LBC to attend black leadership conference
The event will recognize MU College of Business advisor Clarence Wine.
Feb. 12, 2008
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This week, as a part of Black History Month, Oklahoma State University’s Multicultural Student Center will host the 31st annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government.
The three-day event is in the middle of a month that typically highlights the past accomplishments of leaders in the black community and will recognize a budding generation of black student leaders. Attendees have the opportunity to hone their leadership skills at the conference with informational seminars, workshops and social events that offer networking opportunities.
MU Legion of Black Collegians President Josh Copeland, who will be attending the event for the fourth time, said it is tailored toward minority students that attend schools with a predominately white student population.
“It’s helped me to realize my full potential,” Copeland said about his past experiences with the conference.
OSU Multicultural Student Center Advisor Phillip Birdine, who serves as a faculty adviser for the event, said students attending the event will learn to appreciate intangible skills within student leaders, such as organizational or interpersonal skills. He said these skills aren’t as easily gauged as academic or athletic accomplishments.
The event, which begins Thursday, will feature lectures from U.S. District Court Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange of Oklahoma’s Western District, the first black woman to serve in the Oklahoma State Senate; author Patrice Gaines; and business leader Stedman Graham, CEO of S. Graham and Associates and known widely for his relationship with media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
“Folks will be inspired from some of the stories of the speakers at the conference,” Birdine said.
MU LBC Vice President Porscha Kirkwood, who has also participated in past conferences, said the event will also recognize former MU College of Business advisor Clarence Wine, who founded the conference.
Wine served as a faculty adviser for the Black Business Student Association and spent 11 years as a coordinator for diversity programs at MU. He died in May 2007.
In contrast to the event’s more serious activities, the event will feature numerous social events, a dance competition, a comedy show and a gospel music performance.
The event will also feature seminars dealing with topics ranging from hip-hop music to relationships, Kirkwood said.
“You learn so much about things you wouldn’t think about,” Kirkwood said about the event’s activities. “It will help you be a better student on campus.”
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