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°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ announced today the appointment ofÌýMaurice FlowersÌýas head coach of the Golden Bulls football team. Flowers, a 1996 graduate of JCSU, was selected after a national search. He most recently served as head football coach at Fort Valley State University.

°ÅÀÖÊÓƵÌýalumniÌýhave an undying love for the University. They continue to give back throughÌýtime, treasure and talent. For the second consecutive year,ÌýalumniÌýcontributed more than one million dollars forÌýuniversityÌýprograms and student scholars.ÌýThese contributions equaled one quarter of the Division of Institutional Advancement gifts for fiscal year 2021. ÌýÌý

Chase celebrated the grand opening of its thirteenth branch in Charlotte with a $750,000 gift to °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ to help expand career pathways programs.

Civic, community and city leaders gathered in a packed Jane M. Smith Memorial Church on the campus of °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ for the kick-off of a $250 million community-wide partnership to advance racial equity in Charlotte. °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ will receive $80 million from the initiative to help the University transform into a top-tier, career-focused HBCU.

Keiona Marshall ’22 was awarded a $5,000 scholarship by the Philadelphia Foundation, the organization which oversees the Luther and Mary Ida Vandross Scholarship. It is the highest amount awarded for the scholarship.

Students in the Public Speaking and Communications class mentored and taught young entrepreneurs through a virtual service learning project in partnership with the Small Impressions Child Development Center in Taylors, S.C. During summer 2021, the children created their own businesses such as making personalized tumbler cups, setting up thrift stores, selling tie-dye t-shirts and even a car wash.Ìý

Ambassador Katherine Tai, the 19th U.S. Trade Representative, provided students with a unique learning opportunity when she answered their questions and educated them on U.S. trade policies during her campus visit.

°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ's 2022 U.S. News and World Report rankings show proof of the positive momentum happening on campus. In the Historically Black Colleges and Universities category,ÌýJCSU climbed six spots to #30Ìý(tie). It was good enough for JCSU to remain the highest ranked private HBCU in North Carolina.ÌýFor the top performers in social mobility atÌýnational liberal arts institutions, JCSU catapulted from #178 to #13.

°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ freshmen returned to tradition on Sept. 9, 2021, as they were welcomed to our campus learning community in-person as part of the Opening Convocation.

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