Framing History: Dedication wall to honor excellence in student leadership

Southern University’s Student Affairs is on the move to modernize the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union. Starting off as an idea from the assistant to the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Tanisha Cousby, one of the first renovation projects is to dedicate a wall to SU student leaders.
“The purpose of this wall is to serve as a dedication to student leaders so that students and people who visit can see who the leaders are on the campus, student-wise,” stated Director of Student Life Coordination, Jonas Vanderbilt.
The wall will hold the framed pictures of the various campus leaders, names and titles. The left side of the wall will be dedicated to the Royal Court, including Miss Southern University, Miss Senior, Miss Junior, Miss Sophomore, and Miss Freshman. The right side will hold photos of the Student Government Association representatives, such as the President, Vice-President, and presidents of all classes. Pictures will rotate as those in the positions do.
It is essential to have recorded history about Southern University and its student leaders,” said sophomore dual Business and Mass Communications major Preston Castille III. “Especially those who participate or participated in SGA or other big roles on campus. The student body should know who represents us, the University and the student body,” finished Castille.
When asked about the cost of the project, Vanderbilt stated,
“There’s going to be some cost associated with this project, but only minute cost. Just picture frames and those types of things,”
More updates will be occurring to the union for the purpose of modernization. Using the given spice wisely, these updates show what student funds are being put toward.
The projected time for the wall’s completion is the first of June.