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Clark Atlanta University Panther
October 4, 1990
PHOTO BY RODNEY
(Left to Right) Mary Lacey, graduate SGA president,
Jaymee Pleasant, undergraduate SGA president, and Rev.
Paul Easley, campus minister, at Convocation.
A Pleasant Addition To SGA
By SHERYL KENNEDY
Staff Writer
It has been over a decade
since Clark College, now Clark
Atlanta University, has seen
the likes of a female student
government president. But
with the steady elapse of ole
father time’s clock comes
change.
Not just any kind of change,
instead change in the form of a
gentle persuasion topped with
a twist of keen knowledge and
charismatic leadership.
This burst of sunshine is
formally known to the world
as Jamyee Pleasant, but to her
fellow Clarkite family as “Miss
Business.”
Standing no taller than 4
feet 11 inches, Ms. Pleasant is
surely no match for her height.
Her fun-loving personality and
her unquenchable thirst to
make a difference, is way taller
than any rule of measurement.
Ms. Pleasant, a senior study
ing mathematics, feels her
greatest challenge is not being
the most recent female to grace
the SGA office, but the over
whelming demand for the
proper leadership. “There have
been several great leaders in
the past SGAs, but more well
rounded leadership is what I
hope to give during my term,”
says Ms. Pleasant.
Since the 1989 Consolidation
of both Clark College and
Atlanta University, the proper
leadership is certainly needed
to see the institution further
progress.
The SGA has always been a
vital part of each level. Its
main function is to serve as a
liason between the student
body and administration.
Ms. Pleasant is no newcomer
to hard work or to the student
government association. As
former junior class president,
Ms. Pleasant was part of a
tight crew that made numerous
decisions. She chaired parent’s
weekend during last year’s
homecoming festivities and sat
on various committees from
restructuring programs to
planning future committees.
Even prior to her last year’s
involvement, Ms. Pleasant
always believed school and
community involvement
should go “hand ’n hand.”
“Many students fail to real
ize how much they miss when
they are not active in school or
community related events,”
says Ms. Pleasant.
However, being a student
leader is no easy task. The
hours are endless and the pay
is only through small words of
thanks and warm smiles from
cheery faces.
Interestingly enough, this
Chicago native’s quest for the
presidency grew from those
students who cared enough to
support her and who showed
an enduring love for the red,
black, and the gray.
Ms. Pleasant is never fearful
of a challenge. She welcomes it
head on because victory has
been her faithful champion
and so has her belief in God.
“Nothing is possible without
God, and until people start
believing it that’s when the
world will be a better place,”
says Ms. Pleasant.
Being the first female under
graduate president since 1978,
a day with Ms. Pleasant is full
of excitement.
“Jamyee is truly a long-
awaited change,” says Tammi
Gwinn, a senior at CAU who
notes her professionalism and
“pleasant nature.”
Along with that “pleasant
nature,” Ms. Pleasant’s
aggressive tone of voice
dazzles any room just as the
stars light up any night.
To look in her eyes one can
see nothing, but love and a
deep rooted concern for others,
^specially CAU. Her
abundance of energy can be
compared to the sun for the
rays she gives off are full of
unyielding power, which is
representative of her presence
in any dreary room.
Ms. Pleasant has many
plans for the future that she
would not reveal, however one
thing she mentioned as part of
her mission is to push AUC
unity.
“If we can become one, life
would be a whole lot easier,”
says Pleasant.
