Associated Press
02/24/06
Black Student Government conference this
week in Ames
AMES, Iowa The 29th annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government
is being held at Iowa State University.
The event is expected to bring together about 12-hundred students from up to 70
colleges across the country.
The three-day event _ running through tomorrow _ focuses on leadership,
academics and networking skills.
The schedule of speakers includes the founder of a Des Moines-based human
development center and Jeffrey "Cousin Jeff" Johnson, a social activist who
appears on the Black Entertainment Television show "Rap City".
It's the first time I-S-U has hosted the conference since 1997.
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