Campus Briefs
Officials: Delay on flash drive notice
Issue date: 9/29/08 Section: Campus News
Officials said the university has tempoarily suspended formal notification to persons whose data may have been compromised.
Since the drive has been recovered, notification will be held in abeyance pending confirmation of those individuals who have been impacted.
Last week, campus officials confirmed that a flash drive containing more than 9,000 student Social Security numbers was lost by Financial Aid personnel. On Sept. 9, it was recovered.
TSU President Melvin N. Johnson said in a Sept. 15 town hall meeting and subsequent press conference in the Performing Arts Center that a student, who had used the flash drive for saving a term paper, returned the drive approximately 9 p.m. on Sept. 12.
Johnson did not indict whether or not the student tampered with the information on the device, but informed the
university that the flash drive is back in the university's possession and that state auditing officials would investigate
further.
Currently, state auditors are investigating whether any of the contained information was copied or tampered with.
Marshall A. Latimore
Comedienne visits campus
Comedienne, actress and activist Phyllis Yvonne Stickney visited the Women's Center last Tuesday, Sept. 23.
A familiar face to moviegoers, Phyllis has appeared in such films as New Jack City, Jungle Fever and How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
Stickney, who was in town for the Shades of Black Theatre Festival, met with many students who knew of Stickney's activist background and her passion for community service.
"We share a common passion to improve the lives and condition of our children, and, right now, TSU is where it's at, " Stickney said.
Winston Mize
B.L.A.C.K. Inc. to host campus book signing
Steve Johnson, author of Wake Up Young Black Males! Life Is What You Make It, will be holding a lecture on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. in the Floyd-Payne Campus Center Forum.
The lecture is to be hosted by the campus organization Brother's for Love Achievement Culture and Knowledge Inc. (B.L.A.C.K.).
A question-and-answer session and book signing immediately follows.
The event is free and everyone is invited to attend.
The book is available for purchase at www.blackbooks.com. A free DVD documentary accompanies the book and is available on the author's Web site.
Cara Anthony
Council launches giving campaign
'Five dollas' is all the Pre-Alumni council asks as a donation to students in need.
The fund is for students who are active in school, partake in extracurricular activities and community service, but fall short of funding for school.
"It's a fund for students who do all the right things, but don't quite make that 2.75 GPA or that 21 on the ACT," said the fund's co-chair, Trehon Cockrell-Coleman, a senior computer science major from Nashville.
The organization aims to raise at least $22,000, which will only require 30 percent of the student body to donate.
Marius Rush, director of Student Giving, said that with the help of the Pre-Alumni Council and many others, he will be working extensively on the promotion of the campaign in efforts to exceed their goal.
Many students have already made donations, including Ceci Shell, a senior mass communication major, who donated a total of $1,000.
Everyone is encouraged to donate, and while $5 is the minimum, there's definitely no maximum. Checks and cash gifts of all sizes are greatly appreciated.
Anyone interested in donating, or who may need more information, visit the TSU Foundation located on the first floor of Goodwill Manor, or contact Alumni Relations.
Shannon Cohen
Since the drive has been recovered, notification will be held in abeyance pending confirmation of those individuals who have been impacted.
Last week, campus officials confirmed that a flash drive containing more than 9,000 student Social Security numbers was lost by Financial Aid personnel. On Sept. 9, it was recovered.
TSU President Melvin N. Johnson said in a Sept. 15 town hall meeting and subsequent press conference in the Performing Arts Center that a student, who had used the flash drive for saving a term paper, returned the drive approximately 9 p.m. on Sept. 12.
Johnson did not indict whether or not the student tampered with the information on the device, but informed the
university that the flash drive is back in the university's possession and that state auditing officials would investigate
further.
Currently, state auditors are investigating whether any of the contained information was copied or tampered with.
Marshall A. Latimore
Comedienne visits campus
Comedienne, actress and activist Phyllis Yvonne Stickney visited the Women's Center last Tuesday, Sept. 23.
A familiar face to moviegoers, Phyllis has appeared in such films as New Jack City, Jungle Fever and How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
Stickney, who was in town for the Shades of Black Theatre Festival, met with many students who knew of Stickney's activist background and her passion for community service.
"We share a common passion to improve the lives and condition of our children, and, right now, TSU is where it's at, " Stickney said.
Winston Mize
B.L.A.C.K. Inc. to host campus book signing
Steve Johnson, author of Wake Up Young Black Males! Life Is What You Make It, will be holding a lecture on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. in the Floyd-Payne Campus Center Forum.
The lecture is to be hosted by the campus organization Brother's for Love Achievement Culture and Knowledge Inc. (B.L.A.C.K.).
A question-and-answer session and book signing immediately follows.
The event is free and everyone is invited to attend.
The book is available for purchase at www.blackbooks.com. A free DVD documentary accompanies the book and is available on the author's Web site.
Cara Anthony
Council launches giving campaign
'Five dollas' is all the Pre-Alumni council asks as a donation to students in need.
The fund is for students who are active in school, partake in extracurricular activities and community service, but fall short of funding for school.
"It's a fund for students who do all the right things, but don't quite make that 2.75 GPA or that 21 on the ACT," said the fund's co-chair, Trehon Cockrell-Coleman, a senior computer science major from Nashville.
The organization aims to raise at least $22,000, which will only require 30 percent of the student body to donate.
Marius Rush, director of Student Giving, said that with the help of the Pre-Alumni Council and many others, he will be working extensively on the promotion of the campaign in efforts to exceed their goal.
Many students have already made donations, including Ceci Shell, a senior mass communication major, who donated a total of $1,000.
Everyone is encouraged to donate, and while $5 is the minimum, there's definitely no maximum. Checks and cash gifts of all sizes are greatly appreciated.
Anyone interested in donating, or who may need more information, visit the TSU Foundation located on the first floor of Goodwill Manor, or contact Alumni Relations.
Shannon Cohen
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