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Campus NewsBriefs A Weekly Update of Activities at Rust College Vol. 42, No. 15
February 4, 2013
Gold Medalist to Share Experiences with Students Motivational Speaker Part of 2012-2013 Lyceum Series Gold medal winner and Olympic basketball coach Jennifer Gillom will visit Rust College Wednesday, February 13. Gillom was an assistant coach to the 2010 USA Women’s Basketball World Championship team and the Olympic basketball team from 2012 Summer Olympics in London. A native of Abbeville, Mississippi, Gillom attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in Oxford where she earned a career record of 103-23, and appeared in four NCAA tournaments—including two appearances in the Sweet 16 and two appearances in the Elite Eight. After leaving Ole Miss, Gillom went on to play with the 1988 Gold Medal Olympic Team. She played seven seasons with the WNBA (Phoenix Mercury), and she is also the former head coach of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks and the Minnesota Lynx. She is currently an assistant coach for the Washington Mystics.
Jennifer Gillom
Awards for Jennifer Gillom include the 1985 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year Award, the 1986 SEC Female Athlete of the Year Award, and the 2002 WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award. She was inducted to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (Knoxville, Tennessee) in 2009. The sports complex at Ole Miss was named the Gillom Sports Center after Jennifer and her sister Peggy. She is also the sister of Coach Priscilla Gillom-Fisher, Director of Student Activities for Rust College. Ms. Gillom will speak at 3:00 p.m. in Heard Auditorium of the McCarty-Varnell B.C.S. Building. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
Upcoming Lyceum Events: Wednesday, March 6—7:00 p.m.: The Innovators, an a’cappella music group from Zimbabwe. The group was formed in 2007 and have recorded three albums and two singles. Their amazing tour journey helps fund the needs of the youth, children and families in Zimbabwe.
Tuesday, March 12—7:00 p.m.: Watoto DeAfrika, Memphis Watoto Performing Arts Ensemble. This program uses a variety of afrocentric literary styles including movement and black poetic composition and expressions. The Memphis Watoto group has performed for Rust College students and community residents twice, with one performance incorporating members of the Rust College student body.
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“BY THEIR FRUITS…
A Sooooooo Sweet Week with the Ladies of Zeta Phi Beta By: Hope Green The lovely women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Iota Gamma Chapter, started the week off in the 1950s. Their theme was entitled “1950s Musicals” and from their creative decorations in the cafeteria, one could definitely feel the 1950s vibe. The events during their week ranged from a sock-hop to a Zeta Carnival. The ladies really strutted their stuff on Iota Gamma Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. with Soror Amy Bolton-Curley (center) Wednesday during their 20132014 Miss Blue Revue and Mr. Debonair Pageant, crowning Ms. Shakeitha Gardner and Mr. LeDarius Davis. They welcomed Soror Amy Bolton-Curley, who has produced several television specials including “The Trumpet Awards” and BET’s “Sunday Best”. Bolton-Curley gave a powerful speech on Thursday during the weekly AEP assembly. “The student response to our week was absolutely phenomenal!" said Portia Ellis, president of the Iota Gamma Chapter. "We were a little apprehensive because the weather got so severe during the week to the extent that classes were canceled. Nevertheless, the events remained, and we had a larger number of student attendance and more positive feedback than we could have ever imagined!” Miss Blue Revue Shakeitha Gardner and Mr. Debonair LeDarius Davis
Black History Moment: Carter G. Woodson Carter G. Woodson is known as the Father of Black History. In 1915, Woodson helped found the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (which later became the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History), which had the goal of placing African-American historical contributions front and center. The next year he established the Journal of Negro History, a scholarly publication. Woodson also formed the African-American-owned Associated Publishers Press in 1921 and would go on to write more than a dozen books over the years, including A Century of Negro Migration (1918), The History of the Negro Church (1921), The Negro in Our History (1922) and Mis-Education of the Negro (1933). Mis-Education—with its focus on the Western indoctrination system and African-American selfempowerment—is a particularly noted work and has become regularly course adopted by college institutions. In addition to his writing pursuits, Woodson also worked in a number of educational positions, serving as a principal for Washington, D.C.’s Armstrong Manual Training School before working as a college dean at Howard University and the West Virginia Collegiate Institute. To help teachers with African-American studies, Woodson later created the Negro History Bulletin in 1937 and also penned literature for elementary and secondary school students. Woodson died on April 3, 1950, a respected and honored figure who received accolades for his vision. His legacy continues on, with Black History Month being a national cultural force recognized by a variety of media formats, organizations and educational institutions. Source: Biography.com
