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Fitts, a name that has a long history with N.C. Central University, has transcended time over 35 years.
It has seen a successful basketball player block many shots on the court. It has seen career-driven men and women obtain their degrees, taking them to new heights as Eagles should go.
Now it has seen something new: a journalist. In August 2006 when I first set foot on the cold cement sidewalk outside Farrison-Newton Communications Building, I never dreamed I would become the person I am today.
I began my collegiate career as an eager psychology student with dreams of becoming a high school guidance counselor.
After two years of making Cs in my major courses, I knew it was time for a change. In May 2008 I decided to become a mass communication major with a concentration in journalism.
Maybe it was divine intervention or maybe even fate, because switching my major was the best decision I made for my educational and career path.
In September 2008, my first article for the Campus Echo was published and as they say, the rest is history. Thinking about my career choice as a journalist, I blame Dr. Lisa Paulin-Cid for suggesting I submit my first article to the Echo.
If it were not for her, I would not be where I am now, serving as Echo online editor since 2009, a job I cherish.
I want to say thank you, Dr. Paulin, for seeing the talent in me as a writer-turned-journalist. Your guidance helped shape me into the reporter I am now.
Over time, the skills I developed helped me earn an internship working as a student blogger with the Office of News and Communications at Duke University, which helped me grow into a better writer, reporter and person.
Secondly, I want to say thank you to all of the teachers who encouraged me to always do my best.
Lastly, a special message to the entire Echo family, past and present. You all have become a part of my family, and I want to say that if it was not for me spending time around people like Aaron, Koonce, Ashley, Tommia, Dr. Carl, and most importantly DP, I would not have emerged from my shell to become the person you see everyday who greets you with my usual "Hey, guys."
Now that my name has changed to "Chancellor Fitts," thanks to Jerome, I feel I have come a long way from the days of LeaderShape, Eagle Ambassadors, and SFEMP.
After five years, I realize that I have had my time and it is time to usher in a new generation to the Echo and NCCU. I am proud to call this place my home. I will be graduating, receiving my second B.A. in English, in a matter of weeks.
I will be capping off a year that seemed like an hour in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. This is not goodbye, it is simply see ya later. Until then, I say adieu to you, NCCU. I will never forget you … Nimbus!
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