>The Morgan Way
Morgan State University
The Morgan Way
D
uring his first months in office, in 2010, Morgan State University President David K. Wilson began a campaign to challenge the institution’s cultural norms and change the meaning of what he called “The Morgan Way.” The president found a number of allies in his initiative to promote excellence, including Morgan’s athletic director, Edward Scott, Ph.D., who joined the University in 2016. Dr. Scott told his senior staff to make the phrase “The Morgan Way” a positive comment in their conversations with Bear athletes. He believed that if athletes, as admired individuals on campus, bought into the campaign and began using the
phrase, its value would spread. His belief was correct. Since then, varsity and non-varsity players as well as students outside of athletics have begun to embrace various iterations of The Morgan Way concept. President Wilson and MSU Vice President for Student Affairs Kevin Banks, Ed.D., visit all Morgan residence halls and hold fireside chats with students to explain Morgan’s history, promise and purpose and to define The Morgan Way as strict adherence to the University’s six core values. n
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