By Blacks In Tech On March 20-22, Black Founders will bring their HBCUHacks program to Grambling State University. HBCUHacks is a series of weekend hackathons that introduce students at historically black colleges and universities to technology careers and entrepreneurship. Grambling, LA — Black Founders has made Grambling State University the next stop on their… Continue reading Black Founders brings their HBCU Hack●a●thon to Grambling State University
Grambling State University Theatre to present The Bad Seed, by Maxwell Anderson.
Grambling State University Theatre to present The Bad Seed, by Maxwell Anderson. Performances are March 17-20, 2015 at the Floyd L. Sandle Theatre, located in the Conrad Hutchinson Performing Arts Center. The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Grambling State University is pleased to announce its final production of the 2014-2015 season, The… Continue reading Grambling State University Theatre to present The Bad Seed, by Maxwell Anderson.
Gramblinite Staffers Win Journalism Awards at Southeast Journalism Conference
Smiles flooded The Gramblinite newsroom as Grambling State University’s student newspaper was awarded fourth place for the Best College Newspaper in the Best of the South competition at the Southeast Journalism Conference. “I’m proud of our students, particularly because last spring we had no editor in chief. It was a group effort. Their hard… Continue reading Gramblinite Staffers Win Journalism Awards at Southeast Journalism Conference
FCC Commissioner to Visit Grambling State University at Mass Communication Workshop
Grambling State University will host the commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission and other important figures in the media industry during a workshop on Tuesday that will teach mass communication students about on-going issues and opportunities in the media industry. Commissioner Mignon Clyburn began her service at the FCC in August 2009. Prior to the… Continue reading FCC Commissioner to Visit Grambling State University at Mass Communication Workshop
GSU Alumni Ernie Ladd will be Inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame
One of Grambling State University’s most distinguished athletes, Ernie “Big Cat” Ladd, will be posthumously inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Ladd will forever be remembered for his successful careers in both professional football and wrestling. Born in 1938 in Rayville, La., Ladd attended Grambling State University on a… Continue reading GSU Alumni Ernie Ladd will be Inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame
GSU Football Coach Starts Fundraising Campaign in Shreveport
By Angelita Faller Grambling State University Football Coach Broderick Fobbs was honored at a Shreveport breakfast, which celebrated his naming as the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach of the Year and began a fundraising campaign to raise money for the university in light of the large cuts the university is facing in the 2015-2016 Louisiana… Continue reading GSU Football Coach Starts Fundraising Campaign in Shreveport
Weather Alert!
UPDATE! 02/26/2015 – The university will be open on Friday, Feb. 27. UPDATE! 02/25/2015 – Due to the continued threat of Inclement Weather, Grambling State University will be closed tomorrow, Thursday February 26th UPDATE! 02/24/2015 – Due to the continued threat of Inclement Weather, Grambling State University will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday February 25th UPDATE!… Continue reading Weather Alert!
Grambling Qualifies to Compete at Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Nationals in California
Student team will challenge the best and brightest HBCU students Grambling, LA – Completing a hard-fought journey that began in the fall, the team representing Grambling State Univ. has qualified to compete at the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament to be held March 21-25 in Torrance, California. Now in its 26th… Continue reading Grambling Qualifies to Compete at Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Nationals in California
Young, Member of Honors College demonstrates Scholarship, Leadership, and Comradeship
Derrick Young, Jr. was recently selected to be highlighted along with 2 other students for their leadership roles with the Pro-Israel UNIFY project by The Israel Campus Coalition. The Israel Campus Coalition created a short video of the 3 students who attend Northwestern, Princeton and Grambling State Universities respectively. The video demonstrates their campus initiatives… Continue reading Young, Member of Honors College demonstrates Scholarship, Leadership, and Comradeship
GSU Alumnus Donates Second African Art Collection to University
By Angelita Faller Most people would consider a one-time donation of a rare African art collection to their alma mater to be more than generous. For Grambling State University alumni Ira Wayne McConnell, this is his second time around. Ira Wayne, who is a managing partner for the Houston-based accounting and consulting firm McConnell &… Continue reading GSU Alumnus Donates Second African Art Collection to University