The Center for University Scholars will host a brown bag research talk with Dr. Rashell Smith-Spears on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Sampson Library. Dr. Smith-Spears will present her talk, "The Black Vampire in African-American Literature and Popular Culture." We will...Read More

Below are the scheduled brown bag research talks for the Spring 2014 Semester. January 23, 2014  Dr. Rashell Smith-Spears, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages "The Black Vampire in African-American Literature and Popular Culture" February 11, 2014   Dr. Byron D. Orey, Department of Political Science "Hair Texture, Complexion and Candidate Evaluation" February 18,...Read More

James L. Hudson, Esq., the 2013 Holden Lecturer "The Global Financial Crisis: Its Impact on the US and Europe" Thursday, November 7, 2013 10:00 AM Theatre, JSU Student Center About James L. Hudson, Esq. The former U.S. Executive Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Mr. Hudson chairs the Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. Endowed...Read More

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

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

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

Join us in one of our two annual tenure and promotion workshops. This one focuses on completing the application and tracking the status of the application throughout the review process. All faculty are invited to join us! Details Event:  Tenure and Promotion Discussion: Completing the Application and Next Steps When: September 6, 2012 at 10:00...Read More