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SLI joins Southern University for leadership conference

Members of (SLI) Student Leadership Initiative. Courtesy photo Members of the President’s Student Leadership Initiative (SLI) sharpened their professional and social skills during a Professional Development and Leadership Institute conference. Grambling State University and Southern University are arch-rivals in sports and students have a fierce but friendly banter with opposing […]

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Alumni & friends renovate Jewett Hall dayroom

Seated R to L: Athena Halton (Gramblinite in the hat) and Angelia Lloyd-Husby (Gramblinite), Standing R to L: Ms. Barfield, Katherine Brown (Gramblinite), Kevin Franklin (Gramblinite), LaKisha Logan, Anthony Calime (Gramblinite), and Tracie Carr. Homecoming is more than reuniting and social interacting.  It’s also a perfect opportunity to give to […]

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Advisory council to lead Living Learning Centre

The new Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Anthony Johnson, has put an advisory council in place for the Living Learning Centre in an effort to better manage and develop the program for the 2012/2013 academic year. The Living Learning Centre, LLC, is a Title III sponsored program. The […]

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AKAs host Healthy Heart Drive

The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are endeavoring to live up to their motto of Global Leadership Through Timeless Service. GSU’s AKAs held a healthy heart drive and provided students with fact sheets, free blood pressure testing on the yard during the lunch hours of March 10. Clad in […]

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Program creators seek 100 men for new campus initiative

Men of Integrity and the Office of Retention joined forces to launch a Male Initiative Program that will seek 100 men to serve as role models for their counterparts.”The program will seek to improve and change the standard of the African American men on (the) campus of Grambling State University, […]

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GSU St. Lucians celebrate independence

St. Lucians studying at Grambling State University have been reminded to return to basics in order to make their political independence meaningful and sustainable. The word of wisdom came from Dr. Martin Opokugyemfi, during a praise and worship service to commemorate the island’s 32nd anniversary of political independence, which is […]

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GSU’s enrollment remains a concern

Enrollment and retention rates at Grambling State University continue to decline and are a cause of concern for officials. The Office of Planning & Institutional Research tracks these figures and while the figures generally fluctuate, the last two years saw a drop from approximately five to four thousand students.Registration was […]

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Circle K participates in conference

Six members of the Grambling State University Circle K International club participated in a regional leadership training workshop held at the Rocky Greek Nazarene Camp in Pineville from Oct. 22-24. The T.I.O.G.A workshop – Together in Organizational Growth and Achievement operated under the theme “A Blast From the Past.” The […]

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St. Lucia reviews relations with GSU

The St. Lucian government held a fact-finding mission at Grambling State University September 27-28. The government is reviewing its relationship with this university. The Government of St. Lucia and GSU’s Center for International Affairs Program, CIAP, has a five year agreement with the university that comes to an end this […]

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Music Department holds first recital in new auditorium

The soothing sounds of promising music majors filled the Recital Auditorium of the Frederick Hobdy Performing Arts Centre on Friday. This was the first of the Music Department weekly recitals for the semester.Malcolm Spencer, assistant professor in the music department, said that the performance was momentous. “This was a historic […]