2008 Woodie Awards
Even James Bond could not defeat the loopholes or even crack the intricate code to a room assignment from the office of Resident Life, according to many Morgan State students who struggle to be cleared for on-campus housing. Who is responsible for the confusion, constant phone calls and ridiculously long lines in the building of Resident Life? Do the students prolong the process by submitting their housing applications in an untimely manner or is Resident Life simply unprepared for the multitude of students that apply every year? To point the finger at one particular party will not solve this dilemma; the goal is to discover a feasible solution for this reoccurring issue.
The freshmen have just hit the campus of Morgan State University. Just several weeks ago the Pre-College Program just finished with 304 students out of 314 students becoming Morgan Bears. The Pre-College Program is a six-week program that gives students the chance to make a conversion from high school to college.
Morgan State University's National Pan Hellenic Council will host the first awards ceremony which will be taking place on September 4, 2008 at 11am in the University Student Center Theatre. This is an exciting time for the Council as they are distributing its annual but "overlooked" monetary awards to organizations who continue to serve.
Morgan State University has had a long tradition of preparing its students for global citizenship. This grand tradition continues in 2008 as the Institute of International Education (IIE) has awarded Fulbright Scholarships to two recent graduates and a current doctoral student at Morgan State University to work and study abroad.