2008 Woodie Awards
Student organization travels to nation's capital
Candace Seaborn
Issue date: 2/16/07 Section: News
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Three FAMU students recently traveled to Washington D.C. as a part of Young People For, a leadership organization. They beat hundreds of applicants and were inducted into the 2007 Fellowship Class of YP4.
Calvin Hayes, 19, a freshman public relations student from Orlando; Mario Henderson, 19, a sophomore political science student from Daytona Beach; and Whitney Murray, 20, a junior political science student from Jacksonville, took an all expense paid trip Jan. 11- 15 to create blueprints for problem solving, network and to address problems in the school and community.
Young People For is a foundation that aims to provide a national infrastructure to support young leaders. The Web site youngpeoplefor.org says that YP4 "works to build intergenerational networks that will enable progressive organizations to identify a significant pool of talented, qualified, passionate and committed young leaders and encourage their continued professional development within the progressive movement."
There have been nine fellows from FAMU chosen, including Student Body President Phillip B. Agnew and Student Body Vice President Monique Gillum.
Out of more than 1,000 nominations and 400 applications, 180 students were chosen to advance progressive values and issues in their communities and prepare for leadership roles in the movement. The 2007 Fellowship Class members come from community colleges, state universities, historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, liberal arts colleges and Ivy League universities.
To be a part of YP4 students have to be nominated by past fellows and complete an application. City Commissioner Andrew Gillum nominated Henderson after working with him.
"This truly is a great experience and I thank Commissioner Gillum every time I talk to him," Henderson said.
"I'm glad there was a program out there to fire me up and get me more into politics because I was ready and had the willingness to learn," William Miller, a business student from Chicago, nominated Calvin Hayes.
Calvin Hayes, 19, a freshman public relations student from Orlando; Mario Henderson, 19, a sophomore political science student from Daytona Beach; and Whitney Murray, 20, a junior political science student from Jacksonville, took an all expense paid trip Jan. 11- 15 to create blueprints for problem solving, network and to address problems in the school and community.
Young People For is a foundation that aims to provide a national infrastructure to support young leaders. The Web site youngpeoplefor.org says that YP4 "works to build intergenerational networks that will enable progressive organizations to identify a significant pool of talented, qualified, passionate and committed young leaders and encourage their continued professional development within the progressive movement."
There have been nine fellows from FAMU chosen, including Student Body President Phillip B. Agnew and Student Body Vice President Monique Gillum.
Out of more than 1,000 nominations and 400 applications, 180 students were chosen to advance progressive values and issues in their communities and prepare for leadership roles in the movement. The 2007 Fellowship Class members come from community colleges, state universities, historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, liberal arts colleges and Ivy League universities.
To be a part of YP4 students have to be nominated by past fellows and complete an application. City Commissioner Andrew Gillum nominated Henderson after working with him.
"This truly is a great experience and I thank Commissioner Gillum every time I talk to him," Henderson said.
"I'm glad there was a program out there to fire me up and get me more into politics because I was ready and had the willingness to learn," William Miller, a business student from Chicago, nominated Calvin Hayes.
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