Recently, five metro east students were selected as the 2011 Kappa League Scholarship Award winners by the Belleville/FallonChapter of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc. Students were awarded tuition assistance and book stipends ranging from $1,000 to $250 as a result of their outstanding efforts.
The Kappa League Awardees were judged on six components deemed critical to a successful life – scholarship, talent, community involvement, poise and appearance, career preparation, and model chapter operation. Students participated in a year-long leadership program comprised of workshops and community engagement coordinated by the local chapter.
Competition winners include:
First Place Winner, Jeffry Epps, a spring Alton High graduate, attending Eastern Illinois University,majoring in Journalism received a $1,000 tuition assistance award.
Runner-up, Keith Sanders Jr., a spring Althoff High graduate, attending the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, majoring in Business Administration received a $250 book stipend.
Runner Up, Lafayette Canada II, a spring Belleville East High graduate, attending Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville majoring in Computer Science received a $250 book stipend.
Runner Up, Denzel Roberson, a spring Mascoutah High graduate, attending Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, majoring in Finance received a $250 book stipend.
Runner Up, Darion Stevenson, a spring Mascoutah High graduate, attending Parland Community College, majoring in Sports Management received a $250 book stipend.
“Our chapter strongly believes in supporting the outstanding youth of our community who serve as role models and great examples for others to follow,” said Frederick Jones, Guide Right Program Chair. “Providing opportunities for our youth to further their education and continue developing and refining their leadership skills is important not only to their individual success but to the success of our community as a whole.”
The Kappa League was founded in 1970 by the Los Angeles (CA) Alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. The Kappa League is comprised of a series of activities designed to help young high school male students develop their
leadership talents. The activities provide both challenging and rewarding experiences to enhance their lives. The goal of the Kappa League is to help the students achieve worthy goals for themselves and to make meaningful contributions to their communities.
The Belleville/O’Fallon Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was chartered May 3, 2008. Middle and High School young men throughout the Metro East are encouraged to become a Kappa Leaguer. Contact Frederick Jones, 618-567-5374 or jonesfredk@aol.com
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership. Since the fraternity’s founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin. The fraternity has over 150,000 members with 721 undergraduate and alumni chapters in every state of the
United States, and international chapters in the United Kingdom, Germany, Korea, Japan, the Caribbean, Saint Thomas, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Nigeria, and South Africa.
Belleville/O’Fallon Alumni Chapter website link: http://boa-
nupes.com. Kappa Alpha Psi National Headquarters website link:
http://www.kappaalphapsi1911.com/.
Online tool for job seekers
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis recenty unveiled a new online tool called My Next Move. The tool is aimed at providing jobseekers with information on more than 900 occupations, as well as local job openings and training opportunities in a simple, user-friendly format.
Accessed at http://mynextmove.dol.gov, My Next Move is intended to assist all jobseekers. It may be especially useful for students, young adults and other first-time workers as they explore potential careers based on their interests. The new tool complements the department’s “mySkills myFuture” site at http://www.mySkillsmyFuture.org, which is designed to help those with previous work experience match their existing skills to new occupations.
The new website allows users to search for jobs by occupation, by industry and using the “O*NET Interest Profiler,” which matches an individual’s interests with suitable occupations by asking 60 questions. Since 2001, the department’s Occupational Information Network, or O*NET, has used a 180-question version of the profiler that could be printed out or downloaded to a personal computer. The new, streamlined version is available online for the first time as part of My Next Move.
Users can also search for jobs in three categories: careers with a “bright outlook” in growing industries, jobs that are part of the “green” economy and occupations that have a Registered Apprenticeship program.
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