Black College Students Join the Institute Staff
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Posted By: Kevono Hunt on July 20, 2005 LOS ANGELES, CA -- The Black AIDS Institute has selected seven students to participate in the 2005 Summer Internship Program. The students, primarily from Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country, joined the staff of the Black AIDS Institute in late May. They are all members of Leaders In the Fight to Eradicate (L.I.F.E.) AIDS, a program to mobilize young African Americans in the struggle against HIV. The college-aged participants in last October’s Black Media Roundtable Conference created the L.I.F.E. AIDS campaign. The seven students participating in the 2005 Black AIDS Institute Summer Internship Program include: Shaunna Lynn Cooper, Stillwater, Okla. Cooper attends Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma. She is pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism that she intends to complete in the spring of 2006. She has served as editor of the university’s newspaper, the Gazette, and as president of the school’s National Association of Black Journalists. Cooper would like to work as a producer with the ultimate goal of becoming a scriptwriter for the silver screen. Cooper is serving in the media relations capacity at The Institute. Quinton Harper, native of Snow Hill, N.C. Harper attends the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studies journalism and mass communication, with a focus in public relations. Harper is awarded the John M. Morehead award, the university’s highest undergraduate scholarship. He intends to pursue a career in the field of public relations, potentially within the non-profit sector. Harper additionally aspires to become an author as well as editor of a publication targeting a Hip-Hop audience. At The Institute, Harper is assisting Black AIDS Short Subject Film Competition coordinator Tracy Taylor. Andrea Henry, San Francisco, Calif. Henry is a May 2005 graduate of Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, N.C. She is pursuing continuing-studies programs in public health and psychology and aspires to work in underserved communities, providing education on mental and physical health. In her capacity at The Institute, Henry is working alongside Christa Thomas, Women’s Program Coordinator, as they coordinate the 2005 Women’s Conference to be held December 1-4 in Los Angeles. Justin Hill, native of Memphis, Tenn. Hill is a rising senior at the University of Chicago concentrating in Law, Letters & Society, in addition to political science. Hill is the recipient of the 2005 Human Rights Internship Award from the Human Rights Program at the University of Chicago. Evident in his work with a number of political figures including former US Attorney, Veronica Coleman-Davis, Hill intends to pursue his aspirations of working in the political arena. Kevono Hunt, Dallas, Tx. Hunt is in his last year of studies at Langston University in Langston, Okla. He is pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism with a focus in public relations and serves as editor of the school’s newspaper, the Gazette. He intends to pursue career aspirations by merging his studies in public relations with entertainment. Hunt additionally intends to serve the non-profit sector, working with an organization whose intent is to increase the education and awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic among the African American community. During his tenure with The Institute, Hunt is working primarily with Men’s Programming. Jon-William Patterson, Aurora, Ill. Patterson is a May 2005 graduate of Paine College in Augusta, Ga. Patterson’s studies included history, in which he received the President’s Award, the college’s highest award. He is also a United Negro College Fund Mellon Mays Fellow. Patterson desires to be a Professor of history as well as an activist for the African American LGBTQ community. He is pursuing acceptance into graduate study programs in history and educational administration. He is working throughout the summer to develop the LIFE AIDS Database. Joell Royal, native of Washington, D.C. Royal is a senior at Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C. Her major studies include social work and sociology. Through social policy research, Royal intends to work in the field of social work and public health providing services to underserved populations at high risk for sexual transmitted infections. Royal is working as the Summer Development Coordinator in addition to preparing a knowledge, attitude, and behavioral based research study. The Black AIDS Institute Summer Internship Program provides each participant with housing, transportation, tuition and course materials for the African American HIV University along with a living stipend. Each intern will work closely with Institute program managers to develop Institute campaigns and initiatives while building their own nonprofit sector experience. A major component of the summer internship is the participation and completion of the Black AIDS Institute’s African American HIV University. The African American HIV University (AAHU) is a thirty-day science academy beginning June 9 and ending July 9. AAHU is a comprehensive training and internship program to increase literacy in HIV science in Black communities. One of the summer interns' most important group projects will be the organization and facilitation of the 2nd annual L.I.F.E. AIDS Teach-In, to be held September 24-26, 2005 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Additionally, participants will join an apprentice program with Levi Strauss Jean Company. At Levi, the interns will contribute to the development of a social marketing campaign targeting African Americans with information about HIV/AIDS. 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Kevono Hunt
From langston, OK Langston University class of 2006 Member Since December 2004 |
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