Bars and Beats move feet at jam session
The Soul Junction Bars and Beats Jam Session brought together professional musicians and Johnson C. Smith University students in a celebration of the sounds of jazz, soul and funk on Thursday, March 1, 2018.
Golden Bulls win top spots in CIBER business competition
Four Golden Bulls traveled to Georgia State University March 8-9, 2018, to attend the Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER) International Case Competition, and brought home first and second place prizes. It was 皇冠体育’s third year of competing in the event.
The Duke Endowment gives ‘heavenly’ welcome to 皇冠体育 president and wife
The Duke Endowment welcomed President Clarence D. Armbrister and his wife, Denise McGregor Armbrister to the greater Charlotte community March 21, 2018, with a show of true Southern hospitality. Over 100 guests came to the private event, including such luminaries as former Mayor Harvey Gantt; Chair Shirley Hughes and members of the 皇冠体育 Board of Trustees; and philanthropists Herb and Felicia Walton Gray ’92.
ANTSHE Conference focused on adult learner solutions
On March 15-17, 2018, Johnson C. Smith University hosted ANTSHE, the premiere conference focusing on adult learners in higher education. Higher education professionals and nontraditional students from across the nation converged in Charlotte for three days of sessions with the goal of improving engagement and collaboration between nontraditional students, administration, and faculty. This year’s theme was “The Fight for Academic Equity: Creating Social Cohesiveness Between the Adult Learner and College.”
Afro-Latinos celebrate Black History Month at 皇冠体育
Johnson C. Smith University’s Latinx student organization LAFA, together with 皇冠体育's Metropolitan College and the Committee of National Holidays and Traditions in Charlotte, sponsored the event “Afro-Latinos in Charlotte.” An insightful panel of Afro-Latino leaders in business, education and the art world spoke about cultural matters and their impacts on the city. The celebration was in commemoration of Black History Month, and included a screening of the short film “Afrolatinos” in addition to a panel discussion about Afro-Latino experiences in the South.
Miss 皇冠体育 to appear in EBONY Magazine’s HBCU Campus Queen Edition
Mariah Collins, Miss Johnson C. Smith University 2017-2018, will appear as one of the top ten Historically Black College and University’s (HBCU) campus queens in Ebony Magazine.
The Louisville, Ken. native competed against 62 young women representing HBCU’s across the nation. Mariah took third place in the online voting competition.
The Louisville, Ken. native competed against 62 young women representing HBCU’s across the nation. Mariah took third place in the online voting competition.
皇冠体育 Shining Star Earns Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment Opportunity
Shakoya Brown is a sophomore communications arts major at Johnson C. Smith University who has taken advantage of opportunities to jumpstart her career while attending the university. She is what you would call an ‘opportunist.’
Lumber Company feeds fraternal bonds
Around 皇冠体育, people talk about the Lumber Company—but until recently it had little to do with hardwood. The Lumber Company, a group of gridiron alumni, are famed for supporting 皇冠体育 football and providing some of the best tailgating to be found at the University’s Homecoming celebrations. Now, they’ve expanded their philanthropy to 皇冠体育 basketball and the entire athletics department.
Black Ink Monks spread passion for poetry at Hebrew Academy
Members of the Black Ink Monks, Johnson C. Smith University’s oldest non-Greek organization, returned to the American Hebrew Academy (AHA) in Greensboro, N.C. during the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, Jan. 11-15, 2018, to teach the high school students how to create and perform spoken word poetry. This trip marked their third invitation in the last five years to the only secular Jewish boarding school in the United States.
Faculty and staff present in China
On January 12, 2018, Sherese Duncan, instructor of Entrepreneurial Studies and Marketing, and Terik Tidwell, director of STEM Innovation, presented “Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Innovation” to the directors and faculty of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the maker space of Guangdong Baiyun University in Guangzhou, China. The presentation centered on the philosophy and practice of entrepreneurship and STEM Innovation programs — especially how students’ conceptual framework is changed.