Fisk, Kathy Hughes(CEO, Radio 1).
May 5,2008 @ 10am.

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North Carolina A&T State University
Bill Cosby, Ed.D.- Commencement Speaker

May 10, 2008 @ 8am
Greensboro Coliseum


"Praise God I made it out in 4 years... Summa Cum Laude!!!"

American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault.>>>>Howard.

MAY 10, 2008 @10am.

HU Welcomes Christopher Gardner for Commencement

Hampton, VA - Christopher Gardner will serve as the keynote speaker at the 138th Annual Hampton University Commencement Exercises on May 11 at 10 a.m. in Armstrong Stadium.

Gardner, CEO of Christopher Gardner International Holdings with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, overcame many obstacles to become a successful entrepreneur. Gardner is an avid motivational and inspirational speaker, addressing the keys to overcoming obstacles and breaking cycles.

The amazing story of Gardner's life was published as an autobiography, "The Pursuit of Happyness," (Amistad/Harper Collins) in May 2006, and became a New York Times and Washington Post No. 1 bestseller. In paperback, the book spent more than 20 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into 14 languages. Gardner was also the inspiration for the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness," released by Columbia Pictures in December 2006. The movie is the No. 2 all-time domestic grossing drama. Will Smith starred as Gardner and received an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for his performance. Gardner was an associate producer on the film.

For more information about HU Commencement Exercises, please call 757-727-5402.



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For more information contact Yuri Rodgers Milligan @ 757.727.5253 or email yuri.milligan@hamptonu.edu.

News Releases
Morehouse Announces the 2008 Baccalaureate and Commencement Speakers
ATLANTA, April 9, 2008 – When more than 500 men from the class of 2008 grace the Martin Luther King International Chapel for the last time as undergraduates before becoming Morehouse Men, they will be inspired by a message delivered by H. Beecher Hicks, senior pastor of the six-thousand member historic Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The Commencement speaker is Morehouse alumnus Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D. Carson graduated from Morehouse in 1981. He currently serves as the first CEO and President of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The community foundation is dedicated to advancing civic engagement to address the most challenging problems facing San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Actress Cicely Tyson, above left, and state Rep. Joyce Cuscack, top center, receive honorary doctorate degrees during Bethune-Cookman University's commencement at the Ocean Center Saturday. B-CU president Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed, is pictured top right. Below right, nursing graduate Marcelline Lazarre is all caught up in the excitement.

We had two commencement speakers.

Cicely Tyson, actress. Ms. Tyson will deliver a commencement address and receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. Throughout her career, Ms. Tyson has performed in roles that challenge stereotypes and raise the consciousness of audiences to our common humanity. Her work has been recognized with awards including an Oscar nomination, multiple Emmy’s, as well as awards from The National Council of Negro Women, PUSH, SOLO, CORE, The Martin Luther King Center, and a record thirteen Image awards from the NAACP. She has served as World Ambassador for UNICEF and is deeply involved in improving the lives of young people.



• Earl Graves, business leader. Mr. Graves will deliver a commencement address and receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. He is the founder and publisher of BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine and a nationally recognized authority on black business development. BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine is a tremendously successful publication with a readership of more than 3.9 million. In 2002, Fortune magazine named Graves one of the 50 most powerful and influential African Americans in corporate America. He is also a staunch supporter of HBCU’s and the opportunities made available through higher education.

Norfolk State - Va. Governor Timothy M. Kaine
May 10 10:00 a.m. Dick Price Stadium

FAMU


Word from the "HILL".

BCU graduated already?

Sounds good to have Ms. Tyson there

SCState University - President Amani Abeid Karume, President of Zanzibar since November 2000.

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SCState University - President Amani Abeid Karume, President of Zanzibar since November 2000.

Twins help make up largest class of FAMU pharmacy graduates

Graduation day emotional for everyone involved




Walking across the platform Sunday to receive their Florida A&M University diplomas was bittersweet for twins Erryn and Lauryn Dailey.


"Our mother wasn't there to see us," Erryn, 24, said.

Their mother, Charletta Dailey, passed away of cancer in 2003, around the same time the sisters were applying to attend FAMU's College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science.

"There was a Scripture she used to always quote, Romans 8:28, and it was, 'All things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose,'" Lauryn said. "When you were down or things weren't looking right, you'd always think about that, and it would help you through."

The twins, who grew up in Mobile, Ala., are ninth and 10th in a family with 11 children. Now that they've graduated, they plan to move to Tampa and work as pharmacists for a retail chain.

The twins were part of the largest graduating class from FAMU's College of Pharmacy, with 144 graduates. Including College of Law and masters degree students, nearly 1,400 people graduated in two ceremonies held at the Civic Center.

Willie Gary, a high-powered attorney who spoke at the 2 p.m. graduation, told students they must persevere through life's difficulties.

"There can be no progress without a struggle," said Gary, who has won several multi-million dollar cases. Although life for the graduates will not be easy, Gary said he's confident they will be successful.

"You're going to leave this place, and you're going to go out and you're going to make a difference."

Earlier in the day, Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of the 25,000-member New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga., used an African saying to make a similar point.

"Every morning in Africa, the fastest gazelle knows that it must outrun the fastest lion to stay alive," he said. "You better be running as fast as the wind, you better be learning, you still need to be working, you still need to be striving to make your life better and to make life better for those around you."

Graduation was a proud moment for Corliss Carroll, 44, whose younger daughter Nichole, 23, was graduating with a degree in psychology. Her older daughter had graduated from FAMU a year and a half earlier.

Misty-eyed with emotion, she said, "It's a pleasure to have two girls complete college when I didn't get to."

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Very impressive FAMU.