Grambling State News

GRAMBLING, La. – August 17, 2021– Grambling State University (GSU) student Jordan Braithwaite has been selected as an HBCU Scholar by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. She is among 86 students from across the nation being recognized for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, civic engagement and more. U.S. Secretary of… Continue reading Grambling State University Student Selected as Scholar by White House Initiative on HBCUs

Three students named drum majors; one is the second woman in the last 70 years GRAMBLING, La. – August 16, 2021 –Deante Gibson, Candace Hawthorne, and Sheavion Jones have been named drum majors for the World Famed Tiger Marching Band at Grambling State University (GSU). Gibson, of Jeanerette, La., is a senior marketing/management major; Hawthorne,… Continue reading GSU Announces Drum Majors for World Famed Tiger Marching Band

First-year milestones include cumulative 3.24 GPA, launch of an Aspiring MiSTER program at local junior high school GRAMBLING, La. – August 15, 2021- The Call Me MiSTER® program celebrated one year at Grambling State University (GSU) with a banquet earlier this month. Held at the Washington-Johnson Complex, the banquet drew the MiSTERS, family members, and… Continue reading Call Me MiSTER® Program Celebrates One Year at Grambling State University

Hopes history can help fuel plans for a gymnastics program in the future GRAMBLING, La. – August 12, 2021 – Grambling State University (GSU) alumna Youlia Delafosse Rabon recently sat transfixed in her seat at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. She watched as young gymnasts took to the floor, vault, uneven bars, and beam… Continue reading Alumna Recalls Tumbling and Gymnastics at Grambling State University in the 1960s

Forgiveness amount expected to total 1.5 million   GRAMBLING, La. – August 1, 2021 – Grambling State University (GSU) will forgive student debt for those with current semester balances from spring 2020 through summer 2021.   “GSU continues to invest in ensuring that its students receive a high-quality education that propels their economic mobility,” said GSU Vice… Continue reading GSU to Forgive Student Debt for Those with Semester Balances from Spring 2020 through Summer 2021 

GRAMBLING, La. – July 29, 2021 –  Grambling State University (GSU) Head Track and Field Coach Bertram Lovell was among elite athletes who earned a spot at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. At the time, he was on a team from Trinidad and Tobago set to compete in the men’s 4 x 100… Continue reading GSU Track & Field Coach Recalls His Time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany

The second longest serving president in recent history, he asserts that leading the institution isn’t a job; it’s his God-given purpose by Bobbie Handcock | Office of Communications GRAMBLING, La. – July 28, 2021 – On August 1, Rick Gallot will celebrate his fifth year as Grambling State University (GSU) president. During his tenure, the former… Continue reading Gallot Reflects on Five Years as Grambling State University President

Power Moves of New York wins inaugural Isla invitational GRAMBLING, La. – July 25, 2021 –  The Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (BGDG) Conference wrapped up Sunday at Grambling State University with its inaugural invitational and an exhibition. A team from New York walked away with the win in BGDG’s first invitational. Held at GSU’s Fredrick… Continue reading Brown Girls Do Gymnastics Conference Culminates at GSU with Invitational & Exhibition

Tickets Available for Gymnastics Invitational and Exhibition on Sunday GRAMBLING, La. – July 24, 2021 –  The Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (BGDG) Conference continued Saturday at Grambling State University as young gymnasts focused on enhancing their techniques and parents attended informational workshops. The event is a collaboration between GSU, The Doug Williams Center, and the… Continue reading Day 2 of Brown Girls Do Gymnastics Conference Focuses on Techniques, Workshops & Tours

Tickets still Available for Gymnastics Invitational and Exhibition on Sunday GRAMBLING, La. – July 23, 2021 –  Young gymnasts of color from 23 states are at Grambling State University this weekend for the 5th Annual Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (BGDG) Conference. Held at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center, the event is a collaboration between… Continue reading Brown Girls Do Gymnastics Conference Kicks Off at GSU with Salute to Legendary Gymnast & Informational Workshops