In an effort to increase the retention rate at Grambling State University, the Office of Retention is asking parents to become partners.Not only were freshmen students involved in orientation, so were the freshmen parents! The Office of Retention, under the auspices of Enrollment Management, treated the parents of new freshmen […]
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Alum’s book makes best-sellers list
Jan F. Whitaker, a best-selling author, widely recognized as a leader in the social services and author-writer industry, has been selected to contribute to Wake Up.Live the Life You Love. Her book is an inside look at herself in sharing her stories of remarkable inner resources which can be tapped […]
Dick Gregory makes an appearance at GSU
Dick Gregory stands with LaMark Hughes, SGA president, and Solange Sayers, Miss Grambling State University. Gregory talks at a reception held in the President’s Room of McCall Dinning Hall Wednesday evening in his honor. He spoke during a Constitution Day Convocation earlier today in the Fredrick Hobdy Assembly Center.
Campus Briefs
Dallas alumni chapter prepares for State Fair Classic gameThe GUNAA Dallas Chapter is preparing to meet and greet alumni for the Annual State Fair Classic, featuring the Grambling State University Tigers and the Prairie View Panthers. The game will be held on Sept. 25 at the Dallas Cotton Bowl. The […]
Cross country teams off to a good start
The men’s and women’s cross country teams placed first in the Mississippi College season opener Wednesday. On the men’s side, Top 10 finishers were:First place, Darwin Price; fourth, Deonte Pope; fifth, Trevor Gayten; and eighth, Brian Ramos.Leading the Lady Tigers were:Seventh place, Tieshia Alexander; 11th, Christina Vinson; 12th, Shequea Howard; […]
Stranded, saviors, spirit
Please don’t fly through this windshield, I thought. She’s not wearing a seat belt. “She” was the petite star athlete, who bounced beside me, as I decelerated when my beige big body, Javier, got hot mess on me. While traveling about 75 miles per hour, midday heat and weathered rubber […]
GSU president speaks at College Day
Grambling State University students, faculty, staff and retirees attended New Rocky Valley Baptist Church’s College Day.College Day is an event the church holds annually at the beginning of the school year. This year’s theme was Let the Lord direct your path. Those who attended were asked to wear college T-shirts. […]
Alphas sponsor community barbecue
The Delta Sigma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. sponsored a community barbecue recently.”I loved the crowd and the organization did a wonderful job serving their guests,” said Francesca Willis, a sophomore from Little Rock, Ark. As the food cooked and music played, the crowd came out to support […]
Grambling jumpstarts recruitment invitation
The Grambling State University Office of Admissions and Recruitment took advantage of the Port City Classic to extend an invitation to future Tigers. The students from Woodlawn Academy, Booker T. Washington and Garden Oaks got a chance to start their four-day weekend early. Friday each of the schools experienced some […]
Police Dept. initiates ‘Each One Teach One’
Grambling State University Assistant Police Chief Dwayne Chambers plans to introduce an “Each One Teach One” initiative to the city of Grambling. The initiative is pride based and will include a proclamation signing.Students’ signatures will symbolize their commitment to the community and reclaiming its legacy. The first forum will be […]