<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/the-future-is-female-mba-student-korrie-payne-says-leadership-is-about-building-connections.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>03/29/2021</pubDate><title>The Future Is Female: MBA student Korrie Payne says leadership is about building connections</title><description>Often, one of the first opportunities a young woman can build their leadership skills is through student organizations.</description><introparagraph><span>Often, one of the first opportunities a young woman can build their leadership skills is through student organizations. At Clayton State University, enrollment of over 50 percent female students means the university has a substantial amount of women campus leaders.</span></introparagraph><image><img src="/news/images/payne.jpg" alt="Korrie Payne"/></image><tags><tag>academics</tag><tag>community</tag></tags></item>