Tuition comprises less than half the cost of a JCSU education. The remaining amount comes from endowment income and gifts.
Johnson C. Smith University will host A Vintage Affair, an intimate evening of food, jazz and a live auction of rare vintage wines. The event will take place Thursday, April 12 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Foundation for the Carolinas, located at 220 North Tryon Street.
“Passing Through Light,” a new work of public art using LED technology and located at the I-77 and West Trade Street underpass, is serving as a visual and dynamic gateway for vehicles and pedestrians as they enter and exit the city of Charlotte’s Historic West End. The artwork was created by Austrian artist Erwin Redl.
The Johnson C. Smith University women's basketball team has received an at-large bid to play for the 2012 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Atlantic Regional Championship. The tournament will be hosted by Edinboro University on March 9-10, and 12 inside McComb Field House in Edinboro, PA. JCSU enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 Gannon University.
The Johnson C. Smith University women’s basketball team had the chance to meet with the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama,on Friday, March 2 during the 2012 CIAA Basketball Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena.
JCSU is competing in the Home Depot Retool Your School program. The HBCU Campus Improvement Program allows 66 HBCUs from around the country to compete for one of 13 grants to make a variety of improvements around their campus.
The Johnson C. Smith University Concert Choir will present its Spring concert at First Baptist West Church on March 4 at 11 a.m. The concert will feature a diverse selection of music including classical, sacred, musical theater, spirituals and contemporary gospel. The concert kicks off the choir’s Spring tour to Charleston and Columbia, S.C.; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, New York City and Durham, N.C. The tour will end back in Charlotte at Myers Park Baptist Church on March 25 with a performance at 4 p.m.
WFAE’s Charlotte Talks host Mike Collins interviewed JCSU Associate Professor Cindy Kistenberg, Actor and Director Lou Bellamy and Community Activist Sarah Stevenson last week. The show featured how the university is continuing to “lead the way on what is becoming a profound revitalization of the west side of Charlotte.”
Johnson C. Smith is laying a new foundation for its Liberal Studies Program to reflect the needs of today’s students and employers. After three years of study and discussions with faculty, alumni, students and administrators, faculty recently voted overwhelmingly in favor of the change.
Johnson C. Smith University will host its fourth annual Arch of Triumph Gala at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, at the Charlotte Convention Center Ballroom.
Fifth Third Bank’s African American Network, in partnership with Johnson C. Smith University, will host a breakfast on Feb. 23 for business leaders and entrepreneurs who support and advance North Carolina’s African American communities. The breakfast will be held at the Charlotte City Club on 121 West Trade St. from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
