Month: September 2013

Explore the latest news, campus updates, student achievements, research highlights, and events from Tennessee State University. Stay informed with stories that matter to the TSU community.

TSU Jazz Collegiates Help Open Exchange Opportunities in Colombia Through Music

Tennessee State University is hoping a trip to Colombia, South America this summer by the University’s Collegiate Jazz Band will open doors for both educational and cultural exchange opportunities for students in the near future. This past August, the 20-piece jazz band was invited to perform at the Flower Festival, Colombia’s largest jazz festival that attracts thousands from around the country…

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Funding to Help TSU Students, Professors Promote Fair Housing Practices in Tennessee

Housing discrimination is a serious problem in the United States, and students and professors at Tennessee State University will soon be part of a program to promote fair housing practices in the middle Tennessee area. As part of a $1.7 million federal grant awarded to Tennessee, TSU will receive nearly $100,000 as a result of a grant proposal submitted by three professors in the College of Public Service and Urban Affairs…

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AOB Preps for Primetime (video)

The Tennessee State University band is taking their show on the road to be part of a nationally televised game. Watch as WKRN Channel 2 News visited recently to watch as the AOB prepares for primetime…

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Aristocrat of Bands to Perform During Thursday Night NFL Game

The Aristocrat of Bands from Tennessee State University can add St. Louis to the list of venues played when they march into the Edward Jones Dome Thursday, Sept. 26 and take the field at halftime during the nationally televised game between the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams.

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USDA Awards TSU More Than $1.5 Million for Agricultural Research

The USDA recently selected six research projects from TSU’s College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences for funding through the annual 1890 Capacity-Building program. A total of $1,534,150 will be awarded to investigative teams to support two- and three-year research projects that advance the body of knowledge in agricultural science, education and extension services…

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Admissions Office Steps Up Recruitment Drive, Hosts State-wide Forums with Guidance Counselors

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment has stepped up its efforts to ensure that all potential high school graduates in the state see Tennessee State University as their first choice for post-secondary education by holding talks with key high school “gatekeepers” or guidance counselors to expose them to programs at TSU, in the hope of counselors steering their students to seek admission at the University…

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