GUNAA Monthly Newsletter. April 2023

2023 National Officers

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Sports!

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Hotel Room Availability - Sporting Events


We are working on contracts to reserve blocks of rooms for GUNAA members. Please watch the GUNAA website and social media platforms for key availability dates for such events as Homecoming, Bayou Classic, key football Classics, etc.

Alumni Spotlight!

Join us as we congratulate Dr. Kimberly Monroe as she was selected at Grambling's Honoree for Adidas Honoring Black Excellence Initiative.

Her take on Community is so Gramfam, definitely a must-see.


Organizing for Community-Based Power with Dr. Kimberly Monroe


Join us as we congratulate Leslie Kelly Houston as she received the Joseph V. Gartlan Award presented by Virginia's 11th Congressional District's Democratic Committee of Fairfax for community service.


GramFam "in the news"

Check out this awesome article by GramFam alumna and CNN Digital Senior Writer Faith Karimi on the day she fully realized she was black. Karimi was born and raised in Kenya but came to Grambling State after high school for a degree in Journalism. After spending most of her life in a 90% black environment, the struggles of oppression and racism in the U.S. was a foreign concept to her until she had a black son.


Read more at https://link.gram.edu/faithkarimi. #TigersLead #BlackisBeautiful #GramFam

Chapter Spotlight!

Hammond 7th Annual Crawfish Boil!

Metro Atlanta Chapter contribution:


SLI Spring 2023 Summit was a great Success!


The Mayor's Deputy Chief of Staff, Theo Pace, Welcomed our students and shared great words of advice. Our distinguished alumni did an amazing job giving back to the next generation of Gramblinites.



Key Dates!

National Convention: Planning is underway for the 2023 National meeting to be held on the campus of Grambling State University. Date: Thursday, July 27, 2023 to Saturday, July 29, 2023 [Chairperson: Patrick White]

The Tiger Den!

A different Perspective


As a leader, “When you pick the right priority, it doesn’t matter if you do it well or not.”


“Doing the correct thing poorly is worth more than executing the wrong things perfectly.”


I dropped half the things I was working on, and a few months later, charts were going up and to the right again.


Low-order things that leaders commonly get stuck on:


- Arguing over design and typos

- Over-coaching poor performers

- Constantly watching your competitors


Examples of high-order Things:


- Picking the right go-to-market strategy

- Aligning the team around priorities

- Recruiting great people for leadership


If your team is working hard, but it feels like you're going in circles, ask yourself whether you're prioritizing the highest-order bit.


Do the right things wrong is greater than Doing the wrong things right

GUNAA Program Committees - NEED YOU to join us


Grambling University National Alumni Association, Inc. has been fortunate to have had several dedicated alums to serve in the leadership roles of this philanthropic organization. GUNAA Committees are the backbone of GUNAA, and an integral asset to our organization.  GUNAA is in search of talented volunteers eager to utilize their gifts to positively affect GUNAA and GSU. I'd like to encourage you all to complete the committee signup form to express your interest or call the National Office at 318.247.6770 Link to Committee Sign-up Form.


MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE


Help us grow our membership. Invite other GramFam to join us! We have awesome plans and need all alumni engaged in our future endeavors.


Chairperson - Crystal Sayles

Retool Your School


The Atlanta chapter is back at it again receiving this on behalf of GSU. S/O to them for reppin' #Gramfam

RETOOLyourchkoolchk

GUNAA FUNDRAISING

Welcome our new GUNAA National Office Manager, Kathy Lathon


Hours of operation are Monday - Thursday 9 am - 3 pm CST. The office will be open on Fridays at key peak periods such as homecoming.

#ForeverGramFam





Mr Davis was a GUNAA Life Member. He also served as President of the Jackson Parish Chapter GUNAA and was a member of the Grambling State University Athletic Foundation.












April 27, 2023 Meeting


  • Approved contract for Head Women's Basketball Coach, Ms. Courtney Simmons, effective 5.1.23
  • Approved contract for Head Men's Basketball Coach, Mr. Donte Jackson, effective 4.1.23
  • Approved contract addendum with VP of Intercollegiate Athletics/Athletic Director, Dr. Trayvean Scott, effective 7.1.23
  • Approved Honorary Doctor of Music, Mr. Earl Stevens aka E40 at Spring 2023 Commencement
  • Approval to start negotiations for properly acquisitions in Grambling, LA
  • Approval to become the facility planning and control delegated authority allowing the university to oversee and manage construction of the property and receiving warehouse to be located on campus
  • Approved appointment of Mr. Brandon Logan as Interim VP for University Advancement and Innovation, effective 2.23.23
  • Approved 8 total endowed professorships/scholarships (4 scholarships: Neari Warner, Rev. Edward & Mrs Leslie Jones, Delta Sigma Theta-Delta Iota, Ruston Alumni Chapter family of Coach James Wick's Duncan and 4 professorships: Dallas alumni chapter of GSU in College of Business, Arlynne Lake Cheers in College of Education, Joseph B Johnson - Kappa Alpha Psi/Gamma Psi, Clayton and Viola Wiley in Dept of Engineering Tech. in the College of Arts and Science)

House Matters!

Continuous Education is a key goal and as such, we have an area centered around 'teachable moments'.


TOPIC1: Parliamentarian Procedure - Making a Motion

  • The make a motion, a member or officer must first be recognized by the presiding officer
  • Once recognized, the member or officer should say the following: I move that xyz be done in the amount of $xyz for xyx period of time. (Incorrect: 'I make a motion')


TOPIC2: Bylaw Changes

  • The Constitution and Bylaws may be amended or revised at any annual or special meetings of the Association with two-thirds vote of the voting power present and voting whether in person or by proxy, provided that the proposed amendment shall have been submitted in writing to the Secretary and the Constitution and Bylaws Committee at least sixty (60) days before the Association meets. The Association shall email a copy of the proposed amendment to each financial chapter of the Association no later than thirty (30) days before the annual or special meeting. The Constitution and Bylaws Committee shall review the proposed amendment and report its recommendations to the body at the annual or special meeting.

We encourage all officers, regional representatives, committee chairs, and chapters to contribute content in an effort to develop our monthly newsletter via gunaacommunications@gmail.com Note: All submitted material(s) are subject to leadership approval prior to publication. Editor: Erroll Blaize

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