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 Friday, January 5, 2018
Your Weekly Message from the President
Happy New Year, Southernites and Friends!

2017 was in so many ways a phenomenal year for the Alumni Federation. Three and and half years ago, this organization took on as its number one priority a goal to help the University grow enrollment. We began in 2014 by entering into an MOU with the University and Foundation to hire student recruiters across the country to take advantage of the national reputation of Southern University and the strategic placement of alumni throughout America. That collaboration led to an increase in enrollment in 2015. In 2016, we expanded our focus beyond simply recruiting students but also doing whatever we could to help the University retain students.  Recruitment and Retention became our expanded focus to help the University grow enrollment. However, the collaboration between the University, Foundation and Federation really jumped to a new level in 2017 when we developed the IMAGINE 20,000 initiative that set a bold goal of growing enrollment over the next 15 years to 20,000 students. It was like the beginning of a dream come true...Finally, the Southern University Board of Supervisors met earlier today. Among others, the Board accepted President-Chancellor Belton’s recommendation to hire former FAMU President, Dr. James Ammons, as the new SUS Executive Vice President and SUBR Executive Vice Chancellor...
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI FEDERATION
2018 ELECTIONS
ARE YOU QUALIFIED?
It's Election Time Again!

A candidate can purchase campaign advertisement space in Federation's  News and Notes  emailed  weekly  to approximately 50,000 alums and supporters. Campaign advertisement space can be purchased for weekly publication at sualumni.org via the ONLINE STORE . Please contact Khadijah Campbell at 225.771.2151 or  E-mail for more information.
CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENTS
LOVE FOR SOUTHERN HAS NO BOUNDARIES

Life is a day-to-day journey. No mortal knows with certainty the journey’s duration. We do know that tomorrow is not promised.  We do know that life gives each mortal a sense of purpose. We do know that LOVE for SOUTHERN nourishes the heart, inspires and causes the souls of SOUTHERN alums to soar above the stars. Our individual and collective DNA is infused with the wisdom, genius, and courage of our Founders and endless brigades of dedicated warrior-alums. Our warrior-alum mission and purpose are to nurture and support our Alma Mater and its legacy. These are not monumental tasks. Warrior-alums must embrace their duty to do what we must do for the Southern University System and its five campuses. LOVE for SOUTHERN knows no boundaries. Our LOVE for SOUTHERN demands that we employ all innovative approaches as well as the “old school” tradition of making meaningful and substantial personal monetary donations to support scholarships and faculty endowments. We must provide the platform to insure that future alums will enjoy their extraordinary experiences at the only predominantly Black HBCU system in the Milky Way. Our LOVE for SOUTHERN gives us a united and resounding voice to sing “ O Southern, Dear Southern, Thy Name will ever be ” in the hallowed halls of The Center for Alumni and Economic Development where we shall also celebrate successful implementation of Imagine 20000 . 

Philippians 4:8 General Order for Warrior-Alums : Not later than December 31, 2017, become a Federation Annual, Life or Enhanced Life member at any enhanced level. Please do not hesitate to contact Khadijah Campbell [Assistant Executive Director, Office of Alumni Affairs] 225.771.4200, extension 3.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!!
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE BATON ROUGE
MentoringBR is a network of entities dedicated to strengthening the quality of mentoring provided to African American males. Our ultimate goal is to significantly increase the number of active mentors through our quest to train 1,000 community members during National Mentoring Month in January 2018.
A 4-Day Festival Of Service where The Walls Project will facilitate the painting of blighted buildings & murals, planting community gardens & trees, picking up garbage, painting house addresses on curbs for first responders, repairing fences, and hauling trash away from properties in partnership with a vast network of local community organizations.
CHAPTER NEWS
SUAF National Academic Signing Day
2018 NATIONAL
AL UMNI CONFERENCE

JULY 19-22, 2018

Host Hotel: Watermark Baton Rouge

Reserve your room NOW by calling 877.557.3097

Blue and Gold Gala
Guest Speaker: Roland Martin
The Southern University Alumni Federation is pleased to announce the launch of our brand new sualumni.org member community and App! Go to the Apple or Google Store and download the "Social Link" app. It is a similar experience to "Facebook" and "LinkedIn".  
To get started, go to sualumni.org  and sign in. You can use your current member login information or sign in through Facebook or LinkedIn and connect with fellow, "Southernites" and share information across the network.

NOTE: In order to vote in the 2018 SUAF election of officers, we must have your most current information AND you must be in good financial standing with the organization. 

If you have never logged into sualumni.org , have forgotten your username and/or password or are having any other challenges with the new site, please email sualumni@sualumni.org or call alumni affairs on 225-771-4200.

SU and the alumni federation needs you now more than ever. You matter to us!

Come and join the excitement! Your new member experience starts now.
ATHLETICS NEWS
ALUMNI NIGHT TOMORROW - COME CHEER THE JAGUARS ON FOR THE FIRST SWAC GAME OF THE SEASON!
Athletics raises overall GPA above a 3.0 last Fall
STUDENT NEWS
JOIN THE ALUMNI FEDERATION IN WELCOMING OUR NEWEST MEMBERS THIS WEEK!
ANNUAL MEMBERS
Kia Graham
Chakesha Scott
Karen Broussard Parker
Crystal Henderson
Nikia Trotter
Dei Kinner
Tyana Crowder
Bianca Plant
SUBSCRIBING LIFE MEMBERS
Anthony Moore
Annual Membership: $50
Life Membership: $500
Subscribing Life Member ( $50.00 installments for 2 years )
Life Membership Enhancements:
Ruby: $500
Sapphire:$1,000
Diamond: $5,000

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