Student Leader of the Month Nomination Form
Name:
Donica G. Beckett
Hometown: Beaumont, Texas
Major: M. Ed. In Health Promotion
Activities: Graduate and Professional Student Association, Black Graduate Student Association, Public Health Student Alliance
Interests: I enjoy reading, health/fitness, the outdoors, and the performing and fine arts
Fun Fact: besides being the hula hoop master, I enjoy taking naps
Favorite Quote: "Success is a matter of a made up mind"
Favorite UNLV Memory: Being a cast member of a student performance for a noteworthy cause
Future Goals: I aspire to become a motivational speaker and a professor to contribute significant knowledge and make an impact through research, teaching, mentorship and inspiration. I have good examples to follow, one of them being Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson
Leadership Defined: "A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him. But a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves." Lao Tzu
Nomination:
Ms. Donica Beckett is a first year graduate student in the Master of Education in Health Promotion degree program in the School of Public Health. Since enrolling in the program, Ms. Beckett has become involved in raising the awareness of HIV/AIDS among students, particularly students of color, at UNLV. For World AIDS Day on December 1, 2007, she along with staff member at UNLV coordinated a movie showing and discussion about HIV. As a member of the Black Graduate Students Association, Ms. Beckett was a co-coordinator of activities sponsored by the organization for Black History Month in February 2008. During this month, she invited Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson from the UNLV School of Public Health to talk with Black graduate students and others about HIV/AIDS in the African American community in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This event was well attended and covered by the Rebel Yell, student newspaper. Many of the students in attendance were appreciative of the opportunity to be able to talk openly about issues related to HIV/AIDS in their community. Ms. Beckett also works with the Southern Nevada Health District-Office of AIDS and the Community Planning Group of Southern Nevada to plan coordinated HIV prevention activities for the entire county and state. She is also identifying and reviewing HIV/AIDS materials that specifically target the African American community to determine their readability and appropriateness for this population. She hopes to be able to present the results of this effort at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in October 2008. Ms. Beckett has show true leadership in raising the awareness of UNLV students, particularly African American students, as well as the entire community regarding HIV/AIDS and the associated issues. She will truly make an impact in this area before graduating from UNLV.
To Nominate a Student for the April- May Student Leader of The Month, Please Submit the Following Information by May 1, 2008.
PURPOSE
The Student Leader of the Month Award is sponsored by LEAD Team and serves as a means to recognize outstanding leadership contributions of a particular UNLV student during a given month. Recipients of the Student Leader of the Month receive $25 in Rebel Cash and acknowledgement on the leadership website.
CRITERIA
Nominees must meet all of the criteria listed below:
- Must be a full-time UNLV undergraduate or graduate student
- Must have a cumulative UNLV GPA of 2.75 or higher at the time of nomination
- Must have demonstrated excellence in leadership above and beyond typical expectations
- Nominations should be for actions that positively impact the UNLV community (i.e.- actions associated with the UNLV Campus)
Scott Blevins
Program Coordinator for Leadership Development
(702) 895 – 5631
scott.blevins@unlv.edu |
