Academics

WSSU’s School of Health Sciences has secured just over $5 million in grants to directly support students in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Occupational Therapy departments.

WSSU Job Corps Scholars Program has secured a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps Scholars grant for $1,186,900. The grant will allow the university to enroll 40 students per year in an intensive two-year career preparation program.

The last decade has seen incredible milestones at WSSU. Here are some of the highlights from 2010 to today.

WSSU has received nearly $2 million in new grants from the National Science Foundation NSF that will expand research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students at the university.

The Spatial Justice Studio at the CDI has awarded $12,500 in grants for projects that focus on developing meaningful solutions to spatial justice issues in Winston-Salem.

WSSU has awarded tenure and promotions to 10 faculty members, effective July 1.

WSSU recognized faculty for excellence in teaching, research and service during the annual Faculty Awards Luncheon on May 15.

The three-year Mellon Foundation grant will provide the infrastructure to support faculty development and curriculum redesign for courses in art and visual studies, English, history, and music.

From viral videos to historic firsts, 2018 was a breakthrough year for WSSU, its students, faculty and staff. As 2018 draws to a close, WSSU News takes a look at what was new and noteworthy with its annual top 10 list.

EAB Guide, known as RAMGuide at Winston-Salem State University, is now EAB Navigate Student.

WSSU has partnered with Adobe to offer the full collection of Creative Cloud software to all students, creating the first Adobe Creative Cloud Campus at a historically Black college or university (HBCU).

Sonja Harry, an associate professor of social work at WSSU, has devoted nearly 20 years to educating students and serving her country.

WSSU Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson has filled five key leadership positions at the university since January.

Students at WSSU – the only HBCU to offer a motorsports management program – say the success of Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. may open up new opportunities for them in motorsports.

WSSU begins the 2018-19 academic year with 12 new faculty members joining the ranks.

WSSU’s Girls Empowered in Math and Science (GEMS) and Women in Science Program (WISP) each have received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

Thanks in part to the launch of unique faculty-led programs to Cuba, India and South Africa, a record number of WSSU students are studying abroad.  

A WSSU expert is sounding the alarm about the growing opioid epidemic and its impact on the aging population in North Carolina.

Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements for July 2018.