Chandra Guice Named Director of Track and Field at Tennessee State University

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Tennessee State University Director of Athletics Teresa Phillips has announced the promotion of Tigerbelles head coach Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice to Director of Track and Field over the men and women’s programs.

Cheeseborough-Guice will supervise and direct the day-to-day operations for the Tigerbelles and Flying Tigers track and field teams. It will be the first time in TSU Athletic history that one coach will head both programs.

The announcement comes after the departure of men’s head coach Kelly Carter who resigned after accepting an assistant coach position at Middle Tennessee State in nearby Murfreesboro, Tenn.

“When Coach Carter left for another opportunity, we looked at other models for men and women’s track and field programs in the conference and nationally,” Phillips, TSU Director of Athletics, commented. “We recognized that we had an individual who had a reputation nationally, as well as internationally, already on staff, and who could coach both men and women. Coach Cheeseborough was excited at the possibility and we see it as a “win-win” for both programs.”

Coach Cheeseborough-Guice has coached the women’s team since 1994 leading the program to six Ohio Valley Conference championship titles. The crowns include wins in 2001 (outdoor), 2002 (indoor and outdoor), 2003 (indoor), and 2008 (indoor and outdoor). She is also a four-time OVC Coach of the Year and in 1999 served as the interim men’s coach during the summer while monitoring recruitment until the hiring of Sanford Strong that year.

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PVAMU Assistant Football Coach Gabe Northern Community Service Football Camp helps tackles Breast Cancer

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Gabe Northern, a LSU football star who went on to play for the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings, walked over to the sidelines as women in the ladies football camp took a break to grab some water to beat dehydration. “Breast cancer had infiltrated my family and this is what I can do,” Northern said of the special breast cancer fundraiser. “Football is what I love. Football comes naturally.”

Northern said that both his grandmother — who died from the disease — and his cousin have fought battles with breast cancer. His cousin now has the disease for a second time. NFL greats and area participants gathered Saturday at BREC Memorial Stadium for one common cause: to fight breast cancer. “You have to be able to master the elements,” Northern said about the heat as 30 women turned out to pitch footballs and master drills. “You can’t let the elements determine the outcome of the game.”

As Northern talked about the game and how women could overcome the obstacles at camp, he acknowledged the similarities between their struggle through camp and their fight against breast cancer. “It’s really a battle,” Northern said. “You have to be mentally tough to go into that chemo, you have to be mentally tough knowing that your hair will fall out. “You can’t let the elements determine the outcome,” he said. “You have to be ready every day; you have to persevere.”

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SWAC Football Champion Texas Southern University Tigers Release Upcoming Schedule

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TSU’s exciting football season gets underway on September 10th with a match up against the Panthers of Prairie View A &M at Delmar Stadium. TSU will play the majority of its home games at Delmar Stadium, including the match-up against the Southern University Jaguars. Reliant Stadium was not available this year.

Besides Prairie View and Southern, the Tigers will play Alcorn (Sept. 24th), Alabama State (Oct. 8th) and Central State (Ohio) (Oct. 22nd Homecoming) at Delmar Stadium. The Texas College game on September 17th will be played at Butler Stadium at 6 p.m.

 

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Norfolk State University Receives Grant to Create a WoMen’s Resource Facility

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Norfolk, Va.— The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that Norfolk State University has been awarded an $800,000 grant to create an on-campus WoMen’s Resource Facility. Awarded through the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program, one of several initiatives administered by HUD’s Office of University Partnerships, the grant is part of $2.4 million awarded to HBCUs to help revitalize neighborhoods and promote affordable housing near their campuses. Norfolk State is one of three schools that received the funding including Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina and Tennessee State University.

“It is befitting that in the 75th year of our founding that we are establishing a Women’s Center. This is history making,” said Kim Luckes, Acting President of Norfolk State University. “The center will be the first of its kind at Norfolk State University and the first in our area to serve both students and the community. This Women’s Center will serve as a resource and a platform for those who want to realize their full potential. It will also be a one-stop resource facility where participants can receive coaching, encouragement and training.”

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Virginia Union University Reinstates its Bachelor of Fine Arts Major

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(Richmond, VA)- Students interested in visual arts, theatre, and music will once again be able to fine tune their skills through Virginia Union University’s revived Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) major. Students will have the opportunity to pursue a BFA degree beginning fall 2011.

The Board of Trustees gave its approval to reinstate the program at its May meeting.  Although VUU had Fine Arts major in the past, the revitalized program differs in that students will now select a primary area of concentration from three disciplines– visual arts, music, or theatre and they are also required to select a secondary area of concentration combining two of the three disciplines such as Theatre and Music.

