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Tallahassee Girls Choir to perform at sixth annual Straight Talk for Women Conference

Television and radio talk show host Dr. Vera McIntyre will bring her Straight Talk for Women conference to the Leon County Health Depart­ment Auditorium, Satur­day, Aug. 28. This inspir­ing women’s leadership conference is intended to encourage women to “raise their standards to empower themselves and their fami­lies,” according to the con­ference flyer. McIntyre along with [...]

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Technological Research and Development Authority and Technology Incubator Host SBIR Grant Workshop in Tallahassee

Entrepreneurs, researchers and small businesses invited to attend full-day proposal workshop TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Small businesses receive more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts each year through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA) invite entrepreneurs, researchers and small businesses [...]

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Scholarship Opportunities for current & future FAMU students

Below are several scholarship opportunities for current & future FAMU students. ********************************************************* Florida A&M University National Alumni Association (FAMU NAA) Scholarship: The FAMU NAA has 5 different scholarship opportunities available. The absolute deadline for applications to be received is June 15, 2010. The committee will review all applications in a timely manner in order to [...]

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Florida A&M University Presents the Annual President’s Concert TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) is hosting its annual President’s Concert Monday, April 19, in Lee Hall at 8 p.m. The concert is open to the general public.  Admission is free. The focus of this year’s concert is the university community. Each year the concert [...]

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Debutante ball introduces young women to society The Leon County Chapter of The Charmettes Inc. held its 39th presentation of The Debutantes on March 20 at Florida State University Center Club. The 2010 presentation introduced 14 young ladies to society who are involved in the community. Charyl Liptrot introduced the debs. Each debutante received a [...]

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FAMU Honors Convocation Florida A&M University will host its annual Honors Convocation April 1, at 10:10 a.m. in Perry-Paige Auditorium. Dr. Makeba S. Earst, owner and operator of All About Smiles Dental Center, will serve as the keynote speaker. Earst, who has been practicing general dentistry in Tallahassee for more than 10 years, is the [...]

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FAMU-NAA accepting applications for V.L. Elkins Scholarship The FAMU National Alumni Association Leon County Chapter Scholarship Committee is now soliciting applicants for the V. L. Elkins Scholarship. Applicants must be high school seniors in Leon County or attending TCC and planning to attend Florida A&M University beginning Fall 2010. Applications can be retrieved from the [...]

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Cobb Middle to host NASA science concert

Cobb Middle to host NASA science concert

Cobb Middle School has been selected for Honeywell and NASA’s FMA Live! (http://www.fmalive.com/). FMA Live! is a free, award winning, hip hop science concert developed by Honeywell and NASA to teach Newton’s Universal Law of Gravity and Three Laws of Motion. Named after Newton’s Second Law — Force equals Mass times Acceleration — FMA Live! [...]

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Judge Clark Honored Judge Nikki Ann Clark of the 1st District Court of Appeal, will receive the 2010 Distinguished Judicial Service Award.  The award, which honors outstanding and sustained service to the public especially as it relates to support of pro bono legal services, will be presented by Chief Justice Peggy A. Quince at a [...]

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