Seton Hill University (SHU) held their first annual Student Leadership Recognition Dinner on Tuesday April 11, 2006. The awards dinner was held in the Greensburg Dining Room and included a guest speaker from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Jaimie Steel, the head of activities and commuter life, began the night with an opening prayer, which emphasized the SHU community’s thankfulness for volunteers and emerging leaders in many different organizations.
Ruth Tolbert, the president of the Jeanette branch of the NAACP, spoke shortly after the event began. Tolbert recounted her own experiences as an adult degree student at SHU during the late eighties while working a full-time job at Allegheny Energy, Inc. She also spoke about the role which she took as a leader and gave several examples of what defined an excellent leader.
By Leslie Rodriguez,
Assistant Sports Editor
Seton Hill University (SHU) held their first annual Student Leadership Recognition Dinner on Tuesday April 11, 2006. The awards dinner was held in the Greensburg Dining Room and included a guest speaker from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Jaimie Steel, the head of activities and commuter life, began the night with an opening prayer, which emphasized the SHU community’s thankfulness for volunteers and emerging leaders in many different organizations.
Ruth Tolbert, the president of the Jeanette branch of the NAACP, spoke shortly after the event began. Tolbert recounted her own experiences as an adult degree student at SHU during the late eighties while working a full-time job at Allegheny Energy, Inc. She also spoke about the role which she took as a leader and gave several examples of what defined an excellent leader.
�A good leader uses mistakes as learning experiences. A good leader has fiscal responsibility and a good leader gives honest feedback and accepts it as well,� said Tolbert.
Robin Anke, associate dean of student services and the director of residence life, was pleased with the turnout of the ceremony. According to Anke, student attendance at the event will help to make the SHU community aware of the accomplishments of its organizations.
�One of the things that is nice is that so many people showed up and realized that this is an important program for them. It’s really all about the students,� Anke said.
Those honored at the ceremony were freshman senator, Jolene Nieves, advisor Kathy Fajt and the Make-a-Wish Club.
The criteria for receiving an award is that the person or group must participate in campus-wide events as well as community service events. According to Jaimie Steel, this is the second year that the Make-a-Wish Club has completely fulfilled the wish of a Greensburg child.
Fajt, who acts in the capacity of advisor for the class of 2007, is also the advisor for the Make-a-Wish Club.
She was honored to receive the two awards and did not even realize that Steel was referring to her until her name was announced.
�I was unaware that there was an award for advisors. I thought she (Jaimie Steel) was talking about Lisa Carino at first,� said Fajt.
�I�m very excited. I wasn’treally expecting it. I really enjoy being involved in different organizations at Seton Hill and I�m glad that I came here,� said Nieves.
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