LSUS reps to take train to American Humanics institute
12/10/03

LSUS students, faculty and staff will attend the American Humanics Management Institute in Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 2-5. The LSUS representatives will leave Shreveport Dec. 31 and travel to Kansas City by train.

American Humanics students attending the conference are graduate students Jacqulyn Ball, Valentin Miafo Donfack, Jay Emmons, Mary Ann Heinsohn and Patrina Williamson; seniors Constance Carter, Rachel Davis, Joanna Morgan and Sarah Tully, and juniors Marian Claville, Joseph Johnson Jr. and Stacy Summerlin. Dr. Norman A. Dolch, director of the LSUS Institute for Human Services and Public Policy, will attend the conference along with institute staffers Stacey Bass and Amanda Joy Bell – also a graduate student in the program, and Glenda Erwin, LSUS associate vice chancellor for university development.

The annual American Humanics conference provides the capstone educational experience for college juniors and seniors in undergraduate nonprofit studies. While at the institute, students will participate in case studies, workshops and forums to learn about current issues in the nonprofit sector. They also will attend career and campus fairs, and network with hundreds of American Humanics students, as well as local, regional and national nonprofit executives.

American Humanics is a national organization that certifies students to work in youth and human service agencies upon graduation. It was established on the LSUS campus in 1995 and currently has about 55 members. Students must meet academic and extra-curricular requirements to receive American Humanics Certification. One requirement is attending AHMI once.

For more information about the LSUS American Humanics program, contact Amanda Joy Bell, American Humanics program coordinator, at 318-795-4262 or abell@lsus.edu.