Category: Briefs

Black Founders has made Grambling State University the next stop on their HBCUHacks hackathon tour. Black Founders’ HBCUHacks program visits black college campuses over a weekend and introduces minority students to the building blocks of tech entrepreneurship while helping students begin their tech careers through direct connections to tech companies. On March 20-22, Grambling students […]

LifeShare will be on the Grambling State University campus spreading awareness about blood plasma transfers and giving students the opportunity to donate blood.  The organization will be in front of the Favrot Student Union on Thursday, March 12. They have collectively teamed up with GSU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council and will be promoting this event from […]

The Living Gospel Church invites all Grambling students and staff to a life changing experience with God. The church is located at 715 W. California Ave. in Ruston. College night is held every other Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the church. Living Gospel also holds Bible Study on Thursday at 7 p.m. and Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Sunday […]

LifeChange will meet for Bible study every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Grambling Hall Auditorium on the GSU campus. College students are constantly bombarded by many distractions and some of those distractions can derail educational goals and academic performance. LifeChange helps students prioritize issues according to the Word of God. If you have any questions about LifeChange […]

Attention all graduating seniors, the Grambling State University Barnes & Noble Bookstore will hold a Graduation Fair. The fair will be March 2 and March 3 in the Black and Gold Room. The fair will begin Monday at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Graduating seniors will be able to order cap […]

The forum “Hands Up Don’t Shoot: Social Injustice in the Criminal Justice System” has been scheduled.  Presented by the Department of Criminal Justice at Grambling State University Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 at 11:15 a.m. in the Betty Smith Nursing Building Auditorium.

It is now time to apply for financial aid for the 2015-2016 academic school year (fall 2015, spring 2016, and summer 2016).  Students should go to FAFSA.ed.gov to complete FAFSA for the 2015-2016 school year. When signing in to the FAFSA website go to “FAFSA Renewal”. We strongly encourage you to utilize the “IRS data retrieval tool” to link all […]

Operation Jump Start is a hands-on, 36-hour training program designed to help aspiring and existing entrepreneurs determine the feasibility of their business ideas while building essential business planning and preparation skills. The program will continue through Thursday Feb. 17.  The meeting times are set for 6 p.m.–9 p.m. in Jacob T. Stewart, Room 262. All classes are taught by […]

The Favrot Student Union Board will host a number of activities during the month of February. There will be a spectator bus to Jackson, Miss. on Saturday, Feb. 21 to support the GSU basketball team as they take on the Jackson Tigers. The $7 turn around trip will include transportation, and a game ticket.  Only registered students who […]

Sontus Mitchell, a deputy with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department, does not think he did anything to warrant receiving a special honor, but he is grateful for the community’s support. “Everybody knows I go out there and do my job in good faith,” said Mitchell. “I guess when I go out there with a bullet-proof […]