NSU in the News

An athlete performing in their particular sport is a beautiful thing to watch. Watching two track stars on the news left me mesmerized by their skills. If you missed Channel 13's 6 p.m. newscast last night, check out the link in my blog for a really cool story on two Norfolk State University athletes on the track team. These guys are talented and powerful athletes -- best friends and competitors since their days in high school. I also noticed that the two track stars are sporting locks. Natural hair is the way to go especially when you workout as hard as these guys -- or not. (That's a note for my sisters with perms) smile. Have a great day!
http://www.wvec.com/video/

Driving Issues (Not My Golf Game)

Thank God nobody decided to play any April Fool's jokes on me . . . . or did they and I was just too brain-dead to notice. Happy Thursday blog fans! As you may have guessed from an earlier blog, I have driving issues. My 16-year-old is learning to drive and it's taking a toll on my nerves. Last Sunday, homey took us to church via interstate. It was his first time driving on the interstate. ALL I COULD DO WAS PRAY. He did a pretty good job. It's just nerve-wracking for me. This brings me to a program at Norfolk State University -- to prevent under age drinking. The purpose of the program is to create a campus watch group designed to mentor, monitor, and counsel students against binge and under age drinking. Talk to your teen about under age drinking and be sure he or she understands the consequences of getting behind the wheel of a car drunk. NSU is taking a proactive stance on this issue and preparing its students to take responsibility for their actions.

Scary News

The headlines in today's newspaper are kinda scary: "utility proposes boosting its rates" and "Portsmouth, Suffolk have two of highest dropout rates." It's also scary that Portsmouth proposes to raise their real estate property taxes by 8 cents. Have you ever noticed that when money starts to get tight, the people who collect it, want it sooner and more of it? I wish that the public schools could show children the correlation between education and the all-mighty dollar. I wish more parents would step up to their responsibilities and take an active role in their children's education. My advice: mentor a child; mentor somebody's child so that they can be shown the right path.

Gotta Love Public Relations

I am a bit overwhelmed today! Public relations is a fascinating and sometimes frustrating job. We can never ever say it is dull! Norfolk State University is hosting two major events within one day of each other. Wow! The White House Initiative on HBCUs is coming up April 26-28. Man, this event connects federal and private sector agencies with businesses and colleges and assists them with writing proposals, contracts and grants. We're expecting about 500 participants. For more information, check out the NSU website at http://www.nsu.edu/. If you're visiting the city of Norfolk, check out NSU's event calendar on the web, too. There is always something going on at Norfolk State University.

Boom followed by Radio Signal Disruption

Eerie things always happen at night or in the wee hours of the morning under the cover of darkness. As for the mysterious boom and lights in Sunday's night sky -- I am not entirely convinced that it was a meteor or space junk falling to the earth. As I was preparing to leave for boot camp, I experienced -- again -- radio signal disruption when I tried to unlock my car using the keyless entry remote. Now I'm wondering if whatever fell from the sky on Sunday night caused the radio signal disruption this morning. Things that go bump in the night can scare the living heck out of you!

2009 President's Gala

It's official sports fans -- the President and the entire leadership team at Norfolk State University have proclaimed the 2009 President's Gala a rip-roaring SUCCESS! So many people were involved in this event, but we all pulled together as a TEAM! THANKS to NSU's super hip and fly event planner, her event coordinator, our fearless leader for coordinating a show-stopper power point presentation, the student and staff volunteers who turned out in mass to do whatever was needed and to the entire University Advancement Division for pulling together this "friend-raiser" that raised funds for student scholarships during a most difficult time for our state and national economy. University Advancement rocks!

New Shoes for an Old Outfit

It's the Monday morning after the President's Gala, a Norfolk State University event to raise scholarship dollars, and I think it was a great success. More than 600 people attended and we even got media coverage. I bought new shoes to "fab up" an old outfit which was a big mistake. As a gala volunteer, I was on my feet for nearly two solid hours assisting with party favors, mingling with guests and ushering people to their tables. The shoes were cute, but the heel was a little higher than I normally wear. By the time I was ready to leave the ball, I could barely walk down the stairs. My back hurt, my feet definitely were hurting and my right leg felt as though someone had stretched it on one of those medieval torture racks. Wonder if I can sell those shoes?