ISSUE 4, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
The Southern DIGEST Volume 71 ● The sentinel of the enlightened student body at Southern University and A&M College ● Since 1926
HAPPY
A global Southern: Warren named Alumni Director of the year
JAGUARS
HOMECOMING
Career Fair 2018:
Bigger and better, but plenty of room to grow
Jacqueline Morgan ● DIGEST Editor-in-Chief
WARREN Congratulations to Southern University Alumni Director, Derrick Warren for being chosen as the 2018 Legacy of Leaders National Alumni Director of the Year. Friday, September 28, 2018, The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. will host the 7th Annual Legacy of Leaders Alumni Luncheon, where Warren will be honored. The Foundation is dedicated to sustaining and growing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) through alumni recognition, scholarships, training and technical assistance and programs to promote community involvement. Each year, Alumni of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) are honored for significant contributions they have made to their respective institution. The event promotes HBCUs and highlights the accomplishments of their alumni. Derrick Warren is a Southern University alumnus, IBM retiree of 32 years, has been the Southern University Alumni Director for two years, currently serves as the advisor and sponsor of the 41 Club, and consistently supports the university, students, and alumni in various other facets. As a leader of the university, Warren has had the opportunity to impact students from all walks of life. Alumnus, Levi K. Brown III had the opportunity to be mentored by Warren, and see WARREN on page 3
Brian Davis Jr., a mechanical engineering major, speaks with a representative from BASF Corporation, a chemical engineering company, during the 2018 Career Exploration Day inside F.G. Clark Activity Center. Courtney Jacobs/DIGEST). Dante Davis ● DIGEST Staff Writer
The annual Fall Career Fair, hosted by Career Services, was held at the F.G. Clark Activity Center in order to allow students the opportunity to talk to recruiters from top companies and organizations. At this year’s career fair, over 250 representatives on behalf of 70 different companies and organizations were present. As compared to last year, this career fair offered
an increase in showing from companies, like Lockheed Martin, Erickson, Procter and Gamble, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who were present last year but increased the number of recruiters for this year. This can be mainly attributed to an increase in not only awareness, but also focus by the student body to gaining those all-important internships and co-ops. Joe, one of the recruiters from the CIA, commented on the fact that there seemed to be an increase in the amount
of people in attendance this year from last year, “The turnout was very good this year. We got a lot more foot traffic this year.” This growth can be largely attributed to the efforts of the Career Service Center which not only hosts the Career Fair, but also promotes it. Tamara Foster Montgomery, Director of Career Services, spearheads this effort and works tirelessly to ensure that students not only know about the Career Fair but that they are also over-prepared for it.
“The goal of Career Services is to prepare our students for their futures,” Montgomery shares. This preparation could be seen all across Mumford Stadium; the students were all dressed in business professional attire with resumes in hand. The seriousness and the level of professionalism with which the students treat this event every year leaves an extremely positive impression on the company representatives. see CAREER FAIR on page 3
What’s real in registration: Southern University Registrar’s Office Spotlight Debrandin Brown ● DIGEST Staff Editor
The registration process at Southern University has become synonymous with a lot of negative placeholders in the past with many students. Although the registration process can indeed be a strenuous process, the many aspects of it often comes down to individual preparation. At the same time, there are many ideas about said process that could, in theory, make things
much easier, if you know who to ask.
university catalogues, and handling transcripts, among other jobs.
Dianna Gilbert Depron, who serves as the university’s GILBERT- registrar, was DEPRON able to shed some light on what all really goes into her department and the actual responsibilities that they have.
As far as Depron’s own responsibilities go as the official Registrar of Southern, communication with the student body is one of the main roles of responsibility that Depron has.
According to Depron, the Registrar’s Office is responsible for maintaining student records, the www.southerndigest.com
“Adding [classes] , dropping [classes], withdrawing from classes, and assisting with transfer requests [are my everyday responsibilities].” said Depron in regards to see FEATURE on page 3
IT’S HOMECOMING WEEK 2018 WELCOME HOME ALUMNI! DRIVE SAFE, DON’T TEXT AND DRIVE! GO JAGS!