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Atlanta, GA—Morehouse College continued their dominance on Saturday as they won their sixth straight SIAC track & field championship on their home turf at Edwin Moses Track, located at B.T. Harvey Stadium.
On the final day, the Maroon Tigers were led by Novian Middleton, who delivered 30 points by finishing first in the 5,000 meters, second in the 10,000 meters as well as third in the 1,500 meters and the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
Courtland Walls finished first in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters with times of 10.84 and 21.96 respectively. Teammate Karlton Mitchell won the 1500 meters and the 3000 meter steeplechase with times of 4:03.70 and 9:34.4 respectively.
Morehouse College scored 236 points throughout the meet, 81 points more than second place Benedict College with 155 points. Stillman College finished third with 112.5 points.
Atlanta, GA—After a one year hiatus, the Lady Rams of Albany State University returned to familiar territory on Saturday at Morehouse College’s Edwin Moses Track, claiming their fifth SIAC track & field championship in the last six years.
On the final day of events, the Lady Rams were led by the trio of Brittany Carter, Lanequa Borders, and Ashley Duncan. Carter won both the 1,500 meters and the 3,000 meter steeplechase, finished second in the 800 meters along with third in the 5,000 meters while Duncan finished first in the 5,000 meters, second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, and fifth in the 1,500 meters. Borders won the 100 meters with a time of 11.95 and finished second in the 200 meters while also running a leg on the 4×100 and 4×200 meter relay teams, taking first place in both events.
For her peformance, Carter received the Cleve Abbott Award, given to the athlete, male or female, that scores the most points throughout the meet.
The Lady Rams scored 241.5 points which was more than double the amount scored by second place Fort Valley State University, who finished with 112 points. Benedict College finished third with 89 points.
Most Valuable Performer (Track): Brittany Carter, Albany State University
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Saint Paul’s College Shuts Down The Athletic Department
The Saint Paul’s College board of trustees has voted to discontinue the school’s entire athletics program, the college announced Monday. The decision, which takes effect July 1, is intended to help alleviate Saint Paul’s ongoing financial struggles.
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The Saint Paul’s College board of trustees has voted to discontinue the school’s entire athletics program, the college announced Monday. The decision, which takes effect July 1, is intended to help alleviate Saint Paul’s ongoing financial struggles. A member of the Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Saint Paul’s fields 14 teams — seven for men and seven for women. Once the 123-year-old Lawrenceville school becomes financially stable again, the release said, it will consider reinstating the program. If boosters and alumni can raise enough money to sustain any of the teams, those teams conceivably could be revived, said Samuel Davis III, a member of the board of trustees. The administration intends to implement a full-scale intramural program in place of varsity competition. School officials have not determined which coaches and other employees can be kept on staff. They hope to reach a decision sometime next week, director of public relations Germeka Akrie said.
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THE 2011 GRADUATES of Hampton University may be done with college, but Bill Cosby says their work is just beginning.
“Now is the time for you to act upon all the things you see that are wrong in this world,” he told them Sunday. “Be honest. Look at them, and begin to work on them. Take your pick.”
Cosby, an actor, philanthropist and educator best known for his comedy, addressed 980 graduates at the historically black university’s 141st graduation.
There was room in his commencement address, too, for humor, like the joke about a man who asks Jesus to heal his high blood pressure. “Stop eating salt,” Jesus replies. In another, a couple trying to get into heaven are told to find a question God can’t answer. They ask when their children are going to get their act together.
Cosby warned the graduates not to use their diplomas as Mother’s Day gifts, and he teased those with less-than-perfect grades, saying he wouldn’t hire anyone who knows only 72 percent of what they should know.
But he also delivered a serious message – that the world needs honest politicians, people to get out the vote and entrepreneurs and business owners with solutions to the problems in tough neighborhoods.
The economy may be down, but that’s no excuse, Cosby said. They can volunteer. He told them to take their math and science skills down to the local church or Boys and Girls Club, find children who need help with their schoolwork and tutor them at the library.
