Vol. 42, No. 3 August 27, 2012

A Weekly Update of Activities at Rust College

Campus NewsBriefs

Where Tomorrow’s Leaders are Students Today

Help Rust College win $50,000 in scholarship funds!

To Vote: Visit www.allstate.com/represent

Scroll down under “Vote for Your School”

and choose RUST COLLEGE!

You can vote everyday!

Allstate and the Tom Joyner Foundation Partnering to Raise $150,000 for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Supporters encouraged to quote, show their school pride by voting and earn their school a $50,000 donation for scholarships

Allstate and the Tom Joyner Foundation are asking alumni, students and supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country to do their part to raise scholarship funds as part of the fourth annual

Allstate Quotes for Education program.

For every person who receives an insurance quote from an Allstate agent and mentions Quotes for Education be-tween August 1 and December 31, 2012, Allstate will donate $10, up to a total donation of $150,000. The funds will be donated to the Tom Joyner Foundation and earmarked for general scholarship funds to assist students attending

HBCUs.

For the first time ever, participants in this program will also have a chance to vote for the HBCU of their choice to

receive a separate $50,000 donation for scholarships specifically at that school.

To participate in the Quotes for Education program, HBCU supporters should visit www.allstate.com/represent to find a nearby participating agent or receive a quote online, or call 855-REP-HBCU at any time to receive a quote from an Allstate representative. Supporters can also join and follow the conversation on Twitter via the hashtag #RepHBCU to encourage the participation of friends and family.

Vote via the Rust College Twitter page (@Rust_College) and Facebook page!

VOTE EVERYDAY

REPRESENT RUST COLLEGE!

“BY THEIR FRUITS… Page 2

Senior Receives Mississippi Land Bank Scholarship

Ms. Linda Lester of Holly Springs, Mississippi (Marshall County), has been

selected to receive the Mississippi Land Bank Scholarship to aid in the completion

of her senior year at Rust College.

Ms. Lester is majoring in Business Administration, and currently holds a grade

point average of 3.42 on a 4.00 scale. She will receive $2,500 during the course of

the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Mississippi Land Bank Scholarship is awarded each year to a student

majoring in Business Administration, preferably with an emphasis in Accounting,

Finance, Business, or Management.

Linda L. Lester

Mississippi Land Bank

Scholarship Recipient

All vehicles must be registered by September 14, 2012

Vehicles without a parking permit will not be

allowed on campus after 6:00 p.m.

Parking stickers are available in the

Development Office

(1st floor of Administration building)

Faculty and staff decals: $10.00

Student decals: $5.00

All faculty, staff and students operating

vehicles on campus (including residence

halls) are required to purchase parking

stickers.

Alumnus Joins Kentucky State University

Dr. Lorenzo L. Esters (Rust Class of 1998) was recently named vice president for

Student Success and Enrollment Management at Kentucky State University. Esters

previously was vice president for the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’

Office for Access and the Advancement of Public Black Universities (APLU). He is a

summa cum laude graduate of Rust College, and earned a master’s from Jackson State

University and a doctorate in higher education administration from Morgan State

University.

As vice president of Student Success and Enrollment Management, Esters will lead a

new initiative at Kentucky State aimed at coordinating the university’s efforts to better

support students who are largely low-income, first-generation, and who require one or

more remedial courses when they enroll.

Esters told Diverse Magazine that the move, “represents a wonderful opportunity for me to put the things for which I have

advocated for here at APLU into action on a local campus; important things like providing access for low-income

students and more effectively supporting those students to enhance retention and graduation rates at Kentucky State.”

(Source: Diverse Education)

Dr. Lorenzo L. Esters, ‘98

...YE SHALL KNOW THEM” Page 3

$1,250.00 DegreedUp.org Cash Scholarship

NOTICE: NO APPLICATION FEE REQUIRED. Submission dates have changed and an important change has been made to

this scholarship in order to make it simpler and easier to apply for. You no longer have to answer a question so just read and

follow instructions to be considered.

“DegreedUP.org Cash Scholarship” is proud to renew up to four 1,250.00 2012 Awards. ANY student

(future or current) that has been accepted or attends a community college, technical/trade college, or university may apply.

Also, up to the first 15 applicants of each deadline month (see below) will receive one free product of their choice from the

DegreedUP store shipped via regular mail.

Contact your school’s scholarship office and request an application or apply online at www.degreedup.org/cashscholarship.

html – you may download the scholarship application there as well.

POSTMARKED DEADLINES: Aug. 27th, 2012, Sept. 27th, 2012, Oct. 27th, 2012, Nov. 27th, 2012, Dec. 27th, 2012,

Jan. 27th, 2013, Feb. 27th, 2013, March 27th 2013, April 27th, 2013, May 27th 2013, June 27th 2013, July 27th, 2013.

Scholarship Opportunities

EducatedBlack.org $1,000 Scholarship

EducatedBlack.org, which promotes getting an education, has just announced scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year.

There is no purchase necessary to apply for the scholarship. The scholarship aims to help African American students.

Any African American student that attends a university, community college, or even a technical/trade college may apply for

the scholarship.

Also, up to the first 10 applicants of each deadline month will receive one free product of their choice from Educated Black’s

No More Excuses Page.

Prospective student applicants can visit http://www.educatedblack.org/scholarship.html to be considered.

Michael Jackson and Rhythm Nation Scholarships

For students in Visual and Performing Arts

Superstars Michael and Janet Jackson created the Michael Jackson and Rhythm Nation Scholar-

ship for UNCF students majoring in Visual/Performing Arts (music, vocal performance, theatre),

English and Communication.

The scholarship awards up to $5,000 to college freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a

minimum of grade point average of 3.0.

Application deadline: November 16, 2012

Apply online at UNCF.org/forstudents

Page 4 Announcements IN CASE OF EMERGENCY…

Emergency notifications for students, faculty and staff will be

handled by mass email, Channel 19, WURC 88.1 FM, RC-TV

2, and campus loud speakers. If you would like to receive

emergency notifications by text message, please submit your

cell phone number to Mrs. Carolyn Hymon, Dean of Students.

The numbers will be used for emergencies ONLY and will not

be distributed.

Emergency Numbers:

Security office: 662-252-8090

Security guard on duty: 662-216-3429

Dr. David L. Beckley, ‘67, President

Ms. Adrienne Phillips, Public Relations Specialist

Dr. Ishmell Edwards, ’71, Vice President for College Relations

Catfish Corner (formerly S&H Barbeque and Grill)

540 Highway 7 North

Holly Springs, Mississippi

662-252-5000

SPECIALS

Tuesday: 50¢ wing night (4:00–7:00 p.m.)

***DINE-IN ONLY***

Wednesday: COLLEGE NIGHT! (4:00–7:00 p.m.)

Students & faculty receive 5% off

order with college ID

Thursday: All You Can Eat CATFISH—$10.99

(4:00–7:00 p.m.) ***DINE-IN ONLY***

Friday: Chitterlings plate $9.99

Lunch Specials 12:00 p.m.– 2:00 p.m.—$5.99

(meat, fries, 2 oz. coleslaw)

Fashion is Undefined…

So What’s Your Style?

Interest meeting for

EBONE’ FASHION CLUB

(for old and new members)

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

9:00 p.m.

Doxey Auditorium

Our Condolences… To the family of Mr. Harold Moncrief , whose father, Mr. Chavez Moncrief, was funeralized

Tuesday, August 21 in Columbus, Ohio.

“The Lord bless you and keep you: the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;

the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)