Volume 1, Issue 4
April 2019
Upstate SC Chapter M o n t h l y Special points of interest: •
ALERT: Next Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Augusta Road Library (100 Lydia Street; Greenville, SC. starting at 1:00 PM. Look forward to seeing you there!!!
Inside this issue:
HBCU Classic Baseball Game
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F l o r i d a A & C o m p e t e s f o r t a t 3 0 t h A n n u a A l l - S t a r
M U n i v e r s i t y h e C h a m p i o n s h i p l H o n d a C a m p u s C h a l l e n g e
NATIONAL COMPETITION CELEBRATES HBCU ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
After winning a series of regional competitions, Florida A&M University is one of 48 schools that will vie for the championship title at the 30th annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), America's premier academic competition for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The HCASC National Championship Tournament will be held April 13-17, 2019 on the American Honda campus in Torrance, California. Florida A&M University has the opportunity to win the HCASC top prize - a $75,000 institutional grant from Honda.The 2019 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge finals will be live-streamed on Tuesday, April 16 starting at 12:00 p.m. ET. To view the live stream and for more information about HCASC, including a full list of the 48 qualifying teams, visit HCASC.com.
Did you know??? In the 29 years of the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, FAMU has qualified for 27 of the 30. They have won the event 8 times. The next closes school with wins would be Morehouse with 4 wins, followed by Oakwood with 3 wins and several schools with one or two wins.
Emails for the Chapter FAMU Alumni Chapter Alumni Store for your Alumni GEAR
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famu.upstatesc@gmail.com
FAMU Alumni President famu.upstatesc.pres@gmail.com
2019 FAMU Football Schedule
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FAMU Alumni Secretary famu.upstatesc.sec@gmail.com
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HBCU Classic Jackie Robinson Day Celebration Sat. April 27 @ 4PM Lets get out to the HBCU Classic Jackie Robinson Day Celebration at Fluor Field on Saturday, April 27th at 4:00 PM to support HBCU’s. We should wear our
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FAMU gear and represent the University that helped develop us as the stand up citizens that we are in the Upstate. The game starts at 6:00 PM, but there will be Pre-Game activities that start at 4:00 PM. Lets represent for FAMU
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HBCU Classic Sponsored by MICHELIN.
Michelin is a sponsor the 2019 HBCU Classic/Jackie Robinson Celebration on for Saturday, April 27th at 4 PM (baseball game at 6 PM). It’s the Drive’s annual salute to Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. This year they are excited to showcase Claflin University vs. Winston Salem State University. FREE admission for K-12 students.
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N a t i o n a l A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n & S o u t h e r n R e g i o n N e w s
National Convention Information Coming soon is the 2019 Annual National Alumni Convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Here are some dates that you should be aware of concerning the Convention. April 13—Deadline to purchase Ads for the 2019 National Alumni Convention Book April 15— Deadline to
become a sponsor for the 2019 FAMU NAA Convention April 26—Last Day to reserve a vendor table for the 2019 Alumni Convention. May 16-19 FAMU National Alumni Convention in Birmingham, AL. Here are some of the activities and events that are currently planned for the Na-
tional Alumni event this year. They are: 1. Fundraising Luncheon— featuring C. Denise Hendricks (CNN Headline News Producer) 2.
FAMU President’s State of the University Breakfast.
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National Alumni Association President’s Inauguration Activities
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Doris L. Hicks Life Members Breakfast
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FAMU NAA Distinguished Alumni Award Black Tie Gala.
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Town Hall with Deans of Pharmacy, Journalism and College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
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Rattler Church Service
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