Friday, October 11, 2013 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Auditorium of the Engineering Building Join your faculty colleagues interested in developing and re-designing their research agendas with an interactive workshop led by Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young! Dr. Young who received her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University served as a program director at the...Read More

Due to overwhelming demand, the deadline for application to the Research and Scholarly Engagement Academy has been extended to Friday, September 27, 2013. The Academy invites applications from all faculty for this intensive year-long series of activities including workshops, mentoring, coaching and engagement with foundations and federal agencies. For more information, please contact the Center...Read More

The Center for University Scholars will host its semi-annual Tenure and Promotion Workshop for faculty members on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 10:00 AM in the Senate Chamber (Room 3250) of the JSU Student Center. This workshop is geared toward assisting faculty submitting their applications this year.          Read More

The Center for University Scholars is currently considering graduate assistantship requests from faculty members.  We expect to make decisions regarding assistantship awards by Friday, August 23, 2013.  In the interim, the graduate assistantship application will be disabled.Read More

The deadline for JSU full-time tenure track to apply for a graduate assistantship for the 2013-3014 academic year is August 19, 2013. All eligible faculty members who have applied by this deadline will be considered. The Center privileges applications leading to research publication and/or grant submission.  Read More

Dr. Bennett Odunsi, a recipient of a graduate assistantship from the JSU Center for University Scholars, has been named one of the decade’s top ten African-centered scholars.  Dr. Odunsi is an associate professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration. The awards are give to researchers who have built, nurtured and inspired communities of scholars to seriously investigate...Read More

Dr. Preselfannie McDaniels published “Creating A Legacy of Disconnection: Colorism and Classism in Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding.” The chapter was published in Presenting Oprah Winfrey, Her Films, and African American Literature, edited by Tara T. Green of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. The chapter is an outgrowth of research Dr. McDaniels conducted as a...Read More