If they timed their Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Christmas/New Year's Eve activities in New York City's Times Square precisely, an estimated 986,000 daily visitors will see 10 seconds each hour of Oakwood University's new marketing awareness campaign fl ...
Posted Friday, December 20th 2013 at 3:30PM
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Coach Rick Comegy, who led Jackson State to an 8-1 record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference this season, was fired Wednesday, the school said.
Comegy had a 55-35 record in eight seasons and led the Tigers to the 2007 SWAC title.
Jackson S ...
Posted Wednesday, December 18th 2013 at 5:14PM
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Monica Spencer, a junior English major from Bermuda, was crowned Miss UNCF 2013-2014 on December 8, 2013, in a ceremony at the Oakwood Industries Building Auditorium.
The Miss UNCF competition gives students an
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Posted Wednesday, December 18th 2013 at 4:44PM
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“Angels inspire hope; they give gifts. Those gifts include blessings and a belief in what is possible,” said Dr. Delonia Cooley, associate professor of marketing and American Marketing Association adviser. “When a gift, like a toy, shoes, or a book i ...
Posted Tuesday, December 10th 2013 at 4:12PM
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Faculty members in the Department of Education are praising God for their special accomplishment on November 12.
The North American Division Accreditation Team arrived on campus as scheduled. Following hours of detailed scrutiny, they declared a f ...
Posted Friday, December 6th 2013 at 3:51PM
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Oakwood alumnus and U.S. Senate Chaplain Dr. Barry Black, who rose to international acclaim with his piercing daily Capitol Hill morning invocations during the recent 16-day federal government shutdown, will address "Leadership in Crisis: Speaking Tr ...
Posted Friday, December 6th 2013 at 3:49PM
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Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue and Athletic Director Aaron James announce the selection of Gramblinite legacy Broderick Lee Fobbs as the next head coach of the university football team.
A second-generation graduate of Gramblin ...
Posted Wednesday, December 4th 2013 at 6:00PM
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A team from Oakwood's Bradford-Cleveland-Brooks Leadership Center (BCBLC) recently returned from Ghana's Valley View University, where they responded to a request to assist in the establishment of the first denominationally sponsored leadership cente ...
Posted Wednesday, November 27th 2013 at 6:25PM
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With fall commencement just around the corner, Grambling State University is proud to announce a familiar and prominent person as commencement speaker, Birdex Copeland.
“Dr. Copeland is a respected educator, an accomplished businessman and a dedi ...
Posted Tuesday, November 26th 2013 at 5:57PM
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Alcorn State University’s Assistant Vice President for Educational and Community Partnerships, Dr. Ruth R. Nichols has been appointed by Governor Phil Bryant as a member of the 2013-2014 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy.
“This appoi ...
Posted Friday, November 22nd 2013 at 4:18PM
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Alcorn State University is the fifth Mississippi university to receive the StormReady designation from the National Weather Service.
“University campuses can be impacted by tornadoes, as was the case last February when the University of Southern M ...
Posted Friday, November 22nd 2013 at 4:14PM
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The CIAA has declared Virginia State ineligible for the Division II playoffs after several Virginia State players attacked Winston-Salem State's starting quarterback before the conference championship game. The CIAA canceled the game following the in ...
Posted Monday, November 18th 2013 at 4:14PM
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Over $3.8 Million Raised for Public Historically Black Colleges and Universities
For the first-time ever, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) held its Awards Gala in Washington, DC, bringing together over 1,400 distinguished guests to its si ...
Posted Friday, November 15th 2013 at 4:14PM
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Oakwood dedicates University Bookstore renovation
Barnes & Noble funds $150,000 four-week construction
While the four-week renovation project continued ahead of schedule and sales operations continued, OU officials and staff, B&N representative, ...
Posted Friday, November 15th 2013 at 3:31PM
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In response to a ruling by the Southwestern Athletic Conference on Wednesday, Grambling State University Athletic Director Aaron James said the conference ruling was expected but is excessive.
“This isn’t a surprise at all. We’ve been working with ...
Posted Thursday, November 14th 2013 at 3:17PM
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