Students Lead KTSU-FM Open House Annual Fund Campaign

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April 11-17, 2016
Reynolds inducted into Junior College Hall of Fame
Health and Kinesiology Assistant Professor Dr. Lacy Reynolds has
been inducted into to the Utica Junior College Hall of Fame. Reynolds
attended Utica Junior College from 1970 to 1972 and has been a
member of the Friends of the College since he graduated.
At Utica, he was an honor student, a member of Who’s Who in 1972
and played basketball. After graduating, he attended what was then
Mississippi Industrial College. He received a master’s degree in physical
education from Delta State University in 1975 and his doctorate in
education from Texas Southern University in 2007.
See Reynolds on page 2
1 of 3
Social Work Chair named 2015
Consulting Editor of the Year
Dr. Needha Boutte-Queen
was recently awarded the
2015 Consulting Editor of the
Year for the Journal of
Baccalaureate Social Work
(JBSW) at the 33rd annual
Conference of the Association
of Social Work Baccalaureate
Program Directors (BPD) in
Dallas.
As a TSU assistant basketball coach and instructor, his team won the Southwestern Atlantic
Conference championships in 1988, 1990, 1994, and 1995 and made appearances in the NCAA
tournament in 1990, 1994, and 1995. He served as head coach at Grambling State University
from 1995 to 1999 and was head women’s basketball coach at TSU from 2000The
to 2003.
2016 Faculty and Staff annual Fund Campaign got underway April 7, with
He began his career at Mississippi Industrial College where he was head basketball
coach
andcampaigns President’s Leadership Scholars (PLS) donors. 80
the honoring
of the
athletic director. He was an assistant coach and physical education instructorcampus
at LeMoyne-Owen
employees were recognized for their consecutive years of giving in the
College in Memphis from 1977 to 1983. His teams were conference champions
in 1978,
1979,
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or above
range.
and 1980 and appeared in the National Association for Intercollegiate AthleticsCampaign
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to accept
Tournament in 1982 and 1983.
The Campaign Steering Committee has set a goal of raising $300,000 with
Annual Fund Campaign underway, University brass commit to continued giving
80% participation, please consider making a donation.
Mark these dates on your calendar: April 14 - Mid-campaign breakfast in the
Tiger Room; April 26 - Victory Celebration in the New Science Building.
Pictured above are the university leaders who pledge to continue giving at PLS level for 2016. Shown are from left, Dr. Charles McClelland, vice-president of
intercollegiate athletics, Dr. John Rudley, university president, Dr. James Ward, provost and vice-president of Academic Affairs, Dr. Selina Ahmed, interim Human
Services and Consumer Sciences chair, Dr. Robert Bullard, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs dean, Dr. Edward Stemley, College of Pharmacy Health
Sciences dean, Dr. Gregg Maddox, Graduate School dean and interim associate provost/associate vice president of research, Dr. Docia Rudley, Thurgood Marshall School
of Law executive director of assessment, E. Craig Ness, vice president of Administration and Finance, and Andrew Hughey, General Counsel.
Students Lead KTSU-FM Open House
An excited team of students, alumni, employees and community
representatives all gathered for an Open House on Saturday at the
University’s Radio Station KTSU-FM, 90.9. The open house was a
meet and greet to welcome the recently hired general manager of
KTSU, Mr. Ernest Walker. Walker, who is well known in the city and
across the country has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment
industry and is a graduate of Houston’s Jack Yates High School. A
host of community leaders, colleagues and friends of Mr. Walker were
in attendance. A large group of TSU students, majoring in radio and
television and mass communication were on hand to greet the guest
and to lead tours of the station, the recording studios and news rooms.
To jump start KTSU’s membership campaign, individuals were
encouraged to sign up early to become members of the station. The
official membership campaign starts April 22 and runs through May 1,
2016. For information about becoming a member, call 713-313-7591.
Breakfast was provided by the Breakfast Klub, Marcus Davis, a
TSU Alumnus is President and Owner.
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Reynolds…continued from page 1
Student academic accomplishment will be
praised during annual convocation ceremony
As a TSU assistant basketball coach and instructor, his
team won the Southwestern Atlantic Conference
championships in 1988, 1990, 1994, and 1995 and made
appearances in the NCAA tournament in 1990, 1994, and
1995. He served as head coach at Grambling State University
from 1995 to 1999 and was head women’s basketball coach at
TSU from 2000 to 2003.
He began his coaching career at Mississippi Industrial
College where he was head basketball coach and athletic
director. He was an assistant coach and physical education
instructor at LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis from 1977
to 1983. His teams were conference champions in 1978, 1979,
and 1980 and appeared in the National Association for
Intercollegiate Athletics tournaments in 1982 and 1983 and
played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division III Tournament in 1982 and 1983.
Texas Southern University students who earned a GPA of 3.0 or above in the Spring
2015 and/or Fall 2015 semesters will receive special recognition at the university’s
annual Honors Day Convocation ceremony.
This university-wide ceremony, scheduled for Wednesday, April 27 at 12:00 p.m. in
the Health and Physical Education Arena, will include high praise from the deans,
provost, and president. Students’ parents and family members will be on campus to join
in celebrating the academic accomplishments of their loved ones on this wonderful
occasion. A reception will follow the ceremony.
