NATIONAL NEWS: AFA NATIONAL MEETING
sionals, and the community at large. Evidence of such is the 2023 election of Brother Dr. Kevin W. Bailey to AFA’s Board, brothers’ participation in AFA’s programs, workshops, events, and attendance at AFA Annual Meetings. Brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity’s presence and involvement continued with the 2022 AFA Annual Meeting, the members of the Noble Clan of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. represented well the Fraternity’s motto of “achievement in every field of endeavor”, which was evidenced by the overwhelming number of brothers attending this this year’s Annual Meeting. The National Advisors’ Chairmen representing their Provinces and Polemarchs are listed below:
Chairmen
Provinces
Polemarchs
Alvin Barrington Chairman
William A. Puder Michael L. Kinloch Charles E. Exum, Jr. Jason M. Jones, Esq.
Dr. Eric Pate
Northern
Warren A. Green Eastern Katdo Robinson, Sr. Southern
Grand Polemarch Reuben A. Shelton III, Esq.
Zack Stewart, Jr. Claude Grimes
Western
Timothy Woods
An abundant of educational sessions for personal and pro- fessional development was offered. These sessions provided opportunities for campus-based and national headquarters professionals to meet face-to-face to discuss concerns and col- laboratives that would assist in the retention of undergraduate chapters located on college and university campuses. The Advisor Chairmen representing all twelve (12) prov- inces, ad hoc members, and the Leadership Staff of Kappa Al- pha Psi Fraternity, Inc. were noticed throughout the meeting as they participated in social gatherings, the opening and clos- ing ceremonies and workshops that were based on a common goal of addressing and sharing best practices for tracking and monitoring activities sponsored by fraternities and sororities on college campuses. A major component of the meeting was that of addressing legal issues that surface as a result of hazing activities and how to handle lawsuits resulting from hazing incidents. Noted workshops attended by members represent- ing Kappa Alpha Psi are listed below: ♦ Let’s Seek to Understand: A culturally Informed Ap- proach to Educating Students on the Topic of Sexual Violence Presentation ♦ Moving Your Fraternity and Sorority Life Community Forward By Creating Strategic Plans ♦ Understanding and Applying Relevant Research When Designing Strategies for Student Safety ♦ That is Them-Not Us: Hazing in CBFOs (Culturally Based Fraternity) ♦ NPHC Roundtable ♦ NPHC Will Show You the Money: Getting to Know About NPHC from the National Board ♦ Aligning Stakeholders: Defining Roles and Responsi- bilities Using RASCI ♦ Taking Advising Out of the 1900s ♦ Empowering Your Community to Define and Address Subtle Hazing
North Central Byron C. Thornton Eric Funderburk East Central Marcus D. Baily Dr. John Cade Darryl K. McGee Southwestern William A. Puder Frank Thomas, Jr. Southeastern Brian C. Mock Byron Turner Middle Easter Michael F. Brown Earl F. Merritt Northeastern Christopher J. Thompkins Col. James E. Keel Middle Eastern Gerald Hawthorne South Central Dr. Leonard E. Clemons Ah-hoc Members are Dr. Kevin W. Bailey, Higher Educa- tion Group Chairman, Plez A. Joyner, Chapter Advisors Certi- fication Coordinator, and Calvin L. Smith, Jr. Undergraduate Chapter Semester Reporting Facilitator. Also attending the 2022 Annual Association of Fraternity/ Sororities Advisors Meeting were members of IHQ’s Leader- ship Team: Grand Polemarch Reuben A. Shelton III, Esq., Senior Grand Vice Polemarch Jimmy McMikle, Executive Director John F. Burrell, Deputy Executive Director Ryan E. Tucker, Director of Risk Management and Education Jason Hall, Sr. and Director of Undergraduate/University Relations Trenton Nettles. The Fraternity’s overarching objective and affiliation with AFA is to ensure that members of the National Chapter Advi- sors’ Training Cluster are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and information needed for overseeing, teaching, and training the undergraduate advisors that carry out the mandates as out- lined in the Fraternity’s Advisor’s Manual and the Membership Training Academy (MTA) program. In their Advisors’ Training Workshops, which are typically held during the C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conference and the Province Polemarch’s Leadership Retreat, members of the Chapter Advisors’ Train- ing Cluster use the Train-the-Trainer Model for teaching and sharing information from AFA within their respective Prov- inces undergraduate chapter advisors.
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