Jackson State University - Mississippi Board of Trustees of State ...

Open Meeting for Campus and Community SessionThursday, September 2, 2010Student Center Ballroom A2:45 p.m.COMMENT: The next President should reach out to other HBCU neighboringPresidents in crafting a dropout prevention program.COMMENT: The next President should have a bold vision for managing our studentsand University community; we need a president who understands the‘town and gown’ concept through our social responsibility. A presidentwho values our stakeholders and integrates it into our mission. A skill-setthat matches running an institution that mirrors the students. Listening toour faculty, students and staff. Wee need a President who understands theuse of proactive media and institutional branding. A leader who canpromote a friendly atmosphere on campus as well as throughout theUniversity constituency.COMMENT: There exists a fundamental belief that any JSU graduate deserves tocompete among scholars throughout the globe. The University is not builtamong the ‘stars’; it is built on how the students matriculate during theircollege career here at JSU. We need a President who demonstrates thisphilosophy to our students.COMMENT: The next President of Jackson State should be an acknowledged leader ofthe African American community. His voice is one that should besought out for direction on sensitive issues in the community.COMMENT: A priority and challenging task is to streamline our operations. Corporateknowledge is needed in identifying duplication of administration, faculty,staff, directors, etc. Funds need to be shifted to the workers. Fundraisingis admirable; however, the dollars are needed to be shifted wherethe services are most needed that affect students and services for students.COMMENT: Regardless of ethnicity, there must be an appreciation for Blackness andculture. History and respect must be passed on to our students.COMMENT: Strong leadership, not just talk, treat all with value, integrity and respect, apart of all of us. The next leader should live in the community on campusor in the community; he should be an academician, familiar with the tenurepromotion process of academia; he should reach out to the religiouscommunity, and maintain strong relationships with school districts, withthe MDE, reach out to other HBCU in the state, health and dropout issues.