About our Brand
JCSU Brand Promise
Johnson C. Smith University is an independent, close-knit, urban university with a growing national reputation for integrating the liberal arts with business, the sciences and technology in innovative, socially conscious ways to empower tomorrow's diverse entrepreneurial citizens and leaders.
JCSU Brand Attributes
- Agents of Change (change agents)
- Culture of Community
- Intellectual Rigor
- Global Education
- Socially Conscious
Agents of Change
- West Trade Street/Beatties Ford Road revitalization
- Respect for the past with a view toward the future
- Students engage in transformational thinking to advance their personal development, affect change in their families and make a difference in their communities
Culture of Community
- Welcoming campus environment
- Sense that everyone at JCSU is part of a close-knit family
- Stewardship of and engagement in surrounding neighborhoods and the city
- Alumni who make contributions to scholarships, endowments and initiatives to provide opportunities for students who have come after them
Intellectual Rigor
- Comprehensive academic review
- Applied research by faculty and students
- 18th in the nation for graduating African Americans in systems engineering and computer science
- 79 students doing STEM internships (summer 2012)
- 3 English students selected to study at University of California Riverside
Global Education
- Passports issued to every student
- Study abroad opportunities for students
- Diverse faculty (faculty from around the globe making it the most diverse faculty of any college or university in the Charlotte area)
- Involved with international organizations in Charlotte, including the World Affairs Council