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Andre Anderson |
IU South Bend
Distinguished Alumni Award, 2005 |
Keynote Speaker, Black Man's Think Tank, 2005 |
Behavior Analyst in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Feature Poet (2001) |
R. J. Wood Award (1998) |
Neal-Marshall Alumni Award, 1998 |
(l-r) André Anderson; Dr. Dé Bryant; Steve Lueke, Mayor, South Bend
André Anderson, chief executive officer and president of Positive Redirections of Atlanta, addressed redirecting youth to better serve the community. André, a 1999 graduate of IUSB, received his master’s in clinical/behavior psychology from Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., and is now working on a doctorate. While at IUSB, he initiated the campus poetry jam, which continues as part of the Social Action Project on campus. The Third Annual Black Man’s Think Tank was held on Feb. 4 and 5 at IUSB. The two-day event invited everyone to campus to explore challenges and find workable solutions for all community members. The event, which began with Carl B. Westmoreland, senior advisor for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, included Q&A following the lecture. On the second day Joseph H. Silver Sr., vice-president of academic affairs at Savannah State University, Georgia, discussed the rich African history that preceded the slave trade.
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First African-American board certified Behavior Analyst in Nashville, Tennessee. |
He was the featured poet at former vice president Al Gore's class, Family-Centered Community Building at Fisk University. Mr. Anderson is an accomplished spoken word poet who still appears in venues throughout the Midwest. You can visit his profile at www.myspace.com/drethepoet
The R. J. Wood Award is given for student community commitment. Recipients have shown exemplary efforts in their community, on their campus, and in their own lives. The award celebrates students who have developed a life-long commitment to community service. Each Indiana Campus Compact member institution nominates a candidate. He was the Indiana University nominee to the competition.
The Neal-Marshall Alumni Association, named after the husband & wife who were the first African Americans to graduate from Indiana University, gives an annual award to recognize students whose contribution to the community are invaluable. He was one of two students to receive the honor.
Contact:
Dr. Dé Bryant,
Director
Social Action Project
Psychology Department, Indiana University South Bend
1700 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, IN 46634
(574) 520-4447 -- tel (574) 520-4538 -- fax
dbryant@iusb.edu
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