JARED YANCEY ELECTED B-CC SGA PRESIDENT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Bethune-Cookman College student body has elected Jared Yancey as the 2004-05 Student Government Association (SGA) President. 

Yancey, 20, is an International Studies major from Portsmouth, Virginia. He is also involved in other organizations that have served as a springboard for the start of his political career, including the Model United Nations, Religious Life Fellowship, General Education Council, and the Political Action Task Force.

As SGA president-elect, Yancey says that he is excited to incorporate more student involvement and participation in activities that the SGA plan. His slogan for students who ask him what he plans to do as the newest SGA president is ``What do you want me to Do?’’ He wants students to put their requests on paper to show how serious they are about having a successful school year.

Yancey recently received an appointment to serve at the United States Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda as part of a summer internship sponsored by the U.S. State Department.  He will spend two months in the African nation’s capital in an administrative capacity at the embassy.

Yancey is honored to be the first male SGA president since Christie Knowles served  during the 2000-2001 school year.

“I think it’s important to be a role model for other young males who come into this prestigious institution,” Yancey said.

Despite his busy schedule, the twin brother enjoys bowling, movies, and spending time with friends.

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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 2,700 and a solid reputation for academic excellence and community service. 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.  B-CC is one of 10 charter member colleges of Project Pericles, a program to create civic leadership and involvement on its member campuses.  The College will celebrate its 100^th year of founding on October 4, 2004.

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

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