FREDERICK DOUGLASS INSTITUTE

 

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

Frederick Douglass Institute Graduate Assistants and Office Assistant

Sheena L. Butler is a Philadelphia native, but she currently resides in Delaware. In May 2007, she completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management from Cheyney University of PA. Throughout her undergraduate experience, Sheena established a strong foundation in the hospitality industry.  

Later, having an interest in pursuing higher education, Ms. Butler then decided to obtain a M.S. Administration Degree to concentrate in Training and Development . In August 2007, Sheena began working for the Frederick Douglass Institute as a Graduate Assistant to increase her involvement within Institute-related projects. Her expectations are to graduate in 2009.  Upon graduation, she would like to apply her Training and Development knowledge and experience to serve as a Higher Education Administrator. Ms. Butler is plans to pursue her Ed. D upon completion of her masters degree.  Her long-term goals is to teach  at the college level.

In her spare time, Sheena enjoys traveling, music, and ballet.

            After transferring to West Chester University as a philosophy  major, Brian participated in a number of philosophical conferences and forums on a variety of topics including: eastern metaphysics and mysticism, western religious thought, Africana social and political theory. This stimulated Brian to take this passion for Africana thought and to critically analyze it through philosophical reflection and discourse. Brian became an active member of The Contemporary Issues Advisory Board and The West Chester Philosophical Society. As a member of these organizations, Brian has dealt with many programs from multicultural perspectives and from the perspectives of diverse systematic thought.

            Brian is currently doing graduate work at West Chester University while working as a graduate assistant for the Frederick Douglass Institute. He is also the vice president of the West Chester Philosophical Society. Currently he is doing an independent study on jurisprudence and the philosophy of justice. After the masters program, he plans to pursue his Ph.D. in philosophy with the intent to teach and work extensively in the discipline.