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2008 - 2009 FCSA Presidents Address -

 Greetings FCSA Family,

On behalf of The Florida Caribbean Students' Association Executive Board and officers, it gives me great pleasure to say welcome back to a new school year. My name is Kerri-Jo McLean, and I am extremely honored to be the president for the 2008-2009 FCSA Executive Board, an organization that I believe has and will continue to positively impact society. I pledge to do everything I can to be successful and help the FCSA be a distinguished organization in its endeavors.

FCSA is made up of an incredible array of magnificent cultures and people, who come together at different times throughout the year, to participate and produce exceptional quality work. At the helm of this dynamic fusion is this year's executive board, hailing from countries such as Jamaica, The Bahamas, St. Maarten and Grenada. This dynamism helps us to relate to all of our members despite the diversity.

This association was founded seventeen years ago by a group of students who were visionary, enthusiastic, loved to have fun and knew how to work tenaciously for their ideals. They understood the importance for students to develop their leadership skills by managing their own organization, mentoring each other and sharing in familiar cultural practices and experiences. Today, Caribbean Students' Organizations throughout the state of Florida recognize FCSA as an important support for their advancement and subsequent culture exploration. Even though FCSA and subsequently CSA's throughout Florida have made significant progress since FCSA’s founding, there is still more work that we can do to help more Caribbean students develop their leadership skills in academic settings, as well as in the community setting.

Last year was a year of reviewing the challenges, progress, growth and development of the organization; this year marks a year of implementation. I would like to use this opportunity to reiterate the fact that FCSA is a member driven organization, which means that the members themselves through the Council of Delegates make the decisions. As we are guided by our theme "Moving Forward, Reaching Out and Giving Back" we hope to achieve in conjunction with you the members, the following goals;

• To aid in the growth of, and reshaping the public image of the organization

• To see the creation of a clear and practical scheme for the operation of the individual Districts.

• To see the creation of a fair system for the raising and distribution of funds between FCSA and individual Districts.

• To see the creation of committees to facilitate planning and communication within individual Districts.

• To see the creation of a Community Development scheme for the planning and execution of philanthropies throughout the state.

Along with these goals, we also hope to see an improved relationship between FCSA and the member schools, FCSA Alumni, and the Caribbean Community at large.

We look forward to working with you this year, as we hope to see FCSA and its members reach higher heights, as we say in true FCSA solidarity "United We Stand".

Regards,
Kerri-Jo McLean,
FCSA President 2008-2009

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Elections Results

On the Behalf of the 2007 – 2008 executive board and the Florida International University CSA, I would like to thank you for being a part of what we are sure was a memorable conference. It was definitely a conference with a twist. FUSION: Where the possibilities were explored. We would also like to thank all of the participants, presenters, facilitators and pageant contestants… Those lovely Young Ladies for showcasing their talents.

Congrats to your new Miss FCSA  Melissa Phillips (FSU).

We congratulate the New 2008 – 2009 FCSA executive board and officers:
President – Kerri-Jo McLean (USF)
Vice President – Celcus Williams (UM)s
Secretary – Tamika Johnson (FIU)
Treasurer – Keianna Liburd (BarryU)
Public Relations Officer – Krystal Clyne (JWU)
District Directors:
District 1 –
District 2 –
District 3 –
District 4 – Mario Jones (St. LEO)
District 5 – Bryan Reyes (BCC)
District 6 – Renee Layne (FMU)

Once again we are thankful for a wonderful and productive year working with you and we look forward to a bright future for the Florida Caribbean Students Association. Look out for pictures and articles highlighting this Spring Conference’s Events on our website.

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FCSA Spring 2008 Conference Hosted by the Florida International University's Caribbean Student Association.

April 4th - 6th

Sponsored By:

Sponsorship Opportunities Available: Click HERE for more information. 

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Fall ‘07 Conference SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Name: Jerri-ann Berry

Institution: University of Florida

 Topic: The Caribbean Brain Drain

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