Lucille Green (School of Lifelong Learning); Latasha Brown (Lottie W. Thornton Early Childhood Center/Elementary & Early Childhood Education); Jerrica Frierson (Undergraduate Admissions); Jackie Nash (Latasha Norman Center-Counseling Services/Division of Academic and Student Affairs); and Frederick Hadley (Academic Affairs/Community College Relations-JSU Madison).
JSU’s Institutional Data Manager and Staff Senate President Dr. Rosella Houston, back middle row, joins inductees into the 2015 Leadership Institute. They include: Brenda Johnson (CSET Dean’s Office); Latanya Moore (Residence/Housing); Galina Bennett (Undergraduate Studies/Student Retention Services); Nicole Gholar-Harris (Title III); Henry Thompson (OCE/MJCPC); Dr. Lucille Green (School of Lifelong Learning); Latasha Brown (Lottie W. Thornton Early Childhood Center/Elementary & Early Childhood Education); Jerrica Frierson (Undergraduate Admissions); Jackie Nash (Latasha Norman Center-Counseling Services/Division of Academic and Student Affairs); and Frederick Hadley (Academic Affairs/Community College Relations-JSU Madison).

The Staff Senate at Jackson State University has announced inductees to its 2015 Leadership Institute.

Staff Senate President, Dr. Rosella Houston, says 10 individuals will begin a three-month leadership development program Tuesday, April 7, that focuses on expanding their talents in higher education and improving the quality of services offered by JSU.

Dr. Calvin Mackie, a partner with a Louisiana energy firm and former university educator, will be the featured speaker for today’s program. After struggling through high school, Mackie achieved prestigious academic honors, ultimately earning a doctorate in mechanical engineering. He previously worked at Morehouse College and the University of Michigan. Along the way, he earned a 2003 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring and numerous other citations, including an appointment to a 33-member board of the Louisiana Recovery Authority after the catastrophic hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Houston, who is also the university’s institutional data manager, praised Mackie and says his accomplishments tie in well with the aims of the Leadership Institute. “Over the years, the initiative has been responsible for increasing the competencies of staffers and equipping them with skills that will shape their future and that of the university – with ingenious ideas to streamline processes.” She said the institute is credited with helping to produce bold 21st century leaders who thrive on innovation.

Reflecting on previous classes of inductees, Houston says through the expansion of research and technology each of these emerging leaders will help improve quality of instruction and services by promoting campus-wide synergy.

The inductees include: Brenda Johnson (CSET Dean’s Office); Latanya Moore (Residence/Housing); Galina Bennett (Undergraduate Studies/Student Retention Services); Nicole Gholar-Harris (Title III); Henry Thompson (OCE/MJCPC);  Dr. Lucille Green (School of Lifelong Learning); Latasha Brown (Lottie W. Thornton Early Childhood Center/Elementary & Early Childhood Education); Jerrica Frierson (Undergraduate Admissions); Jackie Nash (Latasha Norman Center-Counseling Services/Division of Academic and Student Affairs); and Frederick Hadley (Academic Affairs/Community College Relations-JSU Madison).

For more information about JSU’s Leadership Institute, contact Dr. Kimberly Hilliard at 601-979-1058 or Houston at 601-979-2616.