Josiah Attends HBCU Week Conference in Washington, D.C.
In late July, Biology major and Nigeria native John Josiah ’24 was named a 2023 White House HBCU Scholar.
The White House HBCU Scholar program was founded in 2014 to honor students who embody the culture of excellence and inclusion championed by the nation’s HBCUs. Josiah and the other 101 undergraduate, graduate and professional students named to the list spent National HBCU Week at the end of September in Washington, D.C.
The White House HBCU Scholar program was founded in 2014 to honor students who embody the culture of excellence and inclusion championed by the nation’s HBCUs. Josiah and the other 101 undergraduate, graduate and professional students named to the list spent National HBCU Week at the end of September in Washington, D.C.
Counseling Services Receives Nearly $300,000 to Address Suicide Prevention Awareness
The Department of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Smith University was recently awarded the Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Awareness Grant to address mental health concerns on campus.
Tierra Parsons, director of Counseling Services at JCSU, says the nearly $300,000 grant will help the campus take a proactive approach to mental health. The grant announcement came just one day before the start of National Suicide Prevention Month, which began Sept. 1.
Tierra Parsons, director of Counseling Services at JCSU, says the nearly $300,000 grant will help the campus take a proactive approach to mental health. The grant announcement came just one day before the start of National Suicide Prevention Month, which began Sept. 1.
JCSU to Host Panel on the Palestinian Humanitarian Crisis
While most teenagers headed off to high school excited to see their friends and learn something new, Obaida Mohammad and his siblings were stopped daily at Israeli checkpoint crossings in Israel-Palestine. Mohammad and his fellow Palestinians experienced and continue to experience much more traumatic inconveniences than checkpoints. Through his lived experience of midnight raids of villages and homes, arrests without cause and extreme military presence and oversight, Mohammad decided it was time to start discussing the humanitarian crisis that is the continual displacement of the Palestinian people.
Freshman Class Encouraged to Transform Silence into Language and Action at 2023 Convocation
Hundreds of new Golden Bulls joined together Thursday morning in the Jane M. Smith Memorial Church for Freshman Convocation.
The convocation, which is a rite of passage for all new Smithites entering the storied University, featured the bestowing of cords and pins as new students recited the honor code and received official greetings from their elected student leaders, administration and Dr. Valerie Kinloch, 15th president of JCSU.
The convocation, which is a rite of passage for all new Smithites entering the storied University, featured the bestowing of cords and pins as new students recited the honor code and received official greetings from their elected student leaders, administration and Dr. Valerie Kinloch, 15th president of JCSU.
Three JCSU Alumni Named to 2023 Class of HBCU Living Legends
In August, HBCU Living Legends, an initiative aimed at uplifting historically Black colleges and Universities in North Carolina, hosted a gala celebrating the 2023 Class of HBCU Living Legends.
This year’s Johnson C. Smith University class includes civil rights pioneer Dorothy Counts-Scoggins ’64, former Bennett College president Dr. Phyllis Dawkins ’75 and radio host Larry Mims ’00.
This year’s Johnson C. Smith University class includes civil rights pioneer Dorothy Counts-Scoggins ’64, former Bennett College president Dr. Phyllis Dawkins ’75 and radio host Larry Mims ’00.
Kinloch Stresses the Importance of Community During Inaugural Lyceum Engagement Series Presentation
The pews were packed in the Jane M. Smith Memorial Church Thursday as Johnson C. Smith University kicked off its inaugural Lyceum Engagement Series with a public address from Dr. Valerie Kinloch, the 15th president of JCSU.
Kinloch shared her strategic vision for the University with the crowd, which was comprised of faculty, staff, alumni, community members and student groups, including the entire IIOS Marching Band and Golden Bulls Football team.
Kinloch shared her strategic vision for the University with the crowd, which was comprised of faculty, staff, alumni, community members and student groups, including the entire IIOS Marching Band and Golden Bulls Football team.
JCSU Institutes New Student Success Initiatives to Benefit Golden Bulls
Dr. Angela White, dean of College University and Student Success, hopes to make Johnson C. Smith University a model for holistic, coordinated student care at an HBCU. In order to accomplish that goal, she has instituted two initiatives that will work hand-in-hand to address student needs both inside and outside of the classroom.
GSPAR Hosts Title III Year in Review, Discusses Major 2022-23 Investments
Faculty and staff gathered at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in August to discuss the University’s numerous Title III activities and how they progressed throughout the 2022-23 academic year.
The year-end review impact presentations followed the successes of 13 activities, which included updating technology for student and employee success, renovating academic facilities, integrating the arts and sciences and supporting research integrity and ethics, among others.
The year-end review impact presentations followed the successes of 13 activities, which included updating technology for student and employee success, renovating academic facilities, integrating the arts and sciences and supporting research integrity and ethics, among others.
Faculty Members Say 2024 Study Abroad Trip to Israel-Palestine Will Enlighten Students
Israel-Palestine is a spiritual mecca for several world religions. Now, students at Johnson C. Smith University will have the opportunity to embark on a two-week journey to the region in Summer 2024. This will be the first study abroad trip held since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which handicapped or all together halted travel to certain areas outside of the U.S.
A Herd of New Golden Bulls Move into Campus Ahead of First Day of Classes
Calina and Paul Hillman, with the assistance of their two young children and a cousin, rose up early Friday to help their son Jashaun Clark move into his room on the second floor of Myers Hall.
The parents looked at Clark with pride as they explained he was their first child to attend college, and they were excited to see how Johnson C. Smith University could transform Clark into the best version of himself both on and off the track.
The parents looked at Clark with pride as they explained he was their first child to attend college, and they were excited to see how Johnson C. Smith University could transform Clark into the best version of himself both on and off the track.