At Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting, the senate addressed an update on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and the status of enrollment at Florida A&M. Maurice Edington, SACS accreditation liaison, informed the senate that the university is prepping for SACS visit Tuesday through Sept. 26. Edington, […]
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International students adapt to U.S. through FAMU athletics
Most students at Florida A&M are separated from family and friends by city and state, but some are separated by continents. Though students are away from home they are willing to take the chance to pursue their dreams in the U.S. FAMU is one of many universities that often recruits […]
Officer charged with manslaughter after death of former FAMU football player
Detectives in Charlotte, N.C., have charged an officer with voluntary manslaughter after he shot a former Florida A&M football player multiple times early Saturday morning, police said. Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department charged Officer Randall Kerrick with voluntary manslaughter, which, in North Carolina, “is committed in the exercise of […]
Florida State University commemorates 9/11 at Landis Green
Twelve years after the worst terrorist attack in American history, students at Florida State University honored those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. On their hands and knees, students planted American flags in the damp grass of Landis Green to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of 9/11. Red, white and blue […]
Student senate confirms five positions
The 43rd student senate confirmed five positions Monday for attorney general, deputy electoral commissioner and precinct supervisors. Kicking off the first meeting of the year, eight students were presented to undergo a 10-minute questionnaire before being voted on by the senate. During Marquise McMiller’s confirmation for attorney general, the Indiana native was unable to answer […]
FAMU joins UF, three HBCUs
Florida A&M representatives participated in a panel discussion in Orlando this weekend to kick off a collaborative mentoring program with the University of Florida and other schools. “The College of Education is excited about the partnership and collaboration with the University of Florida,” said FAMU assistant professor Lavetta Henderson. “As […]
Dance competition, hair show added to homecoming
Homecoming is approaching, and Florida A&M is revamping a few events. “The big thing this year that we’re trying to do is make homecoming not just fun for the students or alumni but for everyone,” said Jaliah Gilcrease, student secretary of the Homecoming Committee. “We’re trying to make everyone come […]
FAMU scholars to mentor fourth and fifth graders
Florida A&M representatives participated in a panel discussion in Orlando this weekend to kick off a collaborative mentoring program with the University of Florida and other schools. FAMU assistant professor Lavetta Henderson said the university is excited to collaborate with other Florida schools. “As the project moves forward, we are […]
Marching ‘100’ performs at home again
Thousands of Marching “100” fans cheered Saturday as the band marched into Bragg Memorial Stadium for its first home performance in more than a year. The members, covered in signature bright orange, green and white attire, resounded their instruments, danced and sang to the delight of many in the crowd […]
Six taken to hospital after two Tharpe Street crashes, police said
An ambulance responding to a crash on the intersection of Tharpe Street and Old Bainbridge Road was involved in a crash of its own Thursday night about a mile away near the intersection of Tharpe Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Nolan McCaskill/The Famuan Multiple people have been taken […]