The University of Chicago encourages diverse voices, ideas and perspectives. Their distinctive Core curriculum provides students with a challenging, common academic foundation before they begin courses specific to their fields of study.
UChicago is committed to relentlessly learning through determined questioning, challenging of assumptions, and intellectual debate, and the Core teaches undergrads how to think and approach problems from multiple disciplinary perspectives.
Learn about the Core Curriculum in this quick video! https://youtu.be/8gUJ2PzDvQ8
Want to get ready for tomorrow's Financial Literacy scholarship and personal statement sessions? Get a few tips at https://blog.ed.gov/2019/10/scholarship-basics-and-tips-2/
The University of Chicago - 90% of their 14,000+ students graduate in 4 years. 5:1 student to faculty ratio!? UNREAL!!! Check out a short video of their campus at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiFE9_ZDrUw&t=352s
Morehouse College, the brother school to Spelman, is one of Atlanta's proudest institutions. Their Morehouse Men are making their marks across our country. Check out https://www.morehouse.edu/about/the-morehouse-man/ to see what it takes to be a Morehouse Man.
Check out our Facebook page to see a few pics from our trip to ISU and their Ropes Course over Spring break at https://www.facebook.com/TRIOTalentSearchKCC
Check out or Facebook page to see a couple of highlights from the Still-I-Rise Food Bank Drive Through Event held during spring break.
Its 2021. Everyone knows games like Fortnite, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Rocket League. But did you know there are scholarships and jobs out there for them? We aren't talking game designer jobs (which will continue to exist). We mean opportunities to go to college where you can have access to computer set ups, teams, competition funding, and everything else you need to become the next Shroud, Ninja, or Nickmercs. Check this link to learn more.
https://www.ncsasports.org/college-esports-scholarships
Seats are still available! SAT Refresher starts next week.
To sign up click on the link:
https://forms.gle/TPf1wWuUMiAsxPbE8
Tomorrow is the DAY! Today's hints are:
1. Who said, “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. “
2. Thomas Edison worked with this famous African American inventor on the development of the electric light bulb?
3. The ironing board was invented by what Black American women?
4. What is the name of the famous HBCU in Washington D.C., where Dr. Charles Drew taught medicine and Vice President of United States Kamala Harris is an alumni?
5. Who is the American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor nicknamed “Satchmo”, that wrote the song “What A Wonderful World.”
We still have few spots remaining! Today's hints are:
1. Who was the first African American ever appointed to the U. S. Supreme Court?
2. The month of February was chosen for Black History Month because it coincides with these two male figures birthdays?
3. Who is the first African American renowned pediatric neurosurgeon that worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital? He performed a successful separation of conjoined twins. He is also the United States Secretary for Housing and Urban development.
4. Name the movie, based on a novel, about an unarmed black person shot by police officers while his female friend was in the car. This movie demonstrated the Black Lives Matter movement and rioting.
5. Who is the Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur? This rapper has won Grammy Awards and American Music Awards. He songs include “ God’s Plan” and “Started from the bottom”
A $30 visa card is up for grabs to one random student that attends the Black History Month event. Also, we are working on getting food from 5 Star Wings for that night. Sign up for your spot now at https://forms.gle/iyr7cddj6ik9QvMFA
This morning's hints are as follows:
1. Name the actress that played Clair Huxtable on the Cosby Show?
2. What organization helps fund Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
3. Who is the professional basketball player from the Los Angeles Lakers who is described as one of the greatest NBA players in history?
4. Who was the first African America on a U.S. Postage Stamp?
5. Who said ” I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger?”
Today, we want to share a few questions as 'hints' for next weeks' Black History Month Event. They are:
1. Who is the African American singer/actor that started her career on American Idol. She’s won an Academy Award, Global Globe Award, and Grammy Award and performed in the movie “Dream Girls”?
2. From what college did Martin Luther King, Jr graduate from?
3. Who said, “Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher”. Hint, this female had her own talk show.
4. What did George Washington Carver use to develop shaving cream, paper, ink, rubbing oil, and instant coffee?
5. Who was the professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball?
Join us next week on Tuesday, 23rd, for a night of trivia games and music as we recognize Black History Month. Transportation provided. Ask us how you can bring a friend. Sign up at https://forms.gle/UdHR5bLXoUz7bgHt9
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, covered Respect in 1967, which proved to be an important piece of music for women who were seeking the same type of regard as men. This is only part of her legacy embedded into modern American culture.
Today, on our Facebook page, we shared Spelman College's list of student clubs and organizations.
Check our latest FB post at https://www.facebook.com/TRIOTalentSearchKCC to see recent and current Spelman students, their stories, their activism, and their influence. Can you see yourself here 5-10 years from now?
Rosa Parks was MUCH MORE than a single incident on a bus. Her life, activism, and influence stretches DECADES while challenging racial injustice. Check out our Facebook to learn her whole story.
https://www.facebook.com/TRIOTalentSearchKCC
Spelman College is a global leader in the education of women of African descent.
Today, we want you to check out their Career Pathways Initiative, a project that integrates careers into your courses.
https://youtu.be/-CPNLf_Btxk
