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Upcoming & Important Dates
• MEAC Baseball TournamentMay 14 – 17
Ormand Beach, Florida
• Annual Alumni MeetingSaturday, May 16, 8 a.m.Longwood Auditorium – Bank of America Building
• 50th Anniversary Reception for the Class of 1959Saturday, May 16, 5:30 p.m.Loockerman Hall
• The 116th DSU CommencementSunday, May 17,10 a.m.Alumni Stadium on campus
• Summer Semester Session IMay 19 – June 25
• Summer Semester Session IIJune 30 – August 6
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 DSU 117th Commencement Could Be Another Record Setting Year!
New school records could be set in the total number of graduates and doctoral candidates when Delaware State University holds its 117th Commencement at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 17 at Alumni Stadium on campus.
The University won’t know the final graduation numbers until spring semester 2009 grades are tabulated into the graduation candidates’ records. However, the preliminary count indicates that the final count could shatter school records.
Byron Pitts (pictured above), an award-winning correspondent for CBS, will be the Commencement keynote speaker. Mr. Pitts is the chief national correspondent for The CBS News Evening News with Katie Couric and a contributing correspondent on 60 Minutes, the renowned CBS News magazine program.
DSU will hold its annual Honors Convocation at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 16 in the Education and Humanities Building. The Honors Convocation – which recognizes all the 2009 graduates who qualify for the academic excellence distinctions of Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude – will feature Dr. Lillian Lowery, Delaware Secretary of Education and DSU Board of Trustees member, as its featured speaker.
During the DSU Commencement weekend, the University will celebrate and honor the 50th anniversary of the Class of 1959 during a 5:30 p.m. reception on Saturday, May 16 at the historic Loockerman Hall on campus. The representatives of the Delaware State College class of 1959 will also be honored at the… Click here for more information.
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The University’s Presidential Search Committee has decided to extend its search process following the forums held with three finalist candidates in late March…
Dr. Ahati N. N. Toure, a DSU assistant professor of history and political science, has recently published a new book on John Henrik Clarke, one of the foremost architects of Africana studies…
DSU’s international expertise is being enlisted at the United Nations as Dr. John Graham, assistant vice president of International Affairs, has joined a team that is negotiating global issues on behalf of Africa…
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Scholarship Established in Name of Late Alumnus
Thorris Brown, the widow of a DSU alumnus Robert A. Young, and an educational association established in his honor have started a memorial scholarship in the name of her late husband that will benefit students…
The Class of 1959 is Golden!
Members of the class of 1959 will gather on Commencement Weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary. Among them will be a former long-time employee, Mrs. Minnie Hill, who retired with nearly 40 years in the Office of Student Accounts. Mrs. Hill, along with nine of her classmates will be honored at a reception in Loockerman Hall on May 16, beginning at 5:30 pm. During the 117th commencement exercises, the golden anniversary class will be seated among the 2009 graduates on the field at Alumni Stadium.…
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Sophomore wrestler Matt Cathell was named Delaware State University’s 2008-09 Male Student Athlete-of-the-Year, and freshman bowler Adriana Jaime was the top female during the University’s annual Athletics Award Banquet at the Sheraton…
The Hornet Women’s Bowling Team appeared to be building up steam as it rolled through its first two opponents in the National Collegiate Bowling Championship, but the University of Nebraska proved to be too much of a stumbling block for DSU in the semi-finals…
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DSU Extends Presidential Search
University Administrator Tapped for U.N. Negotiating Team