Southern board member Tony Clayton is pursuing a plan to fold Grambling State University into the Southern University system in what he called a cost-saving measure. It’s a plan that Clayton acknowledges is likely to lead to bitterness among legislators and alumni from both schools. But the former board chairman said he will propose […]
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Scholars inducted
The Earl Lester Cole Honors College had its 23rd induction ceremony on Monday, in which more than 50 students were inducted into the college. The Honors College is a special program at Grambling State University that was established in 1990 to enhance the development of scholars for service. Its purpose is to assist academically talented […]
Dept. of Music seeks OK
The Department of Music at Grambling State University received a visit recently from the National Association of Schools of Music. A two-team advisory committee consulted with President Frank G. Pogue, department heads, faculty and students during its Oct. 9-11 visit. They discussed the progress of the program and validated the requirements necessary for reaccreditation. […]
GSU audit successful
Grambling State University President Dr. Frank G. Pogue says that the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office has given the university a clean, effective and efficient annual audit for the period ending June 30, 2012. It is the first time in […]
Obama Moves Forward
G, S, G, S, G, S, U, U, U was chanted throughout the second floor of the Favrot Student Union during election night as Grambling State University students jolted with happiness when CNN announced the re-election of President Barack Obama. With 303 electoral votes, Obama won by a huge margin over Gov. Mitt Romney, […]
#Gramfam exhilarated by Obama victory
Students at Grambling State University looked on this year’s presidential election – and races elsewhere – with varying degrees of interest for different reasons. Many gathered to watch election returns in Favrot Student Union on Tuesday night. One of those who gathered in the Union was Michael Brown, a senior mass communication major from Atlanta, […]
Miss Cover Girl host week
Grambling State University’s Miss Cover Girl and Calendar Girls flooded the campus and community last week to lend a helping hand. In an initiative geared towards the betterment of females, the week kicked off Monday, Oct. 22 with a Bowling Game Night in the Student Union Bowling Alley. “I knew that I wanted my reign […]
Bayou Classic founder honored
To much of the world he was known as “The Man with the Golden Pen.” People around Grambling State University knew him as “Nic.” Collie J. Nicholson, the man some credit with making Grambling a household name and starting the highly anticipated Bayou Classic, recently had an alumni chapter named after him. “Our goal […]
Sophomores celebration rocks
Academic excellence was the focal point Monday night at the “Sophomores Rock Celebration” in the Black and Gold Room of the Favrot Student Union on the campus of Grambling State University. This was a “Dress to Impress” banquet by the Sophomore Class Executive Board Student Government Association. The banquet was to recognize students who made […]
Memorial library student lab receives new computers
There are always some changes being made at Grambling State University and last week the historical A.C. Lewis Memorial Library was on the receiving end of those changes. Keeping up with the latest technology is extremely important for the institution’s continuous advancement. Over the course of two days, the student laboratory received 27 new […]