“I want you all to feel that the responsibility of this revolution is in your heart,” Cosby said. “We need people to build stores with food, clothing. We need people to go to our farmers, buy things, bring fresh foods back…. We need you to stop counting on other people to bring things to your neighborhood.”
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Hampton, Va. – Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey and Mrs. Norma B. Harvey have given a gift of $1 million to Hampton University to be utilized as incentives to increase faculty salaries. This is the second $1 million gift the Harveys’ have donated to the University. For the academic year 2011-12, every Hampton University faculty member will receive at least a three percent increase. The Harveys’ donation will provide additional funds for those faculty members who have received grants, published articles in refereed journals, and provided significant service to Hampton University. Under this arrangement some faculty members may be able to receive salary increments up to eight percent.
In 2001, President and Mrs. Harvey donated $1 million for student scholarship, dedicated specifically for high school students from Hampton and Newport News interested in becoming teachers. At the time, Mrs. Harvey stated they donated their funding specifically for scholarships to support students who were interested in becoming K-12 teachers because scholarship funding was more readily available for students interested in engineering, business, technology, and the like, however, without K-12 teachers, there could be no engineers, business men and women or computer analysts.
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Prairie View A&M senior football standout Max Sencherey will trade his playbook in for a stethoscope as he was accepted to attend medical school at Oklahoma State University.
A native of Lake Jackson, Texas, Sencherey will start immediately at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine which is located in Tulsa, Okla. The university’s medical school is nationally renowned for its excellence in primary care and rural medicine.
Sencherey was a two-year starter at middle linebacker and a two-time All-SWAC standout as he finished the 2010 campaign with 75 tackles. He’s a testament to the statement ‘hard work pays off’ as he joined the program as a walk-on in 2006 and worked his way into becoming a solid student-athlete.
“For a guy who wasn’t very big and coming in behind (former All-American linebacker) Zach East, I thought he did an admirable job,” said Prairie View A&M head coach Heish Northern. “He was a leader on the team in terms of academics, voicing his opinion and getting people lined up correctly. That was a great accomplishment for a player who walked on and earned a scholarship.”
A Biology major with a 3.3 grade point average, Sencherey is also an example of someone who puts the team ahead of himself as he delayed his graduation to come back and play the 2010 season.
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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA — Three Lincoln University students were the recipients of accounting and finance related scholarships at the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA) 35th Annual Eastern Region Student Conference held from October 14-17, 2010.
Oluwayemisi Ibidapo, a senior, was awarded a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Review Course scholarship in the amount of $3,065.00 from Becker Professional Education, and Natachie Elie, a junior, received a $1,000 scholarship from JP Morgan Chase & Co. The highest scholarship received during the conference was presented to Eva Ovadje, a senior, who received a $5,000 scholarship from the NABA Eastern Region.
NABA’s motto, “Lifting As We Climb,” reflects its mission to develop and inspire future leaders in accounting and finance professions. Among the sponsoring companies represented were major accounting firms Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, JP Morgan Chase & Co., and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Other sponsors included Johnson & Johnson, GAO, PNC Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Wake Forest University.
Accompanied by Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting Dr. Samuel Williams, the students were allowed a maximum of six scheduled interviews during the conference with company representatives. In addition, students participated in networking sessions throughout the day, providing them access to a host of respected speakers and peers in their region.
Representing Lincoln University were Business and Information Technology majors: Oluwayemisi Ibidapo, Melem Tatiana Sie, Trevor Kamhunga, Natachie Elie, Eva Ovadje, Nathalie Millimono,Igory Nnani, Joseph Forde, and Michael Sangster.
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As a stellar student with an athletic scholarship to Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn., James Perdue had hopes of becoming a baseball star.
A fateful twist for his young future came about when he was badly injured during a pick-up game of football at the age of 19. Perdue’s neck was broken and he became a quadriplegic confined to a wheelchair.
Yet that didn’t stop him in his educational pursuit. He went on to earn an associate’s degree from Volunteer State Community College and both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Middle Tennessee State University.
