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ECU's Black Student Union
The fastest growing student organization is hard at work for the community
Jenny Ayers, Staff Writer
Issue date: 10/10/06 Section: Pulse
Since 1998, the Black Student Union has been an active student organization on ECU's campus concerned with community service and empowering and educating ECU's black community. Its members have become successful leaders on the campus and elsewhere, becoming active not only in the school community but in and around Greenville as well.
In its first month this semester, BSU accumulated over 200 members making it the fastest growing student organization on campus as well as one of the largest. Every Wednesday, BSU meets in Bate 1031 at 5:30 p.m., where they discuss community service projects, fundraisers and other opportunities for their members to become active citizens of the community.
The purpose of this organization is to serve as a civic, community and cultural resource for black students and organizations at ECU. They aim to influence policies affecting black students in at ECU and promote the academic performance and growth among its members, ECU and Greenville.
The BSU at ECU is all about student involvement and interaction. Encouraging participation and discouraging apathy, the organization is really stepping up and doing a great deal to provide a helping hand to the community.
There are 10 committees within BSU that are all designed to foster participation and contribution through service.
According to BSU President Patrick Dixon, "BSU is building an organization of greatness by empowering students to excel in their classes as well as their communities."
The organization averages over 50 hours of volunteer work per week. This is accomplished through their maintain of Safe Haven Community Center, various fund-raising sales, and other volunteer work put in around Pitt County. In the past they have had fundraisers to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims, homeless shelters and AIDS victims, to name a few.
BSU has many upcoming fundraising campaigns that any one can contribute to in one way or another. Whether it's money or a couple hours of your time, you too can help our community. This Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., they will be having a bake sale in Wright Place for breast cancer awareness, in which all proceeds, go to breast cancer research. They will also be participating in the GULU walk on Saturday, Oct. 28 on First Street at 9:30 a.m. to raise awareness for the war-torn Uganda. All money raised will go to the nation's children.
In its first month this semester, BSU accumulated over 200 members making it the fastest growing student organization on campus as well as one of the largest. Every Wednesday, BSU meets in Bate 1031 at 5:30 p.m., where they discuss community service projects, fundraisers and other opportunities for their members to become active citizens of the community.
The purpose of this organization is to serve as a civic, community and cultural resource for black students and organizations at ECU. They aim to influence policies affecting black students in at ECU and promote the academic performance and growth among its members, ECU and Greenville.
The BSU at ECU is all about student involvement and interaction. Encouraging participation and discouraging apathy, the organization is really stepping up and doing a great deal to provide a helping hand to the community.
There are 10 committees within BSU that are all designed to foster participation and contribution through service.
According to BSU President Patrick Dixon, "BSU is building an organization of greatness by empowering students to excel in their classes as well as their communities."
The organization averages over 50 hours of volunteer work per week. This is accomplished through their maintain of Safe Haven Community Center, various fund-raising sales, and other volunteer work put in around Pitt County. In the past they have had fundraisers to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims, homeless shelters and AIDS victims, to name a few.
BSU has many upcoming fundraising campaigns that any one can contribute to in one way or another. Whether it's money or a couple hours of your time, you too can help our community. This Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., they will be having a bake sale in Wright Place for breast cancer awareness, in which all proceeds, go to breast cancer research. They will also be participating in the GULU walk on Saturday, Oct. 28 on First Street at 9:30 a.m. to raise awareness for the war-torn Uganda. All money raised will go to the nation's children.
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George Malik Abdul-Mahdi
posted 10/04/08 @ 2:39 PM EST
Greetings,
It is with great joy that I've run across your website. As a fellow South Carolinian (College of Charleston, 2004), I know all-too-well how daunting a task we'll have reviving our communities. (Continued…)
Sorry
posted 10/06/08 @ 9:59 AM EST
We're from North Carolina.
We stop listening when people call us "fellow South Carolinian(s)."
Sinjun
posted 10/11/08 @ 1:06 PM EST
I would hope people would avoid such a calibur considering it appears to me that you are the biggot George by suggesting North Carolinians are racist. (Continued…)
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