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Undergraduate keynote Crear: Develop a life blueprint that will help you succeed 0
- Tigers Roar Blog
- May 16, 2019
A 1975 JSU alum, Crear welded the past and the present during an early-morning address Saturday, May 4, inside the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. He said an ideal “life blueprint” always includes a foundation built on values. These include integrity, dignity and respect. The native of Vicksburg is president and CEO of
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Bishop Crudup advises Jackson State graduates ‘Don’t be average, be darn good’0
- Tigers Roar Blog
- May 16, 2019
Ronnie C. Crudup Sr. encouraged graduates to make a decision to be great in their field of study, confront tough circumstances and people, and positively change the world during his commencement speech for the master’s and doctoral degree candidates on Friday, May 3, in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. “Make the decision
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JSU signs agreement with Mississippi National Guard to begin Tiger Free Tuition Program 0
- Tigers Roar Blog
- May 9, 2019
JSU President William B. Bynum Jr. and Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, April 16, in the rotunda of the College of Business to establish the Tiger Free Tuition Program (FTP). The program aims to increase ranks and promotions in the National Guard, produce higher retention rates throughout the force and
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Two Jackson State students awarded Annie Willie Scholarship through Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation 0
- Tigers Roar Blog
- May 9, 2019
JSU students Mason Bracely and Andrew Thomas were recently selected by the Jackson State University Development Foundation (JSUDF) to receive the Annie Willie Scholarship. The Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation awarded $12,000 to the JSUDF to distribute evenly among both students for two years. The Annie Willie Scholarship is only awarded to students at Historically Black
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Mississippi Business Journal honors Bynum as one of the state’s Top 100 CEOs 0
- Tigers Roar Blog
- May 3, 2019
Jackson State University President William B. Bynum Jr. is being honored by the Mississippi Business Journal for being among the state’s Top 100 CEOs in 2019. The distinction recognizes executive leaders throughout Mississippi who demonstrate excellence in their fields. The accolade includes Bynum’s success in helping JSU make a profound impact on the community. “After working in higher education for decades, being
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JSU featured in new Beyonce documentary ‘Homecoming 0
- Tigers Roar Blog
- May 3, 2019
Jackson State University has just received the ultimate bragging rights – a feature in Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce. Albeit only for a couple of seconds, the Sonic Boom of the South’s appearance on the screen is still a moment of great magnitude because it’s Beyonce, y’all. The Netflix documentary gives a play-by-play of her
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Undergraduate keynote Crear: Develop a life blueprint that will help you succeed 0