Jackson Elected to Chair MHEC Student Advisory Council

SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University senior Darren Jackson recently was elected from 55 statewide representatives to serve as executive chairperson of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Student Advisory Committee (MHEC-SAC) for the fall 2003-spring 2004 session.

As executive chairman, Jackson will supervise the SAC’s activities and operation, call and preside at all SAC meetings, present reports from SAC to MHEC and ensure flow of information from MHEC to represented institutions of higher education.

“The position is of great importance to all institutions in Maryland and I am extremely proud to have been selected from a pool of very competitive candidates to represent SU and other USM schools and institutions,” Jackson said.

Besides serving as executive director of the MHEC-SAC, Jackson’s interests include national politics. He is a volunteer with the Democratic National Convention and has been invited to participate in its fundraising events across the country, including one recently in Washington, D.C., featuring former president Bill Clinton.

For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU Web site at www.salisbury.edu.