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- Norfolk State University alumnus, now Senator-Elect, Lamont Bagby (D-Va.) won a special election Tuesday, March 28, to fill the Virginia Senate seat vacated by Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.). Bagby defeated Republican Stephen Imholt in the contest. Bagby had over 89% of the votes by 9:30 p.m. the night of the election. With Bagby’s victory, the party divide in the Virginia Senate remains the same, with 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans.
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- Marcia Neblett, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, was awarded the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Malaysia for 2023.
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- Norfolk State was ranked #10 among the Top 25 HBCUs, named as a “Best College 2023,” named a “2023 Top School and University” in Virginia, and designated as a “Top 10 Military Friendly” school, #1 in the Small Public category.
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- A group of Norfolk State University School of Social Work students and faculty presented at the Global Conference on Women and Gender (GCWG) held at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA
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- Norfolk State University renewed its partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard on Thurs., March 23. The Memorandum of Understanding between the two entities continues the opportunity for students to receive tuition support and supports the Coast Guard’s civilian and military recruiting efforts through the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative.
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- Norfolk State University has been designated as a 2023-2024 Top 10 Military Friendly School, ranking No. 1 in the Small Public category.
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- Some of the area’s most powerful, successful and well-known women will help provide guidance to women who need advice and an opportunity to achieve their own success through the Women Who Lead program.
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- Retool Your School is back, and they’re “powered up for 2023” as they kick off “an expanded program to help HBCUs remain powerhouses of excellence.” According to www.RetoolYourSchool.com, “The Campus Improvement Grant competition – the pillar of the Retool Your School Program – will return in 2023.
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- Social Work Month is off to a momentous start with the official welcoming of the sixth dean of the Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Dr. Isiah Marshall Jr. To mark this occasion, a Welcome Reception was held at the Murray Center in Downtown Norfolk in his honor while also shining a light on the student scholarship fund.
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- Faculty and students in our Center for Materials Research have been very busy with grants and research during February 2023. CMR at NSU conducts pioneering research in materials science and engineering and provides graduate education at the masters and doctoral levels.
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- This is the February 2023 rendition of the CSET Good news report highlighting the memorable awards and opportunities that transpired in the month of February in the NSU College of Science, Engineering and Technology.