Still yearning for more knowledge, Perdue was encouraged by a friend to consider choosing Tennessee State University as his final destination for a terminal degree. “My friend Bruce Battles graduated from TSU and talked me into enrolling. I was uncertain how people would accept my disability at first, but then I saw how accommodating the campus community was,” Perdue said. “My instructors, especially Dr. Mary Ann Pangle, went the extra mile to assist me, and students would push me up the hill to class or help me out of the car.”
Now, in completion of TSU’s doctoral program in the College of Education’s Department of Teaching and Learning, Perdue will cross the stage on Saturday with a four-legged friend to assist him. His companion dog Ricardo has traveled to campus alongside him for the past nine months to help with daily tasks.
“I know most people would be surprised to see a dog on campus and even at graduation but having him around breaks the stigma that people sometimes have about someone with a disability, not to mention he provides so much help for me,” Perdue said.
After graduation, Perdue hopes to become a motivational speaker sharing his story of overcoming obstacles and persevering through tragedy to pursue lifelong goals. “I have a story to tell and I think people will be inspired by knowing my journey,” he said.
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UDC anR Institution in Transition from a Presidential Perspective
A 160-year-old public land-grant university, UDC the only public university in our nation’s capital
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The University of the District of Columbia is an institution in transition. A 160-year-old public land-grant university, UDC continues to be the only public university in our nation’s capital. It has a broad mission of academics, research and community outreach. We are physically rebuilding the university in its various locations across the District, and we are overhauling and rejuvenating our academic offerings to support the professional needs of our students for the 21st century. We want to apply the best possible examples of our experience through our new Center for Urban Education and become a leader among urban educators.
To reenergize our land-grant role we have established the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences. Using the University’s 143 acre farm in Beltsville, MD as one focus and applying our faculty’s expertise in agriculture, water resource management, architectural restoration and renewable energy among other disciplines, we hope to redefine the urban, land-grant agenda by using our nation’s capitol as our research base.
The university, with the support of the mayor and city council, opened a community college in the 2009 – 2010 academic year. In its second year, enrollment increased more than 50%, clearly illustrating a regional demand for Associate’s Degrees, Certificate Programs and workforce development in various trades. Our community college continues to bridge that educational gap between high school and college for many urban students. And it has allowed up to focus on an educational core centering not on K-12, as has been the focus in the past, but K-age 24, to include higher education. In Washington, the job market requires education to at least a Bachelor’s Degree, with most professional jobs requiring a Master’s Degree. With the creation of the community college with open enrollment, our flagship university has been able to establish admission standards to allow it to begin the transition to a truly great state university.
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Virginia Union University New Math and Science Summer Institute
Provides students with an on-campus living experience prior to the beginning of freshman year.
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The Math and Science Summer Institute provides students with an on-campus living experience prior to the beginning of freshman year, while introducing them to the scientific research process. Students will meet the following goals:
– Demonstrate the mathematical skills and proficiencies required to enroll in and successfully pass calculus in the freshman year of study.
– Identify and utilize the scientific method and understand its role in the development of science.
– Increase their level of critical thinking.
ELIGIBILITY
Students who have been accepted as first-time freshmen to Virginia Union University (VUU) for Fall 2011 are eligible to apply. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is required. The required combined SAT Score (Mathematics and Critical Reading) is 1000 (a score of 450 and above is needed in the Mathematics section).
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Bill Cosby encourages Miles College graduates to start businesses
Philanthropist and comedian Bill Cosby today urged graduates of Miles College to make their own business opportunities as they prepare to enter a workforce that has been negatively impacted by the economy.NEW
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Philanthropist and comedian Bill Cosby today urged graduates of Miles College to make their own business opportunities as they prepare to enter a workforce that has been negatively impacted by the economy.
“You don’t have to work for anyone,” Cosby told graduates at the ceremony held at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex arena. “Think about what is needed in your neighborhoods and go about your entrepreneurial self.”
Miles, located in Fairfield, shifted its commencement from the Boutwell Auditorium to the BJCC because the Boutwell currently is being used to shelter storm victims.
Cosby, who spent Friday surveying tornado damage, also asked that graduates look for ways to help the survivors of the April 27 storms that ravaged the state. “Work it, rebuild it,” he said of the devastated communities. “This is Alabama, this is you.”
