Claire Babineaux-Fontenot/Courtesy photo As Chief Executive Officer, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot oversees the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization and third largest U.S. charity according to Forbes. Feeding America is a nationwide network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meals programs. Together, the Feeding America network provides more than 4 billion meals to more than […]
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Dussé Boutiques hosts charity event
The ladies who participated in the domestic violence program, life choices facilities. Courtesy photo A number of ladies were treated to a shopping spree during a Charity Event Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Dussé Boutique in Ruston. “I am very thankful for all the donations, the facilities that helped spread the word and Dussé Boutique for […]
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Everybody is growing in NW Louisiana but Grambling
EDITORS NOTE: Reprinted by permission of HBCU Digest. The original article was posted on HBCUDigest.com on Nov. 7. Big things are happening in Northwest Louisiana. Two months ago, Louisiana Delta Community College announced a nursing articulation agreement between the school and Northwestern State University, which will offer students earning nursing associate degrees a seamless pathway […]
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Mass communication professor says goodbye after 32 years
Dr. Ford-Dunn and some of her students and colleagues during the luncheon. Robbie Morganfield/Courtesy photo. The Grambling State University Mass Communication Department held a small retirement luncheon on Wednesday for one of their very own, Dr. Sharon Ford-Dunn. After working at Grambling State for over 30 years as an associate professor, Dunn has decided to […]
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Post-Graduation Workshop Informative, Well-Attended
Students in the Psychology and Sociology Club. Toriana Alfred/ Courtesy photo On November 15, 2018, the Psychology and Sociology Club hosted the “What’s Next Post-Graduation Workshop” in Favrot Student Union. Panelists included Janice Tucker, a May 2018 Grambling State graduate who is now pursuing a graduate degree in human resources, and Dr. Matthew P. Sheptoski, […]
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Alumni breaking political barriers
(L-R) State Rep. Jeffery Hall and Mayor Mildred Ferguson. Two Grambling State University alumni won big in the midterm elections both securing the mayor position in Alexandria and Bernice, La. State Rep. Jeffrey Hall (D-Alexandria) won mayor elect for the town of Alexandria and will become the first black man to serve in this position. […]
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Cybersecurity degree soon to be offered at Grambling State
Grambling State University is one step closer to having the ability to offer Louisiana’s very first Bachelor of Science degree in Cybersecurity. Support was shown by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors as they granted their approval for the program. The institution has one more step to take as they wait for the […]
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H-Town music legend J. Prince visits Grambling for book signing
Music icon James Prince, better known as J. Prince, took a trip to Grambling’s campus to educate students on how to “turn nothing into something” and to share the “ingredients” inside his autobiography, The Art and Science of Respect. J. Prince is the founder and CEO of Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records, and has worked to promote […]
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Accuracy of campus crime stats reporting questioned
Every year the Grambling State University Police Department releases a Security and Fire Safety report. A look at the campus crime stats released over the past several years raises questions about the accuracy of these reports. The reports are federally required by the Jeanne Clery Act that was signed in 1990 in which institutes […]
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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a drone!
Students brave the cold to watch the drone they created fly. Colton Brown/Courtesy Photo Students enrolled in John Frazier’s Engineering Graphics class in GSU’s Department of Engineering Technology, pursued a specific class project. Frazier and the class decided to construct a drone. “I was proud of the students’ enthusiasm teamwork and commitment in successfully completing […]