Bethune-Cookman University not only generates careers for students, but creates a platform for individuals to learn more about themselves as well as grow from their challenges while matriculating through college. Nathaniel Williams, a proud alumni of Bethune-Cookman tells his experience of the institution while highlighting key moments that had an impact on him.
Read MoreB-CU Librarian Dr. Clarissa West-White writes chapter in Homeschooling and Libraries: New Solutions and Opportunities (2020) McFarland & Company. The book provides information for families considering homeschooling and those who are homeschooling and the various paths that such an endeavor can take.
Read MoreWashington, DC (PRWEB) June 8, 2020 -- The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) recently elected Dr. Rhonda Blackburn as President of the association. The association is the first non-profit distance learning association founded 1987 in the United States to support distance learning research, development and praxis across the complete arena of education, training and communications.
Read MoreCarl S. Swisher Library is pleased to announce the winners of its Women’s Herstory Writing Contest. Students were asked to respond to one of the two topics (1) What is the most influential accomplishment Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune achieved in her life that continues to impact yours? (2) What is most inspiring about the life of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune to you and how can you incorporate it into your daily life?
Read MoreB-CU Librarians Betty Story and Clarissa West-White, Ph.D., recently completed the Resources For Homeless Students guide that focuses on assisting homeless students (as defined by the Vento-McKinney Act) as well as those who become homeless after high school and desire to attend college. The guide was funded from the American Library Association and Carnegie Whitney Foundation.
Read MoreAs the nation comes to terms with the latest tragic encounter between law enforcement and an unarmed Black male in Minneapolis, Minnesota, many of us fully recognize that it is not a matter of if another tragic event will occur, but a matter of when and where? For this reason, the Center for Law & Social Justice has and will continue its efforts to train, research, and develop strategies to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve, particularly those with a historical fear and distrust of law enforcement.
Read MoreThis past week Claudia Fontaine and her peers exceeded their fundraising goal for Bethune-Cookman University’s 40 Under 40 Scholarship. In less than 30 days of announcing this year’s 40 Under 40 award recipients, the 40 Under 40 group went to work and has raised $40,917,20. Leading the 2020 class as the current top fundraiser, Fontaine has raised $3,920.20.
Read MoreB-CU Professor Dr. Salvador R. Victor is a contributing author to the Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics that was published in April 2020 by Routledge.
Read MoreThis 2-day webinar held on May 14th and 15th provided an opportunity for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other key stakeholders to come together to address the unique challenges for HBCUs in light of COVID-19.
Read MoreB-CU is slated to host a 24- hour online day of giving on Monday, June 15, 2020. The University announced the national campaign this past January as a compelling awareness and fundraising initiative created to provide ongoing support of Dr. Bethune’s lifelong mission of ensuring access to higher education for students at B-CU.
Read MoreDeveloping solutions to globally complex issues increasingly requires that our students become solution designers by demonstrating the communication skills of sense-making, articulation and persuasion. Drs. Sarah Krejci, Hector Torres and Raphael Isokpehi, professors at Bethune-Cookman University and their collaborators, have produced strategies to promote successful learning of environmental science topics by undergraduate students.
Read More“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 4:6-7
Read MoreAlthough the unfortunate sting of COVID 19 has made its way to North America to the shores of Daytona Beach, causing many of us to sequester in our homes, this year the School of Religion has made noteworthy advances in achievement such as the completion of its first undergraduate class since its inception in 2016, and the completion of the Masters of Arts (MA) cohort in August 2020 with seven graduate students.
Read MoreThis past weekend, a group of young alumni raised over $4,300 during their first of a short series of virtual day parties in efforts to support student scholarships at Bethune-Cookman University. The young alumni group known as WHOE was established in 2016 by 2012 graduates Jeremy Mercer and Damian Thompson to create a lane for the young alumni of B-CU who wanted to provide an elevated homecoming experience for them and their peers.
Read More“Peace be still,” I wonder have you ever really considered these words of Jesus? Have you ever really discovered the depth and meaning these words have over the life of those who are connected to the one who said them? These words of comfort and calm uttered from a place of disruption.
Read MoreHARRY LAWRENCE BURNEY, III was born on September 29, 1944, in Tampa, Florida to the late Harry Lawrence Burney, Jr. and Iona Mack Burney. Harry passed away peacefully on April 18, 2020, from complications of the Coronavirus at the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the older of two children. His sister, Sandra Burney Vanterpool Smalls, predeceased him.
Read MoreThis past month, B-CU's Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) and The College of Liberal Arts partnered with Florida A & M University's Student Chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice to host the Fourth Annual Florida HBCU Law Enforcement Symposium and Luncheon in Tallahassee.
Read MoreBethune-Cookman University’s School of Nursing is in good standing with the Florida Board of Nursing. On January 21, 2020, the Florida Board of Nursing, the State’s regulatory agency, notified the leadership of the L. Gale Lemerand School of Nursing that the nursing program had achieved “a graduate pass rate that meets or exceeds the required passage rate for calendar year 2019.” As of February 21, 2020 the School of Nursing was removed from probationary status and was awarded approval status.
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