Florida A&M University Student Wins $10,000 Aspire Scholarship

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More Than Tea Tour

Client: Teavana

April 2020

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I am Sha’Riauna Campbell, a first year Business Administration student at the illustrious Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. I will be in politics one day, advocating for minorities, specifically the improvement and equality of minority education and development. I will also one day be the founder of a Minority Youth Mentorship & Outreach Program that not only seeks to inspire, empower and represent women but be a positive influence in my community for misrepresented individuals. This $10,000 would will not only go towards supplementing the remaining funds I have due for next semester but it will aid in the progression of my dreams to own my own business and give back to my community. I often get told that in me relentlessly pursuing my dreams I inspire others and I want to continue to both inspire and empower minority individuals everywhere of their capabilities. An abundant and successful future is possible regardless of where you come from. My favorite Teavana Craft Iced Tea Flavor has always been the Peach Green Tea and thank you Teavana for your More Than Tea Tour, I gained a lot of insight and am inspired to be more mindful in the future. #MoreThanTeaTour #TeavanaTea @morethanteatour @live2aspire @teavanatea Video: @visualizedbymal @famu_1887 #FAMU #famu23 #rattler #DreamBLDRTeaChallenge

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Florida A&M University SBI student wins $10,000 Aspire scholarship

Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry student Sha'Riauna Campbell is the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship.

Campbell of Savannah, Georgia, won the Aspire Presents More Than Tea Tour Scholarship after devising and executing a creative marketing campaign in a contest in which she was pitted against students from other Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The contest was hosted by Aspire, which does leadership and wellness training and team building for companies and nonprofits, as well as for students. Aspire co-founder Patrick Walker-Reese, who delivers motivational speeches and works with HBCU student leaders, visited FAMU last fall.

While Campbell is a first-year student, her dual-enrollment credits from high school qualify her to be a junior. After completing her undergraduate degree, she hopes to pursue a Master’s in Business Administration.

"I am honored to say that I won the More Than Tea Tour, sponsored by Teavana Tea, $10,000 Scholarship Contest!! I want to thank them both generously for this opportunity, it meaning the world to both me and my family. I would also like to thank my peers and professors at FAMU for their continuous support, prayers, and belief in me in all of my efforts. Special thanks to everyone who participated in Part 1 & 2 of my Video Submissions for the Scholarship Contest."

—Sha’Riauna Campbell

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Excerpt from Journey (jmagonline.com)

By: Kailyn Rhone

Florida A&M University first-year Business Administration student Sha’Riauna Campbell does and is willing to spill the tea instead of sip. On Monday, April 13, Campbell won the More Than Tea Tour Scholarship for $10,000.

Campbell is proud that her hard work in this competition has finally paid off and was thrilled to find out the news from her loved ones in the morning.

“I was really excited to know that I had won, I knew that this was something I worked really hard on and just needed to remain patient about,” said Campbell. “I just felt overjoyed to accomplish this and make all the professors, mentors, peers, family members and friends of mine who were rooting for me for months proud.”

While most would be ready to spend this $10,000, Campbell plans to save the money until the fall semester. Campbell wants to fund the money towards accomplishing her goals so she can have the ability to give back to her community.

Campbell’s main goal is to have minority individuals benefit from her project of creating a minority youth mentorship and outreach program within the next five years.

“My mind is full of ideas and all I want is to keep dreaming and accomplishing goals. There is so much that can be done in our community, in our state, in our nation, and even all around the world. I want to keep working on making a difference even if it is just a small one.”

Campbell’s mother works in White-Wilson Medical Center as a phlebotomist and was working with a patient when she found out the big news. Bettina Campbell says that COVID-19 has her family worried about contracting the virus from her job. Bettina Campbell explains how COVID-19 has affected her celebration of her daughter winning.

“Honestly, I am just fortunate that in the midst of all of this bad news it seems like we all are constantly receiving, it was great to receive some good news. It definitely did brighten up all of our day, our week really.”

Bettina Campbell was not the only loved one affected by celebrating her daughter’s victory. One of her mentors, Christelle Haygood, a third-year Business Administration student, was supposed to take her out for brunch and is prohibited because of the virus. However, Haygood gives advice to Sha’Riuana Campbell moving forward.

“Continue to keep going even if it gets difficult because it will. Nothing comes easy to those that want a successful future,” says Haygood. Always remember “Don’t talk, just act. Don’t say, just show. Don’t promise, just prove. Push yourself because no one is going to do it for you!”

Regardless of COVID-19, Sha’Riuana Campbell proceeds to continue her plans of creating her program and plans on applying for more scholarships. She says she wants to take advantage of every opportunity while inspiring others to do the same during this pandemic and plans to return in fall 2020 as a First Year Experience (F.Y.E) peer mentor.

To see more about the winner of More Than Tea Tour Scholarship, follow her Instagram @cinnamonapples_.

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