Grambling, La. – May 1, 2023 – Antoinette Livingston has been named Director of Career Services at Grambling State University. Having recently served as the Assistant Director, she organized and directed the 54th Lonnie Smith Career Fair. It was one of the largest and most-attended Career Fair held for a number of years at GSU.

 

Before coming to Grambling State University as Assistant Director of Career Services, Livingston served as the Director of Career Services and One-Stop Operations at the Southern University at Shreveport/Caddo American Job Center. In addition to her career services and workforce development background, she also served as assistant professor of Sociology and as Interim Department Chair of the Sociology and Criminal Justice program at Hampton University.

 

The native of Brazil, Mississippi, holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Mississippi Valley State University and a master’s degree in Community Development from Delta State University.

 

Livingston has previously served as the Vice-President and President of the Transitions Family Violence Services Board of Directors. She currently serves on the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery Foundation’s Board of Directors.

 

“The first step to ensuring the career readiness of our students is to ensure that they are equipped to make informed decisions,” Livingston said. “On the most basic level, this requires the village that is comprised of the Office of the President, Intercollegiate Athletics, Academic Affairs, Finance, Student Affairs, University Operations, Alumni, and the Division of Advancement and Innovation, which houses the Office of Career Services.”

 

“As we begin to grow this village, we harken back to the giant of the Grambling State University Office of Career Services, Lonnie B. Smith, who operated on the basis that academics and professional development were one simultaneous endeavor. To this end, the future of career and professional development at GSU will operate with the philosophy of building a resume from Day One. We will achieve this by collaborating with university departments and stakeholders and engaging students on every level — freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors — to develop and provide classification-appropriate work-based learning opportunities ranging from career preparation courses to job shadowing, mentoring, and internships.”