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Campus departments, units explain their roles to Class of 2022 during Resource Fair

August 17, 2018

JSU’s Division of Student Affairs, along with its new Freshman Ambassador Program, helped introduce first-time enrollees to various campus departments during Welcome Week’s Campus Resource Fair. The event was held[...]

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Bynum tells over 600 freshmen, transfer students to pick friends wisely, dream big

August 14, 2018

During New Student Convocation for the Class of 2022, JSU President William B. Bynum Jr. urged more than 600 freshmen and transfer students to surround themselves with positive peers if[...]

Faculty and Staff Seminar 2018 (Charles A. Smith/University Communications)

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Bynum lays foundation for upcoming 10-year strategic plan based on 3 pillars for success

August 14, 2018

After spending his first year assessing Jackson State University, President William B. Bynum Jr. and his team will begin crafting a strategic 10-year plan that will fulfill his three pillars[...]

Rankins receives a cordial greeting from JSU constituents after his address Wednesday in the Student Center Ballroom. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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IHL commissioner opposes mergers, wants HBCUs funded after Ayers step-down

August 3, 2018

The new commissioner for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) opposes closing or merging any state university but will support efforts to generate additional funding for HBCUs as Ayers funding[...]

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White House honors Chong Kim, JSU art professor, for volunteer efforts

July 30, 2018

The White House honored Dr. Hyun Chong Kim, professor of art ceramics in the College of Liberal Arts, with the President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award recognizes, celebrates and holds[...]

Among JSU’s first class of graduates in the Complete 2 Compete program are Justin Course, left, Steven Biggs, Tanyua Sanders, Gloria Joiner, Zetella Walker-Gooch, James Sanders, Kandice Smith, Annette Dixon, Latisha Johnson, Stephanie Long, David Fletcher and Linda McGee.

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JSU graduates 22 students in its first class of Complete 2 Compete program

July 24, 2018

Completing a college degree is a daunting venture for most who choose to partake in the journey. Jackson State University’s first class of graduates from the Complete 2 Compete (C2C)[...]

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Wallace elected to national educators board

July 17, 2018

Dr. Jennifer Young Wallace, accreditation coordinator in the College of Education and Human Development, was recently elected to the National Board of Directors for the Association of Teacher Educators. She[...]

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History professor wins GKSL book award

July 12, 2018

Dr. Lomarsh Roopnarine, JSU professor of Latin American and Caribbean history, is the 2018 recipient of The Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) Gordon K. & Sybil Lewis Book Award. Roopnarine’s work[...]

The JSU Metro Jackson Community Prevention Coalition is comprised of Dr. Melinda Todd, director and principal investigator (left); Henry Thompson, senior prevention specialist; and Terry Bennett, prevention specialist (far right). (Photo special to JSU)

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Metro Jackson re-awarded $310,756 grant to continue substance abuse prevention

July 10, 2018

Jackson State University’s Metro Jackson Community Prevention Coalition (MJCPC) has been re-awarded a $310,756 substance abuse prevention block grant from the Department of Mental Health Bureau of Alcohol and Drug[...]

The 2018-2019 board, front row from left, consists of Karen Robertson of East Central Community College, awards chair; Donna Thomas of Itawamba Community College, treasurer; Mary Margaret Busby, APR, of Holmes Community College, past president; Sophie Wolf of Millsaps College, senior institutions representative; and Pam Starling of the University of Mississippi, senior institutions representative. Members on the second row are Phillip Smith of Mississippi State University Extension Services, senior institutions representative; and Kathy McAdams of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, junior institutions representative. Members on the third row are Kell Smith of Mississippi Community College Board, government agencies representative; Maria McLeod of East Central Community College, hospitality chair; LaJuan Tallo of Northwest Mississippi Community College, secretary; and Maxine Greenleaf of Jackson State University, president. Members on the back row are Steve Diffey of Holmes, scholarship chair; Caron Blanton, APR, of Institutions of Higher Learning, government agencies representative; Tracy Duncan of Hinds Community College, junior institutions representative and Barin von Foregger of Holmes, vice president. Not pictured: Jamie Scrivener of Mississippi Delta Community College, junior institutions representative. (Courtesy of CPRAM)

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Public relations group CPRAM elects JSU spokeswoman Greenleaf as president

June 29, 2018

Maxine R. Greenleaf, JSU’s executive director of Communications and Marketing, has been elected president of the College of Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM) for 2018-2019. Greenleaf previously served as[...]