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Alcorn State University to Face Morehouse College in Silver Dollar Classic in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 30

In providing its students with another unique and enriching experience, Alcorn also hopes to expand its growing Circle of Friends by participating in the upcoming sports classic

In addition to providing its scholar/athletes with another unique and enriching experience, Alcorn State University also hopes to expand its growing Circle of Friends when its football team faces the team from Morehouse College at the Silver Dollar Classic, to be held on Saturday, September 30, in Los Angeles, California.

“Alcorn is very proud of its sporting traditions but make no mistake, we are an academic institution first and will use this event as an opportunity to take the Alcorn story to the West Coast,” said Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., president of Alcorn. “We have enjoyed great success in recruiting and retaining a diverse cadre of students from across the country and around the world. While we hope to prove victorious in the game, forging new friendships by talking about our many academic successes is the main objective.”

In his 11th year as president of Alcorn, Dr. Bristow continues his effort to expand what he refers to as the institution’s Circle of Friends, a group of individuals and organizations from the public and private sectors who support Alcorn based upon the institution’ successes inside and outside the classroom. Alcorn has garnered national media attention for its programs and services to the greater community. The university made historic accomplishments in the areas of graduation and retention rates, and diversity enrollment. Its Schools of Nursing as well as Education each boasts some of the highest pass rates for students taking licensure examinations of any programs in the nation and has maintained that level of excellence over decades.

The Education Trust, a highly respected research organization based in Washington D.C., released data last year that identified Alcorn, in particular, as an institution doing an excellent job in not only recruiting students, but ensuring that they graduate as well.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, considered the most important news source covering higher education issues in the United States, published a full-page story this past November on Alcorn’s success in the area of diversity recruitment, a success that has resulted in the institution becoming the first and the only institution of the state’s three historically black institutions to begin receiving endowment dollars from the long-awaited Ayers desegregation settlement.

“Everywhere we go represents an opportunity to tell the unfolding Alcorn story,” said Dr. Bristow. “Before we leave Los Angeles, more people will be talking about Alcorn.”

The Alcorn story is one of a 135-year-old historically black institution that has evolved into the educational epicenter of southwest Mississippi and northeast Louisiana and in doing so has presided over the most extensive capital improvements revolution of any Mississippi institution of higher learning in the past decade. Founded in 1871, Alcorn is the nation’s oldest public land-grant institution and has an early history rooted in the agricultural and mechanical sciences. Since its founding, it has expanded to include three distinct learning sites (Lorman, Natchez, and Vicksburg) and academic programmatic offerings now encompass some of the most technological and challenging fields of study.

In addition to the growing number of academic program offerings, Alcorn’s infrastructure has also grown enormously over the past decade. During this period, Alcorn has injected more than $100 million into the local economy through campus projects, including those funded by $25 million worth of allocations from the Ayers settlement. In addition to the new Dining Commons and campus-wide renovations of other facilities, new construction plans are underway for an Ecology Building, Baseball Complex, Biotechnology Building, and a Research Center with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service.

“Our Circle of Friends continues to grow as we continue to dispel the stereotypes commonly associated with a small historically black institution located in rural Mississippi,” said Dr. Bristow. “Alcorn not only feeds the world through innovative research in plant genetics, lights the world through ground-breaking research in alternative energy sources, but it also educates the world through its multicultural diversity.”

Nearly 30 nations from around the world are represented among the institution’s 3,400 students. It is that diversity that attracts a growing number of students and their families from outside Mississippi. The diversity in turns adds to the traditional strength of the institution’s heritage as an HBCU.

“While we are not traveling 3,000-plus miles solely to play football, we do plan to come home from the Silver Dollar Classic with another ‘W’ in our win column,” said Dr. Bristow. “More important, we plan to come back with some students highly motivated to attend Alcorn, and the establishment of new friendships to help make that happen.”

The Silver Dollar Classic, featuring the Alcorn State University and Morehouse College football teams, will take place beginning the weekend of Friday, September 29, and culminate with the game itself on Saturday, September 30.

For more information, contact Mr. Robert Raines, Alcorn State University Director of Athletics, at (601) 877-6500. For ticket information contact Ms. Tremble, Office for Business Affairs, at (601) 877-6162.

