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Nationally Renowned Alcorn State University Professional Teacher Education Unit Set for Upcoming Accreditation Review

The Professional Teacher Education unit at Alcorn State University will have its five-year accreditation review by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) November 4-8, 2006.  As a part of the accreditation process, input from alumni, students, administrators, P-12 school personnel, university faculty and staff, and community stakeholders is solicited in order to ascertain personal opinions from those who are or have been involved in some capacity with the Professional experiences regarding the unit’s operations. 

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Natchez ASU Alumni Chapter Presents Five Scholarships

 

Ronnie Brooks Sr., Alcorn State University counselor and recruiter and treasure of the Natchez ASU Alumni Chapter, recently presented five $500 scholarship checks on behalf of the chapter. The students, all graduates of Natchez High School, are currently enrolled at Alcorn. The scholarship winners are: Courtland Smoot, Leon Dorsey Jr., Jasmine Fitzgerald, Rhondula Green and Kewonna Blanton. 

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New portions of U.S. 61 to open Monday

The Clarion-Ledger, November 3, 2006

FYI:  DRIVE SAFELY

A 6-mile stretch of U.S. 61 between Claiborne and Jefferson counties is scheduled to open with four lanes Monday, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

About 3.7 miles are in Claiborne County and the remaining 2.3 miles are in Jefferson County.

Beginning about 10 a.m. Monday, traffic will be moved onto the new four-lane section of U.S. 61 from the Natchez Trace Parkway south to the intersection of Mississippi 552 and U.S. 61. MDOT asks motorists to drive slowly through the area.

This project is part of the 1987 Four-Lane Highway Program, which lawmakers approved to bring improvements to more than 1,811 miles of Mississippi roadways.