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Jackson State University sponsors National Endowment of the Arts grant workshop

May 16, 2019

Jackson State University’s Title III “Integrating Arts Across Disciplines” will sponsor a grant workshop by the National Endowment of the Arts and the Mississippi Arts Commission on Wednesday, May 22,[...]

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CASE nominates Cohen to serve on conference committee for 2020 convention

May 16, 2019

Veronica Cohen, vice president of Institutional Advancement and External Affairs at JSU, has been selected to serve on the programming committee for the[...]

The JSU Kappa Omicron Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta recently held its Spring 2019 induction ceremony and had a record 51 new inductees from various disciplines and majors. (Photo special to JSU)

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JSU’s Sigma Tau Delta has record induction

May 14, 2019

The JSU Kappa Omicron Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta recently held its spring 2019 induction ceremony and had a record 51 new inductees from various disciplines and majors. In addition[...]

JSU's Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society chapter 188 inducted 64 new members: 58 students and five faculty members on March 27, 2019. (Photo special to JSU)

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JSU PKP honor society inducts 63 members

May 14, 2019

Jackson State University’s Phi Kappa Phi, chapter 188, inducted 63 members (58 students and five faculty members) on March 27, 2019. The honor society is the first Phi Kappa Phi[...]

Seventeen cadets newly commissioned as 2nd lieutenants take the oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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Eighteen cadets commissioned as U.S. Army officers

May 7, 2019

Eighteen cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants during a ceremony inside the Jackson State University Student Center hosted by the College of Liberal Arts on May 2. Lt. Gen. Aundre[...]

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Bishop Crudup advises Jackson State graduates ‘Don’t be average, be darn good’

May 6, 2019

Distinguished alumnus Ronnie C. Crudup Sr. encouraged graduates to make a decision to be great in their field of study, confront tough circumstances and people, and positively change the[...]

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Alexander decides to ‘Just Do It’ by accepting job at Nike headquarters

May 2, 2019

Jackson State graduate Jessica Alexander recently accepted a position in the area of workplace, design and connectivity as an event planner at the Nike headquarters in Oregon. She will be[...]

Students, alumni and guest artists hailing from New York, Indiana and Jackson put on the OperaPLUS Reunion-Benefit Concert on Sunday, April 14, 2019.
"The evening was truly amazing," said Dr. Phyllis Lewis-Hale, assistant professor of ethnomusicology and director of opera and musical theater in the Department of Music at Jackson State.

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OperaPLUS Reunion-Benefit Concert a success

April 30, 2019

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Jarielle Gibson, a native of Natchez, received a scholarship to the New School of Dramatic Arts in Greenwich Village, New York. When she first heard the news, she was brought to tears. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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Gibson is going to New York: Senior receives scholarship to New School of Performing Arts

April 29, 2019

Jarielle Gibson, graduating senior, was on spring break in Miami when she received the long-awaited news. Yes, she had been accepted into the Master of Fine Arts program at the[...]

The Sonic Boom of the South is known for their high-energy, high-stepping, fiery performance style.

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Sonic Boom’s pep band set to perform in South Jackson Proud Parade

April 24, 2019

The Sonic Boom of the South Pep Band will perform in the second annual South Jackson Proud Parade on Saturday. The procession will begin at 9 a.m. at the Save-A-Lot[...]