My name is Verties Sails, III. This is my very first graduate level course, so I am adjusting to being a college student after a  long layoff. I was born and raised in Memphis, and earned an undergraduate degree in Speech Communication and Theater from Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN in 2002. I have been employed by Southwest Tennessee Community College since 2003. After 9 years as a Coordinator of Student Disability Services, I now work with a federal grant program, Project M.O.S.T. (Men of Southwest Tennessee). The grant is designed to increase retention and graduation rates of our African-American male population. I also served for 9 years as an assistant coach for our nationally renowned men’s basketball program. I enjoy sports and music and cooking.

Besides having a communications background and wanting to one day go into broadcasting, I’d also love to learn how I can use different forms of media to publicise the activities that I am involved in, as well as myself for any future business ventures. Facebook and Myspace have been extremely beneficial to me in recruiting student-athletes, particularly those who do not reside in Memphis. Project M.O.S.T. now has a page on Facebook that our members can “like”. This will be used to post information such as future meetings, due dates, etc.