“As a liberal arts University, we’ve always been deeply rooted in the arts.  We have a strong tradition and were at one time known throughout the United States for our University choir.  I’m thrilled that we’re returning to our roots and offering a viable educational opportunity for young musicians, thespians, and artists,” said Dr. Claude G. Perkins, president of Virginia Union University.

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Virginia State University to host delegation from Nigerian University

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Virginia State University will host a delegation of 20 faculty, administrators and student leaders from the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Nigeria’s top ranked university, from June 20-30. VSU President Keith T. Miller invited the delegation to campus as part of the International Institute for Capacity Building in Higher Education, a professional development program that emerged from a recent partnership between the two universities. With the theme ofGlobalizing Higher Education: Outreach and Curriculum Enhancement Activities for Capacity Building at VSU and UNILORIN, the 10-day Institute will engage the delegates in academic and cultural activities, including participation in conferences and seminars, workshops, guest presentations, outreach activities and networking in their respective disciplines.

The delegation represents a range of disciplines and academic areas, including agriculture, engineering, education, library science, computer information systems, business, law, mass communication, post-graduate studies, and student government. The Institute’s goal is to facilitate sharing of resources and expertise to assist both institutions in enhancing program offerings and internationalizing student learning. The professional development program will yield opportunities for joint research and expanded collaboration beyond the two universities. Each institution will alternate in hosting the annual Institute and visiting delegation, designing a program based on the academic areas of participants selected by the partner institution.

Training in information technology and participation in the American Library Association’s 2011 Annual Conference are key components of a professional development plan designed by VSU’s Library Dean for two of the delegates. VSU’s School of Agriculture has arranged for UNILORIN’s Dean of Agriculture and an agriculture extension faculty member to share expertise with VSU agriculture research and extension faculty;  visit local farmers and agencies; and travel to the US Department of Agriculture and Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, DC, where the delegates will give presentations on “The Challenges of Agricultural Data Collection for Empirical Research in Nigeria” and “Agricultural Education and the Challenges of Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development in Nigeria.” VSU computer information systems faculty will share resources for assessing and building computer network capacity.

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Morgan State Students Travel to Purdue for Summer Research Internship

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Interdisciplinary Group to Study Data Visualization for Under Homeland Security Grant Fifteen Morgan State students have been selected to go to Purdue University this June to study data visualization under a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The interdisciplinary group will be trained and conduct research during an internship at Purdue's VACCINE center from June 12-24. VACCINE stands for Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments.

The Morgan students slated to participate in the 12-day program are an interdisciplinary group composed of biology, chemistry, engineering, history, physical therapy and psychology majors.

“This is an intensive program from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day,” says Timothy A. Akers, Ph.D., Morgan’s interim associate dean for graduate studies research. “And the students will be working on data and ideas from researchers at Morgan.” Data visualization is a hot area of research in which scientists and others seek to communicate information effectively in graphical form. The goal of VACCINE is “to help this nation’s 2.3 million extended homeland security personnel, including first-responders, perform their jobs more effectively by turning mass amounts of data into manageable information.” VACCINE is one of the Department of Homeland Security’s Centers of Excellence. Kendric Squire is an electrical engineering junior from Forestville, Md. The VACCINE program will be his first internship.

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Morgan State Students Designs Phone Application to Encourage Campus Recycling

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Two years ago, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous congratulated the Class of 2009 at Morgan State University’s 133rd Commencement, saying, “You will forever carry the badge of honor as the generation that changed the world before it graduated.” More recent events are proving that Generation Y at Morgan is still upholding the banner of positive change. A new organization on campus is harnessing the brainpower, idealism and fearlessness of members from many academic disciplines to come up with innovations to enhance the campus and the world.

It all started with a can of pomegranate soda. Timothy Akers, Ph.D., Morgan’s interim associate dean for graduate studies research, explains that he was looking for students to help create some new ideas using funding from a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant the University had received in 2008.  Last January, he brought a talented biology major named Vladimir Celestin into his office in the Dixon Science Research Center to talk about ways to get MSU students to “explode their thinking.”

As the two brainstormed, Celestin eyed the can of pomegranate water that Dr. Akers was about to finish off.

“May I have that can, Doc?” he asked. “I really believe in recycling.”

