Company gives back to TSU seniors
Marshall A Latimore
Managing Editor
Issue date: 11/2/09 Section: Campus News
The Graduate Invitation & Novelty Company, founded by two TSU alumni in 2002, has created its first ever "The Real World Scholarship" contest for graduating seniors.
The $500 cash scholarship, awarded each semester, serves as a rewarding incentive to graduating seniors to consider their futures and decide how they plan to use their degrees.
The scholarship funds could be used at the winner's discretion.
"We know how hard students work to get out of school," said Nubian Simmons, CEO of The Graduate. "Sometimes (students) just need a little extra assistance and we felt it would be nice if a company gave a cash award (they) entered 'the real world."
Simmons, who received her bachelor's degree in elementary education in 2003 and her master's degree in supply chain management, founded the company with former SGA president Shawntaz Crawford, who graduated in 2004 with his bachelor's degree in art.
The duo's company has produced custom graduation invitations for more than 100,000 high school and college graduates all over the country.
Simmons said the company prides itself in being one of the country's only sources for personalized graduation invitations that feature the students' memberships or organizations.
The Graduate also develops custom-made graduation t-shirts and other novelty items to help its graduates commemorate graduation.
"The (scholarship contest) was a great idea for the company to create," said Brigette Jones, a freshman history major from Memphis. "More alumni should step up like they have and reach back to undergraduate seniors."
To be eligible to win the scholarship, the student must be enrolled this semester and be graduating in December.
Each applicant must also write an essay on the topic: "How you are going to use your degree to make a positive impact on society?"
Students can e-mail their application, essay and resume by Nov. 10 to contest@thegraduateco.com.
"As opposed to giving away free invitations and novelties to be used solely for graduation, we wanted students to know our company cares about them past graduation," Simmons said. "We know from experience that today's college graduates need as much help after finishing college as getting in." •
The $500 cash scholarship, awarded each semester, serves as a rewarding incentive to graduating seniors to consider their futures and decide how they plan to use their degrees.
The scholarship funds could be used at the winner's discretion.
"We know how hard students work to get out of school," said Nubian Simmons, CEO of The Graduate. "Sometimes (students) just need a little extra assistance and we felt it would be nice if a company gave a cash award (they) entered 'the real world."
Simmons, who received her bachelor's degree in elementary education in 2003 and her master's degree in supply chain management, founded the company with former SGA president Shawntaz Crawford, who graduated in 2004 with his bachelor's degree in art.
The duo's company has produced custom graduation invitations for more than 100,000 high school and college graduates all over the country.
Simmons said the company prides itself in being one of the country's only sources for personalized graduation invitations that feature the students' memberships or organizations.
The Graduate also develops custom-made graduation t-shirts and other novelty items to help its graduates commemorate graduation.
"The (scholarship contest) was a great idea for the company to create," said Brigette Jones, a freshman history major from Memphis. "More alumni should step up like they have and reach back to undergraduate seniors."
To be eligible to win the scholarship, the student must be enrolled this semester and be graduating in December.
Each applicant must also write an essay on the topic: "How you are going to use your degree to make a positive impact on society?"
Students can e-mail their application, essay and resume by Nov. 10 to contest@thegraduateco.com.
"As opposed to giving away free invitations and novelties to be used solely for graduation, we wanted students to know our company cares about them past graduation," Simmons said. "We know from experience that today's college graduates need as much help after finishing college as getting in." •
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Great fact that the company prides itself in being one of the country's only sources for personalized graduation invitations that feature the students' memberships or organizations. (Continued…)
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