A highlight of working in the Honors College is seeing all of the fine work that our students do. Last night I attended a meeting of the Community Advisory Panel, a group organized by Honors student Owen Parker (pictured) through his community organization called Hattiesburg Council for Community Consensus. Owen led the group of community activiists, neighborhood association leaders, pastors and others through a list of action items to submit to the Hattiesburg City Council.
It speaks well for Owen's drive, ambition, and spark that he's organized the panel, which will meet again in a few months. Owen, a Hattiesburg native, majors in social work.