Grambling State University students had the honor of competing in the Honda Campus All Star Challenge National Championship tournament held March 21-25th. Honda has been conducting this HBCU Challenge for 25 years! This type of consistent support and celebration of our students’ academic talent is the type of March Madness that more companies should support.… Continue reading President’s Corner – March 27 2015
Month: March 2015
47th Annual Miss Calendar Girl Pageant
Grambling State University is proud to announce Joi’Lavia Porter as the winner of the 47th Annual Miss Calendar Girl Scholarship Pageant. As the new Miss Cover Girl, Porter, a sophomore psychology major, will receive $1,200, free housing for the 2015-2016 academic year and be featured on the cover of Grambling’s 2015-2016 calendar. Porter also received… Continue reading 47th Annual Miss Calendar Girl Pageant
Minister’s Conference Spring 2015
Ministers and college students alike were encouraged to take advantage of every opportunity they are granted during a memorable and passionate sermon delivered by Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., during GSU’s first Ministers Conference held March 25-27 in the School of Nursing Auditorium. “Everybody knows somebody who has failed… Continue reading Minister’s Conference Spring 2015
Do You Have What it Takes to Work at Google?
Google has been named the #1 Best Company to Work For by Fortune magazine in 2015, making it a desirable internship site for college students. If you want to work at Google, you need to be a leader, have a great resume and be flexible in a non-traditional work environment, according to Chastity Mills, a… Continue reading Do You Have What it Takes to Work at Google?
Coach Fobbs Profile
Ever since Broderick Fobbs was a young boy, he would sit on his father’s knee and listen to the great football stories of his time. His father, Lee Fobbs, was an All-American running back at Grambling State University, and Fobbs always dreamed of following in his father’s footsteps. As the head football coach at Grambling… Continue reading Coach Fobbs Profile
GSU Baseball Team Honors Ralph Garr, Sr.
Grambling State University honored one of its baseball greats at the home opener against Wiley College on Feb. 18, which was dubbed Ralph Garr, Sr. Day in honor of the 69-year-old Tiger veteran. Garr kicked off the game by throwing the first pitch. Garr graduated from Lincoln High School in Ruston before attending Grambling, where… Continue reading GSU Baseball Team Honors Ralph Garr, Sr.
GSU Alumnus Hosts Fundraiser featuring Coach Fobbs
A Grambling State University alumnus made automotive history last year, when he became the first African American to own and operate a Rolls-Royce dealership in the United States. Owning one of only 35 ultra luxurious Rolls-Royce dealerships in the country is not Thomas Moorehead’s only claim to fame in the automotive industry. In 2001, he… Continue reading GSU Alumnus Hosts Fundraiser featuring Coach Fobbs
President’s Corner – March 2015
Like all Louisiana state-funded agencies and universities, Grambling State University is waiting on the outcomes of the state budget process that will begin in April. The Governor has projected a huge shortfall in state resources that is driving an expected cut in higher education. We will not know the extent of the cuts to the… Continue reading President’s Corner – March 2015