JSU partners with NCAA for its Champions for Academic Greatness

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Sandra Phoenix
Tue, Nov 10, 2015 1:31 PM

Jackson State University News
November 9, 2015

JSU partners with NCAA for its Champions for Academic Greatness

Jackson State University and President Carolyn W. Meyers hosted the final "930 Initiative" for its Champions for Academic Greatness on Friday, Nov. 6, at the JSU Downtown Campus, 101 Capitol Street. The program is part of the NCAA's Limited-Resource Institutions Grant Program Pilot, which aims to boost the Academic Progress Rate (APR) of student-athletes. In 2012, JSU was awarded $900,000 to be dispersed over three years. According to NCAA rules, teams must earn a 930 four-year average or a 940 average over the most recent two years to participate in NCAA championships. At JSU, APR scores for student-athletes have consistently trended upward. Click here for video presentationhttps://www.facebook.com/JSTATETIGERS/videos/vb.885067438221218/957730374288257/?type=2&theater.

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Jackson State University News November 9, 2015 JSU partners with NCAA for its Champions for Academic Greatness Jackson State University and President Carolyn W. Meyers hosted the final "930 Initiative" for its Champions for Academic Greatness on Friday, Nov. 6, at the JSU Downtown Campus, 101 Capitol Street. The program is part of the NCAA's Limited-Resource Institutions Grant Program Pilot, which aims to boost the Academic Progress Rate (APR) of student-athletes. In 2012, JSU was awarded $900,000 to be dispersed over three years. According to NCAA rules, teams must earn a 930 four-year average or a 940 average over the most recent two years to participate in NCAA championships. At JSU, APR scores for student-athletes have consistently trended upward. Click here for video presentation<https://www.facebook.com/JSTATETIGERS/videos/vb.885067438221218/957730374288257/?type=2&theater>. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.