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President's Weekly Report
February 28, 2008
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Greetings Quinnites-
It’s been a wonderful few weeks here at Paul
Quinn College. We have been visited by a
Fire Chief and an R&B diva; our students
have won awards; and one of the Kings of
Comedy delivered on a promise. I hope you
enjoy this week’s overview of campus life.
Life on the Yard
* UNCF
NAC/NPAC Annual National Conference:
Quinnites Kendall Beck, Al Middleton,
Patricia Johnson, Pre-Alumni Council
Business Manager Erica Doyle, and Shanequa
Days joined me at the conference. Quinnite
Days, in addition to her duties as a member
of the women’s basketball team, currently
serves as our Ms. UNCF. Quinnite Middleton
has been elected the 2008-2010 Vice
President of Membership for UNCF NAC/NPAC.
* Future Quinnite Cotton Commits:
Little Rock, Arkansas native Ebony Cotton
has become the first Presidential scholar in
this fall’s incoming class. Quinnite Cotton
comes to us ranked 2nd in her
class of 224 students and with a 3.8 gpa.
Please join me in welcoming her to the
family. Presidential scholars receive a
full scholarship to PQC as long as they keep
a 3.5 or better gpa, remain on course to
graduate in four years or less and
participate in at least one extra-curricular
activity.
* Flake to Speak:
Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake, Pastor of the
Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York
and the President of Wilberforce University
in Ohio will be our final “Tuesdays in
February” speaker. Due to a scheduling
conflict this past Tuesday, Rev. Flake will
speak in Chapel tomorrow (Thursday) morning
at 11 am. Visitors are always welcome in
our Chapel services.
* The
Fire Chief and a Diva:
Dallas Fire Chief Eddie Burns and R&B star
Angie Stone served as the guest speakers for
our “Tuesdays in February” program, February
12th Chief Burns inspired the
200 + students with his call for raising the
bar of leadership in their ranks. Ms. Stone
wowed the crowd with her life-story and by
performing several selections with our
Quinnite Jazz Band. The next morning Ms.
Stone shared her experiences at Paul Quinn
with a national audience on the Tom Joyner
Show.
* Broussard and Miles Speak:
ESPN the Magazine writer Chris Broussard and
WFAA star reporter Darla Miles thrilled our
students with a discussion about their
careers as journalists during their
“Tuesdays in February” visit on February 19th.
Both Broussard and Miles stressed the
importance of preparation and seizing
opportunities. I doubt our students will
forget the “Miles Test” anytime soon.
*
Get Out the Vote Rally:
Please join us Wednesday, February 27, 2008
at noon for our first “Get Out the Vote”
rally and caravan to the polls for early
voting. This is a non-candidate specific
rally. We have invited representatives from
every campaign to address our students.
*
Mayor Fenty Visits:
Our 2008 Commencement speaker Washington, DC
Mayor Adrian Fenty was in town this past
Saturday campaigning for Democratic
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama.
Mayor Fenty is excited about his visit to
campus in May.
*
Breast
Cancer Awareness:
In an effort to raise awareness about Breast
Cancer, our Athletic Department sponsored
the “Think Pink” Breast Cancer Awareness Day
on February 16th. Free “Think
Pink” t-shirts were made available to all
women in attendance.
*
Steve Harvey Delivers on Promise:
Proving that his commitment to Paul Quinn is
sincere, international entertainment icon
Steve Harvey delivered on his fall promise
to donate men’s clothing to our College
Closet. The men’s clothing items (suits and
shirts) will be made available on a “first
come, first serve” basis to men who are
graduating this May. In order to claim
these items, each claimant must provide
proof that they are qualified to graduate in
May. Once the seniors have received their
items, we will move to underclassmen.
Please sign up to receive these items with
Katrina Glenn in my office.
* Recruiting Assistance:
We
are currently in the heat of student
recruitment season and need your help. If
you are interested in assisting with the
admissions process by reading applications
or speaking with prospective Quinnites
and/or able to donate a night (or two) a
week, please contact my office at (214)
302-3550.
