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A Wednesday program in McKinnon Hall will offer the campus community reflections from Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty and a current student from Ferguson, Missouri, about the recent police shooting death there of a young unarmed black man.

In an Aug. 18 conversation moderated by President Leo M. Lambert, six professors and administrators shared insights about progress on the university’s strategic plan as Â鶹ÊÓƵ formally opened the 2014-2015 academic year.

The veteran college administrator will provide overall leadership for the Multicultural Center while working closely with Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Leo M. Lambert and members of the senior staff to advance institutional diversity initiatives.

An effort to showcase both the university's Community Garden and heirloom plants grown by Â鶹ÊÓƵ students proved popular, as did delicious strawberry treats.

The final Friday of classes this spring features an opportunity for members of the campus community to enjoy strawberry shortcake, ice cream and other light refreshments at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Community Garden.

On April 15, 234 girls were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Nigeria, by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ African Society is having a day of awareness on Tuesday, May 13, to allow students to learn more about this atrocity and voice their support for the #bringbackourgirls movement. 

Cherrel Miller Dyce, assistant professor of education, was the keynote speaker for the Cinderella Project held at Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Saturday, April 19, 2014.

The deputy director of member services for U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi was the featured speaker at the annual program honoring top black students at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

Associate Professor of English Prudence Layne, coordinator of the university's African & African-American Studies program, was interviewed on the live radio show “Both Sides of the Story,” a program that is broadcasted live on Power 106 FM radio in Jamaica.