Langston University will celebrate its 116th Founders Day Tuesday, March 12 in Langston, Oklahoma. The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. in I.W. Young Auditorium.
The Honorable Rick Brinkley (R), who is currently serving as a member of the Oklahoma Senate, will be the guest speaker.
Celebrating 116 years of rich tradition and developing leaders from a diverse student body through excellent teaching, research, community service and public and private sector partnerships, the university will also commemorate the inauguration of Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr. on March 14, the university’s 16th president.
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About Langston University:
Founded as Oklahoma’s only historically black college or university (HBCU), Langston University is dedicated to enhancing the intellectual, social and economic condition of the students it serves by affording them excellent teaching, research and services programs and opportunities.
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