NSU to Host Golden Key International Honour Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

April 6-8 Norfolk, Va.-The Norfolk State University chapter of Golden Key International Honour Society will host the Golden Key 2001 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference April 6-8 at the Radisson Hotel, located in downtown Norfolk. The honor of hosting is awarded to the most outstanding applicant in the Mid-Atlantic region each year.

The weekend-long event will begin at 8 p.m., Friday, April 6 with Chesapeake Mayor William E. Ward's official greeting on behalf of the Hampton Roads region. This year's conference theme is Charting a New Course: Setting Sail for Success. The conference will serve as a training ground and motivational tool for participants, and a time to celebrate the accomplishments of the year.

The conference will bring together more than 100 chapter members, officers and advisors from 19 colleges and universities within the Mid-Atlantic Region. It will also provide collegiate chapter members the opportunity to meet other outstanding Golden Key members, visit the City of Norfolk and gain leadership training through workshops and networking.

Golden Key International Honour Society, previously the Golden Key National Honor Society, is a non-profit organization that recognizes the top 15 percent of juniors and seniors in all fields of study at more than 300 colleges in the United States, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, South Africa and New Zealand.

The mission of the Society is to recognize and encourage scholastic achievement and excellence in all fields of study, to unite with faculty and administrations in developing and maintaining high standards of education, to provide economic assistance to outstanding members by means of both undergraduate and graduate scholarships and to promote altruistic conduct through voluntary service.