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Baton Rouge, La. – Students in 6th
– 12th grade are invited to participate in the Southern University
Land-Grant Campus’ Back-to-School Summit.
The free event, which is themed “Youth Empowerment
and Community Stewardship” Cultivating the Next Generation of Agricultural
Leaders: Plant, Grow, Nurture, Harvest, Sustain, will be held from 9 a.m. – 3
p.m. on August 3 in the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union on the Southern
University Baton Rouge campus.
The summit will feature comedian Tony King,
social media sensation Raynell “Supa” Steward and educational workshops on the
topics of:
·
Youth
Empowerment & Community Stewardship
·
Active
Shooter Preparedness
·
DIY
Bike Repairs
·
Social
Media Safety
·
LYFE
Youth will also have an opportunity to
visit several vendor booths during the Summit.
City of Baton Rouge Councilwoman Chauna
Banks-Daniels will serve as the guest speaker for the summit.
In 2014, the Baton Rouge native created
the Jewel J. Newman Community Center (JJNCC) Advisory Board. Under
Banks-Daniels leadership, the JJNCC has increased its funding from the City-Parish
and has made several building and playground upgrades.
The center has also been awarded several
grants that have been used to improve the quality of life for her constituents.
Banks-Daniels earned a Master’s degree in
Education, Leadership and Counseling and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer
Science, both from Southern University. She is also a graduate of the Southern University Laboratory
School.
Youth interested in attending the
Back-to-School Summit must pre-register online at
For additional information, contact Kayla
Fontenot at 337-943-2410 or Nicolette Gordon at 225-803-9844.
The Southern University Ag Center and the
SU College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences together are called
the Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus.
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