Alcorn State University News July 2016 Entergy Mississippi donates $5,000 to Saturday Science Academy Alcorn State University's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs received a grant that would allow them to provide more resources for its students. Entergy Mississippi presented Alcorn's Saturday Science Academy with a $5,000 check Monday, July 18. The grant will be used to participate in enrichment activities that would expose the students to what's new in the STEM field. It will also be used to buy different material for the students to use while participating in learning activities. Director of Saturday Science Academy Mary Trimble looks forward to using the grant to better prepare her students for a potential STEM education and career. "I am really elated to receive this grant because with this grant, we will be able to do more with our students such as taking them on educational field trips and supplying them with more laboratory supplies," said Trimble. Alcorn's Saturday Science Academy program directly addresses the disparity in the number of African-Americans achieving successful careers in STEM disciplines. Saturday Science Academy serves more than 100 students primarily from the Claiborne and Jefferson county school districts. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) 404-577-5158 (fax) Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/ 7th Biennial Membership Meeting: Register here http://hbculibraries.org/2016meeting-form.html for the October 10,11 Membership Meeting in Atlanta. NEW DIGS!!!! The HBCU Library Alliance has relocated to the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library. Transition process is near completion. Stay tuned!!! Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314-4207 www.auctr.edu<http://www.auctr.edu> We will always provide service that exceeds the customer's expectation...Because We Care!