Minor league baseball CEO Pat O'Connor visited FAMU. Photo credit: milb.com Imagine walking into your class and seeing the CEO of the Minor League Baseball franchise. Ready and nervous at the same time to get your foot in the door, maybe working for the MiLB could possibly be […]
Author: Jermaine Kershner | Staff Reporter
FAMU Nursing School on Probation
The Florida A&M University School of Nursing (SON) is in jeopardy of losing their accreditation after 82 years of being the oldest continuing baccalaureate nursing program at a historically black institution. Beginning in 1936, FAMU’s School of Nursing has offered Bachelor and Master’s of Science degree, as well as […]
Provisional accreditation ruling concerns for j-school students
School of Journalism and Graphic Communication students during “Grads are Back,” which took place in Fall 2017. Photo credit: SJGC.famu.edu It looked as though the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication was in the clear after the accreditation site team’s visit in February. But the program received a provisional status when […]
Tamaria Williams changing FAMU one department at a time
Tamaria Williams is a warm hearted, educated professional and an impartial visionary. Growing up with two sisters and a brother in Midway, about 15 miles west of Tallahassee, Williams is no stranger to the city that cultivates scholars. “My parents always instilled in us the importance of education,” said Williams, […]
Over 40 Countries Represented at FAMU’s 5th Annual International Food and Cultural Awareness Festival
Students, faculty and staff members from over 40 countries were united on Friday, April 20, inside of the Hansel E. Tookes, Sr. Student Recreation Center for Florida A&M University’s 5th Annual International Food and Cultural Awareness Festival. The festival was held in order to celebrate the cultural diversity of […]
Grammy nominated rapper comes to Tallahassee
Goldlink at Potbelly's on Thursday. Photo cred: Swerve Lifestyle DeAnthony Carlos, better known by his stage name GoldLink, continued his debut album “At What Cost” tour in Tallahassee after multiple cancelled shows. The D.C. rapper had a sold-out concert on April 19 at Potbelly’s featuring hip-hop artist and saxophonist Masego. […]
Hamilton: ‘I want to continue to break barriers’
Graduating psychology student Soladeen Hamilton anxiously awaits the walk he will take across the Lawson Center stage on May 5. This is no ordinary walk as Hamilton will be the first of his nine siblings to claim this proud achievement. “I’ve been anticipating this day since stepping foot on the hill. […]
SBI student is “Queen of Internships’
Sydney Erin Clark has orange and green in her blood. This third-generation Rattler has never once doubted that Florida A&M University was her home. At a very young age she was attending homecoming and being surrounded by FAMU’s culture. It was no surprise that FAMU would be Clark’s top […]
FAMU student leaving her mark, one face at time
Most students have a hard time balancing classes, extra-curricular activities and other curveballs that life may throw, but some take on venturing out and starting new businesses. That is exactly what Erykah Clarke, a third-year health care management student who is better known as “Mochaa,” did. She turned something […]
Sophomore makes her mark in SBI
ldquo;Caring,” “ambitious” and “focused,” are three words Livi Grant used to describe herself on a daily basis. The second-year business administration student has already left her mark on the School of Business & Industry, and she plans to continue her hard work and leadership. From her many accolades to […]