Higher Education Partnership Volume 2 Issue 5 Aug./Sept., 1998 In support of and working together with Alabama A & M Univ Alabama State Univ Univ of Alabama Univ of Ala at Bham Univ of Ala at Huntsville Auburn Univ Auburn Univ at Mtgy Jacksonville State Univ Univ.of Montevallo Univ of North Alabama Univ of South Alabama Troy State Univ Troy State Univ Dothan Troy State Univ Mtgy Univ of West Alabama  Inside this Issue Membership Task Force Completes Workshops Communications Task Force STARS: Off to Great Start for 1998-99 Recruit a Member Contest Candidate Forum Letter from Membership Drive Chairman, Rep. Pete Turnham	Partnership Update Membership Task Force Completes Workshops      With the goal of developing campus clubs/chapters of the Higher Education Partnership, a Membership Task Force of faculty, staff, students, etc. has been formed. The task force completed two successful workshops. These gatherings provided insight and direction to campus contacts as they prepared to initiate their campus organization. Troy State University ... A Success Story      Among the most important aspects of the meetings has been the sharing of success stories between university contacts. For example, the story of the Troy State University club/chapter drive is encouraging. Mrs. Debbie Fortune and Dr. Jim Vickery have been co-chairs of the Troy State University effort to recruit members for the Partnership. As a result, they have also led the effort to start a Partnership club/chapter on their campus.      Fortune and Vickery have successfully organized presentations to both the faculty and the staff. They have worked closely with students and encouraged the leaders of the Student Government Association to take an active role.      In addition to organizing group presentations, they have also personally visited with many campus leaders.      The club/chapter concept at Troy State University is being facilitated by involving key campus leaders from the faculty, staff and students. Further, their club/chapter activity includes a campus version of the Partnership Update. The TSU Partnership Update allows them to enhance the advocacy activity on both the state and local level.      1998-99 advocacy participation has also been promised at Troy. Fortune and Vickery, along with student leaders, such as 1998 SGA President Erin Johnson, have vowed to hold voter registration drives, recruit signatures on petitions, host local advocacy events and attend statewide rallies.      The Partnership club/chapter at TSU will actively support the advocacy programs for all of Alabama’s universities. They will not only continue their past activities but do not be surprised to see them formally holding local Partnership club/chapter meetings. The TSU example provides a good illustration of what can be done to strengthen Partnership participation on the campus.
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