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Bethune-Cookman Makes Its 13th Appearance In The 16th Honda Battle
Of The Bands In Atlanta January 27th
A record number of votes helped select a dynamic lineup of marching bands from our nation’s Historically Black Col- leges and Universities (HBCU) to perform at the 16th Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) In- vitational Showcase on Janu- ary 27, 2018.
The annual event is the cul- mination of the HBOB pro- gram, and provides a national platform to highlight a key ele- ment in the HBCU community and campus life – the march- ing band. The invitational showcase will feature extraor- dinary musicianship, sport and choreography from eight HBCU marching bands and dance squads who are ready to electrify the city of Atlanta
With a mix of six HBOB vet- eran bands and two newcom- ers, the eight bands slated to perform at the 2018 HBOB In- vitational Showcase include:
Alabama A&M University, Marching Maroon & White Band (Southwestern Athletic Conference) – fifth appearance
Alabama State University, Mighty Marching Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Confer- ence) – sixth appearance
Bethune-Cookman Univer- sity, Marching Wildcats (Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference) – 13th appearance
Hampton University, The
Bethune-Cookman Univer- sity band was one of 8 HBCU chosen from a field of 30+ bands to participate this year.
Marching Force (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) – first ap- pearance
Miles College, Purple Marching Machine (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Confer- ence) – first appearance
North Carolina A&T State University, Blue & Gold Marching Machine (Mid-East- ern Athletic Conference) – sixth appearance
Prairie View A&M Univer- sity, Marching Storm (South- western Athletic Conference) – eighth appearance
Tennessee State University, Aristocrat of Bands (Ohio Val- ley Athletic Conference) – eighth appearance
Honda invited all HBCU marching bands to participate in this year’s program. Of the 39 bands that elected to partic- ipate, the “final eight” bands
were selected through a voting process that incorporates input from online fans, band direc- tors, HBCU school presidents and representatives from American Honda.
In addition to a $20,000 grant from Honda to support their music education pro- gram, each of the final eight bands will receive an all-ex- penses paid trip to the Invita- tional Showcase.
In addition to performances by the final eight bands, Honda will honor one special nominee with the fourth annual HBCU Power of Dreams Award. Stu- dents, alumni and fans are in- vited to nominate extraordinary individuals tak- ing action and moving their HBCU communities forward.
Group and individual tickets to the HBOB Invitational Showcase start at just $10 and are available for purchase on the official website. Fans can follow the final eight bands’ road to the Invitational Show- case on official HBOB social media channels and join the conversation using #HBOB:
Facebook – Face- book.com/HondaBattleofthe- Bands
Twitter – @The_Honda / Twitter.com/The_Honda
Instagram – @The_Honda / Instagram.com/the_honda
FAMU Grad Sworn In As Atlanta’s 60th Mayor
Atlanta Mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms has laid out an ambi- tious agenda. The new mayor poses with Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson (center) who, along with many alumni celebrated during Bottoms’ inauguration. Bottoms graduated from Florida A&M, which has a large number of alumni in the At- lanta area.
Just hours after taking of- fice last week, Atlanta's new mayor laid out some of her top priorities for the city.
Keisha Lance Bottoms
took her oath of office last Tuesday afternoon, becom- ing Atlanta's 60th mayor.
Bottoms’ outlined an ambitious agenda, that in- cluded what she called the largest housing investment
in Atlanta’s history. Bottoms also said the
city is in great financial shape and she wants to keep the momentum going.
Mayor Bottoms took her oath of office in front of a packed house inside the Martin Luther King Jr. In- ternational Chapel on the campus of Morehouse Col- lege.
Hillsborough County Supervisor Of Elections Announces Scholarship Opportunity For Current College Students
Hillsborough County Super- visor of Elections Craig La- timer invites college students to apply for a scholarship op- portunity provided by the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections (FSASE).
The FSASE is offering three $1,200 scholarships to eligible Florida residents currently en- rolled or accepted as full-time students in a senior college or university in Florida.
Hillsborough County resi- dents must apply through the Hillsborough County Supervi- sor of Elections Office. The of- fice will review all applications and send one finalist to the FSASE Scholarship Committee for consideration. One impor- tant requirements is:
*Students must be registered to vote in Florida, and submit their applications to the county in which they're registered.
The application must be
received in the office by March 29, 2018 at 5 p. m.
Interested students can find applications and more detailed information about the scholar- ship requirements at Vote- Hillsborough.org or they can contact Angel Porter at (813) 276-2296 or aporter@hcsoe.org.
The FSASE Scholarship Com- mittee will announce the schol- arship recipients at the 2018 FSASE Summer Conference.
FAMU Dean Appointed Interim VP Of Advancement
George Cotton Announces Resignation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - - Florida A&M University (FAMU) Vice President for University Advancement George Cotton has resigned his position, effective January 5, 2018. Cotton also served as executive director of the FAMU Foundation.
FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., has ap- pointed FAMU School of Busi- ness and Industry Dean Shawnta Friday- Stroud as interim vice presi- dent of University Advancement. The FAMU alumna has served as the per- manent dean of FAMU’s na- tionally recognized business school since February 2010.
Additionally, she served as one of the co-chairs of the Strategic Planning Workgroup that helped develop the Uni- versity’s five-year strategic plan, “FAMU Rising.”
Friday-Stroud earned
DEAN SHAWNTA
FRIDAY-STROUD ...FAMU’s Interim VP of Uni-
versity Advancement
her bachelor's degree and mas- ter’s degree in business admin- istration from SBI and a doctoral degree in business ad- ministration from Florida In- ternational University. Hudson Nwakanma, Ph.D., chair of SBI’s Depart- ment of Management and Mar- keting, will serve as SBI’s interim dean during the transi- tion.
Scholarships Available To Help Reach Educational Goals
Students can receive up to $5,000 to help pay for post-secondary education costs.
The Community Action Board (CAB) Scholarship Pro- gram is now accepting new ap- plications for the 2018 program.
For the seventh year in a row, the Hillsborough County Social Services Department and Community Action Board are helping students reach their educational goals without having to worry about the fi-
nancial burden.
The CAB Scholarship Pro-
gram looks to award a record number of scholarships in 2018 that will help change the lives of even more Hillsbor- ough County students by as- sisting with post-secondary education tuition.
Scholarships are awarded to both high school and college students, and recipients are se- lected based on thorough eval- uations of their application materials. Criteria used to eval- uate applicants includes com- munity service and school
involvement, application and additional letters of recom- mendation, academic record, essay response, and panel in- terview participation.
In 2017, 83 CAB scholar- ships were awarded to Hills- borough County students with 46 of those being first-time re- cipients.
Learn more and apply for the 2018 CAB Scholarship Pro- gram. For more information call (813) 277-1649.
Applications must be in by Friday, March 30, 2018.
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