Marlon Blake:

My name is Marlon Blake. I'm from Hattiesburg, Mississippi where I attended Hattiesburg High School. I going into my sophomore year and I am a double major in health and exercise science and sociology and also receiving a certificate in women's studies. The biggest influence in my life is my mother. Raising the family as a single parent she taught me how to be a man and stand on my own two feet. With her guidance as a child she has made me the person I am today. My goal is to graduate from CSU and go into a career in personal training or strength and conditioning. After a few years of that I hope to work for or open a non-profit group that works with African American males. Last but not least when I get super old I would love to drive buses for Greyhound. One of the biggest accomplishments, besides getting into CSU, was winning a State Championship in baseball in my senior year of high school. This helped me to learn that hard work, dedication, playing as a team, doing the little things right, and having support for a team can take you a long way in life. I chose to come back on staff in the Office of Black Student Services to hopefully help first year students succeed and help keep them here at CSU. Also there is a great professional staff at Black Student Services and it is my pleasure to work with them. Just being around the staff and students make this job the best job in the world. For new students I would say be your self, study, use your time wisely, make smart decisions, ask question when you don't know something, and lastly have fun because college is a once in a life time chance that many people don't get so take advantage of it. I will try to help promote social change in the world for all people because we have come so far but we still have so far to go. My hobbies are playing chess, reading, changing the world, and being me.