Belhaven University Earns National Accreditation for Educator Preparation Programs
Belhaven University’s School of Education earned accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
Belhaven University’s School of Education earned accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
JACKSON, Miss.—Nicholas Organ drummed with others under a night sky in The Gambia, West Africa, watching fellow members of the Jackson State University African Drum
Two weeks and three rounds of fierce classical and contemporary ballet competition performances will take place at Thalia Mara Hall this summer as the 12th USA IBC puts a global dance spotlight on Jackson, Miss.
Joshua Cable owns and operates Kingdom Cities Network, a business-focused ministry, alongside his wife, Monica Cable. After receiving Mayor Lumumba’s signed proclamation on Feb. 1, 2020, Cable has annually used the honor to spotlight members of the Jackson metro community and their own contributions to lifting up those around them. This year, Cable partnered with the Best of Mississippi awards to present certificates of honor to local farmers: D.J. Baker, owner of Esculent and a food consultant for public and private food businesses and edible-landscaping projects; Foot Print Farms President and Chief Executive Officer Cindy Ayers Elliott; and Chris and Caroline Ratliff, owners of Ratliff’s IronHorse Ranch in Raymond, Miss.
Shellie Brown Kemp was raised in Jackson, Miss., and returned to her hometown to pursue her musical career, which led to her recent appointment as the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s concertmistress.
Unlike many universities with a maker program, Belhaven includes an arts component, a point of pride for the school. Students will learn and work on projects of their own interests as it relates to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics). The program encourages students to seek connections between disciplines and foster an autonomous maker culture at Belhaven.
After completing this year’s application, Andrea Foreman said she wasn’t confident that she would win, but she felt that she’d at least get second or third place. She submitted two books, poetry and an essay for the application compared to the one piece of writing submitted the year prior. “In the back of my head, I was kinda anxious because I really needed the scholarship, and I needed to win,” she expressed.
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