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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.

On May 17, 2018, Stephen Joyner Sr. was inducted into the Mecklenburg County Sports Wall of Fame. Mary Foxx Johnson ’77 presented the award to Joyner and helped him unveil his plaque on the wall.

�ǿ����޴�ý sophomore Kioda Wilson of Axton, Va., received a $2,000 MetLife STEM Scholarship from the Independent College Fund of North Carolina (ICFNC). Wilson is majoring in international business administration.

Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League since 2003, will deliver the keynote address during �ǿ����޴�ý’s commencement exercises at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The event will be held at Bojangles Coliseum, 2700 E. Independence Blvd.

�ǿ����޴�ý announced a three-year commitment to Partnership for a Healthier America’s (PHA) Healthier Campus Initiative, a commitment designed to enhance the campus environment by supporting and promoting healthier eating and improved physical fitness. The commitment supports a healthier campus environment for students, faculty and staff.

The James B. Duke Memorial Library partnered with Discovery Place Education Studio, Makerspace Charlotte and Apple to host a Maker Conference April 13, 2018. The event gave Charlotte and particularly African-American entrepreneurs the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge digital equipment and concepts. Guests sat in on expert panel discussions with designers, makers, and hackers as well as took coding classes and saw demonstrations of 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling devices.

�ǿ����޴�ý’s FreshStart program created an opportunity for 11 freshmen students to learn about tech-entrepreneurship as a career opportunity during their spring break, March 12-16, 2018.

�ǿ����޴�ý kicked off Black History Month with an exciting and engaging program Feb. 9, 2018 at the James B. Duke Memorial Library.