Savannah State University News July 31, 2018 SSU marine sciences graduate to serve as Knauss policy fellow Savannah State University’s (SSU) Jordan Rutland '18 will serve as a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow<https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Knauss> in Washington, D.C. The prestigious and highly competitive position will allow Rutland and other fellows to apply their ocean science and communication skills in the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. Rutland completed her master's thesis on “Life history indices of female common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in waters near Savannah, Georgia,” last spring in the SSU dolphin science lab with Tara Cox, Ph.D. “The MSMS program at Savannah State demands a strong work ethic and stamina if you want to be successful,” Rutland said. “My faculty mentors pushed me farther and harder than I thought I could be pushed. After working in this dynamic environment I feel like I’m ready for anything that comes my way.” Rutland is the third SSU student to serve as a fellow, following in the footsteps of Sanya Compton and Shelly Krueger. Savannah State’s marine sciences program<https://www.savannahstate.edu/News/2018/cost/mar-env-science/marine-science/index.shtml>, founded in 1979, is the located on rich coastal habitats and ecosystems, including a maritime live oak forest and the salt marsh estuary. The variety of plants and animals found in these habitats provide a natural laboratory for instruction and research. Today, 81% of the nation’s African-American marine sciences master’s degree recipients come from SSU. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. The 8th HBCU Library Alliance Membership Meeting is scheduled at the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA) on Sunday through Tuesday, October 7-9. Click here<http://www.hbculibraries.org/meeting-2018-info.html> for registration and session details. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/