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	Volume 27 Issue 18	August 17, 2006
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Alcorn State University to Face Morehouse College in Silver Dollar Classic in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 30 In providing its students with another unique and enriching experience, Alcorn also hopes to expand its growing Circle of Friends by participating in the upcoming sports classic In addition to providing its scholar/athletes with another unique and enriching experience, Alcorn State University also hopes to expand its growing Circle of Friends when its football team faces the team from Morehouse College at the Silver Dollar Classic, to be held on Saturday, September 30, in Los Angeles, California. “Alcorn is very proud of its sporting traditions but make no mistake, we are an academic institution first and will use this event as an opportunity to take the Alcorn story to the West Coast,” said Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., president of Alcorn. “We have enjoyed great success in recruiting and retaining a diverse cadre of students from across the country and around the world. While we hope to prove victorious in the game, forging new friendships by talking about our many academic successes is the main objective.” In his 11th year as president of Alcorn, Dr. Bristow continues his effort to expand what he refers to as the institution’s Circle of Friends, a group of individuals and organizations from the public and private sectors who support Alcorn based upon the institution’ successes inside and outside the classroom. Alcorn has garnered national media attention for its programs and services to the greater community. The university made historic accomplishments in the areas of graduation and retention rates, and diversity enrollment. Its Schools of Nursing as well as Education each boasts some of the highest pass rates for students taking licensure examinations of any programs in the nation and has maintained that level of excellence over decades. The Education Trust, a highly respected research organization based in Washington D.C., released data last year that identified Alcorn, in particular, as an institution doing an excellent job in not only recruiting students, but ensuring that they graduate as well. The Chronicle of Higher Education, considered the most important news source covering higher education issues in the United States, published a full-page story this past November on Alcorn’s success in the area of diversity recruitment, a success that has resulted in the institution becoming the first and the only institution of the state’s three historically black institutions to begin receiving endowment dollars from the long-awaited Ayers desegregation settlement. “Everywhere we go represents an opportunity to tell the unfolding Alcorn story,” said Dr. Bristow. “Before we leave Los Angeles, more people will be talking about Alcorn.” The Alcorn story is one of a 135-year-old historically black institution that has evolved into the educational epicenter of southwest Mississippi and northeast Louisiana and in doing so has presided over the most extensive capital improvements revolution of any Mississippi institution of higher learning in the past decade. Founded in 1871, Alcorn is the nation’s oldest public land-grant institution and has an early history rooted in the agricultural and mechanical sciences. Since its founding, it has expanded to include three distinct learning sites (Lorman, Natchez, and Vicksburg) and academic programmatic offerings now encompass some of the most technological and challenging fields of study. In addition to the growing number of academic program offerings, Alcorn’s infrastructure has also grown enormously over the past decade. During this period, Alcorn has injected more than $100 million into the local economy through campus projects, including those funded by $25 million worth of allocations from the Ayers settlement. In addition to the new Dining Commons and campus-wide renovations of other facilities, new construction plans are underway for an Ecology Building, Baseball Complex, Biotechnology Building, and a Research Center with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. “Our Circle of Friends continues to grow as we continue to dispel the stereotypes commonly associated with a small historically black institution located in rural Mississippi,” said Dr. Bristow. “Alcorn not only feeds the world through innovative research in plant genetics, lights the world through ground-breaking research in alternative energy sources, but it also educates the world through its multicultural diversity.” Nearly 30 nations from around the world are represented among the institution’s 3,400 students. It is that diversity that attracts a growing number of students and their families from outside Mississippi. The diversity in turns adds to the traditional strength of the institution’s heritage as an HBCU. “While we are not traveling 3,000-plus miles solely to play football, we do plan to come home from the Silver Dollar Classic with another ‘W’ in our win column,” said Dr. Bristow. “More important, we plan to come back with some students highly motivated to attend Alcorn, and the establishment of new friendships to help make that happen.” The Silver Dollar Classic, featuring the Alcorn State University and Morehouse College football teams, will take place beginning the weekend of Friday, September 29, and culminate with the game itself on Saturday, September 30. For more information, contact Mr. Robert Raines, Alcorn State University Director of Athletics, at (601) 877-6500. For ticket information contact Ms. Tremble, Office for Business Affairs, at (601) 877-6162.
University Relations Staff W. Christopher Cason, Director Sherita L Bailey, Administrative Assistant, Writer Elena Dobrynina, Staff Writer/International Student Recruiter
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