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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded �ǿ����޴�ý $149,466 to fund the development of a minor in data science. The award begins Aug. 1, 2018 and is under the direction of Dr. Felesia Stukes, assistant professor of computer science.

Susan G. Komen Charlotte named Tami Simmons, vice president of Institutional Advancement for �ǿ����޴�ý, among the inaugural class of “More than Pink Women,” an exclusive group of eight women who are leaders in the fields of medicine, business, media, science and education. The eight women were selected to represent the 1 in 8 women who will be diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. in her lifetime.

Jameia Booker ’19, a criminology major with a pre-law minor, was chosen to participate in the HBCU Bi-Partisan Congressional Internship program June 4-July 27, 2018.

The Rosa Parks Farmers Market kicked off its third market season June 2018, returning with more food options, a bigger location and better hours! Every Tuesday from June through September, community members can visit the market at its new home at 1600 W. Trade St. in Charlotte, North Carolina.

On June 11, 2018, the James B. Duke Memorial Library at �ǿ����޴�ý was awarded a $100,000 grant to be used for a project called “Making Space for Tech @ An HBCU.” The grant will fund the development of an academic Makerspace that will give all users the opportunity to gain proficiency in design and manufacturing technologies, which are becoming more prevalent in the workforce.

JCSU’s Brianna Glymph ’19 and Braxton Gambrell ’20 were among the 50 students from across North Carolina chosen to participate in the N.C. Governor’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Internship Program.

�ǿ����޴�ý has partnered with Google to pilot Google's Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) Extension program.

Members of the JCSU Concert Choir performed in Opera Carolina’s production of the rhythm and blues opera “I DREAM” by Douglas Tappin in Charlotte’s Knight Theater May 18-25, 2018.

Mary Holiman ‘19 was selected to be one of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s Spring 2018 Leadership fellows. She’s the first AKA from the region to participate in the competitive annual program, which since 1979 has chosen 30 young women nationwide in which to invest resources, education and mentorship to prepare them to be leaders.