STATE OF THE STUDENT SUMMIT

1st ANNUAL STATE OF THE STUDENT SUMMIT AT FLORIDA A&M IS SET TO BE A HISTORIC EVENT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Sunday, March 28th, 2010, the 1st Annual State of The Student Summit is set to make history in Tallahassee. This groundbreaking event will be hosted on the campus of Florida A&M University in Gaither Gymnasium. The Summit is bringing together an ethnically diverse compilation of the top leaders in business, academia, media, politics, and education from around the nation to attack major issues effecting America’s students domestically and globally.

The event is going to be kicked off with an invitation-only pre-reception hosted by Florida A&M’s School of Journalism at 4:00 PM in their auditorium. The keynote speaker is Susan Taylor. Susan is the CEO & founder of Essence magazine, and her speech and video display will be geared towards bringing awareness to the serious need for mentoring in our nation. The main event will begin at 6:00 PM in Gaither Gymnasium.

The main event is a panel discussion with crowd interaction. Each panelist will make opening remarks, and this will be followed by questions from the moderator. The event will be finished by questions from students and parents. The panel will feature:

1. Dr. Cornell West- World re-known academic race professor, and author
2. Ralph Nader- Famous consumer advocate, and 3 time presidential candidate
3. Frank Brogan- Chancellor State University System of Florida
4. Susan Taylor- CEO of Essence Magazine, and famous Philanthropist
5. Hezekiah Griggs- 21 year-old entrepreneur, and multi-millionaire
6. Robert Biko Baker- Bi-racial national leader of The League of Young Voters
7. Dr. Atira Charles- One of the world’s youngest experts in race relations in the corporate and academic setting (FSU Professor of Management)

Florida A&M’s Student Government Association is throwing the event in conjunction with the FAMU chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council on Sunday, March 28th in Gaither Gymnasium. The event is open to all students in the Tallahassee area. The admission fee is $5 dollars for the general public, and free to FAMU, FSU, and TCC students with valid student ID cards.