2009: The FAMU Year-in-Review
December 31, 2009
January The change that the nation proclaimed it wanted in 2008 came to fruition on freezing cold January 20, 2009, as…
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December 31, 2009
Sports
December 31, 2009
FAMU women swat Ala. State Hornets, 61-59
December 31, 2009
Christian Rateree hit a jumper with six seconds left in the game to give the Florida A&M University Women’s Basket…
Grads
December 30, 2009
Wimbish remembered as trailblazer
December 30, 2009
C. Bette Wimbish used her tenacious spirit to blaze new trails for women and African Americans all across Florida. Wim…
Grads
December 29, 2009
FAMU grad commissioned as 2nd lieutenant in Army
December 29, 2009
FAMU alumnus Milton L. Lewis II has graduated from Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga., and …
Sports
December 28, 2009
Florida Classic returns to #1 spot
December 28, 2009
The Florida Classic between Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman returned to the top of the HBCU football heap this year…
Sports
December 27, 2009
FAMU SID launches YouTube channel
December 27, 2009
FAMU sports videos are now available on FAMU Athletics at Information Director Vaughn Wilson’s newly launched YouTube …
Sports
December 26, 2009
Vann named to Sports Network All-America team
December 26, 2009
FAMU's record-setting kick return specialist LeRoy Vann was named to the 2009 Sports Network Football Championship…
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December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas Rattlers! May all of our readers have a happy and safe holiday and a joyous new year filled with peace,…
students
December 24, 2009
Strikers to perform for Disney on ABC
December 24, 2009
The FAMU Strikers have been selected to perform in the Walt Disney World Annual Christmas Day Parade which will air on …
Meek
December 23, 2009
Meek introduces war bonds legislation
December 23, 2009
Calling for “shared sacrifice and responsibility” in America’s ongoing war efforts, Congressman Kendrick Meek recently…
research
December 22, 2009
Defense bill has millions for FAMU research
December 22, 2009
Next year, FAMU professors will continue their cutting-edge research designed to equip America’s soldiers with the very…
off topic
December 21, 2009
OT: Jenkins introduced as BCU football coach
December 21, 2009
Bethune-Cookman University today Brian Jenkins (pictured with cap on) as its tenth Head Football Coach. Jenkins, wil…
lawson
December 21, 2009
Lawson blasts Boyd, Lieberman on health care
December 21, 2009
Florida Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson says the millions of sick, uninsured Americans deserve better leadership on h…
Ammons
December 20, 2009
Ammons family shares holiday joy with local children
December 20, 2009
On the twelfth day of December, FAMU President James H. Ammon s and his wife, Judy Ammons , shared some holiday cheer b…
Sports
December 19, 2009
Vann named HBCU Senior Bowl MVP
December 19, 2009
FAMU's two-time All American kick return specialist, LeRoy Vann , was named the Most Valuable Player of the first a…
Sports
December 19, 2009
Fans can catch HBCU senior bowl on CSTV, WSFA
December 19, 2009
FAMU fans who can’t attend the 2009 HBCU Senior Bowl scheduled for today at 2:00pm in Montgomery, Alabama have two view…
Sports
December 18, 2009
Vann repeats as All-American
December 18, 2009
For the second consecutive year, FAMU kick return ace LeRoy Vann was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2009…
Sports
December 17, 2009
Resilient Lady Rattlers stun Alabama, 61-52
December 17, 2009
The Lady Rattlers came back from 1-14 first quarter deficit to beat the Crimson Tide women, 61-52. With the loss, Alaba…
Sports
December 17, 2009
Lady Rattler bowlers win division
December 17, 2009
The Lady Rattler bowling team finished atop of the MEAC’s southern division with a 19-5 record en route to its first-ev…
university relations
December 16, 2009
“TXT SUM $ PLZ” on N.C. Public Radio
December 16, 2009
Leoneda Inge , a FAMU alumnus and reporter for North Carolina Public Radio, took her microphone and voice recorder with…
Sports
December 16, 2009
Vann honored by County Commission
December 16, 2009
FAMU return specialist LeRoy Vann was honored last week by the Leon County Commission. Commissioner Bill Proctor pres…
Grads
December 15, 2009
FAMU profs knew Rose was a star-in-the-making
December 15, 2009
When Anika Noni Rose was a student in FAMU’s Essential Theatre program, her professors knew she was destined for Holly…
Sports
December 15, 2009
Rattlers nip Ga. State for first win
December 15, 2009
Rasheem Jenkins hit two free throws in the final 20 seconds to lift Florida A&M to a 60-58 non-conference men’s ba…
STEM
December 14, 2009
CIS receives more than $2M in research grants
December 14, 2009
Minority Innovation Challenges Institute FAMU recently released more details on a story Rattler Nation broke in No…
Obama
December 14, 2009
White House aims to boost HBCU funding
December 14, 2009
HBCU supporters across the nation are eagerly awaiting the outcome from the White House’s promise to seek increased fun…
Sports
December 13, 2009
Lady Rattlers take on undefeated Kentucky
December 13, 2009
The Lady Rattlers will take on the 8-0 Kentucky women’s basketball team at 1 p.m. EST today in a game that will be tele…
J-School
December 12, 2009
FAMU students honored by Black PR Wire
December 12, 2009
Matthew Beatty , associate director for Public Affairs for Black PR Wire’s Miami-based company, visited FAMU's Scho…
DRS
December 11, 2009
FAMU bails out 9 jeopardized DRS positions
December 11, 2009
Yesterday, Provost Cynthia Hughes Harris swooped in to fix another public relations fiasco created by bumbling DRS Sup…
Sports
December 10, 2009
McKelton, Donald earn MEAC weekly honors
December 10, 2009
FAMU’s Tameka McKelton (pictured) was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week, while FAMU'…
SACS
December 09, 2009
Ammons team teaches others how to fix an accreditation mess
December 09, 2009
FAMU administrators were key presenters at the 2009 Atlanta conference this week on surviving a perfect storm and best …
lawson
December 09, 2009
Lawson SunRail deal will bring new jobs and recovery money
December 09, 2009
Newspapers across the Sunshine State are crediting Florida Senate Minority Leader Alfred "Al" Lawson with br…
SACS
December 08, 2009
SACS reaffirms FAMU’s accreditation
December 08, 2009
The Florida A&M University’s accreditation has been reaffirmed for 10 more years by the Southern Association of Col…
lawson
December 08, 2009
Dem leaders want Lawson in CFO race
December 08, 2009
With Florida Democrats still lacking a credible candidate for the chief financial officer election, state Sen. Al Lawso…
DRS
December 07, 2009
Holmes taking DRS backwards
December 07, 2009
The news that Ronald Holmes had been hired to lead FAMU’s Development Research School in late 2007 led many FAMU suppo…
Sports
December 06, 2009
FAMU volleyball loses heartbreaker to Gamecocks
December 06, 2009
FAMU volleyball dropped a 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 25-23, 20-25, 13-15) heartbreaker to Jacksonville State in the first round…
students
December 05, 2009
Students place second in selling competition
December 05, 2009
SBI students place second in Indiana University (IU) Global Sales Leadership National Team Selling Competition. Team …
tuition
December 04, 2009
Budget options limited by low student income
December 04, 2009
The low average family income of FAMU students presents a big challenge for the university as it struggles with painful…
J-School
December 04, 2009
J-School seniors unveil documentaries
December 04, 2009
FAMU senior broadcast journalism students will showcase their documentaries at the Student Documentary Night on Decembe…