Claflin University Executive Summary

On January 25, the Claflin student body met up to begin the spring semester of 2018. As a visionary at Claflin University, our vision at Claflin University is to be perceived as the main 21st century institution of advanced education. As students, our undertaking is to sparkle inside and outside of the classrooms as we plan to end up becoming the next dynamic visionaries of the 21st century. We should remain grounded and together to make a solid college much more grounded. As a new semester starts it is imperative to have goals and keep up an objective in life to accomplish your goals. You should have the determination and drive to have the capacity to comprehend that you are completely equipped for accomplishing your objectives. The guest

Throughout the address, Brigadier General Young expressed that your mentality decides how you achieve your desires because with a great attitude you can be very prosperous in what you do. She shared one of her personal experiences that she had with a commanding general. He didn’t believe that she was able to fulfill the duties that would be bestowed upon her with the rank of Brigadier General. What he didn’t know was that she was a determined and steadfast woman with a “foundation that was concrete, a solid character, focused attitude and a strong work ethic.” When she heard what he had to say it hurt her but she held herself together and persevered through. She called her mother and her mother told her that it was “time to grow up” so she had to keep on going. One thing that is a great take away message from her address is when she said “Who will you be when you encounter challenges that can prevent you from achieving your goals. It’s up to you to determine how you will handle these situations.” What I take away from that is that just because somebody says you can’t do something doesn’t mean that you should give