She is one of 21 female HBCU presidents.
Jackson-Hammond was honored at an HBCU Digest event in Washington, D.C. Winners were selected by previous award recipients, presidents, chancellors and media members.
Among her accomplishments cited when she won the award was the securing of $2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support students interested in agriculture and engineering.
CSU also opened its new $33 million University Student Center last year, and implemented a reduced surcharge for out-of-state students that has made the school more affordable.
Jackson-Hammond was named Central State’s eighth president in 2012 and is the first female president in CSU’s 129-year history.
Boonshoft students honored
A student group from the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine recently won an award for sparking interest in family medicine.
WSU’s Family Medicine Interest Group was one of 17 such organizations recognized by the American Academy of Family Physicians at a conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
The group is a student- and faculty-run organization that helps students learn through meetings, workshops and community and clinical experiences. The Program of Excellence Award recognized the students for their efforts to promote interest in family medicine and family medicine programming.
Among the group’s volunteer initiatives was a mentoring program for at-risk Dayton youth interested in health care careers.
Sinclair, UC team up
Sinclair Community College and the University of Cincinnati have signed an agreement that will create a pathway for Sinclair students to earn a bachelor’s degree in information technology at UC.
The collaboration offers students at Sinclair’s Mason campus options in several courses of study, including three semesters in a paid co-op program.
The new program will target graduating high school students and working adults, and promises to equip them with problem solving, communication, and hands-on technical skills at a reduced tuition rate, according to a Sinclair news release.
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