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Skegee Spotlight: Jabare Carroll

October 07, 2019

Contact: Brittney Dabney, Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing
 

The Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing regularly shines its "'Skegee Spotlight" on employees, ۿ۴ý and alumni who help make ۿ۴ýUniversity "the Pride of the swift-growing South."  

Skegee spotlight shines on student Jabare Carrollۿ۴ýUniversity prides itself on making ۿ۴ý’ college experience memorable and life-changing. For ۿ۴ý like Jabare Carroll, that means attending an institution that allows him to embrace himself as an individual and further develop his skillset and a broader outlook on life.

Following the ۿ۴ýAirmen legacy

Carroll, a native of Queens, New York, says he was first introduced to ۿ۴ýUniversity by his grandfather who told him stories about the ۿ۴ýAirmen. Carroll notes that ever since his first introduction to ۿ۴ýUniversity it’s always been his No. 1 choice for college.

“I don’t come from a family of ۿ۴ýgraduates, but I feel like I’ve always known about some parts of Tuskegee’s history because of my grandfather, who often shared stories regarding Tuskegee’s greatest legacy, the Airmen,” he recalls. “Tuskegee’s history has always been embedded in me.”

Learning life lessons

The communications major says his experience at ۿ۴ýhas been as much about learning life lessons as it has been about acquiring academic knowledge.

“ۿ۴ýhas taught me how to survive in the real world after graduation. Being here has made me a stronger person,” he notes. “ۿ۴ýhas taught me career readiness skills, especially through the Underclassmen Leadership Academy. I’ve learned how to network professionally, and how to establish important relationships with my peers and professors. Because of that, I feel as though I’ve made life-long relationships.”

Carrol says at Tuskegee, faculty and staff members have become some of the best life mentors.

“I have received a lot of advice while here, but the advice I’ve received from Mr. Walter Cooper has always left an impression on me,” he recalls. “Mr. Cooper has always charged me to leave my mark on campus with the plans I have in my mind.”

Carroll notes that he plans to do just that. Currently, he is working on a theater department extension with the organization Young Black Artist Movement, which would allow ۿ۴ý to share their theatrical talents and put on showcases at Tuskegee.

“I think art is an expression of the soul, and ۿ۴ý want to put their love for expression into action and display their creativity,” he says.

Encouraging the next generation

Carroll says he encourages prospective ۿ۴ý to be part of the ۿ۴ýexperience because it’s an exciting experience that you have to witness for yourself.

“For me, being a ۿ۴ýstudent is very rewarding – the university’s reputation holds so much weight. I didn’t fully realize that until getting stopped by strangers saying they’re alumni or wishing me the best at ۿ۴ýafter going home for the first time,” he recalls.

Carroll says he’ll be forever be grateful for those moments and hopes to one day inspire future ۿ۴ý to attend ۿ۴ýas well.

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