(FOX40.COM) — Sacramento State was recognized by the California State Assembly as the first Black-Serving Institution in the state due to the university’s efforts to boost enrollment and graduation rates among Black students. The commemorative resolution was presented by the Assembly at a Thursday floor session with members of the campus inside the chamber. “It […]
Maryland State Police investigators are investigating the death of a state prison inmate in Somerset County as a homicide, The inmate is identified as Eugene Stanford, 49. Stanford was declared dedd by emergency medical service personnel. He was a state prison inmate serving time at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Princess Anne. A suspect, also […]
(WJBF) – A corrections officer at McCormick Correctional Institution is off the job and facing charges. 23-year-old Angel Monique Butler of Hephzibah, Georgia, is charged with Failure to Report Sexual Misconduct and Misconduct in Office. The report states that Butler failed to report a sexual relationship between a fellow officer and an inmate. She has […]
How high is it? “It’s a long way up, no matter the measure. From the bottom of the foundation to the top of the penthouse vent, it is 122.8 feet. From the ground floor to the top of the penthouse vent (all that will be seen above the ground) is 104.2” (Star Gazette June 4, […]
Apr. 8—Riverland Community College has announced its designation as an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). According to a press release from the college on Monday, this recognition comes because of the college’s efforts to serve the Hispanic community, with 15.8% of its current enrollment comprising Hispanic […]
Apr. 1—Odessa College on Monday gained the distinction of an All-Steinway Spirio Institution. Faculty and staff joined members of the administration and representatives from Steinway at the news conference held in the foyer of the Saulsbury Campus Center. Attendees were also treated to a demonstration of the Steinway Spirio virtually from Director of Customer Experience […]
By Donna Bryson COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (Reuters) – Pale marble pavers crisscross the Terrazzo, the plaza at the heart of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado that cadets traverse daily, on the way to class, the library and meals. In their first year, cadets must run and keep to the narrow marble strips whenever […]
Mar. 28—Odessa College will host a news conference at 3 p.m. April 1 in the Saulsbury Campus Center lobby for representatives from Steinway and Sons as they recognize OC as one of only a few institutions in the U.S. to earn the distinction as an All-Steinway Spirio Institution. With the Spirio technology and instruments, OC […]
Mar. 25—A year and four months after the University of Hawaii Board of Regents approved a strategic plan that in part calls for UH to “fulfill kuleana to Native Hawaiians and Hawaii, ” officials are preparing to select an administrator to implement that “imperative ” across the 10-campus system, and meanwhile launching a two-year cultural […]
(FOX40.COM) — It was Super Sunday at Saint Paul Church of Sacramento, which happens when California State University Sacramento partners with mostly black and African American churches to spread an empowering message about the importance of preparing for college. Dr. Marcellene Watson-Derbigny, CSU’s associate vice president for student retention and academic success, said the day […]
FILE – Morgan Geyser enters a Waukesha County courtroom for a status hearing, Sept. 29, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Geyser, one of two Wisconsin women accused of stabbing a classmate nearly to death almost a decade ago to please horror character Slender Man, again asked a judge on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, to release her […]