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Court Vision TARIK SMITH BY THE REVEREND DANIEL LENNOX
Throughout his college basketball career, Tarik Smith was the go-to point guard who possessed the unique gift of seeing how the game was going to unfold. In basketball parlance, he had court vision, and he knew how to push all the pieces together and pull out all the gifts of those around him for the win. Now, as the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Self-Awareness (DEISA); the head varsity basketball coach; an English teacher; and as a leader in entrepreneurism as it relates to the newly-minted Institutes for Active Learning; this is how Smith intends to approach his professional life. “I’ve learned you can do many things and be successful. Forward-thinking leadership means wearing many hats. It’s a holistic approach to learning — being exposed to multiple things — that produces opportunity and change and the desire to have the ball in your hands late in the game.” 22 T R I N I T Y - P A W L I N G M A G A Z I N E