Gregory Jackson is a political science and economics student at the University of Southern Mississippi expected to graduate in May 2017. He has held several leadership positions in student organizations including president of the Men of Excellence and Office Leadership & Student Involvement. He has also served as a resident assistant and administrative clerk. Jackson co-founded the AM I NEXT campaign to allow lawful citizens to peacefully protest issues of police brutality and racial inequities in the criminal justice system through voter registration drives and community forums.
Dr. Rajesh Tandon, President, PRIA delivered a Key note address in the National Conference on Adult Education held from 24-25 September 2014 at Tashkent. He spoke on Youth and Inclusive Citizenship: Challenges and Opportunities
American Council on Education Fellow, Dr Janelle Chiasera, discusses the history of higher education in the United States, the diversity divide and current racial tensions within colleges across America requiring the development of more inclusive educational environments through strategic planning, governance and reporting.
Dr. Rajesh Tandon, President, PRIA delivered a Key note address in the National Conference on Adult Education held from 24-25 September 2014 at Tashkent. He spoke on Youth and Inclusive Citizenship: Challenges and Opportunities
American Council on Education Fellow, Dr Janelle Chiasera, discusses the history of higher education in the United States, the diversity divide and current racial tensions within colleges across America requiring the development of more inclusive educational environments through strategic planning, governance and reporting.
GWT International Conference 2022 - Project GOALDAlison Clyde
Professor Catherine Hennessy shared details on an exciting new project which examines the feasibility and impact of bringing older and younger people together to inform and support the design of digital applications for healthy ageing.
7 Key Ways Students Can Act To Stimulate Electoral Engagement On CampusBonner Foundation
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) works with campus administrators, faculty, staff, and student leaders, helping them engage their students in local, state and federal elections. Student voting doesn’t just happen. It takes cultivation. We’ve developed seven key areas of electoral engagement to create a roadmap for increasing your level of success, areas that complement each other as you effectively engage your campus. Our approaches address all the key barriers to participation, from lack of information about the election process, to student cynicism about whether their voices matter. You don’t have to do everything on this list to make a major difference, but these approaches reinforce each other, so it’s crucial to address all seven areas — choosing approaches that fit your campus best.
This session will explain how YOU as an undergraduate college student can teach a Social Action course, how students can lead the way for social change on their college campuses and empower each other to make a difference.
GenerationNation hosted the first annual event - Celebrate Youth Leadership - on May 13 honoring Charlotte-Mecklenburg's young civic leaders. It was an opportunity to meet, and learn from, students who are transforming our schools, neighborhoods, and community for the better.
Removing racial and ethnic barriers to student achievementEveryday Democracy
In Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, students, teachers, and staff have participated in dialogues to help find ways to address racial barriers to student achievement for over a decade. They are currently working to engage more leaders in the program to create lasting change.
Diversity in Legal Education: Considering the Hollow Spaces Between Speech an...Larry Catá Backer
Prepared for Event: All in at Penn State Law: Addressing Diversity & Implicit Bias; Sponsored by the Diversity Committee Penn State Law. March 16, 2017.
Institutions of post secondary education, has been struggling with the very hard work of moving from the embrace of flowery statements of solidarity respecting diversity to actually making it a lived reality in the environment in which students, staff, faculty and particularly administrators operate. (Statement From the Penn State University Faculty Senate Chair ). Much of the discussion has focused on obligation centers--students, faculty and others at the lowest end of the institutional pyramid. But fairly little attention has been paid to responsibility centers--middle Managers (deans and their staff), central university administrators. Is it time to refocus the analysis of diversity and diversity related programs from conformity at the bottom to shaping responsibility at the top? How does an institution create robust measures to assess and discipline those whose responsibility is to shape the organizational cultures of their units?
GWT International Conference 2022 - Project GOALDAlison Clyde
Professor Catherine Hennessy shared details on an exciting new project which examines the feasibility and impact of bringing older and younger people together to inform and support the design of digital applications for healthy ageing.
7 Key Ways Students Can Act To Stimulate Electoral Engagement On CampusBonner Foundation
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) works with campus administrators, faculty, staff, and student leaders, helping them engage their students in local, state and federal elections. Student voting doesn’t just happen. It takes cultivation. We’ve developed seven key areas of electoral engagement to create a roadmap for increasing your level of success, areas that complement each other as you effectively engage your campus. Our approaches address all the key barriers to participation, from lack of information about the election process, to student cynicism about whether their voices matter. You don’t have to do everything on this list to make a major difference, but these approaches reinforce each other, so it’s crucial to address all seven areas — choosing approaches that fit your campus best.
This session will explain how YOU as an undergraduate college student can teach a Social Action course, how students can lead the way for social change on their college campuses and empower each other to make a difference.
GenerationNation hosted the first annual event - Celebrate Youth Leadership - on May 13 honoring Charlotte-Mecklenburg's young civic leaders. It was an opportunity to meet, and learn from, students who are transforming our schools, neighborhoods, and community for the better.
Removing racial and ethnic barriers to student achievementEveryday Democracy
In Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, students, teachers, and staff have participated in dialogues to help find ways to address racial barriers to student achievement for over a decade. They are currently working to engage more leaders in the program to create lasting change.
Diversity in Legal Education: Considering the Hollow Spaces Between Speech an...Larry Catá Backer
Prepared for Event: All in at Penn State Law: Addressing Diversity & Implicit Bias; Sponsored by the Diversity Committee Penn State Law. March 16, 2017.
