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September 2010 Volume 4, Issue 1

Marauder Magazine

The Marauder Magazine is published by the Office of Public Relations at Central State University

Contributors

Fran Robinson Director of Public Relations/Editor

Writers LaTonya Branham Terri Cope Jane Schreier Jones Shaunte Russell Carmalita Wilson

Photographers Amy Harper Michael Lassiter Fran Robinson

Graphic Designer Nancy Jehn

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Office of Public Relations 1400 Brush Row Road PO Box 1004 Wilberforce, Ohio 45384

(937) 376-6198 publicrelations@centralstate.edu

New vice president for Student Affairs As an advocate for HBCUs, Central State University appealed to Dr. Jerryl Briggs –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––page 6

CSU students travel abroad Dominique Waters, Mr. CSU 2010–11, traveled to Italy this summer to perform opera –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––page 7

“Academics Are Central” campus-wide movement continues –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––page 8

College of Education is soaring to new heights ––––––––––––––page 9

The Art of Change Professor Abner Cope and Registrar Larry Cannon retire from Central State University after long rewarding careers ––––––page 10

News Central –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––page 12

Alumni Update James Hill Jr., ‘64 scholarship challenge is successful ––––––––––––––––page 14

Steven Mills ‘08 says, “Central State University gave me a chance that many other schools would not have given me.” –––––––––page 14

Fall Enrollment

Alumni prove to be mighty recruitment tools –––––––––––––––––––––––––page 5

Highlights

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