{"id":88536,"date":"2019-05-02T13:14:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T18:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=88536"},"modified":"2019-05-02T13:18:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T18:18:02","slug":"hail-chief-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/hail-chief-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Hail to the Chief (of Staff)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Shon Brooks is no stranger to wearing several hats at once. As chief of staff to Mississippi Valley State University President Jerryl Briggs, Brooks&#8217; days are filled with the broad duties of an executive cabinet member.<a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/mother-two-develops-passion-nutrition-um\/journeytocommencement-logo-paths-with-the\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88034\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-88034\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-300x95.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-768x244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-2048x651.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/journeyTOcommencement-logo-paths-with-the-01-web-640x203.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This often means collaborating with a range of faculty, staff and students to help MVSU meet strategic goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always say I have the best seat in the house because I am not restricted to just one area of higher education,&#8221; Brooks said. &#8220;Being chief of staff enables me assess what&#8217;s working well in every aspect of the university and to identify areas for improvements and facilitate growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Click the image below to read Brooks&#8217; story, which is part of the \u201cJourney to Commencement\u201d series that highlights University of Mississippi students and their academic and personal journeys from college student to college graduate.<\/p>\n<p><script id=\"asp-embed-script\" data-zindex=\"1000000\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page-embed.js\"><\/script><a class=\"asp-embed-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/rCqfDw3GXO7zx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/rCqfDw3GXO7zx\/embed.jpg?buster=1556810755950\" alt=\"Hail to the Chief (of Staff)\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Shon Brooks is no stranger to wearing several hats at once. 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