Money and jobs formed the crux of conversation during the latest Faculty Senate meeting. The monthly meeting was held Tuesday afternoon in Jacob T. Stewart.Cuts were alluded to but no budget was shown. The agenda slated Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Robert Dixon to present the Proposed Budget Reduction Plan for the […]
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Jackson takes office with passion
It was a long, stressful week, but Steven Jackson wasn’t done yet. He sat in the Grambling Hall Auditorium, in sweltering heat, waiting, hoping. As the results were read, he could finally breathe a bit.”I was a little nervous,” he said. Jackson’s celebration of his victory was short-lived, as he immediately had to begin the […]
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Gamma Gamma wins chapter of the year
In 2004, 2005, and 2006, Grambling State University’s own Gamma Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was awarded Chapter of the Year at a recent district meeting in Shreveport.It seems that history is repeating itself, because the brothers of Gamma Gamma have re-grouped and has risen to the top again as they take […]
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List of TigerFest events
The Gramblinite has obtained a list of the Tiger Fest events for this year, beginning Sunday, April 19. The schedule is as followed:SundayGospel Extravaganza at 6 p.m. Cost: Students – free, children under 12 – $3, and non-students – $5. MondayWax Hands – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Student UnionCost: Free Block Party – […]
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Grambling Tabasco interns walk away with top awards
Grambling State University Tabasco interns Christel Eugene and Vernette Simon recently captured first place at the 2009 Spring Intern Marketing Challenge. The competition was held at Tabasco’s headquarters at Avery Island. Other schools included in the competition were Dillard University, Southern University and Xavier University, all of Louisiana. Tabasco Brand and the HBCUs in Louisiana […]
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GSU professor wins Governor’s award
Dr. Marianne Fisher-Giorlando, a criminal justice professor at Grambling State University, has received the Governor’s Award of Excellence in honor of the more than 20 years she has dedicated to rehabilitation work involving Louisiana inmates.Fisher-Giorlando received the award at the David Wade Correctional Facility in Homer. Giorlando has been involved in a number of prison […]
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GSU well represented at the MUPIE conference
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund hosted the 2009 Member University Professional Institute and Exhibition conference. The conference was hosted in New Orleans.Student leaders Christel Eugene, Chris Harmon, Christopher Hughes, Daniel Nwachokor, Jacquelyn Hoyle, June Wilson, Lawerence Gulley, Nicholas Dailey, Roshunda Belton, Steven Jackson, Vallon Wilson, and Whitney Waller were selected to attend the conference. The […]
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GSU professor wins NAFEO award
Dr. Loretta Walton Jaggers, professor of education at Grambling State University, is one of seven outstanding faculty of historically or predominantly Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently honored as NAFEO NOBLE prize awardees. The award was presented at the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education’s 35th National Dialogue on Blacks in Higher Education […]
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President-elect seeks student involvement
As the SGA president-elect, I would like to encourage all students who are committed to a “Better GSU” to get involved, for which you will be able to receive service learning hours for participating in projects.Students seeking to become a member of the administrative council should stop by the SGA offices in the Student Union […]
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Microsoft deal offers savings to students
The Ultimate Steal Promotion saves students up to 91 percent off the estimated retail price when downloading Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007.Recently Microsoft Corp. kicked off its ultimate deal campaign with the Ultimate Steal Promotion that is targeting 12 Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic student organizations at colleges and universities in the U.S. The […]