Fort Valley State University News August 31, 2010 Become Chancellor for a Day By Treva Bentley The Chancellor for a Day committee is pleased to announce application deadlines for the "Chancellor for a Day" program for 2010-2011. This program is open to all undergraduate and graduate students. The program is designed to enable students to gain a better understanding of the day-to-day operations of the University by shadowing the Chancellor for one day. They will participate in all of the activities and meetings scheduled for the Chancellor. The main goals of the program are to: 1) give students an opportunity to be a part of the administrative process; 2) emphasize the role of the student in the university; 3) give students experience in the decision making process; and 4) enable students to gain some understanding of the leadership skills required for managing a multifaceted organization and the synergy required for operating as a whole. Students interested in being selected "Chancellor for a Day" must send in a letter of application of no more than 500 words or less and include the following: 1. State why you want to be Chancellor for a day. 2. Must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher. 3. Demonstrate evidence of your leadership from participation in student or community organizations, or in the academic major. 4. Must give compelling factors to prove that you are the best person to be Chancellor for a Day. 5. Include name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, academic major, and classification. Student applications will be reviewed by the Chancellor for a Day Selection Committee which is comprised of members of the Student Government Association, faculty, and the Chancellor's Office. One student will be selected bi-monthly. All applications must be in by the deadlines specified for that month as listed below: September 10, 2010 to serve in September 2010 October 22, 2010 to serve in November 2010 January 21, 2011 to serve in February 2011 March 25, 2011 to serve in April 2011 E-mail all applications to Dr. Bertha H. Miller, Special Assistant to the Chancellor (bmiller@uncfsu.edu<mailto:bmiller@uncfsu.edu>). Notification of acceptance will be sent from the Chancellor's Office. Flyer attached: Chancellor for a Day 2010-2011<http://wpblog.uncfsu.edu/fsu_news/files/2010/08/Chancellor-for-a-Day-2010-2011.pdf> SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/meeting-form.html for the October 24-26, 2010 HBCU Library Alliance 4th Membership Meeting and the "Conference on Advocacy" pre-conference in Montgomery, AL. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.