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ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ received three awards at the 2020 HBCUgrow LEAD Conference on April 7, 2020. Dr. Laura Colson McLean, dean of Metropolitan College of Professional Studies, and two JCSU students participated in the virtual conference and shared their involvement with Road to Hire, a partnership with Red Ventures and winner of the Platinum Choice LEAD Innovation Award.

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ announces the appointment of Dr. Davida Loren Haywood as vice president for Student Affairs (VPSA). Haywood, a 1998 graduate of ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½, was selected after an extensive national search. As VPSA, she will be the chief officer responsible for developing a comprehensive program of services for traditional, non-traditional and graduate students in areas including housing and residential life, student engagement, counseling, leadership development, health, and student conduct.

After an extensive national search, ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ announces the appointment of Dr. Karen D. Morgan as senior vice president for Academic Affairs (SVPAA).

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ announces the appointment of Rochelle D. King as director of Financial Aid. King currently serves as assistant director of Financial Aid at Livingstone College where she is responsible for budgetary compliance, program disbursements, and staff training. She will assume her new role at JCSU on April 1.

Dr. Helen Caldwell is credited with creating what is now known as the School of Social Work on the campus of ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½, in which she serves as dean. As a social worker of nearly 40 years, she prides herself on her work, and the impact she’s made on faculty and students at the University.

Dr. Terza Lima-Neves, associate professor of Political Science ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½, took a different approach to teaching her hip-hop class, POL 491: Seminar on Black Women and Hip-Hop music. The course, intended to be a collaborative effort between students and the professor, is the first of its kind at JCSU.

Professor Jemayne King, who teaches Sole Food: Digestible Sneaker Culture at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½, knows all too well the value sneakers have on trends. King’s class is the only one of its kind taught on a collegiate campus in the world. His niche has gained him global media coverage, most recently with ESPN’s docuseries, SneakerCenter.

November is recognized as National Marrow Awareness Month, which honors the people who donate stem cells and bone marrow to help give others a second chance at life. This year Dr. Antonia Mead, professor of Health Education, donated her stem cells to a blood cancer patient.

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ has not one, but two Forbes under 30 Scholars. Ramoya Grandison ’19, and Anthony Edwards ’21, attended the Forbes under 30 annual summit in Detroit October 27 – 30, 2019, where the best young leaders, founders and creators come together to connect, learn, teach and build.

If you have attended ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ within the last quarter century, then you likely know Miss Shirley Bertha. The Floor Supervisor in the dining hall has worked at JCSU for the last 24 years. During her time here, she has mentored, prayed and guided a number of students in need. So it was no surprise when she was seen helping a student on the first day of class.