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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (April 23, 2002) — Two Milligan students were among 50 selected to attend the inaugural Tennessee Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values in Nashville April 4-6. Beth Jackson, a sophomore from Unicoi, Tenn., and Sarah Smith, a sophomore from Mt. Vernon, Ill., attended the three-day event with more than 50 other student leaders from Tennessee colleges. Julie Ray, director of student life, also attended the program as a small group facilitator.
The Tennessee Student Leadership is an extension of the National Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values. For the past decade, the vice president of the United States and several members of Congress have hosted in Washington, D.C., a conference bringing together campus leaders from America’s institutions of higher learning.
“Leadership issues are presented, such as vision, values, courage and reconciliation. Many examples of learning are considered, including the servant leadership of Jesus of Nazareth. It has been observed that few students have been exposed to his model of leadership,” said Tricia Arnold, coordinator of the Tennessee Student Leadership program.
The national gathering has been so well received, said Arnold, that several states have established their own Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values.
Tennessee is the sixth state to launch a Student Leadership Forum on a state-level. Tennessee’s forum was hosted by state Senators Marsha Blackburn and David Fowler and U.S. Congressmen Zach Wamp and Ed Bryant.
The students toured the capitol, met with Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist and several congressmen and senators, and attended seminars and small groups on leadership issues and principles. The students also performed several service projects in the Nashville and Franklin areas, and were entertained by some of Nashville’s most popular musicians.
Other colleges involved in the Tennessee Student Leadership Forum included University of Tennessee, Lipscomb, Washington and Lee, East Tennessee State, Bryan, Fisk, Union, Middle Tennessee State and University of Memphis, among others.
Milligan is a private Christian liberal arts college in Northeast Tennessee, nationally recognized for academic excellence. Consistently named one of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, Milligan’s vision is to change lives and shape culture through a commitment to Christian leadership. For more information, visit www.milligan.edu or call 800-262-8337.