B-CC SENIOR SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE  IN MED WEEK 2003 CONFERENCE

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA -- Bethune-Cookman College senior David Pierre-Louis has been selected to participate in the 21^st annual National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week 2003 Conference in Washington, D.C. September 28-October 1.

David Pierre-Louis

National MED Week is the largest federally sponsored activity held on behalf of minority business development. In an effort to reach out to aspiring entrepreneurs, an Emerging Business Leaders Summit (EBLS) will be held in conjunction with the conference.

Pierre-Louis, a Business Administration major and native of Miami, Fla., has been awarded a full Conference package, including hotel and transportation.

Pierre-Louis is one of 15 students chosen to represent the Southeast Region in the week-long summit sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency.

“Being a part of the conference will allow to further enhance my abilities to empower business owners as well as those aspiring to own a business,’’ Pierre-Louis said.

Bethune-Cookman is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the college has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,500 and a solid reputation for academic excellence. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Top 50” schools in the nation for black students.

For more information, contact our website www.bethune.cookman.edu. 

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