Veteran Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile will serve as keynote speaker for FAMU’s fall 2010 Commencement Ceremony Friday in the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium at 6 P.M. Brazile, a New Orleans native, is an adjunct professor at […]
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High enrollment strains student housing
Florida A&M has the highest enrollment with 2,700 first-year students in the school’s history. This increase has strained student housing on and all around FAMU, since the university has approximately 1,890 beds. According to the university’s housing policy, “all freshmen (first time in college students) and/or students with less […]
Smart technology spreads across campus
Nationally, colleges are restructuring classrooms to include smart technology which is believed to improve student performance. In an era when machinery satisfies the need for instant gratification, software in thousands of facilities is being revamped to keep up with the times. Florida A&M has joined at the peak of […]
Board of Trustees meet and change alcohol policy, along with a few other incentives
Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has approved the sale, distribution and serving of alcoholic beverages at select on-campus locations. Members met Thursday at the College of Law in Orlando for the second board meeting of the semester. This meeting was open to listen to via conference call. The […]
As renovations for Jones come to a close, Gore is up next
Jones Hall and the Gore Education Complex are the current targets of construction. Jones Hall, often referred to as “the science building,” has been under renovation since December of last year. Now in its final stages, Jones is to be completed before the New Year. The project has cost the […]
Donna Brazile keynotes Fall commencement
Many students will say that one of their greatest fears is taking test and final exams, but nothing beats the fear of knowing that test scores could be coming back graded incorrectly by a machine. “That’s not the case,” said Seward Hamilton, director of the Testing Service Bureau. “The main […]
Students create their own scantron problems
Many students will say that one of their greatest fears is taking test and final exams, but nothing beats the fear of knowing that test scores could be coming back graded incorrectly by a machine. “That’s not the case,” said Seward Hamilton, director of the Testing Service Bureau. “The main […]
SBI students sell success
Altria Sales & Distribution presented four students with awards for winning first place at the Center for Global Sales Leadership. Lakeisha Faulkner, Darriel Brown, Nicole Crowell, and Jamil Codner competed in a real-world sales simulation competition all four winners are senior business administration students. “Today’s event will help show […]
Board of Trustees meets in Orlando
Standards for incoming Florida A&M students may become more stringent, according the Board of Trustees. Members met Wednesday at the College of Law in Orlando for a workshop on restructuring. This meeting, as well as tomorrow’s board meeting, was open to listen to via conference call. The agenda included a […]
CBS News implements new initiatives, including the Harold Dow Professorship
CBS News is establishing the Harold Dow Professorship at Florida A &M’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. The professorship is designed to enhance presentation skills for students that are interested in on-air positions in broadcast television and will begin in the 2011-2012 academic year. Along with this new plan, […]