Motivating is the most powerful piece to your drive; without it, you have none (drive). Merely thinking about the people you want to meet, places you want to go, and the things you want to do won’t happen if an action or some kind of movement is not taken. Almost every young person I work with has a dream, something they really want; However, few have a plan or vision for how they will attain it.

In my work at PIMOSH, which is an acronym for People Involved in Motivating Our Students Higher. So, you know how many motivating means to me – It’s our middle name.

Read HOT-Seat #33 Press Release – Rev. Dr. Tarin Hampton

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This week’s Chosen Visionary in the HOT-Seat is an example of all things motivation fueled by faith and self-determination. From her earliest of days, she didn’t feel challenged by any of her teachers; then finally special People Involved in Motivating Our Students Higher (PIMOSH) showed up and because of the relationships built with positive adults and peers, she has dedicated her life to motivating other Black and Brown students all over the world.

“Fina A Way; Or Make a Way!

Rev.Doctor Tarin Hampton (Norfolk, VA)

This Week In The HOT-Seat

Rev. Dr. Tarin Hampton (Norfolk, VA) has been a University Educator for over 30 years. She earned her Ph.D. in Expository Preaching in 2011 from Faith Evangelical Seminary, Kumasi, Ghana, and her Ed.D is in Educational Leadership, completed in 2002 from Clark Atlanta University. She is a Full Professor at Norfolk State University and the Department Head for the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Exercise Science. She served as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, West Africa on a Sabbatical Contract invitation for almost 3 years, and was instrumental in collaboratively establishing the Dance Major in the Department of Music, which is now the Department of Music and Dance. She maintains her connections to UCC as an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Arts as a Dissertation Advisor. She is a two-time recipient of a Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship (2000 – Morocco and Tunisia, and 2008 – Ghana, West Africa). She has participated in and organized numerous Community Service Projects and Educational Conferences throughout her teaching career. She is serving as our Academic Advisor for Life Changes Ministries, Kumasi, Ghana.

Notable Accomplishments

• Award (2016): National Leader of the Year from Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance National Dance Society
• Award (2015): Minority Leadership Awards – Shape America, formerly the AAHPERD National Association American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• Black College Dance Exchange – 13 HBCU’s that have dance companies and a yearly conference
• Dance Commissioner for the International Alliance for Health, Physical Activity, and Sports
• Praise Dance Ministry – Shilow Baptist Church, Norfolk – Pastor Keith Ivan Jones
• President-Elect of National Dance Society
• President of National Dance Society – Coming Soon (2021)

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What’s More About Lady Tarin?

When this Chosen Visionary is simply Lady Tarin, she enjoys what she does best, dancing working out and working with students at Norfolk University. What a blessing she is, and she will be listed in the Urban Academics Speaker’s Bureau launching January 2020!

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