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Students Attend Leadership Institute
Student leaders from Northeast Alabama Community College
recently attended the Alabama College System’s Student
Leadership Institute held at Bevill State Community College in
Jasper. Eight students represented NACC, accompanied by Tonie
Niblett, Dean of Student Services at NACC and member of the
Student Leadership Institute Committee; Joan Reeves, Chair of
the English Department and Director of Student Activities at
NACC; and Andrea Wheeler, Assistant to the President’s Office.
The theme for the Student Leadership Institute was S.T.Y.L.E.
(Students Transforming Yearly while Leading & Empowering). Over
two-hundred and fifty students from community colleges across
the state attended the two-day conference, led by Keith Brown,
known as the “Motivator of the Millennium.” The focus of the
conference was “Not impossible leaders/I’M POSSIBLE Leaders.”
Facilitators assisting Brown were Leon Carter, the “Affirmations
Guru”; Dara Feldman, with the “Virtues Project”; and Alicia Obie,
Community Relations Liaison for 20/20 Enterprises. The NACC
students were inspired by such sessions as “Styling and
Profiling with Leadership,” “It’s a Virtue,” “Building the
Ships/RelationSHIPS, PartnerSHIPS, MentorSHIP, ScholarSHIP and
LeaderSHIP/ Sailing Towards Greatness Together,” and “Resolution
over Confusion.” These learning communities gave the students
the ability to interact with students from other colleges as
they focused on learning about themselves as leaders. “I have
been involved in several leadership workshops while I was in
high school, but I have never attended one that focused so well
on the role of leadership at the student level. Nor have I ever
attended a meeting like this that was so much fun,” said NACC
sophomore, Josh Roush from Fort Payne High School. “Their
techniques were very helpful, and I really appreciate the
opportunity to represent NACC.”
“For the past six years, NACC students have been involved in
this institute,” Reeves observed, “and it has impacted our
campus by preparing students to become more involved in the
extracurricular activities that Northeast offers. At Northeast,
we hope to educate the whole person, which means we want our
students to be active not only in the classroom but also in the
many extracurricular opportunities we offer.”
Along with the learning opportunities, the students were able to
participate in a talent show extravaganza, for which they won
first place. NACC students Matt Brewer, Autumn Brown, Cody
Brown, Devin Kennamer, Josh Roush, Kayleigh Smith, Laura Spears,
and Shay Spurgin performed a comical skit, which was rewarded
for its originality and creativity, not to mention the talent
represented by these eight students.
For more information on student activities at NACC, see the
webpage of organizations linked from the
Activities page, or
contact Joan Reeves at
reevesj@nacc.edu or phone ext. 347.
Shown at the Alabama College System Student
Leadership Institute are (L-R, front row) Kayleigh Smith and
Autumn Brown; (middle row) Dara Feldman (SLI Facilitator), Cody
Brown, Matt Brewer, Keith L. Brown (Motivator of the Millenium),
Shay Spurgin, Joan Reeves (Sponsor), Tonie Niblett (Sponsor),
Alicia Obie (SLI Facilitator); and (back row) Leon Carter (SLI
Facilitator), Laura Spears, Devin Kennamer, and Josh Roush.
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