Mississippi Valley State University News August 5, 2011 MVSU Awarded Over $100,000 in Microsoft Software Mississippi Valley State University has been awarded $107,926 in Microsoft software as a Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Member School. A grant was awarded through Microsoft to the TMCF in the amount of $8 million to provide software to member institutions to upgrade institutional computers and technology. The software is being made available to TMCF member institutions through a review process, managed by the TMCF, designed to identify the schools best prepared technologically to effectively use and implement software and solutions for the benefit of students, faculty, and administration. TMCF member schools selected to receive software from this grant implemented technology solutions to help the schools become more competitive, address key long-term technology needs and opportunities, and benefit students, faculty and administrative staff. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), named for the U.S. Supreme Court's first African-American Justice, was established in 1987. TMCF supports and represents nearly 300,000 students attending our 47-member schools, which include public Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). TMCF's work is critical to guaranteeing our country a robust and diverse pipeline of talented workers and future leaders. TMCF achieves its vision of Changing the World . . . One Leader at a Time by focusing on three areas: Scholarships, Capacity Building & Programmatic Support, and Public Policy & Advocacy. TMCF is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization. For up-to-the-minute information about TMCF and its initiatives, visit www.thurgoodmarshallcollegefund.org. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street 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.