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The °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ family is saddened by the death ofÌýDr.ÌýRobert L. Albright,ÌýwhoÌýservedÌýasÌý11thÌýPresidentÌýfrom 1983-1994. AlbrightÌýpassed onÌýSept. 18, 2021. Ìý

One JCSU student had an "out of this world" experience this summer and was named an Esports tournament champion.

Two years after its conception, the Red Ventures Road to Hire partnership with °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ is preparing for its third cohort of students. In 2019, the University partnered with the Rock Hill, South Carolina, based company for a three-credit, two-semester digital marketing course in Metropolitan College of Professional Studies.

In an effort to safely return to normalcy for the fall 2021 semester, °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ is requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. In order to return to campus for the 2021-2022 academic school year, students must complete the vaccination process by Friday, July 30, 2021.

The Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is taking top honors among the fraternity’s undergraduate chapters.

°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ is making a name for itself in the Esports and gaming world. The University’s Esports and Gaming club recently won the HBCU Esports League’s Fall Classic Call of Duty (COD): Black Ops Cold War Tournament after defeating Morgan State University.

This semester, McNair Scholar Aria Springfield ’19 presented her research at two different conferences, most recently at Rice University’s National Student Leadership Conference in Houston, Texas. Her research deals with the Lost Cause Narrative and it’s perpetuation through historical tourism in Charleston, South Carolina.

°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ made its highest finish ever during Black Enterprise’s 2019 BE Smart Hackathon September 13 - 16, 2019 in Austin, Texas.

Shakoya Brown ’20 and Charles Langston ’20 traveled to Miami to present research at the Florida International University McNair Scholars conference October 17- 19, 2019.

Awa Sore ’21, a double major in biology and chemistry, is getting a head start at her career as a doctor. She spent summer 2020 completing a virtual research internship with Davidson College.