'Apprentice' star to speak tonight

Before Donald Trump fires yet another contestant on tonight's episode of NBC's "The Apprentice," an alumnus of the reality show will share his boardroom experiences during a free lecture in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union.\nKwame Jackson, the first-season runner-up, will speak at 7 p.m.\n Though Jackson will explain the business lessons he learned on the show and what it was like working with Trump, he will also describe his experience on Wall Street and observations about teamwork and enterprising, according to his Web site, www.kwamejackson.com.\nJackson graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1996 with a degree in business administration and later completed his master's in 2000 from the Harvard University Business School, according to his Web site.\n During the 1990s, Jackson worked for Procter & Gamble and then on Wall Street as an investment manager for Goldman Sachs in 2000 and 2001. Now Jackson has his own company, Legacy Holdings LLC, which works with real estate development, fashion, television and film production, according to his Web site.\n The IU chapters of Kappa Alpha Psi and the National Association of Black Accountants are sponsoring Jackson's appearance.\n The association members wanted to bring Jackson to IU because they thought it would be an educational and entertaining presentation, said association president and senior Grace Akinlemibola.\n "We hope to learn valuable advice from a seasoned and successful businessman," she said. "His company, Legacy Holdings LLC ... recently signed a $3.8 billion real estate deal with the state of Maryland."\nBecause Jackson belongs to Kappa Alpha Psi, the accountant association thought it would be great to bring him to IU's Alpha chapter of the business fraternity, Akinlemibola said.\n Aside from the fraternity ties, Kappa Alpha Psi members are co-sponsoring Jackson's lecture because they wanted to break from the social functions they offer and provide a quality program on campus, said Kappa Alpha Psi president and senior William Lumpkin.\n Programs like Jackson's lecture are expensive, so it's a big deal to offer it for free, Lumpkin said. \nAs a finance major, Lumpkin said he is interested to hear how Jackson's company operates and how he used his success on "The Apprentice" to create business opportunities.\n "Though 'The Apprentice' made him famous, he was always savvy and very intelligent," Akinlemibola said. "His appearance will appeal to people who would just like to gain great advice from an experienced person"