FALL 2012 Volume 11, No. 1
22) JSU sets stage for the future
By the time today’s preschoolers reach college age, Jackson State University will offer quite a different experience than it does today. Enrollment is projected to swell from 9,000 to 15,000. The student body will be more diverse, with many students earning their degrees entirely online. The campus and neighborhood will be transformed with business and housing developments connecting the campus to downtown Jackson, and an on-campus football stadium will make west Jackson a statewide destination.
6) White House internship
28) Alum’s Memphis charter school renews hope
Senior Tiffany Edmondson lives her dream with White House internship and summer job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
To hundreds of parents in an economically depressed North Memphis community, JSU alum the Rev. Anthony Anderson holds the key to a successful future for their children.
12) $3.5M program encourages
34) Cassandra Wilson headlines ‘Jazz on the Plaza’
launches summer job in D.C.
advancement of female faculty
A $3.5 million National Science Foundation grant launches JSUAdvance, which expands opportunities for JSU’s female faculty to publish research, travel internationally and prepare for top-level university positions.
18) Campus, community celebrate President Meyers’ inauguration Jacksonians welcome city, state and national leaders and visitors to mark the inauguration of the university’s 10th and first female president, Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers.
Grammy Award-winning vocalist and JSU alum Cassandra Wilson joins JSU’s jazz musicians and singers as the guest artist at the university’s annual outdoor concert, Jazz on the Plaza.
ON THE COVER: Karrington Mitchell graduates from JSU’s Lottie W. Thornton Early Childhood Center. Photo by Frank Wilson