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Hundreds of guests gathered at Knight Theater Wednesday to discuss diversity in golf as a part of the Charlie Sifford Centennial celebration and to kick off the week-long Presidents Cup tournament.

As a part of the diversity, equity and inclusion discussion, President Clarence D. Armbrister and Miss JCSU Essence Winston joined Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones to discuss the importance of including HBCUs in partnerships and employment pipelines to further diversity, not just in the golfing industry, but all facets of business.

Tami B. Simmons, JCSU’s vice president for Institutional Advancement, is slated to speak on a four-person panel discussing nonprofit best practices this week.

The panel is presented by PNC Institutional Asset Management and will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Mint Museum, located at 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC 28207.

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ had the distinct honor of hosting the Charlie Sifford Centennial Cup at Quail Hollow Country Club on Monday.

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ set a goal to become a top 10 HBCU in the coming years.

According to U.S. News and World Report, the University is four steps closer to reaching its goal.

More than 250 new Golden Bulls received their chord and pin Thursday during Freshman convocation, a JCSU tradition that marks the official welcome of new Smithites into the herd.Ìý

The Gambrell family continued its long history of support by announcing a $1.8 million gift to ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ during an event on Tuesday, Aug. 30.

The event also celebrated an announcement from the Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative. ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½â€™s workstream has surpassed its $80 million fundraising goal thanks to the Gambrell Foundation gift. It is the first of four workstreams to meet and surpass its fundraising goal.

Nearly 40 percent of college-aged students are considered low-income and, as a result, experience issues such as food insecurity.Ìý

Dr. Cathy Jones, dean of Students, and the entire student affairs team work closely to assure students’ needs are met. Thankfully, ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ has the Golden Bulls General Market, currently located in Davis House, which provides food and general care products to University students.Ìý

For decades,Ìýstudents,Ìýfaculty andÌýstaffÌýatÌýJohnsonÌýC.ÌýSmithÌýUniversity have had convenient accessÌýtoÌýits on-campus health center. Thanks to a partnership with Atrium Health, JCSUÌýofficially opened an improved Health Center during an eventÌýon Thursday.Ìý

The last thing Madison Booker-Smith ’23, a Psychology major and African American studies minor, thought she’d be doing with her summer is spending time researching and analyzing data.

Faculty, staff and returning students gathered in front of Biddle Hall Monday morning to make sure the newest members of the Golden Bulls family knew where they were headed.