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STUDENT NEWS
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH AMERICUS MAYORAL CANDIDATE LEE KINNAMON
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT TEAM ATTENDS NACA CONFERENCE
Moses Simmons Associate Editor What is your history at GSW? “After my wife graduated from college, I had been serving there as assistant director of admission, we decided to go into teaching as a profession. We both had liberal arts degrees, but we didn’t have our education certifications. So we decided to come back and do our post graduate work at GSW to get our teaching certificates. So that’s my connection, I had been a student there briefly.”
Jackson Carlstrom Staff Writer Lee Kinnamon campaign picture. Picture supplied by Kinnamon
What will you do for students? “We don’t quite have the types of things young people expect, there’s been some talk about a movie theatre, despite their recent economic fallout, even in the larger cities. Along those lines, there are a couple plans brewing in the private sphere, replacing the global village with an amphitheatre music park. This might include running the Why do you want to be may- excursion train, which already has a station right next to the or? current global village from “Well, first I’ll tell you why I don’t want to be mayor, I don’t out of town to events, such as concerts from first rate acts, and want to be mayor because it’s not just local or third rate talent. a position of glory and honor. Those really don’t matter to me, Of course students would get I’m not interested in having my the most benefit. If elected I’ll name paraded around, that nev- continue to forward and keep er motivated me at all. I simply my hand in those plans.” am a man who likes to tackle challenges, so what does moti- Lee Kinnamon is running for Americus Mayor with the hope vate me are problems. I like to analyze and work together with of bringing diversity and inclusion to Americus. Candidates people to solve them, that’s what motivates me. Along with Marcell Baker and Javarise Terry are also running; Baker under working together with other the campaign of giving a voice people, I’m a gregarious outto the voiceless and Terry to going person, and those who know me would agree. I believe move Americus forward. Votthat Americus has the potential ing will take place on Novemto be truly great, I think Ameri- ber 3rd from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M.
On September 30, Christina Wynn, Lorelle Carey, Jackie Grandno, and LaDona Taylor traveled up to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and represented GSW’s Student Engagement Team by joining hundreds of other students across the south at the National Association for Campus Activity’s South Region Conference. The showcases and educational sessions at this year’s NACA conference were designed to reflect the events of the past year, and how they have affected student engagement on campuses across the country. Most showcases presented were designed so that they could be brought to different college campuses both in-person and virtually. Engagement Team at NACA Conference
“I enjoyed getting to see all of the different showcase events that we can bring to our campus,” Christina Wynn said. “I got to strengthen my communication skills the most from speaking to everyone at the marketplace.” The conference went by smoothly, with a large turnout and feedback following the conference being largely positive.
