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Professional Development Workshop to Awaken the Gifts of Character
ATLANTA (June 5, 2008) Awaken the Gifts of Characer by participating in The Virtues Project, a workshop designed to help you live the best life possible.
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Businesswoman, philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson’s keynote at Spelman Graduation Characterized by Forthright Assessment of Global Market
ATLANTA (May 23, 2008) Sports mogul, CEO and philanthropist, Sheila C. Johnson charged more than 500 young women to not only "leave an indelible stamp on this world," but to also "save it," when she addressed the Spelman College Class of 2008 at its 121st Commencement, Sunday, May 18, at the Cathedral at Chapel Hill in Decatur, Ga.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE GRADUATES GO FORTH TO CHANGE THE WORLD
ATLANTA (May 19, 2008) The Spelman College Class of 2008 will continue its legacy of graduating women who change the world. As in the past, this year’s graduates have persevered and overcome challenges to now embark on their professional journey to profoundly and positively impact the world.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE COACH TRAVELS TO JORDAN AND ISRAEL FOR FRIENDSHIP GAMES
Mercer Goes Home to Serve as Ambassador for the Global Game of Basketball
ATLANTA (May 22, 2008) LaVon Mercer, associate director of athletics and head coach of the Spelman College Jaguar basketball team, is set to make his second appearance as a coach and guest speaker at the Friendship Games basketball tournament in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, May 30 through Thursday, June 5.
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PHILANTHROPIST AND ENTREPRENUER SHEILA C. JOHNSON TO ADDRESS SPELMAN COLLEGE CLASS OF 2008
Ingrid Saunders Jones and Ernest Green to Receive Honorary Degrees
Erica Hunt to receive National Community Service Award
ATLANTA (May 2, 2008) On Sunday, May 18, at 5 p.m., at the Cathedral at Chapel Hill in Decatur, Ga., Johnson will inspire more than 500 graduates to achieve their own milestones and change the world when she delivers the commencement address to the Spelman College class of 2008. Johnson will also receive an honorary degree.
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SPELMAN RECEIVES $1.4 MILLION GRANT TO MENTOR AND DEVELOP FEMALE SCIENTISTS
ATLANTA (April 24, 2008) Spelman College has received a $1.4 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to identify creative new ways to engage students in the biological sciences. Spelman will use the grant to help more Black women develop and maintain an interest in science through a documentary film project, a revamped mentoring program and new science classes.
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MINORITY FEMALE DEMOCRATS SAY IT’S
ABOUT LEADERSHIP, NOT RACE OR GENDER
Obama Backers Believe He Can Win;
Clinton Supporters Not As Confident She Can
ATLANTA (April 21, 2008 ) According to a new nationwide survey commissioned by LEADS at Spelman College, minority female Democrats say leadership ability, not race or gender, is the primary motivator for their selection of Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee.
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STUDENT ART INSTALLATION EMPOWERS CHILDREN TO MAKE POSITIVE CHOICES
ATLANTA (April 20, 2008) The Spelman College Art as a Social Action class, in conjunction with The Study Hall, an afterschool program in the Peoplestown community of Atlanta, present “Power Play: Choosing Empowerment on the Playground.” This 4-by-5-foot interactive outdoor installation uses four diptych panel paintings of life-sized children to promote self-esteem and self-empowerment among second-grade scholars in the program.
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ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER HOSTS CNN’S BLACK IN AMERICA TOUR April 22
ATLANTA (April 18, 2008) CNN ends tour of six historically Black colleges and universities at Clark Atlanta, Morehouse and Spelman.
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SPELMAN STUDENTS USE SPRING BREAK TO HELP CHANGE THE WORLD
ATLANTA (April 10, 2008) While many students were relaxing on the beach during spring break, a group of Spelman College students took a life-changing trip to the Republic of Senegal to help build a school library in support of the 10,000 Girls organization. Black Entertainment Television chronicled the nine-day humanitarian mission for “Spring Break Diaries,” a half-hour special which premieres on Sunday, April 13, 2008, at 11 a.m. EST on BET.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE CONCERT CELEBRATES ALL-STEINWAY STATUS
ATLANTA (April 9, 2008) Leon Bates, one of the world’s leading pianists, performs a list of classical and jazz favorites to honor the College’s momentous event.
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CRACKER BARREL PROVIDES SPELMAN COLLEGE WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE SUPPORT
ATLANTA (April 7, 2008) Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. presented two Spelman College students with $2,500 scholarships as part of the Cracker Barrel Endowed Heritage Scholars program at Spelman College. Senior-year students Tanganica Turner and Eddiemae Nash will use the scholarship funding to help pay tuition for their final semesters at Spelman College.
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Khadijah Robinson Takes Top Honors in Essay Competition from NAFEO, The Sallie Mae Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2008— Third annual "Writers of Passage" scholarship winners announced for students attending historically black colleges and universities
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Spelman College wins NHL and Thrashers' Marketing Challenge
NEW YORK / ATLANTA (March 24, 2008) Winning team receives new Verizon cell phones, free school books for a year as well as Atlanta Thrashers merchandise
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TORNADO, CLIMATE CHANGE TO BE FOCUS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EARTH DAY SUMMIT
ATLANTA (March 27, 2008) Spelman College Environmental Task Force partners with the Turner Foundation and key environmental groups to provide vital information about impending climate changes and what to do to prepare and stave off some of its worst effects.
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DEPARTMENT OF WORLD LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE SPONSORS “LA LUNA ASOMA: INSPIRED BY LORCA”
ATLANTA (February 18, 2008) ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS of Callanwolde presents “La Luna Asoma: Inspired by Lorca,” a performance sponsored in part by the Department of World Languages and Literature at Spelman College and inspired by the works of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca.
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PTA, Spelman College, Atlanta *Public Schools
Announce Unprecedented Alliance, Events
Press conference, Town hall meeting and more: February 15-16
In an effort to close the achievement gap for urban and underserved students, three major parent, teacher and education organizations are joining forces to create pilot programs, community-based projects and resources.<
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THE SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART AND THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON PRESENT PART II OF “CINEMA REMIXED AND RELOADED”
ATLANTA (January 11, 2008) The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston collaborate to present the groundbreaking exhibition, “Cinema Remixed and Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970.” Opening Thursday, January 24, 2008, Part II of “Cinema Remixed and Reloaded” will feature projections, installations, interactive CD-ROM projects, experimental film and video work by more than 40 artists, and is the first exhibition to examine the critical contributions that black women continue to make to the field of video art.
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TARGET PRESENTS ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S 16th ANNUAL ‘A KING CELEBRATION’ THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 2008, AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
ATLANTA (Jan. 10, 2008) Tribute concert continues partnership with The King Center and Morehouse and Spelman colleges.
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