Pi sigma alpha recognition of civic engagement is the third in the Zeta PSI chapter of Morgan
Morgan Senior Kyler Johnson I found his passion for political science at the start of life, working with his father, an old major of Fisk University Poli SCI, serving communities inside and near their home in the Bronx, New York .
“My father has his doctorate in education, and my mother went to (Suny to Old Westbury),” explains Johnson. “… My education highlighted the importance of community education and ambition, which prompted me to try to succeed in the Morgan State University, and I hope … beyond Morgan, and To explore areas that would allow me to create a significant change in the world. ”
Johnson was one of Morgan’s students with similar views who were honored for their work in 2023-2024, supporting the civic commitment of students and stimulating the scholarship and intellectual interest for political sciences, as members of The Zeta PSI section of Morgan of the National Political Science Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha. Last year, Zeta Psi obtained his third Best chapter price from Pi Sigma Alpha in the last decade. Zeta PSI has been managed since 2000 by the political science professor of Morgan and temporary worker Political science and international studies President Alice Jackson, Ph.D., former national president of PI Sigma Alpha.
As part of his “Best Chapter Prize”, Zeta PSI of Morgan received a cash prize of $ 500 for the chapter, as well as an additional $ 200 to the advisor for their service. The promotion of this honor has been disseminated throughout the PI Sigma Alpha network and on the organization’s digital-social platforms, in addition to being highlighted In the magazine of the American Political Science Association, Political science today.
Dr. Jackson and the director of life and student development of Morgan, Danny Molock, Ph.D., combined two students organizations Several years ago: the Zeta PSI section and the Morgan’s Political Science Association, she explains. “Pi Sigma Alpha are fees in the Association of Political Science.”
Dr. Jackson says that she advises her students to “excel in everything you do”. This is why being part of PI Sigma Alpha, you must have at least one global GPA of 3.4, and in political science lessons, you must have at least one 3.5. »»
Dr. Jackson says that she is also working so that her students are campus leaders and active citizens, encouraging them with his words and facilitating campus events, including four in 2023-24. Voters of the Women’s League presented information on the history of challenges to the voting rights of African-Americans and organized a campaign to register voters assisted by students in political science in Morgan, during a session to the National treasure In March 2024, civil rights activist Carl Snowden addressed the 1964 civil rights law with groups of students a month earlier, in February. In October 2023, F. Michael Higginbotham, professor of law at the University of Baltimore, spoke with the students of Zeta PSI / Political Science Association about his book “Ghosts of Jim Crow”. And C. Vernon Gray, Ph.D., first president of Morgan’s political science and one of the founders of the Chapter Zeta Psi, was the guest speaker to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the last chapter, among the many activities that have led to the better chapter of Zeta Psi.
Kyler Johnson played a leading role in the celebration of the golden anniversary as a mistress of ceremonies and holds the title of Miss Political Science Association / Miss Pi Sigma Alpha in Morgan, part of what she calls A great experience with student political organizations in the university. This experience stimulated him towards his objective of frequenting the law faculty after having graduated from Morgan “to pursue a career in business law. I hope to work in a field where I can help companies navigate legal landscapes while pleading for ethical practices and social responsibility, “explains Johnson, who organized a GPA of 4.0 in 2023 and was induced at Phi Sigma Alpha Honor Society that year.
The star student was delighted but says that she was not surprised by the last honor of Zeta Psi.
“It is not our first year to win the prize, so I have the impression that it is right (another) accomplishment,” explains Johnson, “by maintaining this heritage so that more students from the State of Morgan come and simply make sure that we leave the way so that everyone follows to follow. “”
Congratulations to Kyler Johnson and his Poli SCI peers of the Zeta PSI chapter of Morgan to be examples of civic engagement, community activism and academic excellence.