Institutions of post secondary education, has been struggling with the very hard work of moving from the embrace of flowery statements of solidarity respecting diversity to actually making it a lived reality in the environment in which students, staff, faculty and particularly administrators operate. (Statement From the Penn State University Faculty Senate Chair ). Much of the discussion has focused on obligation centers--students, faculty and others at the lowest end of the institutional pyramid. But fairly little attention has been paid to responsibility centers--middle Managers (deans and their staff), central university administrators. Is it time to refocus the analysis of diversity and diversity related programs from conformity at the bottom to shaping responsibility at the top? How does an institution create robust measures to assess and discipline those whose responsibility is to shape the organizational cultures of their units?
Directors Meeting - Sept 15, 2020
Featuring:
Julian Williams, Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Katherine Hilson, Professional Development Team, Admissions
Jessie McNevin, Professional Development Team, Capstone Scholars Program
Dennis Pruitt, Vice President for Student Affairs
Higher education professional and nonprofit leader, innovates community change models and promotes systemic change for upward mobility and equality of access for immigrants and students.
“Women and the All UP Unions: Mainstreaming the Women’s Agenda – An Integrated Field Work Paper” was written by Jelina (Jeng) Tetangco and Cindy Cruz-Cabrera as the final requirement for their field work with the All UP Workers Union and the All UP Academic Employees Union from November 2007 to March 2008.
Jeng and Cindy's fieldwork efforts covered the organization's first analysis conducted of women's participation, the mainstreaming of their agenda, and the consolidation of the gender committee and All UP Women's Solidarity.
The presentation explored the intersection of student focused social justice interests, civic engagement goals, and community partnership opportunities. The underlying premise was that when students connect with community issues that they are passionately interested in they become more deeply involved with learning objectives and have the opportunity to learn from experts in social justice issues. The end result is an opportunity to immerse students in opportunities to become catalysts and leaders of social transformation. This presentation focused on a student learning and advocacy program at the Thomas Merton Center, located in Pittsburgh, PA. The program engaged over 100 student interns from universities and community colleges located across the country. Students connected with the center as a result of their involvement in their colleges’ service learning and civic engagement programs. Students learned leadership skills that could be applied in their ongoing peace and justice activism. At the workshop, attendees learned how to implement the center’s strategies, while combining student learning outcomes with civic work in the community. Emphasis was placed on creating a values- based framework that links student learning with student passion which manifested in diverse civic engagement opportunities.
Strategies for building a campus community that includes disability as a issue of diversity. Vital to building an inclusive environment looking at the intersections of identity must be part of the conversations.
1. GREGORY JACKSON
118 College Drive #5518 | Hattiesburg, MS 39406 | 601.493.0116 |
g.jackson@usm.edu | gregoryjxn@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
University of Southern Mississippi
Expected May 2017
• Major: Political Science
• Minor: Economics
• Related Coursework: Class Warfare, Freedom & Equality; International Policy, Congressional
& Legislative Process,
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Innovation
• Suggest and also promote ideas for analysis and judgment without ego or personal issues
should they be rejected.
• Compare, contrast and combine creative ideas with critical thinking in order to develop
insight and alternative possibilities.
• Implemented efficiency and cost-saving initiatives that improved customer service within
Residence Life and also morale within organizations.
Communication
• Facilitate weekly meetings within organizations to ensure there is a mutual understanding of
organizational directives.
• High levels of confidence when speaking speaking to groups and individuals.
• Confident and Charismatic public speaker.
Leadership
The Men of Excellence – President
• Serve as leader of a well established community service organization in the city of
Hattiesburg and the The University of Southern Mississippi
• Promote educationally enriched programs an building a foundation of a standard of excellence
for all males on campus.
• Implemented a peer mentor program call Young Men of Excellence that serves as a
foundation for young males to mature and develop in the emerging leaders in the classroom
and community.
Office Leadership & Student Involvement- President
• Led a team of 20 Ambassadors that worked to increase student involvement in various
organizations on campus.
• Facilitate workshops for leadership development and student success inside and outside the
classroom.
• Connect first year and transfer students with organizations that would propel them into
organizations that would foster growth and leadership development.
College Democrats- Vice President
• Promote liberal ideas and inclusivity on campus and also in the community.
• Facilitate Voter registration drives for the campus and community.
• Host non-partisan events that educate students on the political system and how the
government works.
Student Government Association – Senator
• Draft legislation that would impact and enhance the quality of student life at The University
of Southern Mississippi.
• Drafted legislation that was passed to create a Chief Diversity Officer position to the campus
to encourage diversity and inclusivity at the university.
2. EXPERIENCE
Office Admin. Clerk
University of Southern Miss – Office of Ed. Research
2015 to 2016
• Proven track record of accurately maintaining detailed
records, generating reports, coordinating meetings, and
multitasking within fast- paced atmosphere.
• Facilitated development of office operations manual; trained
new administrative personnel.
• Adept at managing and streamlining administrative processes
to reduce errors and improve accuracy and efficiency to
achieve organizational objectives.
Resident Assistant
University of Southern Miss
2014 to Present
• Provide and also be an educational resource for student
academic success on campus.
• Promote diversity and inclusion in residence halls to ensure
100% satisfaction of all residents in each facility.
• Develop and also facilitate educational programs and
initiatives throughout the semester on topics such as diversity,
life skills, academics, social justice, etc.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Co-Founder
AM I NEXT Campaign & Initiative
Founded 2015
• The overall goal of this campaign, initiative and movement is to
allow law abiding citizens the opportunity to express their outrage
concerning matters including but not limited to police brutality,
and the double standards in the criminal justice system when
concerning black life by protesting peacefully and through other
demonstrations.
• Conduct and Facilitate Voter Registration drives throughout
minority communities.
• Educate individuals with literature concerning voter power,
demographics, and voter rights.
• Host forums on social and political issues that directly effect
minority communities.