NSCS chapter hosts AIDS Awareness Week Nov. 27-30
Contact: Constance Woods
11/17/06
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) along with the University Health Center will host AIDS Awareness Week, Nov. 27-30.
The aim of the week is to raise consciousness about HIV/AIDS issues including the need for support and understanding of people living with HIV/AIDS, and the need for the development of education and prevention initiatives, said Craig Thomas, president, National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
“Louisiana has one of the highest rates of STD and AIDS infections in the country,” said Thomas. “From this week of events we hope to make more college students aware of the serious impact that AIDS is having on our society and promote/encourage more responsible sexual behavior,” he said.
On Nov. 30 at 11 a.m. in the Student Union Theater, 11 a.m., A.J. Johnson, CEO and founder of Baton Rouge AIDS Society, will speak on “Preventing the Spread and Finding out Who it Affects; AIDS, What More Can I Do?” “He will address the seriousness of the epidemic in our society and how quickly it is spreading in the region,” said Thomas.
Each day during AIDS Awareness Week, NSCS members will wear their organizational and event t-shirts, post display signs, pin red ribbons on students and tie red ribbons around campus trees. Participants are asked to show support by wearing red ribbons throughout the week.
The NSCS, an honors organization that recognizes outstanding academic achievement, has been on Southeastern’s campus for two years. The membership presently stands at 449, making it the largest student organization at Southeastern. Membership to NSCS is based on invitation, exclusively to college freshman and sophomores in the top 20 percentile and attaining a minimum 3.4 GPA. Nationally, the NSCS has over 218 chapters and over half million lifetime members.
For more information regarding World Aids Week activities, contact Thomas at 985-320-0917.
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