Business »
Building a Career
Students learn about another post high school option As a boy, Mike Sears dreamed of being a construction worker. “I knew I wanted to be in the construction business when I was 10 years
Read More »
Motivational speaker to address Bennett grads
Patricia Russell–McCloud will be Bennett College’s Commencement Day speaker on Saturday, May 4 at 10:30 a.m. Held on the quadrangle of the campus, the ceremony will recognize more than 130 graduates from the Class
Read More »
Couple’s donation to help first generation college students
Dr. Steven and Becky Scott have committed $6.5 million to further the education of first generation college students through Wake Forest’s Magnolia Scholars program. The majority of the gift will fund scholarships for students
Read More »
Grant to help educate tomorrow’s teachers
The Department of Teacher Education and Graduate Studies at Salem College received a $16,500 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to create a Teachers as Practitioners Benevolence Fund. This fund will support
Read More »
Peace Corps-Bound
Jessika Caldwell to serve in Ethiopia Two months after her graduation from Bennett College, Jessika Caldwell will embark on a journey of selfless service. Recently accepted into the Peace Corps, this senior leaves on
Read More »
Gallins turns 65
Winston-Salem’s Gallins Foods is celebrating its 65th anniversary. Today, the company offers an array of services and products to area businesses, everything from vending items, coffee and water, to catering and corporate food service.
Read More »
WSSU’s Sherrod earns teaching award
Dr. Dennis Sherrod, a professor who holds the Forsyth Medical Center Endowed Chair of Recruitment and Retention in the Division of Nursing at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), has been selected by the Board of
Read More »
Bogues scores with winning message
Davidson County Community College in Thomasville recently hosted former NBA star Muggsy Bogues as part of its Campus Speaker Series. Bogues’ theme, “Succeed on Your Own Terms,” was designed to give students, faculty, staff
Read More »
WSSU to use grant to help aspiring entrepreneurs
A $40,000 grant from the DataMax Foundation will support efforts by the Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) at Winston-Salem State University’s School of Business and Economics to encourage new businesses as part of its focus
Read More »
State NAACP leader honored for fighting for all
North Carolina NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II recently received two awards acknowledging his work to help re-build the freedom movement in the South. Barber received “The Grio.com’s 100 Making History Today”
Read More »
