Let’s Talk About It, shall we!? You’re probably reading this – assuming you’re a student or a staff member of Thee Southern University and A&M College. This article isn’t to single out any specific department, but to bring attention to the student body that any building or program on the Main Campus in Scotlandville, Louisiana deserves to eat just like any thriving department because We Are One. See what I did there? Stay with me.
As a System school, the Main Campus is like the foundation and glue to our Jaguar Nation. Without that acknowledgement, we probably would not attract the perks and the attention as our sister and brother schools such as SUNO or SUSLA.
Though we pride ourselves as the only 4 year institute, our prospective students enroll here and declare a major just to realize the reality of each department flaunting off their college like their bound to get eliminated off some game show.
Because I don’t gate keep – let’s acknowledge some thriving departments financially. The AG Department,The College of Business, Southern University Law Center, School of Nursing, P.B.S Pinchback, Oh and I can’t forget The Honors College. Yes, these STEM academic programs I just named won’t have to worry much about catering to a student’s success much more than the missing letter in STEM, the letter A.
And what does that “A,” stand for? Well yes, your pretty smart – Arts. I can go on and on how the government and administration overlooks the Arts every, single, especially at Southern.
On social media, it’s no secret HBCU thrives off the success of its departments academically but my point is simple – INVEST IN OUR ARTS TOO.
Departments such as The College of Humanities of Interdisciplinary Studies and Office of Student Media deserve a seat at the table when it comes to additional funding just like your Grade A, Attorney or future Entrepreneur.
Without Arts, there isn’t The Human Jukebox or your Fabulous Dancing Dolls. That goes for your future Educators, News Reporter or Publicists, who’s going to keep up with data.
The late and wise man, Nelson Mandela once said
“As long as poverty, injustice, and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”
Mark my words, Southern will never prosper until it’s Alumni and Administrators fix the things that’s actually broken within our system first instead of spending so much time fixing what’s not actually broken. Now clock that tea.
We are a one big family, let’s start supporting our departments that need a little TLC, Tender Love & Care.
