By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — When Jelani Nash of Fort Worth, Texas, received his certificate of admission to Tennessee State University, the usually quiet and shy Nash was emotional. The screen on his laptop revealed the certificate welcoming him to TSU. “It just felt good and I was very excited,” said the high school graduating senior, as he and his family gathered in their living room in Fort Worth to participate in TSU’s first live virtual Spring Preview Day on April 9. Like many prospective TSU students observing travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nash…
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By Emmanuel Freeman NASAHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — With nearly all students away and classes online, Tennessee State University is continuing a complete wipe down to protect the campus from the COVID-19 and other diseases. The university is using professional cleaning companies with disinfectants and sanitizing equipment to wipe down its main campus and downtown location. Cleaning crews are using protective equipment including gloves, body suits, and products that are “extremely effective” in killing the virus, company representatives say. Interim Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Albert Hill says the goal is to keep the campuses clean and less…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — TSU students looking for internship opportunities got a major break when representatives from more than 40 companies came on campus for the 2020 Spring Internship Fair. Nearly 400 students from different disciplines, with resumes in hand and dressed for business, attended the fair in Kean Hall, where the companies set up tents, tables and displays. The fair was organized by the TSU Career Development Center in the Division of Student Affairs. William Corneh and KeAnna Dakwa were among the first students at the fair, stopping at tables to hear what company…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — State lawmakers got a taste of Tennessee State University’s excellence at the annual TSU Day at the Capitol on Tuesday. More than 150 TSU students, administrators, faculty, staff and others packed a conference room on the 8th floor of the Cordell Hull Building to hear TSU President Glenda Glover kick-off the event. Before the official kick-off, lawmakers saw displays of the university’s diverse research and academic offerings, including robotics and giveaways like White Dogwood trees grown on the university farm, that has become a prized and highly requested staple during the…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — High school students looking to get an early start on college now have a home at Tennessee State University. Through its National Center for Smart Technology, the university has launched a dual enrollment program with three major school districts in the state that offers high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn college credits while enrolled in high school. Participating school districts are Clarksville Montgomery County School System, Metro Nashville Public Schools, and Shelby County Schools. Jalen Driskell and Larry Perry, 12th graders from Shelby County’s Trezevant High School in…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University is a Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader for Academic Year 2018-2019, solidifying its position even more on the global stage. The designation was recently announced in a letter to TSU President Glenda Glover from Marie Royce, U.S. assistant secretary of state for Educational and Cultural Affairs. TSU is one of 19 HBCUs to receive the Fulbright designation for demonstrating noteworthy support for Fulbright exchange participants during the 2018-2019 academic year, as well as for promoting Fulbright program opportunities on campus. “We are extremely excited to be recognized for our…
NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Carrie Gentry, a civil rights activist and TSU educator, died Saturday. She was 95. Gentry, mother of TSU alum and Nashville Criminal Court Clerk Howard Gentry, Jr., was married to the late TSU athletic director Howard Gentry, Sr., after whom the Gentry Center is named. She came to then-Tennessee A&I College in 1949 with her husband, and taught rhythmic and modern dance at the university. Later, along with friend Inez Crutchfield, an assistant professor of health education at TSU (1949-1985), Carrie Gentry became influential in the effort to desegregate Nashville, aiding student protestors during…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University is making the most of a $50,000 Home Depot Retool Your School grant it received last spring. On Nov. 15, a large production crew from Home Depot spent the day on the TSU main campus recording student volunteers as they mulched, power washed and installed electrical fixtures in the university amphitheater, the McWherter Circle, and the exterior of the Floyd-Payne Campus Center. The film crew also interviewed TSU President Glenda Glover, and several current and former students, as well as staff and administrators about the benefit of the…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Called a “walking miracle,” HBCU Digest Male Athlete of the Year Christion Abercrombie will be among a stellar group of honorees, grand marshals and star power at this year’s Tennessee State University Homecoming Oct. 13-19. Under the theme, “Unleash the Pride of the Tiger,” TSU is planning a spectacular weeklong schedule of events that will culminate with the big football matchup between the Tigers and OVC rival Austin Peay State University at Nissan Stadium on Oct. 19. In keeping with the theme, the university has selected honorees and grand marshals who…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Jon-Robert Jones never gave much thought to wearing a tie. But after tying his first one, the Tennessee State University mass communications major has a new mindset. “It is just fascinating how something so simple can change your whole image,” said Jones, who was among nearly 400 first-time male freshmen who participated on Aug. 22 in “Tied to Success,” a rite of passage for all incoming male students at TSU. A highlight of the program is when the young men are given ties. “I love seeing folks nicely dressed, but I…