But once he had the object in hand, where would Celestin take it? As he explained to Dr. Akers, “There was a lack of emphasis on recycling here on our campus, and there was a lack of notification about where to go to recycle and how to do it correctly.” “That triggered an idea,” Dr. Akers recalls. “I asked him, ‘How are you about working with apps for cell phones and things like that?’ ” The solution that came out of their meeting was to organize a group of MSU students to create a mobile phone application that would send alerts to the users’ phones when they were in the proximity of recycling units on campus. The high-tech solution would also require the development of special transceivers to transmit signals from the recycling units and receive signals back from the cell phones.

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After Vandalism Strikes Dillard University, Students Step Up and Clean Up the Mess

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Just a week before graduation, on of the most anticipated events of the year, a security booth on the campus of Dillard University was vandalized. The pictures began to spread through the internet and the word began to spread around campus what happened. Before giving alumni, faculty and visitors the chance to be embarrassed of the crime, the Collegiate 100 Black Men along with tremendous help and support of the rest of the student body, the class of 2014 and alumni, the students themselves organized a campus wide clean up to repair the mess.

 

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McDonalds Corporation Racist? or Sick Joke #BuzzKiller Note Left on Window

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Recently, a pictures of McDonald’s taking action on the crime rate in some of their establishments has raised suspicions of Racism. Personally, I’m hoping its a sick joke, however several sources believe it to be verified. This note was placed in our historically black community McDonald’s

As in the Photo the Note from administration follows;

As an insurance measure due in part to a recent string of robberies, African-American customers are required to pay an additional fee of $1.50 per transaction.
-Thank you for your cooperation
McDonald’s Corporaton
(800)225-5532

TJ explains;
Come people anybody over the age of 10 know that any type of business especially an image friendly company like McDonald’s couldn’t legally impose a seperate fee to one specific ethnicity they would be out of business faster than you can say ‘supersize it’-

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Hampton University DPT Program Gets Decade Long Re-Accreditation

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Hampton, Va. –The Hampton University Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) program has been re-accredited for 10 years by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).

“Students, future employers, and the general public can be assured that Hampton’s DPT Program has a solid, comprehensive curriculum delivered by a highly qualified faculty that prepares graduates to be competent physical therapists,” said Dr. Bernadette Williams, Chairperson of the HU Department of Physical Therapy.

The process for re-accreditation took two years, Williams said, adding that the DPT faculty underwent a thorough review of the entire curriculum, making revisions where necessary in course content, course objectives, learning experiences and/or student evaluation.

The program now has six full-time and one part-time faculty members, 42 students and 26 new students will begin matriculation in Fall 2011, Williams said.

HU was the first university to have a DPT program in Virginia, and is one of only eight Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCUs) with a physical therapy program.

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Coppin Academy for Pre-Nursing Success: Mentoring Young Minds for Enriching Nursing Career Pathways

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BALTIMORE – (October 12, 2010) – Coppin State University(CSU) added an exciting new component to its eight-year-old pre-nursing students enrichment program this summer, a step aimed at improving the university’s retention and graduation rate. As a part of a Summer Nursing Academy established in July 21, 2010, students who aspire for nursing careers participated in a two-week program designed to enhance their personal development and academic skills. The students plan to enroll in Coppin’s Helene Fuld School of Nursing(HFSON). The rigorous Summer Nursing Academy expands a major HFSON graduation and retention thrusts established in June 2002. The project — the Coppin Academy for Pre-Nursing Success (CAPS) — is a comprehensive year-round pre-entry baccalaureate preparation program that targets high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds. “Many of our students require additional assistance on standardized exams,” said Dr. Frances Gordon, CAPS Project Coordinator. “We are providing them with a rigorous academic support system to get them where they need to be.” CAPS, founded by Dr. Gordon and Dr. Marcella Copes, Dean of the HFSON, immerses students in a socialized environment that helps them to progress smoothly from a primary level of education to a secondary arena of higher learning. The students are invited to engage in career fairs and lectures and to participate in CSU’s Nursing Students’ Association and Mary Mahoney Honor’s Society activities. CAPS focuses not only on the theoretical practice of nursing but also on the practical aspect in the clinical portions of nursing education. According to Dr. Gordon, the program offers a reality- based clinical experience during the summer and winter sessions as well as academic support, tutorial assistance, financial and career counseling, and professional and peer mentoring,

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FAMU, FSU and Havana Community to Establish the Health and Wellness Service and Training Center

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Officials from Florida A&M University (FAMU), alongside Florida State University’s College of Medicine, are working with the Gadsden County School Board and the Gadsden County Health Department to develop a 4,000 square feet state-of-the-art Health and Wellness Service and Training Center at Havana Middle School.