Honorees should arrive by 11:00 a.m. If a student has met the requirements of 3.0 or
higher with 12 semester credit hours completed in each of the long semesters and did not
receive a letter of notification to attend the Honors Day Convocation as an honoree, they
are encouraged to call 713.313.6725 to be added to the list.
RJT Library announces
April events
Thursday, April 14 - Friday, April 15, 2016
36th Intercultural Communication Conference Abstract Deadline
Send Abstract submissions to ulasi_cc@tsu.edu or regisha@tsu.edu
Kimberly Fain, author of Black Hollywood: From Butlers
to Superheroes, the Changing Role of African American Men
in the Movies and Colson Whitehead: The Post-racial Voice
of Contemporary Literature, will give a lecture/discussion
Tuesday, April 12 in the Robert James Terry Library, 1 st
floor, Exhibit Room on diversity in Hollywood, The Oscars,
and the changing roles of African American men in movies.
The lecture will be from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
-------------------------------------In honor of National Poetry Month, “Poetry Straight From
The Heart - A Lonely Man’s Cry For Love”, will be presented
by author Roy Stewart Jr. and sponsored by the Robert
James Terry Library on Wednesday, April 13, at 4:00 p m in
the RJT 1st floor, Exhibit Room. This poetry reading will
feature several acclaimed performers as part of the libraries
annual recognition of its community awareness events
curriculum and National Poetry Month.
--------------------------------From Wednesday, April 27 – Friday, April 29, the Robert
J. Terry Library and the College of Liberal and Behavioral
Arts will host a read-in of Lillian Jones Horace’s Five
Generations Hence, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of
Horace’s historic work. Horace was the first published
African American novelist in Texas and one of the first black
publishers in American history when she printed her racial
separatist novel, Five Generations Hence. The read-in will
include a dynamic display with artifacts, books, pictures and
memorabilia. It will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.in
the RJT 1st floor, Exhibit Room.
Friday, April 22, 2016 -- Transfer Day
Public Affairs Bldg., room 114, 10:00 a.m.
For more information call 713-313-7071 or email admissions@tsu.edu
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University Calendar 2016
Saturday, April 30, 2016 -- Festival De La Amistad
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Visit www.amistadfest.org for more information or call 713-520-7900
Tuesday,Aid
May Dates
3, 2016 and Deadlines*
*Important Financial
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the Fall 2016 semester, it is imperative that all students be made be made aware of and
adhere to the following dates:
July 1, deadline to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA);
July 14, deadline to confirm payment for fall tuition through Financial Aid Payments
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
by Deferment or Financial Aid Awards;
Deadline
to
apply for Honors College admission
August 22, Fall 2016 classes begin;
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September 6, 12 class day – the
costbenefits
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recalculated;
visit–www.tsu.edu/honorscollege
September 12, 20th class day
last day to pay, secure a short-term loan or establish a
payment plan;
December 9, official closing of the semester.
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to these
willJuly
not be
eligible for financial aid this
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adhering to the deadlines.For more information call 713-313-7455
Monday, June 6, Wednesday, July 29, 2016
Tiger Summer Recreation Camp
Recreation Center, ages 5-14
To sign-up contact Jeremy Lewis at 713-313-6897
Events listed here are as of January 2016. To have your event listed, please send
information to Kendrick Callis (calliskd@tsu.edu) in the Office of Communications &
Community Relations.
Appreciatively,
Eva Pickens
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Department of Human Services &
Consumer Sciences
National Autism Awareness Month
Campaign
Faces of Autism Student Art Exhibit April 1
through April 30, 2016
“Faces of Autism” features student’s art from
local schools that work with children on the
Autism spectrum in conjunction with Texas
Southern University’s National Autism Awareness
Month campaign from April 1 until April 30,
2016. The exhibition includes collages, paintings,
and mixed media works of the students from
Westview School, Avondale House and Gardens
Elementary and is presented by Texas Southern
University Department of Human Services &
Consumer Sciences and Avondale House.
Professional Development Workshop April 13,
2016 @ 10:00 a.m.
Title: Music 4 Everyone, An Interventional
Music Curriculum, Joseph Dixon - Teaching
Artist, Arts Instructor- Avondale House
A presentation that introduces the concept of
interventional music curriculums, the results of a
2013 study of the customized interventional
curriculum titled, “ Music 4 Everyone” and
strategies that utilizes music to support attention,
motor and verbal development for special
education students through activities that
emphasize active engagement.
Professional Development Workshop April 20,
2016 @ 10:00 a.m.
Title: Inclusion Strategies, Joseph Dixon Teaching Artist, Arts Instructor- Avondale House
Inclusion Strategies is designed for both typical
and special education teachers and teaching
assistants that educate students in classrooms
where there is inclusion. Participants learn
strategies using music that address TEK, IEP and
Life Skills objectives and requires and promotes
full participation by all students where "general
education" and "special education students can
learn together.
Location for All Events;
Texas Southern University Department of
Human Services & Consumer Sciences
Cecelia Scott Lane Building Rm. 122
3100 Cleburne Houston, TX. 77004
Texas Southern University Department of
Human Services & Consumer Sciences Autism
Awareness Month Campaign serves as an outlet to
disseminate the latest information on Autism and
other related disabilities through exhibits, lectures
and workshops. For more information contact Dr.
Kim Dixon at (713) 313-7630.