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Four ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï students catch the attention of IBM
After performing well as a team in the IBM Watson HBCU Hackathon in Atlanta, individuals have reaped career rewards as a result. Seniors Brandon Rogers, Gigi Barnett and Cory May have received full-time offers to work at IBM, while sophomore Derek Roberts has received an offer for a summer internship. According to Stephfon J. Walton, client care project executive and technical support lead at IBM, the “ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï participants p...
First class of Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates hold a special place in history
Fall commencement at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï will be a special day for its over 100 graduates, but it’s also a special day in institution and Historically Black College and University (HBCU) history. ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï will confer doctoral degrees for the first time in the institution’s 131-year history Saturday, Dec. 16, as the first graduating class of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students cross the stage. “To strengthen its pl...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï valedictorian's curiosity led him to computer science
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï valedictorian Cory May’s curiosity and passion have led the Mt. Eden computer science major down a wide and varying path. He earned an associate degree at the age of 18 in professional studio recording and came back to finish his bachelor’s at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï at age 25. In the time between, he toured with Murphy’s Echo, the family band (comprised of his mother, Tina May, and brothers) and other musicians an...
Civil rights leader and pioneering broadcasting executive to speak at ÍøÆسԹÏ's fall commencement
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï recently announced that civil rights leader and pioneering broadcasting executive Xernona Clayton will serve as the 2017 fall commencement convocation speaker. Commencement will be held Dec. 16 at 9 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall. Clayton worked undercover for the Chicago Urban League, investigating employment discrimination before moving to Atlanta. She worked closely with...