Moore Thoughts

On April 25, 2013 Philander Smith College held the 2013 Renaissance Awards Ceremony. A large number of faculty, staff, and students were celebrated for their dedication and service. I am pictured above with a Presidential Award to Robert Young for providing excellent customer service on the Philander Smith College Campus.

Attendees include (from left to right) Alex Erdmann, Myisha Headen, Arkansas First Lady Ginger Bebee, De’Vonta Moore, and Residential Life Assistant Director Termaine Williams.

I had the opportunity to attend a wonderful meeting today with Pulaski Technical College President, Dr. Margaret A. Ellibee P.h.D in an effort to forge a partnership between the two schools. I am extremely excited about what this could mean for the future of both institutions.

I recently attended a Key cities event with Alumni from the Dallas area. As you know we rely heavily upon the support of our alumni. Key cities is an outreach program designed to engage Philander alumni throughout the United States. I thouroughly enjoy each visit.

This week on the campus of Philander Smith College, we celebrated Religious Emphasis Week. The theme, “Thriving in the Midst of Transition” kicked off with Sunday Service and has continued with programs, services, and activities through-out the week. Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the Living Legends Banquet. Honorees include: Mr. Curtis Edwards, Mr. Chester Henderson, Mr. Willard Proctor Jr., Senator Joyce Elliot, Mr. Bill Waddell, Mr. Robert Whitefield, Dr. Jossetta E. Watkins, Ms. Taco Williams, and Dr. William H. Woods.

Dr. Moore takes a moment to pose with members of the Black Male Initiative during a reception held on campus for the BMI opening speaker, T.J. Holmes, an award winning journalist and talk show host. The males were previewing their new BMI bow ties, which will be made available to all of the members next month.

On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, Philander Smith College had the pleasure of partnering with the Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission during its “Day Service”, on the campus of Philander Smith College in the M.L. Harrison Auditorium, Little Rock, AR.
The Honorable Mayor of Harrison, Jeff Crockett and Governor Mike Beebe were our guests. After the service we fed the homeless/less fortunate and engaged in other worthwhile service activities such as health screenings, job counseling, hygiene kits, et

Last week, at the New Student Orientation, I welcomed new students and parents to our campus for the Spring 2013 Semester. I am looking forward to an exciting and productive spring semester.

Christmas break 2013 will go into the books as one to remember… We experienced over 10 inches of snow in my neighborhood and were without electricity for 3 days. The picture above was my first attempt to travel through my neighborhood after the snowfall. As you can, see trees covered most of the roadway and road conditions were treacherous.
I did enjoy spending some quality time at home with my family. Jonathan and I were able to make snow angels and attempted to build a snowman but the snow was to dry. The snowfall definitely made our First Christmas back to Arkansas in many years one my family will always remember.