“Over 1,800 people registered to attend our Fall High School, Community College and Transfer Day on Saturday, September 14,” shared Dr. Carl Cunningham, Alcorn’s new vice president for Student Success and Enrollment Management. “During this day the University will have a chance to showcase its academic programs and support services to perspective students and parents.”
Administrators, faculty, staff and students will be available to answer all questions concerning admission, scholarships, financial aid, academic programs, extracurricular activities and residential life.
Registration for the program will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. Attendees will have a chance to review displays from each academic department, support services and Greek organizations.
“As part of the registration process, our guests will also receive a $5 meal voucher that can be used at any of our concession stands, and a wrist band to attend the Braves vs. Mississippi Valley football game that will be at 2:00 p.m. in the Jacks Spinks – Marino Casem Stadium,” said Admissions Director Katangelia Tenner. “All fans with wrist bands will enter through gate 8.”
At 10:30 a.m. a general assembly presided by Katangelia Tenner will begin followed by greetings by Dr. Carl Cunningham, and welcome by Carmen Gibson, Miss Alcorn State University 2013-14, and Avery Ford, SGA President 2013-14.
During the information session, representatives of Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar, Residence Life, Health Services, Student Engagement and the Center for Information Technology will share valuable information with perspective students and their parents.
The fun part of the program will include entertainment “Let the Good Time Roll!” by DJ T-Money, Alcorn State University cheerleaders, Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Marching Band, a Greek Stroll Off, a contemporary dance by an Alcorn student and a special presentation “Temptations” by faculty and staff. Visitors will also have a chance to tour the campus and are encouraged to sign up at the registration table.
Parking Instructions: buses will enter the campus, drop students off at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex and park in the general parking lot. Individuals will park at the Walter Washington Administration and Classroom Building parking lot. Shuttle busses will be available.
Dr. Clinton Bristow Jr. Dining Hall will be open 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. for breakfast ($4 special per person for High School Day participants). Concession stands will open at 12 noon.
Alcorn State University is a premier comprehensive land-grant university that develops diverse students into globally competitive leaders, and applies scientific research through collaborative partnerships that benefit the surrounding communities, state, nation, and world.
The Reverend Omarosa Manigault, former star of the “Apprentice” and fiancée of the late Oscar-nominated star of “The Green Mile”, Michael Clarke Duncan will attend Alcorn’s 2013 Commencement Convocation.
Alcorn announced in March that Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League – the nation’s largest civil rights organization, will deliver the 142nd Commencement Convocation remarks on Saturday, May 11 at 8:30 a.m. in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. The Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees will be presented to Morial during the ceremony.
During the Commencement Convocation President M. Christopher Brown II will bestow five President’s Honorarii Alcornite Societatis Awards. The awards are given in recognition of an individual’s “distinguished service within their profession, discipline or other human endeavor.” Selection requires sufficient evidence of both “the knowledge and character emblematic of Alcornites, as well as a demonstrated interest and commitment to the University,” explained President Brown. […]
A spectacular line-up of dignitaries, civil rights veterans and award winning entertainers will participate in the Medgar Wiley Evers Memorial dedication and the Medgar Evers Torch of Justice Awards Luncheon, Thursday June 13, at Alcorn State University in Lorman.
These national ceremonies will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights icon Medgar Wiley Evers, a beloved alumnus of Alcorn State. […]
In 1963, Constance Slaughter-Harvey enrolled in Tougaloo College. There she met civil rights leader Medgar Evers shortly before he was assassinated. His brutal death inspired her to get involved in the civil rights movement and help bring about changes in Mississippi.
After graduating cum laude from Tougaloo College with a degree in Political Science and Economics, Slaughter-Harvey continued her fight for social equality while attending law school at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and persevered to become the first black woman to receive a law degree from that institution in 1970. She later became the first black judge in the state of Mississippi.
As a trailblazer, Slaughter-Harvey will speak on a panel of “phenomenal female firsts in Mississippi at Alcorn State University on Monday, April 22. […]