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Guest Professor Lectures On Emancipation Proclamation The Division of Social Science welcomed Dr. Michael Williams, professor of African American History at Mississippi State University, Monday, January 28. Dr. Williams presented a lecture to students and faculty, “Realizing the Promise of the Emancipation Proclamation: Medgar Evers and the Black Freedom Movement in Mississippi”. Dr. Williams received his Bachelor of Arts in History in 2000; a Master of Arts in History in 2004, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy in 2007 from the University of Mississippi. Following his graduation from Ole Miss, Dr. Williams served as an adjunct professor at Rust College, teaching U.S. History, from August 2007 until December 2007. He joined the Mississippi State faculty as an assistant professor of history and Dr. Marco Robinson presents a Certificate of African American studies in August 2008. Appreciation to Dr. Michael Williams of Mississippi State University.
A PHantastic Week with the K’s By: Hope Green
The pretty women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Theta Upsilon Chapter began their week with awe-inspiring décor and class. As the students of Rust College graced the cafeteria, they were met with decorations that were just as graceful, classic, and elegant as the members of the sorority they represented. The theme of AKA Week 2013 was “PHantasy Island” and from the looks of things one could tell that PHantasies would definitely come true. Activities such as: Know Your Mate, Roommate, or Best friend Game Show, a dance-a-thon, and a movie night were just a few of the many that occurred during Theta Upsilon’s week. The organization crowned Shamya Howell as their Miss Pink and Green 2013-2014 on Tuesday January 22. The AKAs stunned the pageant audience with their lavish decorations which included a six-foot clam with a pearl inside. The ladies welcomed Mrs. Victoria Burley-Whigham, a graduate of Rust College and a 1991 initiate of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. , who gave a meaningful speech during the women’s Academic Enrichment Program assembly. “Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Theta Upsilon’s 2013-2014 Week was more than a success,” said Theta Upsilon Vice President and program chair Tenisia Russell. “ I was stopped constantly on campus by students with positive feedback on our week. To ensure that our chapter has more successful weeks to come, we will continue to plan ahead as we did this year—as well as have full participation by each soror. I am elated to know that we fulfilled the ‘PHantasies’ we had for our week.”
Miss Pink and Green 2013-14 Shamya Howell
PHantasy Island ended with community service at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab of Holly Springs on Saturday, January 26th.
The ladies of the Theta Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. with Mrs. Victoria Burley-Whigham (center).
Announcements
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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY… Emergency notifications for students, faculty and staff will be handled by mass email, Channel 19, WURC 88.1 FM, RC-TV 2, and campus loud speakers. If you would like to receive emergency notifications by text message, please submit your cell phone number to Mrs. Carolyn Hymon, Dean of Students. The numbers will be used for emergencies ONLY and will not be distributed.
Emergency Numbers: Security office: 662-252-8090 Security guard on patrol: 662-216-3429 IMPORTANT FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION Rust College Loan Disbursement & Refund Policy Loan disbursement and refunds will be issued after authorized charges have been deducted (tuition, room & board, etc). All student must be enrolled with at least six (6) hours each module in order to process the loan. Loan Disbursements Spring Semester All Students with “30” hours or less will have their loans disbursed to the college in (2) equal payments each semester: 2013 Spring Semester (Students enrolled in the Fall 2012) 1st Payment January 16, 2013 2nd Payment February 28, 2013 (Students enrolled in the Spring 2013) 1st Payment February 7, 2013 2nd Payment March 7, 2013 If the student account shows a credit balance after payments have been applied to the student’s college expenses (tuition, room & board, etc.) a refund check will then be issued to the student no later than 14 days after the credit balance has been noted.
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