With graduation just around the corner, you are inited to reflect on your college experience. Submit a photograph that best illustrates college to you. Perhaps there is a place you go to get away from it all (or be part of it all) or visually interpret how college changed you or what you learned.

Tell the story in 125 words or less. What is happening in your photo? What does it mean to you?

Photographs should be sent by March 9.

This request for student photos is from Jane Karr, editor of the New York Times’ Education Life section. She is requesting student photographs of the college experience. Photos chosen will appear in the April 15 Education Life section of nytimes.com/edlife.  The full description is at http://submit.nytimes.com/college-graduation.

The Golden Bull Toastmasters will be hosting  a speech contest. The theme of this contest is keeping with the theme of Black History Month. Contestants will be asked to speak on a more specific theme; the new Black/African American dream, given the fact that as a race we have conquered slavery, conquered civil rights and even had a black president. The event is booked February 29 giving contestants enough time to prepare of the contest.

The winner of the first iPod Touch is Tamika Watts.  But if you did not win, keep watching the site.

There will be more iPod Touch giveaways and more great contests and prizes.  Please encourage your JCSU friends to continue to register.  Also visit often for Blog, Twitter and Facebook updates.

Let the community know what you think.  You can start by telling what you love about Johnson C. Smith University.

Tamika Watts tells the story of how she is inspired by her niece to excel at Johnson C. Smith University.  She reveals her lofty goals.

Jockuela Ballard shares her life’s challenges of having a absent, unknown father and a drug-addicted mother. Her loving grandmother had a stroke and could no longer care for her granddaughter and her siblings. Jockuela had no choice but to enter into the foster care program.  Watch her story for the happy ending.

Did basketball save a current JCSU player’s life.  Let Jimmy Joyner tell you.

This was shot and created on cell phone by student Anika Cobb.

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