To provide quality health care for students, Havana School Board employees and the citizens of Havana are at the forefront of Shirley Aaron’s, chair of the steering committee, agenda. Aaron is working tediously to congregate FAMU, FSU, Tallahassee Community College, Gadsden County officials and the community to decrease the number of individuals affected by inadequate healthcare in Havana. A large population of the community is living without insurance or receives Medicaid.

“It has been my dream for a long time to have a health and wellness center that serves the people who are underserved, or served in a limited way in Havana,” said Aaron.   According to Aaron, there is one practicing medical provider in Havana, which does not provide medical services for individuals receiving Medicaid.  “We decided to create a center where we have students from pharmacy, allied health, dental hygiene, nursing, physical therapy and medicine working together,” said Dr. Maggie Blackburn, a committee member and director of rural health in FSU’s Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health. In December 2010, Yvonne Nelson-Langley, program coordinator for FAMU Community Health Alliance, was brought on board bridging the gap between the committee and the university.

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6 Year Old Giving to Valley Kids after reaching out to Oakwood University

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Huntsville, AL – Jennae Leslie is only 6 years old. However, her age has never stopped her from getting things done. “She’s always been very inquisitive. She has a go get it attitude. She’s always wanted to do things on her own,” says Jennae’s mother, Jessica Fortune.

Now, she is putting that “go get it” attitude to work by helping victims of April’s Fury. “When the tornadoes hit, she came to me and she said, Mommy, I want to do something for the kids, I have to do something for the kids,” says Fortune.

That something turned into a volunteer organization called Kidz to Kidz. Jennae is collecting clothes, toys, and supplies to five to tornado victims. “I have some shoes, and some baby shoes, and I have some baby clothes,” says Jennae. Her mom adds, “She said, well I want it to only be kids. They give stuff to me and we turn around and give that stuff to other kids. and she said, she wanted to be in charge of it.”

So far, Jennae has filled a room in her house with things she has collected from friends and family. But, for this “go get it” six year old, it isn’t enough. “We reached out to Oakwood University, and they got behind her idea,” says Fortune. “They were very excited that she was so young and has so much energy.”

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Bishop State College receives $25,000 grant from BP

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MOBILE, Alabama — Bishop State Community College will upgrade math and science facilities with a $25,000 grant from BP PLC. Bishop State President James Lowe said the school formed a relationship with the company while he was on the governor’s task force for cleanup related to last year’s oil spill. The spill occurred last year on April 20 when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded. Lowe said BP officials came to the Mobile college for a tour, and he “shared with them that we needed some improvements,” especially to math and Lowe said he explained that the college has been forced to work with lean budgets because of proration, across-the-board state cuts. BP, he said, offered to help and came up with the $25,000 figure. Lowe said a purchase list is being prepared by the division of math and science chairman, and will include math technology, microscopes and computers.

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Assistant Coach of Bowie State Football Team selected for NCAA Expert Form

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Bowie, MD – Bowie State University assistant football coach Antone’ Sewell has been selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Expert Forum to be held June 16 and 18 in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Convention at the World Marriott in Orlando, Florida.

The NCAA has invited Division I & II coaches to its 2011 NCAA Expert Forum, in an effort to assist the coaches with career advancement, networking and exposure opportunities at NCAA colleges and universities.

The Expert Forum is an NCAA program that addresses the critical shortage of ethnic minorities in head coaching positions in the sport of college football, primarily at the Division I level.

The NCAA hosts its program on the heels of a rise in the number of minority head football coaches following the 2010 season. However, out of a total of 582 football programs in Division I, II and III, only 5.7 percent employ head football coaches of color, excluding the historically black colleges and universities.

Though the NCAA does not have hiring authority over its member colleges and universities, the national office, through Diversity and Inclusion, is able to provide programming that better prepares coaches for many of the issues they will experience at the head coaching level. The coaches who participate in the Expert Forum have expressed an interest in being a head coach at an NCAA college or university within their current division or in another NCAA division. Diversity and Inclusion provides the coaches with program sessions and networking opportunities with current head coaches and athletic administrators who have hiring responsibilities or influence. The focus of the program centers on ethnic minority football coaches, however, football coaches of other ethnicities have also been invited to participate.

Expert Forum programming covers the following areas:

• Communications – media, booster relations, interviewing skills, and building a portfolio.
• Fiscal Responsibilities – fundraising, budgeting and development
• Building a Successful Program – managing coaching staffs, building a portfolio (game strategy), maintaining relationships with university/college presidents, athletic directors, alumni, student-athletes, faculty and members of the community
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