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Heather Wilcox, neighborhood development assistant for the Center for University-Based Development at Jackson State University, spearheaded Crop Drop III with a number of community partners. Tuesday’s event was held in the parking lot across from Blackburn Laboratory Middle School, 1311 W. Pearl St. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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Crop Drop III, a bushel of fun, serves Jackson community with free sweet potatoes, melons

August 16, 2017

Jackson State University’s Crop Drop III weighed in as “bigger and better” and included 200 free watermelons and 20,000 pounds of sweet potatoes that were bagged and hoisted into patrons’[...]

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‘Move-In Day’ proves that JSU is a family affair

August 14, 2017

Tears flow from the eyes of incoming Jackson State University freshman Kamryn Crayton as she says: “I’m going to miss my family, my little sister, too. I can’t annoy her[...]

During New Student Convocation on Sunday, students inside the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center on Sunday meditate on messages about the next phase of their lives at Jackson State University. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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At convocation, Bynum tells new enrollees to prepare for great journey, vows JSU support

August 13, 2017

JSU President William B. Bynum Jr. raised the rafters of the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center with a resounding message Sunday to parents and first-time enrollees during New[...]

Jackson State University President William B. Bynum Jr. said during the 2017 Fall Faculty and Staff Seminar on Thursday that “it’s a new day” at JSU as he trumpeted his keynote theme “Living the Dream: Fulfilling Our Promise and Purpose.”

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Bynum at 2017 Fall Faculty, Staff Seminar: ‘Fulfill promise, purpose to students’

August 11, 2017

Jackson State University President William B. Bynum Jr. said during the 2017 Fall Faculty and Staff Seminar on Thursday that “it’s a new day” at JSU as he trumpeted his[...]

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JSU’s Camp Stars shows students that the sky is the limit

August 9, 2017

Taking a lead role in helping students explore their creativity, Jackson State University’s Department of Speech Communications and Theatre hosted “Camp Stars” from July 5-30. According to research, a robust[...]

Dr. Debra Mays-Jackson, a three-degree recipient from Jackson State University with many accomplishments to her name, will provide oversight to a number of areas in her new role. Her responsibilities will include the Department of Public Safety, Title III, Student Affairs, the Mississippi e-Center@JSU and legislative issues. As vice president and chief of staff, she is the No. 3 ranking administrator after Bynum and the provost.

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JSU alum Mays-Jackson joins her alma mater’s top leadership as Bynum’s chief of staff

July 31, 2017

Dr. Debra Mays-Jackson, a Jackson State University alum hailed for numerous academic and administrative achievements throughout the area, is the chief of staff for JSU President William B. Bynum Jr.[...]

One adorable student shows her enthusiam after Mason's pop-art class. (Photo by Kentrice S. Rush/JSU)

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Jackson State University’s Summer Art Institute colors outside dividing lines

July 27, 2017

Inside Jackson State University’s Gallery1, a quiet concentration infused the room; heads were bowed, pencils tightly clenched in small hands and eyes fixated on white sheets of paper. Comic book[...]

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JSU Downtown Campus programs improve quality of life for students, community

July 21, 2017

Supporters who gathered inside the Jackson State University Downtown Campus during a showcase of excellence Wednesday now fully understand why one JSU administrator describes the facility as a “great jewel”[...]

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JSU senior enters dental scholarship program, wants dental care convenient for families

July 21, 2017

Marqua Franchesca Lofton, a senior at Jackson State University and Utica native, was recently selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program (MRDSP). Lofton,[...]

Jackson State University President William Bynum Jr., meeting with media Friday in the Welcome Center on the main campus, said he will fully champion JSU as a fundraiser. “The first part of fundraising is friend-raising, getting out and about and letting people touch and feel and hear from me about my vision and commitment. … We’re going to get out and meet a bunch of folks, talk to people and interact with them.” (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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JSU’s Bynum touts new era, with focus on his 3 tenets, during presidential media conference

July 15, 2017

Jackson State University President William Bynum Jr. conducted his first official media conference Friday since taking the helm as JSU’s 11th chief executive by sharing his three foundational tenets and[...]

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