Miles College Senior Class President FoloShade Weems said the gift bestowed by this year’s graduating class to the college will be a donation for tornado relief efforts.
House committee Votes approves SUNO & UNO Merger Passed Bill
House committee has given its approval an eventual merger of SUNO & the University of New Orleans
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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) –
A House committee has given its approval for an eventual merger of SUNO and the University of New Orleans.
A merger of historically black Southern University at New Orleans and the University of New Orleans cleared the House Education Committee Tuesday. The 10 to 5 vote came after hours of debate and a visit from Governor Bobby Jindal.
Jindal brought not only his star power to the committee but he also was armed with a battery of statistics.
“Even if you do nothing even, if you do pass no new piece of legislation 87 percent starting as first year full time freshmen at SUNO will not be eligible to enroll in the Fall 2012,” said Jindal.
Opponents say the consolidation would diminish educational opportunities for minorities. Supporters say it will offer better educational opportunities.
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The Great Debate 2011 Yale University vs. Howard University
It was a tale of academic worlds colliding when two debate teams shared the stage before a large audience inside the Cramton Auditorium at Howard University this weekend.
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WASHINGTON — It was a tale of academic worlds colliding when two debate teams shared the stage before a large audience inside the Cramton Auditorium at Howard University this weekend. Perhaps the third time was the charm. On the stage at the audience’s left was the Howard University Debate Team, representing one of America’s most prominent historically Black colleges. At the right was the Yale University Debate Association, representing the illustrious Ivy League. The Yale Debate Association was crowned in 2011 by the American Parliamentary Debate Association as Club of the Year — a distinction it also won in 2010 and 2009.
It’s with those things in mind that the NAACP’s third annual Great Debate, which took place between the Howard and Yale debate teams over the weekend, should be viewed. The first topic was whether society should create more privately-operated public charter schools. The second was whether Washington, D.C. should be granted statehood. When it came time for Howard team member Gavette Richardson to sum up her team’s arguments on the merits of charter schools, she said the case for charter schools was no different than Brown v. Board of Education or the Little Rock Nine. Her Yale opponents argued that charter schools actually lead to segregation — the very things that those two landmark civil rights events were meant to under. Which team made the stronger case is difficult to say definitively since the third annual Great Debate didn’t have a panel of judges to make that determination. But organizers say for now, declaring a winner in the Great Debate is not as important as it is to whet the public’s appetite for such battles of wit. “Usually, at a college debate, at the highest levels of competition, there’s usually only 10 to 20 people at the event,” said Scot X Esdaile, president and board member of the Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches. “But at an NAACP college debate, it’s always over 1,000 people in attendance.”
After drawing inspiration from Denzel Washington’s critically acclaimed 2007 movie “The Great Debaters,” Esdaile’s group was instrumental in getting the Great Debate started at Yale back in 2009. More such debates are underway. Esdaile reported Saturday that the NAACP is currently working on arranging debates between Morehouse College and Harvard University, as well as between Texas Southern University and Princeton University. He also said eventually the debates will likely become full-fledged competitions. “For this one, it was really just an opportunity to introduce debate on the campus and the community, and was viewed more as an exhibition than competition,” said Esdaile.
Bowie State Students Peacefully Protest for their Dean Batten
Heartfelt students of Bowie State University show the love for their Robert Batten, dean of Student Services; by protesting and rallying in his favor.
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Bowie State Students Peacefully Protest for their Dean
Heartfelt students of Bowie State University show the love for their Robert Batten, dean of Student Services; by protesting and rallying in his favor. Inside sources informed a few students that there dean was planning on leaving the university. It was brought to the students attention that his very much tired of the personal miss-function of student affairs, cutting his salary by $10,000. Students say they are tired of him being pushed around and this must stop.
Senior at Bowie State
Dean batten was the first administration staff that showed me how much of a family the university can be on several occasions. Once by extending a hand when I was stuck on campus because my car battery died. Not only did he buy me a new battery, but he purchased the top of the line battery for my car to insure I never missed a class due to car trouble. That’s just one of the many incidents hes proved to be a friend.
By HBCUBuzz Staff