Carl D. Perkins SGA officers meet with Senator Mitch McConnell
On April 29, members of the Carl D. Perkins Student Government Association (SGA) and Business & Community Liaison Jimmie E. Slone visited with United States Senator Mitch McConnell during his recent stops in Pikeville and Hazard, Ky., to announce his plans to introduce the Coal Jobs Protection Act.
Students
got to educate McConnell about the Job Corps program and the success at Carl D.
Perkins Job Corps Center, which is currently ranked #8 in the nation out of the
125 Job Corps centers.
Senator McConnell thanked the students for talking with him
and wished them success in their future endeavors.
After returning to center, the SGA leaders discussed their
meeting with the Senator with other students and staff. SGA President Ian Sarginson stated, “What a
great learning experience this was for all of us.”
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| Pictured with Senator McConnell are Student Government Association members Nicole Madison, secretary; Ian Sarginson, president; Carolyn Castle, treasurer; Rayshad Thompson, vice president; and Shaqualla Avery, committee chair. |
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