Calandra Tate has a list of leadership involvement that covers the spectrum from the student government to the campus ministry. Her list includes but is not limited to two-year chair of the student government association election board, secretary and vice-president of Xavier University’s math club, and campus ministry peer leader. 

Tate was awarded the Xavier/Loyola/Tulane Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award mainly for her efforts in implementing a cheerleading/mentor program. The program provided mentoring and help with cheerleading for girls grades 4-8, as well as an opportunity for them to gain some exposure to college life. 

Tate traces her tendency to lead back to her home life. "I am the oldest of four children so I’ve always been the one that everybody looked up to and every body had to follow," she said. 

Tate has recently entered the doctoral program in Applied Mathematics at the University of Maryland College Park. After obtaining the Ph.D., she intends to become a college professor of Mathematics and eventually an administrator of education. "I’d like to develop ways to make math more interesting to children or develop programs that will get more minorities in the math field," she said. 

Curtis Doucette, Jr. is a graduate of Dillard University in New Orleans. He is currently employed as a technical writer for Avondale Industries in Avondale, LA and is a contributing writer for Black Collegiate Services, Inc.

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