Updated: 3:19 PM CST During the duration of the partnership, Magnolia Bluffs Casino will provide Alcorn Athletics with $25,000 per year for a total of $75,000. Kevin Preston, president of Premier Gaming group, is looking forward to the Alcorn athletics and academic collaboration. “Our team at Magnolia Bluffs Casino is proud to be a sponsor […]
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Alcorn State junior named Tom Joyner Foundation Hercules Scholar
DeAnte’ Spann is a junior, elementary education major, reading and technology minor from Morton, Mississippi. This future education administrator plans to focus on instructional technology and later become a college professor. At Alcorn, DeAnte’ serves as the Director of Communications for the Residence Hall Association, is a member of the Ronald McNair Scholar Program, the Alcorn Chapter […]
Alcorn Fall 2013 High School and Transfer Day
Alcorn State University will be hosting a High School and Transfer Day on September 14, 2013. View the flyer below for more details. Fall 2013 High School and Transfer Day Location: Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex Start Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Alcorn president plans his second national alumni tour
CONTACT: Division of Media Relations Alcorn State University (601) 877-6131 or (601) 443-3658 news@alcorn.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Alcorn State, Miss. (August 21, 2013) – Alcorn President M. Christopher Brown II is finalizing plans for his second national alumni listening and speaking tour. The Big City Tour begins Sept. 15 and […]
Alcorn’s Myrlie Evers honored with National Urban League Civil Rights Award
Alcorn State, Miss. (July 30, 2013) – The Alcorn family congratulates civil rights icon Myrlie Evers for being honored with the National Urban League Civil Rights Award. Mrs. Evers, who serves as Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Alcorn State University, accepted the award at the 2013 National Urban League Conference held July 24-27, 2013, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “We […]
Dr. Kassie Freeman presents at Comparative Education World Congress in Brazil
Alcorn State, Miss. (June 27, 2013) – Dr. Kassie Freeman, director of strategic innovation at Alcorn State University, attended the XV Comparative Education World Congress held June 24-28, 2013, by the School of Economics, Buenos Aires University, Brazil. Dr. Freeman served as president of the Comparative International Education Society (CIES) in 2003-2004. She was the […]