Meharry Medical College President Dr. Wayne Riley Talks Leadership with TSU Honors Program

WHO:         

Meharry Medical College President Dr. Wayne Riley will visit the Tennessee State University Honors Program for a chat on leadership.

WHAT:     

The Honors Program Chat will feature Dr. Riley speaking about his leadership journey in the healthcare industry.

Students will gain a firsthand perspective from Riley to foster their interest in medicine and development in leadership through the University Honors Program.

      

For more information, contact William Latham, Ph.D.,Associate Director of TSU Honors Program at 615-963-5803 or via email at wlatham@tnstate.edu

WHEN:     

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 3 p.m.

WHERE:  Tennessee State University Learning Resource Center (basement)

Dr. Cornel West To Lecture at Tennessee State University

Dr. Cornel West, acclaimed social critic, civil rights activist and philosopher, will speak on The Death of the Diploma at Tennessee State University April 22.

The event is sponsored by TSU Division of Student Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series and Leadership TSU. The 7 p.m. lecture in the Kean Hall Gymnasium on the main campus is intended to connect exemplary scholars with students and the community to engage in noteworthy discussions.

Known for a fiery combination of moral insight and political controversy, West has demonstrated a career-spanning focus on the role of race, gender and class in American society. He draws inspiration from African-American Baptist Church, transcendentalism and pragmatism.

The Death of the Diploma will also include organizational presentations, live entertainment and fundamental information toward changing the plight of education on college campuses.

The event is free and open to the public; however, a limited number of floor seats are available via RSVP by contacting Ashleigh Taylor at 901.643.5718 before April 10.

Tennessee State University Foundation to host annual Scholarship Celebration

The Tennessee State University Foundation will hold its 2010 Scholarship Celebration on Friday, May 7, 6 p. m. at the Marriott Nashville Airport.

With the theme, “Our Time to Shine,” the annual event celebrates the University’s fundraising initiative for scholarships while saluting those who have contributed to the fundraising effort. 

This year’s event is held in partnership with the Interdenominational Ministers’ Fellowship to further engage the support of the Nashville community and assist the University in meeting its fundraising goal of $500,000 in scholarship support.

“While the level of donor support for academic scholarships has grown over the last four years, there has also been an increase in the number of potential students requesting scholarship assistance,” said Shereitte C. Stokes, III, TSU vice president for University Relations and Development.  “We are glad to have the Interdenominational Ministers’ Fellowship as our community partner this year. It is this type of community support that will enable the University to increase its donor base and assistance to students who otherwise may be left without financial support,” said Stokes.  The event also gives the University a platform to impress upon supporters the need to increase scholarship gifts to TSU. 

“Our scholarship celebration is a great opportunity to show our contributors the quality of students their scholarship gifts assist,” said Betsy Jackson, executive director of the TSU Foundation. “Scholarship dollars help TSU attract the best and the brightest. There are many talented students who may not be able to fund their educational pursuits. The scholarship support they receive from private donors helps them to bridge the gap,” she added.

The festivities of the evening will feature a strolling dinner designed to allow guests to interact while dining.  The attire for the evening is business dress.

Dr. Sybril Bennett, former Emmy award winning television news journalist, and Jonathan Martin, co-anchor at WSMV-TV Channel 4 News Today/Saturday, will serve as the evening’s hosts.

For ticket information, please call the Tennessee State University Foundation Office at 615-963-5481 or visit our website at www.tnstate.edu/scholarshipcelebration.

Food, Agricultural and Consumer Sciences Week at Tennessee State University

The Tennessee State University School of Agricultural and Consumer Sciences will host Food, Agricultural and Consumer Sciences Week, April 5 - 9, 2010. Centered on the theme, “Transforming the Agricultural Environment and Changing Lives,” the school will host a week of presentations, discussions and recruitment. See the complete schedule here.

Michael Baisden's One Million Mentors Campaign Visits Nashville

National radio host Michael Baisden will bring his One Million Mentors campaign to Nashville on Thursday, April 15, 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Tennessee State University's Kean Hall. Baisden will address his efforts to recruit one million mentors for the nation's students. Visit  www.92qnashville.com for tickets.