Dear Southernites and Friends:
Welcome to our new and returning students! I continue to be impressed by the loyalty and support of our alumni. As the fall semester is kicking off throughout the Southern University System, alums are volunteering in so many ways to help our students. Many of you have heard of the work of Eldred Jackson and Patricia Deamer. Eldred lives on the east coast, in the Washington, D.C. area, and Pat lives on the west coast, in Northern California. They are the co-founders of the TOP JAGS program. Their objective has been to help recruit some of the most academically qualified students in the country. They have recruited more than 100 top-performing first-time freshmen (our “Top Jags”) to the SUBR campus this semester...
