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ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï announces 2021 Spring Baccalaureate Assembly speaker
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï recently announced the 2021 Spring Baccalaureate Assembly speaker for the May 6 event. The event takes place virtually at 11 a.m. and is available via Zoom at 980 1850 3350 and 391226.  Dr. Herman J. Felton Jr., the 17th president and CEO of Wiley College, will provide the baccalaureate address for the assembly. Felton began his service to the college in the summer of 2018 and has achieved significant ac...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï received largest ever donation of $1 million from Diageo North America
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï recently received the largest lump-sum donation in its history after a gift of $1 million from Diageo North America. Diageo announced earlier this year that it was partnering with 25 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) around the country to create an innovative program to develop future leaders and shape a more equitable future. An Associated Press story reported that Diageo was giving fo...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï announces 2021 Spring Commencement Convocation speaker and special guest soloist
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï recently announced Lamman Rucker, accomplished actor, educator, activist and entrepreneur, will deliver the keynote address at the 2021 Spring Commencement Convocation. Rucker has starred in big and small screen favorites such as Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Marriedâ€� films, “Meet the Brownsâ€� and the iconic “The Temptationsâ€� miniseries. Rucker has also tackled difficult subjects in “Service to Man,â€� “The Ma...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï received $740,000 grant funding for aquaponics project
The ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, in the College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences, received approval of funding on a grant proposal titled, “Improving Phosphorus Recovery in Aquaponic Systems through Environmental Manipulation of the Plant Rhizosphere Microbiota.â€� The project will run for four years with total funding of $740,000. The highly competitive grant program is funded by t...