*
Adolphus Dominates:
NAIA All-American Adolphus Jones continues
his dominating ways in the Indoor Track
Season. Most recently, he posted a 40.08
against NCAA Division I competition at Texas
Tech. The time was good enough for him to
qualify for the NAIA National Indoor
Championships in Johnson City, TN.
* Chisholm Red River Conference Recognition:
For the week of February 18- 24, Quinnite
Damien Chisholm was selected the Red River
Athletic Conference Men’s Player of the
Week. Chisholm, a senior guard from
Huntsville, Ala., paved the way to two
conference victories for the Tigers with
23.0 points per game last week. He accounted
for 22 points and four three-pointers in a
77-74 win over the NAIA’s 15th-ranked
team, Texas Wesleyan University last Monday.
Chisholm followed with 24 points on
Saturday, connecting on 8-of-14 field goal
attempts in an 88-77 victory over Langston
University (Okla.). He was 16-of-27 from the
field for the week (59.3%), 7-of-11 from
behind the three-point arc and 7-of-8 from
the free throw line. PQC moved into a tie
for fourth in the RRAC at 8-6 with a mark of
12-12 on the season.
* Soccer comes to the Quinn:
The Paul
Quinn College Athletic Department is
introducing Men’s and Women’s Soccer
beginning this fall. Our soccer programs
will begin as a club sport and will
hopefully become a full-time varsity sport
by the fall of 2010. If you are aware of
any students who wish to participate on next
year’s teams please contact Keith McKinnon
via e-mail (kmckinnon@pqc.edu)
or by phone (214-302-3569).
* HBCU Classic:
The PQC Baseball Team triumphed over
Oklahoma Wesleyan this weekend winning 2 out
of 3 games. The Baseball team is hosting
the HBCU Classic this weekend.
Participating in the event is Rust College,
Texas College, and Jarvis Christian
College. All games with be played at the
Paul Quinn College Field beginning at 10:00
a.m.
* Dr.
Scruggs Presents:
On Saturday, February 16, 2007, faculty
member Dr. Ethel Scruggs a presenter at the
Fifth Annual Financial Aid & Scholarship
Awareness Day at the University of North
Texas, Dallas Campus. The subject of her
presentation was “Essay Writing Techniques
–Keys to Your Admission & Scholarships”.
This was the second year that she
served as a presenter for this event. Each
workshop participant received a guidebook
entitled “Resources
for Scholarships” which was
developed by the Student Support Services
Staff.
* Choir Performs:
Our celebrated gospel choir will be
performing this Friday, February 29th
for the PQC Dallas area Pepsi Bottling Group
Black History Month Program.
* Monday Night Politics at PQC:
the Dallas Examiner and the JL Turner Legal
Association have partnered to sponsor
“Monday Night Politics”. The event is a
forum for members of the community to meet
and evaluate political candidates. It is
held each Monday leading up to the March 4th
primaries. The event takes place in the
Science Building Auditorium.
Quinnites in the News
* Fantroy trial:
Quinnite Linda Splatt’s testimony in the
federal trial of former Dallas City
Councilman James Fantroy was reported in
today’s Dallas Morning News Metro Section.
Mr. Fantroy is on trial for allegedly
misappropriating federal funds from the Paul
Quinn College Community Development
Corporation. You can read more about the
proceedings by going to:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/022708dnmetfantroy.2f11a6c7.html
* Please tune in to hear the following
Quinnites on the radio:
·
President Sorrell- every Wednesday morning
at 7:10 am on the Willis Johnson Show (KKDA-
Dallas)
·
The Cheryl Smith Show (Sunday mornings,
beginning at 8:00 am on KKDA- Dallas)
Alumni
Affairs (Every Quinnite, Every Year) &
Development News
* Paul
Quinn Month:
Please join churches throughout DFW in
supporting the college during “Paul Quinn
College Month” this March. We are asking
area churches to hold special offerings
during the month of March for the college.
Among the organizations that have agreed to
support this effort are the IMA and African
American Pastors Coalition. If you are
interested in having your church participate
and/or having our highly decorated choir
worship with you, please contact my office
at 214-302-3515.
* Quinnite Webb to marry:
Quinnite Cedric Webb will marry his fiancee
Charmilla Wyatt this Saturday, March 1st.
Please join me in wishing Quinnite Webb a
lifetime of joy and many future Quinnite
children.
