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NEWS n April 30, 2011, Afro Times HOW HBCUS HAVE LEARNED TO GO GREEN The commitment to going green on HBCU campuses is not an easy one, but with ambassadors like alumnus Markese Bryant ’10, the success rate for these campus initiatives is steadily improving. Bryant works for Green for All, an Oakland, California-based organization that works to advance a clean energy economy as a solution to both environmental
and economic challenges and coordinates the HBCU Green Ambassadors internship program, which trains and supports students organizing sustainability initiatives at HBCU campuses. n May 1, 2011, “CBS Sports” SUNRISE TO SUNSET: A PGA PROFESSIONAL’S LIFE Morehouse Head Golf Coach Bill Lewis was featured during this “CBS Sports” special, which aired nationally on the CBS Network. Lewis, who is a certified PGA Golf professional, was profiled in the special for his contributions to the Morehouse golf program, as well as his work with First Tee of Atlanta, a program geared toward providing affordable and accessible instructions along with educational programming for youth through the game of golf in
the greater Atlanta area.
n May 18, 2011, Focus Daily News (“NBC Nightly News,” Atlanta Journal Constitution, WXIA-TV, WSB-TV, WAG-TV, WGCL-TV) MOREHOUSE GRADUATES FIRST RENAISSANCE CLASS Four years ago, when he took the helm of the presidency, Robert M. Franklin ’75 stood before members of the freshman class and challenged them, as Renaissance Men, to take their place in the world. On Sunday, May 15, 2011, nearly 500 graduates became the first Renaissance class to graduate under Franklin’s vision. n August 15, 2011, JET magazine COLLEGE BOUND Jet profiled some of the innovative new courses and programs on HBCU campuses for fall 2011. Featured in this article was
Morehouse College’s new Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies Program, also known as CTEMS. The new [program] allows students to follow in the footsteps of alumni Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson and Bill Nunn. It includes a screenwriting workshop and a lecture series on black men, black boys and the psychology of modern media. n September 11, 2011, USA Today MOREHOUSE HOWARD RENEW FOOTBALL RIVALRY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. The Nation’s Football Classic featuring a revival of the historic match-up between the Maroon Tigers and the Howard Bison drew media attention from across the nation. The event was cov-
n April 25, 2011, Crain’s Chicago Business
7 Over Seventy What’s age got to do with it? After decades in public life, Morehouse President Emeritus Walter E. Massey ‘58 was featured with six other Chicago leaders who still thrive to put power behind business and civic causes. The last thing Massey was expecting after retiring as president of Morehouse was to be another college president. But when the offer came to head up the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he couldn’t resist. “I was stunned,” said Massey. “I wasn’t sure I’d fit into a school of art and design.” He, like many others, is bringing new meaning to the term “senior executives.” Photo: Crain’s / Credit: Erik Unger MOREHOUSE MAGAZINE
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