Congratulations DeShawn Adams! Morehouse College Student Chosen to Live Tweet from the White House During President Obama’s State of the Union ATLANTA, JANUARY 27, 2014 – Morehouse College Junior DeShawn Adams has always wanted to go to the White House. Now, the Greensboro, North Carolina native is not only going to the White House, but has been hand-picked by the Obama administration to participate in a live Tweet session tomorrow night. Adams is among a handful of people chosen to participate in a Tweet up at the White House on Tuesday, January 28, during the President’s fifth State of the Union Address. After the address, the participants will have an opportunity to interface with senior administration officials to talk about the vision and policies laid out in the speech. Adams said the invitation started with a Tweet. The White House asked those interested to explain in 140 characters why they should participate. Apparently, Adams’ 140 characters worked. This is the third time the White House has hosted the State of the Union Social event. It is part of a series of White House Socials that invite social media followers to join in-person events, engage with administration officials, and share their experience with their friends. The hashtag #SOTUSocial will be used during the Tweet Up. Follow us on Twitter, ### As the nation’s largest, private liberal arts college for men, Morehouse College offers 26 majors in three academic divisions: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Mathematics, and Business Administration and Economics. Morehouse offers a number of programs and activities to enhance its challenging liberal arts curriculum through the Leadership Center at Morehouse College, Morehouse Research Institute, Andrew Young Center for International Affairs and the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel. In 2007, Morehouse launched a new Journalism and Sports concentration, which will one day grow into a major course of study. Upon his return to Morehouse, John Silvanus Wilson Jr., the college’s 11th president, has said the central goal of his presidency is to ensure that Morehouse achieves both capital and character preeminence. The college has been recognized as one of the top feeder schools to the 15 most prominent graduate and professional programs in the nation by The Wall Street Journal, called “One of the best Southeastern colleges” by The Princeton Review and ranked “America’s Hottest College for Men” by Kaplan-Newsweek. Prominent alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil and human rights non-violent leader; Dr. DavidSatcher, former U.S. Surgeon General and director of the National Center for Primary Care of Morehouse School of Medicine; Shelton “Spike” Lee, filmmaker and president of 40 Acres & A Mule Productions; Samuel L. Jackson, Academy Award-nominated actor; Maynard H. Jackson, founder of Jackson Securities and the first African American mayor of Atlanta; and Nima A. Warfield, Morehouse College’s first Rhodes Scholar.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 04:04:59 +0000
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