Tuesdays in February
* Please join us in thanking all of our
“Tuesday in February” guests: Marshall
Mitchell (EVP, Wilberforce University),
Dallas Fire Chief Eddie Burns, R&B star
Angie Stone, WFAA Reporter Darla Miles and
ESPN writer/commentator Chris Broussard. We
appreciate them taking time out of their
busy schedules to help educate our
students. We are proud to make them
honorary Quinnites.
Related News
* UNCF Annual Meeting in New York, March 5th-8th.
* On Thursday, February 28th,
UNCF is sponsoring “UNCF Night at the
Opera”. The opera is George Gershwin’s
Porgy & Bess, at the Music Hall in Fair
Park. I am especially proud to add that my
classmate from Oberlin College, Ms. Indira
Mahajan (http://www.dallasopera.org/the_season/070804-index.php),
will be performing the role of “Bess”.
Activities of the President
* Please join me in congratulating the 10th
President of Morehouse College, Robert
Franklin, Jr., on conducting an outstanding
and very inspirational investiture recently
in Atlanta. Morehouse conducted a ceremony
that was regal, elegant and steeped in rich
traditions and history. It served notice of
what our HBCU legacies can and should look
like. I was honored to be a part of the
occasion.
* I spoke at the Dallas Rotary Club’s
Meeting on February 20th. I’d
like to thank Rotarian Carole Young for the
invitation and the hospitality.
* Thank you to Quinnite Nicole Wilkerson-
Willis for inviting me to speak to the
Social Security Administration as part of
the Black History Month programming. I
enjoyed my visit there last Thursday,
February 21st.
* Thank you to the men and women of AAFES
(Army & Air Force Exchange Service) for
their invitation to speak to their employees
yesterday, February 26th.
* I will be speaking Wednesday, February 27,
2008 to the Duke Alumni Club of N. Texas.
The event, which takes place at Brooklyn’s
Jazz Café, begins at 6:00 pm.
* I will be visiting Dallas Carter High
School tomorrow, Thursday, February 28th
at 9:00 am to continue our efforts to
recruit DISD students to PQC.
* This Friday, February 29th, I
receive the Phoenix Award from the Boys &
Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas at their
annual Billiards Ball (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/rmiller/stories/DN-p2miller_26bus.ART.State.Edition1.399d738.html).
* I will be worshipping this Sunday at
Friendship West Baptist Church & Kirkwood
CME Church. I look forward to meeting all
Quinnites in those congregations.
Always remember. . . .
I AM A QUINNITE
When someone says to you “I am a Quinnite”,
that person is doing more than informing you
that they attend, work for or graduated from
Paul Quinn College. They are telling you
that they are the personification of W. E.
B. DuBois’ “Talented Tenth”. They are
expressing to you that as a Quinnite they
wear the mantle of “race men and women”
proudly. Such men and women embrace the
legacies of Malcolm, Martin, Mandela, Che,
and Sun Tzu; knowing that the only constant
in life is change, but it is the change
agents who write history. Quinnites will be
the change agents whose voices tell the
stories of their eras.
Quinnites accept that in their lifetime,
others will disappoint them and fail to live
up to the standards that they, as members of
this special clan, have set. These men and
women know that many who are their color
will not be their kind and that many of
their kind, will not be their color. It is
for this very reason that in the world of
purple and gold, production triumphs over
protocol. These dreamers understand that
the journey to greatness will be filled with
difficult decisions, painful choices, and
moments of self-doubt - everyone will not
make the trip. However, they also know that
this is the route they have selected. They
have chosen to be stronger. They have
decided to work harder. They have answered
the call of leadership. Because at the end
of the day, they are Quinnites and for them
there was no other choice . . . leading, is
all they know how to do.
If you have an item that you would like to
see included in my weekly reports, please
don’t hesitate to forward it to me at
msorrell@pqc.edu.
I’m always happy to share our great news.
Take care and I look forward to hearing from
you,
President Michael Sorrell
Michael J. Sorrell, Esq.
President
Paul Quinn College
3837 Simpson Stuart Rd.
Dallas, TX 75241
(214) 302-3515 (w)
(214) 302-3559 (f)
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