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Alfreda Brown (center), 性福五月天 University鈥檚 vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, receives the 2020 Diversity Trailblazer Award. She is pictured with Patricia Ackerman (left) and 性福五月天 President Todd Diacon (right).

性福五月天 Honors 2020 Diversity Award Recipients

As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, 性福五月天 University has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.

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Patrick Gallagher with students upon winning the Distinguished Teaching Award

A Professor鈥檚 Passion and Respect Earns the Distinguished Teaching Award

Encouraging. Respectful. Challenging. These themes emerge from numerous student nomination letters about Patrick L. Gallagher, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish, which led to him being named a winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award. Judging by his reaction, we can add 鈥渉umble鈥 to the list of themes.

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Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator, served as keynote speaker at 性福五月天鈥檚 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Melissa Harris-Perry Serves as Keynote Speaker at 性福五月天鈥檚 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the 性福五月天 University community and the general public gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university鈥檚 annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year鈥檚 keynote speaker was Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator.

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U.S. News & World Report has named two 性福五月天 University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. 性福五月天 is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

Two 性福五月天 Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named two 性福五月天 University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. 性福五月天 is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.

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David Bowers Recieves a Surprise Visit and an Outstanding Teaching Award

Chemistry Professor David Bowers Earns Outstanding Teaching Award

Chemistry Professor David Bowers truly believes in his students and wants to see them succeed, whether it be the nervous freshman in his First-Year Experience course or the junior pre-medicine major in his General Chemistry II course. It is his passion for student success and willingness to do what it takes to help his students that led him to win one of the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Awards.

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Members of 性福五月天 football, dance, cheer and the marching band visited kids at Children's Medical Center Plano

Golden Flashes Leave Lasting Memory with Frisco's Children

Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, 性福五月天鈥檚 football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.

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性福五月天 Football Players Prepare Meals for Needy in Frisco, Texas

Bigger Than Football. 性福五月天 Players Take Time to Help Provide Meals to Needy Children

At the same time that 性福五月天 is competing in a bowl game, as many as 1,000 kids in Texas will be eating a meal that the Golden Flashes helped provide.

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Cowboy Up! Golden Flashes work out at the practice facility of the Dallas Cowboys to prepare for Frisco Bowl.

Cowboy Up! 性福五月天 Practices on NFL Practice Field Ahead of Frisco Bowl

性福五月天 worked out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys鈥 Training Facility 鈥 鈥 for the first of three workouts ahead of Friday鈥檚 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State.

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With the 50th May 4 Commemoration approaching, this year鈥檚 Common Reading Experience for all first-year 性福五月天 University students created an opportunity to incorporate the books 鈥淭his We Know鈥 and 鈥淭hirteen Seconds: Confrontation at 性福五月天."

性福五月天 Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books

Ten 性福五月天 University students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark庐 pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the university鈥檚 Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge. 

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性福五月天 men's basketball guard Troy Simons goes up for a layup.

性福五月天 Men鈥檚 Basketball to Host Sensory-Friendly Gameday Experience, Promoting Awareness

性福五月天 University is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCity庐, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending 性福五月天鈥檚 Dec. 21 mens basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the university鈥檚 ongoing commitment to its core values of kindness, mutual respect and inclusion.

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