Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Mary Winters and Dani Edmonson Jackson State University-Gwen Dawkins, Assistant Professor of Health Tougaloo College-Dr. James Coleman UNIVERSITY & COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE

Jackson State University is a historically black college located in Jackson, Mississippi and is considered Mississippi’s Urban University, with an enrollment of more than 7,800 students. The University is proud of its heritage, is committed to its future as a diversified, urban institution, and is dedicated to developing individual students and solving urban problems. JSU is also home of the greatest football player ever, Walter Payton. Tougaloo College is a private, historically black, liberal arts institution, founded in 1869 and is supported by the UNCF. Their motto is Tougaloo College; Where History meets the Future”

UNIVERSITY & COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE Commitment Describe your plan: Goals To secure 500 or 50% of administrators, faculty, staff, and students at Tougaloo College to sign donor cards by May 2007 To secure 4,000 or 50% of administrators, faculty, staff, and students at Jackson State University to sign donor cards by May 2007 Action What did you do? Tougaloo – MORA Basketball Shoot-Out Challenge MORA “alive and well” at all Basketball games Jackson State University – College of Education Donor Commitment Day (200 donor cards signed) Jackson State University Health Fair (1,000 attendees) and Urban Education Conference

UNIVERSITY & COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE Results What did you study? What did you learn? Misconceptions Lack of Interest Religious Beliefs Next steps How will you act? Kick-off Campaigns with various campus organizations Walter Payton Recreation Center at JSU Health and Wellness Center at Tougaloo College Health Classes at both schools Media Campaign at both schools Marquee at Mississippi Memorial Stadium