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Contact: Joshua Hollis
Jan. 25, 2007
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MUW plays home to high school students during Hearin Conference
  
COLUMBUS, Miss. – This weekend, approximately 100 high school students will arrive on campus as part of the annual Hearin High School Leadership Conference.
   
While here, the students will be involved in workshop sessions and teambuilding activities, which will help to “enhance their leadership skills,” said Wahnee Sherman, assistant vice president for student services and coordinator of the Hearin Leadership Program.

Students will also have the opportunity to interview for the MUW Hearin Leadership Scholarship, which can be up to $10,000 over four years. Students who are selected for scholarships become part of the Hearin Leadership Program at MUW.

The program prepares students to become tomorrow’s leaders by focusing on scholarship, leadership development and community service.

Each Hearin Leadership Scholar is required to be involved in one or more campus/student organization on campus in the community, participate in two monthly events per semester, log 30 hours of community service a year and enroll in a leadership class each year in order to uphold their scholarships throughout their time at MUW.

Elise Easley, junior history major and Hearin intern, received one of the scholarships when she attended the conference. “The conference is a wonderful way to build leadership skills . . . For the majority of the Hearin Leaders, the conference was the reason they decided to attend the university,” she said.
   
For a student to register for the conference, he or she must have an ACT score of 18 or better, at minimum a 2.5 GPA and demonstrated leadership ability. Interested students must submit a short application, a recommendation form from a teacher and a resume.