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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE GOLD
AND GREEN.
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NOW THAT EVERYBODY HAS
GOOSEBUMPS, YOU CANNOT HELP BUT
FEEL ENERGIZED AND EXCITED WHEN
THE SPARTAN LEGION PLAYS.
THE GREEN AND GOLD PRIDE GOES
BEYOND ATHLETICS.
HERE TO TELL US MORE IS THE
PRESIDENT DR. JAVAUNE
ADAMS-GASTON.
GOOSEBUMPS AFTER THAT STORY,
CHRIS WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO
GO AND FILM THE BAND AND GET
THAT ALL ACCESS PASS TO THE
REHEARSAL.
THAT SPIRIT DOES CARRY THROUGH
THE ENTIRE CAMPUS.
TELL ME ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING
AT NORFOLK STATE NOW?
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE
CELEBRATING 84 YEARS THIS MONTH.
THIS IS OUR FOUNDERS WEEK AND
84 YEARS OF BEING AN HBCU
AND
CHANGING LIVES.
I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE BAND
DIRECTORS WILLIAM AND STEPHANIE
FOR THE FINE WORK THEY DO WITH
OUR BAND AS WELL AS OUR BAND
MEMBERS.
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND
ENERGY.
I CAN.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEM BUT
WE ARE SO PROUD OF SO MANY OF
OUR STUDENTS AND THE THINGS THEY
ARE DOING.
EVERYTHING FROM OUR STUDENTS AND
STUDENT ATHLETES TO STUDENTS WHO
ARE IN THEATER, WE ARE OPENING
UP LATE NEXT WEEK.
OUR STUDENT LEADERS, WE ARE VERY
PLEASED WITH THE ENERGY AND THE
SUPPORT AND THE COMMITMENT.
THEY LOVE THEIR SCHOOL AS DO
MOST OF THE COMMUNITY -- ALL OF
THE COMMUNITY AND OUR FACULTY
AND STAFF.
BEING AN URBAN CAMPUS THERE
IS LITTLE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE
UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY.
EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GET ON CAMPUS, IF YOU ARE
DRIVING BY YOU CAN NOTICE THE
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
NEW BUILDINGS AND THERE IS A
TRAIN STOP, IT IS EXCITING.
HBCUS -- HBCUS
WERE CREATED
IN A TIME WHERE THERE WAS NOT
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MINORITIES.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN ACCESS
INSTITUTION IN TERMS OF HAVING
ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED IN
BEING A PART OF THE EXPERIENCE
COME AND BE A PART.
THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF WHY THE
COMMUNITY IS SO ENGAGED WITH US.
THEY KNOW THAT WE CARE ABOUT
EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE
WANT SUCCESS FOR EVERYONE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
HBCUS
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 20% OF
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLEGE
GRADUATES AND 50% IF YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE PROFESSIONALS, MEDICAL
SCHOOLS AND LAW SCHOOLS, THE
TEACHERS, THE ENGINEERS.
THAT IS AMAZING, 20% AND 50%.
YOU MENTIONED COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
I KNOW YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
COMING UP SOON.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
MAKING OF AMERICA CONFERENCE.
IT IS OUR OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE
TO UNDERSTAND THE ROOTS OF OUR
HISTORY, OF OUR NATION AND WHERE
WE WERE AND WHERE WE HAVE COME
TO, I REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL
THAT.
THAT WILL BE THE 25TH AND THE
27TH OF SEPTEMBER.
WE
WE WILL HAVE ALL THOSE
DETAILS TO PASS ON.
THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER TO
TALK WITH US ABOUT ALL THE
THINGS HAPPENING AT NORFOLK
STATE UNIVERSITY.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BECOMING
A STUDENT YOU CAN DO THAT BUT IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE CAMPUS AS A
COMMUNITY MEMBER DO THAT AS
WELL.
SEE A PLAY OR WATCH A GAME.
TAKE A WALK OR ATTEND THIS
CONFERENCE.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE 1619
MAKING OF AMERICA CONFERENCE THE
25TH THROUGH THE 27TH.