By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University Friday welcomed first-year students during the 2018 freshman convocation. More than 1,300 incoming freshman students were inducted during the ceremony in Kean Hall. “I am extremely proud to welcome you to Tennessee State University,” said President Glenda Glover. “It is my honor to stand before the Class of 2022 today, not only as your president, but as a fellow TSU Tiger. You have embarked on an incredible journey. I encourage you to do your best. Do not just strive to make an A, but strive to be an…
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By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Dominique Davis always thought that making good grades would be her pass to free college education. She was right! Davis will not have to worry about fees for the rest of her college career. On July 18, Davis, a TSU sophomore business administration major, received a $75,000 scholarship offer from Toyota through the Jesse Jackson Rainbow PUSH Excel program. “I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a new Jesse Jackson Fellows Scholar and are being awarded a $25,000 scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year,” a letter…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University recently partnered with several organizations to help hundreds of youngsters get school supplies and advice on educational opportunities and healthy living as they prepare to go back to school. The effort was to support Love’s Healthy Start Festival that took place July 28 at Hadley Park. It was the sixth year of the festival, started by State Rep. Harold Love, Jr., a TSU graduate. More than five hundred youngsters attended the festival. They received free backpacks and school supplies, along with educational information and free health tips and…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Three Tennessee State University students this summer combined education with leisure for an exciting visit thousands of miles across the globe. Shaniqua Jones, Christine Mba and Whitney Nicole Russell, all senior STEM majors, spent part of their summer in China participating in an international research experience on the “Development of Next Generation Biomaterials for Dental Bone Reconstruction/Regeneration.” Jones, Mba and Russell are part of the Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program at TSU. They joined students from the University of Memphis in a research collaboration between UofM and faculty…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — When Folusho Elijah Micah was asked to introduce TSU President Glenda Glover at a church event, he made an impression that has undoubtedly changed his life. “After the introduction, she thanked me and said, ‘That was really nice and very special. You are the kind of young man I’d like to see at TSU,’” recalls Micah. “Right there, standing in front of the church, she offered me a full ride to TSU. My mom started crying and I was crying, the whole church was screaming; it was really a special moment.”…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Participants in Tennessee State University’s Executive MBA program experienced much more than they expected during their recent visit to Japan as part of an 11-day global immersion program. The 10-member group, which returned to the U.S. June 22, were among those who felt the earthquake that registered 6.1 on the Richter scale. “It was indeed the most frightening experience of my life,” said Grant Winrow, a member of the group and special assistant to the President of TSU. “What only lasted 10-15 seconds, felt like 10-15 minutes.” The quake hit the…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — The Tennessee State University Board of Trustees recently wrapped up its first year, and celebrated the university turning 106. At its third meeting June 21 on the main campus, Board members, along with President Glenda Glover, cut a cake to mark the founding of the university. TSU’s actual birthday was on June 19. “One hundred and six years is a long time to be around,” said Glover, herself a 1974 graduate of TSU. ” We’re still growing, and we don’t plan to stop anytime soon,” Glover said. Chairman, Bishop Dr. Joseph…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Summer is here, and that means the start of TSU camps and programs that allow youngsters to have some fun, engage in educational enrichment activities, as well as gain real-world experience. This year, nearly 1,500 students from kindergarten through college freshmen, coming from as far as Maryland and California, will participate in more than 40 summer camps and programs on the two TSU campuses. Among them is 13-year-old Adia Diane Gonzales, one of more than 400 students in grades K-8 participating in the Minority University Research and Education Program, a two-week…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Going away to college and leaving home for the first time can raise students’ anxiety. And when home is thousands of miles away—sometimes on the other side of the world—the challenges of transitioning into a new culture and university life can be daunting. Just ask Abhilasha “Abhi” Vishwanath, who at 18 years of age, left her home in Bangalore, southeastern India – about 9,000 miles away – to attend Tennessee State University. “I was scared and excited at the same time,” says Vishwanath, a senior psychology major. “Going so far away…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Three Tennessee State University students will spend part of their summer participating in an international research experience in China. Shaniqua Jones, Christine Mba and Whitney Nicole Russell, all senior STEM majors and honor students, are part of the Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program at TSU. They will join students from the University of Memphis in a research collaboration between UofM and faculty and students at Donghua University in Shanghai. An internal review team in the UofM College of Engineering selected the TSU students to participate. The group’s research…