{"id":60101,"date":"2014-05-08T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T22:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=60101"},"modified":"2014-05-08T17:50:02","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T22:50:02","slug":"jones-to-keynote-staff-development-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2014\/05\/jones-to-keynote-staff-development-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones to keynote Staff Development Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delta State University\u2019s Administrative Staff Council will hold the 21st<\/sup> annual Staff Development\/Staff Appreciation Day on May 20.\u00a0 The day will begin at Jobe Hall with a continental breakfast sponsored by Ellucian followed by the Years of Service awards recognizing staff. This year\u2019s theme is Pay it Forward: Service Over Self.<\/p>\n

A professional development session will be led by Dr. Samuel Jones. Jones is a native of Gunnison and a graduate of West Bolivar H.S. He is currently the Dean of Student Affairs at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss. Jones is also the facilitator\/trainer for the Mississippi Economic Council\u2019s Leadership Mississippi program. Leadership MS is geared to train Mississippi\u2019s top business executives and it is the second oldest statewide leadership program in the nation.<\/p>\n

Jones received a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Advertising (1997), a Master\u2019s degree in Public Relations (2002) from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in Educational Leadership (2006).\u00a0 After his basketball career at USM, he continued his professional basketball career in Finland. He is the owner of Life Changing Presentations, which conducts training on leadership development, customer service and other important topics. Jones has conducted training and seminars for organizations such as: the USM Alumni Association, TempStaff, Navigator Credit Union, MS Power and the MS Dept. of Education to name a few. He is a member of the National Speakers Association and he <\/i>was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2013.<\/p>\n

Jones is the author of The Man I Never Knew: How Leadership Can be Developed by Faith, Family, and Friends<\/em> and the soon to be released book Live Life on Purpose: From Discovery to Practice<\/em>. He is married to the former Sarah Clark of Richton, Miss. Jones is also an ordained minister and serves as the superintendent for the Sunday school at Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church in Richton.<\/p>\n

Following the keynote will be lunch at the Young-Mauldin Cafeteria.\u00a0 The afternoon activities will consist of a staff softball game and field games at the Walking Trail.\u00a0 Drawings will be held throughout the day for door prizes.\u00a0 Each staff member will receive one ticket for door prize drawings; however, additional tickets may be purchased for $1.00 each with proceeds going to Delta State\u2019s Relay for Life team, Fighting Okra Takes on Cancer.<\/p>\n

Chair of Staff Council Robin Boyles has helped plan the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited about this year\u2019s Staff Development Day and hope that all staff will join us for a well-deserved break to celebrate the close of a busy and productive academic year! Dr. Jones is a motivating, engaging, and inspiring presenter and we are all in for a real treat.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great time to get out of our offices and network and reconnect with staff across campus,\u201d said Boyles.<\/p>\n

Staff Council serves as a liaison between the administration and the staff to provide a formal process for staff to discuss issues involving University policies and procedures and to present ideas, recommendations, and opinions to the President.\u00a0 The 52 member council sponsors several service projects throughout the year, recognizes employees for exemplary service to the university, provides staff development opportunities and promotes increased communication among campus departments and employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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