NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (TN Tribune) –Tennessee State University (TSU) Athletics is teaming up with Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee to help kick off No Trash November, a month-long statewide initiative encouraging Tennesseans to participate in cleanup events in their communities. “Our Big Blue pride runs deep and extends beyond the borders of the campus,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Mikki Allen. “We are stewards of our community and are proud to participate in the cleanup.” More than 100 TSU coaches, student-athletes and athletic department staff will be cleaning up along Ed Temple Blvd. from Dr. Walter S. Davis Blvd to Clarksville Highway. “We are thrilled…
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –During a special ceremony Friday morning, Austin Peay State University officially installed Dr. Mike Licari as the 11th president of the institution. The celebration began with a traditional processional of faculty and staff in full regalia, and it featured musical performances and well-wishes from local and state dignitaries. “We embrace your leadership, we support your vision for our beloved University,” Joe Shakeenab, president of Austin Peay’s National Alumni Association, said. “We believe that you will listen to and empower our students, that you facilitate great growth of our faculty and our staff, and we want you to know…
Federal agents searched the New York homes of people tied to Project Veritas, according to founder James O’Keefe on Friday. In a video posted to Project Veritas’ YouTube, O’Keefe said his organization obtained a grand jury subpoena before saying that current and former Project Veritas employees’ homes were searched by federal agents. “Apartment and homes of Project Veritas journalists and former journalists had been raided by FBI agents,” he said, adding that it appears the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York is targeting the group. Additionally, O’Keefe said that a Project Veritas associate was contacted shortly…
Florida A&M University Developmental Research School (FAMU DRS) is experiencing record enrollment for the first time in over a decade, according to school administrators. This year, FAMU DRS surpassed its enrollment projections and currently, the interest level exceeds capacity. “We’ve had to employ a waitlist for the first time in my memory as an administrator at DRS,” said Zellee Barnes, assistant principal for secondary schools. “It’s a great problem to have.” There are currently 273 students enrolled in FAMU DRS’ elementary school, 354 students enrolled in the secondary schools, and although school officially began Tuesday, August 10, more students are…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Music City Center President and CEO Charles Starks announced recently the award of a contract for audio/visual services. The contract designates LMG, LLC, as the onsite, preferred audio/visual partner for the 2.1 million square foot facility. Known as a national provider of video, audio, lighting, and LED, LMG has been MCC’s preferred audio/visual partner since the facility opened in 2013. With state-of-the-art equipment and technical expertise, LMG will allow MCC to continue offering exceptional customer service to convention, tradeshow, and event guests. “Audio/Visual services are critical to our business,” said Starks. “LMG has been a great partner,…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Nashville’s newest college is teaming up with one of the city’s most historic universities. Fisk University and Galen College of Nursing have inked an agreement that will allow Fisk degree credits to transfer to Galen, according to a news release, creating a direct pathway for Fisk students to enter Galen’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The partnership comes as the nation’s health care industry is in the grips of a nursing shortage, caused in part by an aging population and an aging workforce of caregivers. Approximately 1 million registered nurses are expected to leave the profession…
The following statement is attributable to: American Medical Association American Hospital Association American Nurses Association “Today we mourn the loss of 750,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19. This devastating milestone should serve as a reminder to everyone that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and still poses a major threat to our society, particularly to the unvaccinated. The only way to truly end this pandemic is to ensure widespread vaccination and continue taking the preventive public health measures that we know work in curbing the spread of this virus. “Physicians, nurses and other health care professionals have seen firsthand…
Nashville, TN – (TN Tribune) – Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee a $4,000.00 grant to support youth literacy initiatives. This local grant award is part of more than $3 million in grants awarded this Fall to nearly 760 nonprofit organizations, libraries, and schools across the 46 states that Dollar General serves. “Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee is beyond grateful for Dollar General’s investment in youth literacy,” said Eric Higgs, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee. “The pandemic created a challenging learning environment for many of our youth, and we appreciate Dollar…
By Pete Wickham MEMPHIS, TN — Popular argument game: pick a sport or team and name the faces on its Mount Rushmore. University of Memphis Tiger basketball? Larry O. Finch is front and center. No argument there… Or is there? Would it be the confident youngster with the silk-smooth jumper who led Memphis State to its first NCAA Finals in 1973? Or the guy in a suit and tie who righted Memphis’ ship in the 1980s, coaching eight players on to the NBA, and a much larger group to graduation and on to lives as productive adults? Overlay the context…
NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Amazon is investing $800,000 to endow a professor at Tennessee State University and equip computer science students with the skills they need to one day work for the company or elsewhere in the technology space. The idea originated in 2018 as a part of announcing Amazon Nashville, which is expected to ultimately create 5,000 jobs in Nashville. Over the next two years, Amazon and TSU discussed the endowment in greater detail and it was mutually decided that the “Amazon Endowed Professorship Chair” would be in the university’s Computer Science Department. The funding will support…