2 0 1 9 YEAR IN REVIEW M O R G A N
S T A T E
U N I V E R S I T Y
STUDENTS
1,377 800
150
IN 2019, A TOTAL OF 1,377 STUDENTS WERE AWARDED DEGREES, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM GRADUATED DURING MORGAN’S 143RD SPRING COMMENCEMENT
THE UNIVERSITY CONFERRED ITS 800TH DOCTORAL DEGREE DURING ITS 7TH FALL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES, A NUMBER THAT INCLUDED A RECORD 79 DOCTORATES AWARDED IN 2019
MORGAN’S OFFICE OF STUDY ABROAD SUCCESSFULLY FACILITATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR 150 STUDENTS TO STUDY, INTERN AND/OR RESEARCH INTERNATIONALLY
10
149
3
THE WORLD-RENOWNED MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CHOIR SPENT 10 DAYS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM PARTICIPATING IN A MEMORABLE SIX-DATE CONCERT TOUR
MORGAN’S LATEST FULBRIGHT GRANT AWARDEES BROUGHT THE UNIVERSITY’S TOTAL TO 149 IN 44 COUNTRIES, FOREMOST AMONG ALL HBCUS
THREE MORE MORGAN STUDENTS WERE NAMED AS UNIVERSITY INNOVATION FELLOWS THIS YEAR
2 0 1 9 YEAR IN REVIEW M O R G A N
S T A T E
U N I V E R S I T Y
UNIVERSITY
1
ST
MORGAN’S BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED THE PURSUIT OF A NEW BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CLOUD COMPUTING, WHICH WOULD BE THE FIRST PROGRAM OF ITS KIND OFFERED AT A MARYLAND UNIVERSITY
$
100k
DURING THE 2ND ANNUAL MORGAN ON THE VINEYARD EVENT, MSU ALUMNI GAVE MORE THAN $100,000 IN DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION FUND
r2 THE CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ELEVATED MORGAN TO A CLASSIFICATION OF R2, A STATUS RESERVED FOR DOCTORAL UNIVERSITIES WITH HIGH RESEARCH ACTIVITY
22.1m 2022 100 AN ESTIMATED 22.1 MILLION TELEVISION VIEWERS NATIONWIDE AND 3.5 MILLION SPECTATORS IN NEW YORK WATCHED THE MAGNIFICENT MARCHING MACHINE’S DEBUT PERFORMANCE IN THE 93RD MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
MORGAN’S BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED A PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY TO CONSTRUCT A NEW APARTMENT-STYLE RESIDENCE FACILITY ON CAMPUS THAT WOULD BE COMPLETED IN FALL 2022
2019 MARKED THE 100TH YEAR OF MORGAN’S EXISTENCE AT ITS CURRENT NORTHEAST BALTIMORE LOCATION, A MILESTONE THAT WAS RECOGNIZED AT THE ANNUAL FOUNDERS DAY CONVOCATION
2 0 1 9 YEAR IN REVIEW M O R G A N
S T A T E
U N I V E R S I T Y
GRANTS
5 SILICON VALLEY-BASED TECHNOLOGY FIRM RIPPLE FUNDED A 5-YEAR INITIATIVE TO BRING ADVANCED FINTECH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO MORGAN
$
1.6M 500k
$
MORGAN STATE’S PEARL NETTED NEARLY $500,000 IN GRANTS FURTHERING AQUATIC RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY’S VITALITY
MORGAN WAS AWARDED A THREE-YEAR, $1.6-MILLION GRANT FROM BASE 11 TO FUND A NEW STUDENT ROCKETRY PROGRAM
500k 35M
MORGAN’S SCHOOL OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES RECEIVED A $499,999 GRANT AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TO ADVANCE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
$
$
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AWARDED MORGAN A TOTAL OF $35-MILLION IN NEW GRANT AWARDS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH ON CAMPUS
1.25M
$
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDED MORGAN A $1.25-MILLION GRANT TO INCREASE GRADUATES WITH STEM DEGREES
2 0 1 9 YEAR IN REVIEW M O R G A N
S T A T E
U N I V E R S I T Y
ATHLETICS
64%
2
SCHOLAR-ATHLETES CONTINUED TO EXCEL BETWEEN THE LINES AND IN THE CLASSROOM: 64% OF MSU ATHLETIC TEAMS NETTED A GPA OF 3.0 OR HIGHER
MSU ATHLETICS NAMED TWO NEW HEAD COACHES: TYRONE WHEATLEY (FOOTBALL) AND KEVIN BROADUS (BASKETBALL)
2
0
2.5M
$
1
MSU’S W.A.C. HUGHES MEMORIAL STADIUM UNDERWENT A MAJOR $2.5-MILLION RENOVATION OF ITS FOOTBALL FIELD AND RUNNING TRACK
9