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Food, Language, History: It was a celebration of Afro Latino history and culture on the campus of Johnson College Smith University, February 2024. The City of Charlotte, Fiestas Patrias and ������Ƶ sponsored the event to commemorate Black History Month in the Latino and Black communities.

It is an experience you may remember forever. The ������Ƶ community came out to honor military heroes as the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit rolled through campus on the afternoon of Feb. 9, 2024.

Edgar Ruth, founder and president of Environmental Service Systems, LLC, said that donating $15,000 to the ������Ƶ College of Business and Professional Studies was a “no brainer.”

Dr. Denisha Hendricks is returning to ������Ƶ as the new Director of Athletics (AD) and as ������Ƶing Associate Professor of Sport Management (non-tenure-track). Her appointment is effective May 1, 2024.

“The photographer must be sympathetic to the object of the lens,”��legendary New York Times photojournalist Chester Higgins Jr. says he strives to re-educate the world about the cultural contributions of Black people, from the Americas to Africa.��

������Ƶ’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) took strides in early February to educate students about STEM education during its first STEM Awareness Workshop. The workshop gathered speakers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Stanley Community College, North Carolina State University and JCSU, who discussed the importance of building a diverse future for the field of STEM.

������Ƶ and the College of Business and Professional Studies recently received a $15,000 gift from accomplished alumnus Kenneth A. Goodwin Jr. '96 and his wife Rosalind Panda. The couple made the donation as a way to support Goodwin’s alma mater; the vision of Dr. Alphonso Ogbuehi, dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies; and the vision of Dr. Valerie Kinloch, the 15th President of ������Ƶ.��

The Duke Endowment made a big announcement last week: a $175 million gift to the four colleges and universities named in the Duke Indenture of Trust. ������Ƶ is among them, celebrating a $25 million gift today. The Duke Endowment also announces��$25 million grants to Davidson College and Furman University. A��$100 million centennial gift to Duke was shared in November.

Many Golden Bulls started their Thursday morning with soulful songs, a warm plate of food and wise words from Civil Rights icon, Harvey Gantt, during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.

The event was moderated by Dr. Jordan Brooks, associate vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Title IX Coordinator. The event kicked off with greetings from Dr. Valerie Kinloch ’96, president of JCSU.

As a New Year begins, many make resolutions to improve themselves both professionally and personally. With spring graduation and summer break right around the corner, Christian Varnado, assistant director for the Smith Institute for Research, Career Development and Post-Graduate Readiness, says there’s no better time to begin preparing for a successful career.