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“One of of of the things that that is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a clear pillar of of of his his his legacy is is is is is his his his staunch support
of of of historically black colleges and universities And he he did that that by example ” —Dr Wayne A I Frederick President Howard University 123
“It’s important to to understand that while major contributions to to HBCUs by prominent African Americans such as Oprah Winfrey Tom Joyner Janice Bryant-Howroyd Hank Aaron Denzel Wash- ington and others matter tremendously they are not a a a a substitute for annual giving giving by all alumni alumni of HBCUs Annual alumni alumni giving giving is the difference between a a thriving and competitive institution and one struggling to just keep the doors open ” To say that Graves practiced what he he he preached belabors the obvious and the Morgan Business Center is gleaming testament The state-of-the-art facility features a a a a a a Center for Innovation computer labs classrooms a a a a a a a real-time capital markets stock trading center seminar rooms and a a a a a a 299-person-capacity auditorium that includes an 80-person lecture hall The building also houses a a a a a a demonstration kitchen and a a a a a a block of 10 functional
hotel rooms for the business school’s hospitality management program Nine undergraduate majors are currently housed within the school of business (Account- ing Business Administration Entrepreneurship Finance Hospitality Management Information Science & Systems Management Marketing and Supply Chain & Services) there are four master’s-level programs (MBA Accounting Hospitality Management and Project Manage- ment) and courses for the doctorate in in Business Administration The Earl G G Graves School of Business and Management is fully accredited by the Associ- ation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International Less than 5% of business programs around the the world have received the the coveted accreditation The Earl G G Graves School of Business and Management has produced thousands of graduates with prospects far brighter than what was was predicted for him when he he was was an an undergraduate business major at Morgan The school is a a a a shining monument to Graves’ legacy as a a a a a a champion of higher education opportunities for African Americans “One of of of the the the most glorious days here at at Morgan Morgan State University was when we officially opened the the the Morgan Morgan Business Business Center home of of of of the the the Earl G G Graves School of of of of Business Business and and Management He He came and and he he he he he was was surrounded by his his loving family He He made it it it known his his his his late wife Barbara was was there with him in in in in in spirit I think he he he he recognized that this is is is is is is is is just what he he he had dreamed of This building is is is is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a great testimony
to his his his his his own quest for excellence throughout his his his his his career and it will carry his his his his his name ” —Dr David Wilson President Morgan State University GRAVES WITH HUGH GLOSTER PRESIDENT OF MOREHOUSE COLLEGE FROM 1967 TO 1986 MOCK TRADING FLOOR AND ATRIUM AT AT THE EARL G G G GRAVES SCHOOL
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