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BAKER PROUD | Spring 2015
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Lauren Allen-Brown
Students develop leadership skills
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he officers of Mungano, Baker University's longtime student-run diversity organization, don't
shy away from opportunities to learn more
about leadership and discuss the challenges
facing them.
During the last weekend of February, Lauren Allen-Brown, Tyler Sloan, Khadijah Lane, Haley Barnes and
Antonio Adgers joined more than 600 other elite student
leaders nationwide at the Big XII Conference on Black
Student Government in Stillwater, Okla. The conference,
now in its 38th year, "Ignite: Reawakening Our Momentum," was a perfect fit for the Baker students representing
a group that has existed since the late 1960s.
"By attending the conference, I think that students
gained the proper tools and knowledge to become successful leaders for their organizations and society," said Allen-Brown, a junior from Kansas City, Mo., and the group's
president. "We were able to experience a different culture
of students who are striving for the same goals."
"We were able to experience a different
culture of students who are striving for
the same goals."
- Lauren Allen-Brown
The conference provided workshops on career planning, empowerment, personal finances, music, life skills
and spirituality.
To cover conference and travel expenses, Mungano's
student officers coordinated fundraisers throughout the
year, including a booth at the Maple Leaf Festival and a
bake sale.
Teresa Clounch, associate dean of students and director
of multicultural affairs, traveled to Oklahoma with the student leaders from Baker. For more than a decade, students
from Baker have been involved in the conference.
Mungano 45th
Reunion Celebration
Saturday, May 16 | 2-4 p.m.
Marty Mather Student Lounge
Long Student Center
For more information, contact Teresa Clounch,
associate dean of students and director of
multicultural affairs, at teresa.clounch@bakerU.edu,
or 785.594.8473
"Our students were active participants at the workshops," Clounch said. "They were involved in the discussion and asked questions of our speakers. I was proud of
them for doing that. When that occurs, the co-curricular
learning is robust."
Once the Baker students returned, Clounch made sure
they were prepared to present a report to their classmates.
Clounch believes strongly in the leadership team sharing
information from the prestigious conference.
Allen-Brown said the conference re-energized Mungano, derived from a longer Swahili phrase that means
brothers and sisters united. The messages concerning
human dignity, mutual respect and self-determination are
consistent with the principles on which Baker's diversity
group were founded.
"For the students who participate in Mungano and
work on the executive board, the organization is a place
where they can express themselves freely and be educated on current issues that are taking place in our society,"
Allen-Brown said.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Baker Proud Spring 2015
Campus News
Alumni Faculty
Thirst for Knowledge
Mungano Momentum
Alumni Notes
Finding His Calling
Let Thy Praises Ring
Vietnam Documentary
Alumni Weekend
Prison Fellowship
Anatomy of a Student
100th Doctoral Graduate
Sports Highlights
Event Calendar
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