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This summer is much more than “business as usual” for two JCSU computer science majors.��

Hannah Anderson ’23 and Paige Davis ’23 are spending a week of their summer at Harvard Business School participating in the university’s Summer Venture Management Program in Boston. This distinguished program accepts only 180 students each year and is aimed at increasing diversity and opportunity in business education and global commerce.��

A team of students from JCSU wowed the judges so thoroughly at this year’s HBCU Battle of the Brains last month they were selected as the NFL Favorite and were chosen to participate in this year’s NFL Draft.

Jaki Shelton Green, ninth Poet Laureate of North Carolina, visited ������Ƶ answering questions from students, faculty, staff and guests, as well as sharing stories of her life and her poetry.

������Ƶ won a $30,000 grant from The Home Depot as part of its Retool Your School Contest. The award was announced during a hybrid ceremony in Atlanta to celebrate the participating schools and announce the 30 winners on April 26, 2022.

������Ƶ mourns the passing of Cary Mitchell ’83. He was a dedicated alumnus who worked faithfully to advance his alma mater. We are proud of his accomplishments as a renowned clothing designer, including creating the look of the NBA Charlotte Bobcat’s uniform. He made his mark as the personal designer to many famous athletes and celebrities.

President Clarence D. Armbrister, Hornets President and Vice Chairman Fred Whitfield and Barings Chairman and CEO Mike Freno cut the ribbon to unveil a new self-service kiosk to allow students greater access to technology on campus.��

Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) is uplifting Clarence D. “Clay” Armbrister, the 14th president of ������Ƶ as her Hometown Hero virtual guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday. Armbrister is currently leading efforts to invest in and improve Charlotte’s West Side, both at JCSU and along the Beatties Ford Road corridor, that have been made possible by the American Rescue Plan.

������Ƶ received a $50,000 gift from Harris Teeter to support the campus food pantry in tackling food insecurity among students. The gift, which will be spread over five years, is part of Harris Teeter’s commitment to combat foot insecurity at five Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the grocery chain’s market areas. ��

Niya Culbreth ’22 was wrapping up her senior year, prepared to relax before crossing the stage at JCSU to receive her diploma.��

Little did the Criminology student know, she’d have the opportunity to not only intern with Mecklenburg County ABC Board, but start an ongoing partnership with the agency for future JCSU students.��

������Ƶ today received a $375,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to enhance entrepreneurship education. JCSU was one of five Historically Black Colleges and Universities to receive support from PNC Foundation which announced today more than $2 million in grants to five HBCUs in North Carolina to establish the PNC North Carolina HBCU Initiative.