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Inside OneTSU MAGAZINE “ THE KEY TO INCREASING OUR ENROLLMENT NOW AND IN THE FUTURE WILL BE TO TELL POTENTIAL STUDENTS AND PARENTS ABOUT OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. ” with the Port of Houston Authority; Urban Planning and Environmental Policy; Emergency Management and Homeland Security; Aviation Science and Management where students study to become professional pilots and airport managers; Sport Management; and Entertainment and the Recording Industry Management. Texas Southern University’s partnerships with Houston Community College (HCC) and Lone Star College (LSC) proved to be successful this fall with 337 students transferring to TSU from HCC and 56 from LSC. The Presidential High School Bus Tour paid off as well. Desoto High School was the top recruited school in the state with 38 first time freshman students enrolling at TSU, followed by Houston’s James Madison High School with 35, and Energized Stem Academy- West High School with 32. The president plans to lead another high school bus tour across Texas during this school year. The TSU summer school program was another successful venture for the university. Students were given an opportunity to jumpstart their college experience by strengthening their math, reading and English skills. A total of 153 successfully completed the program. “This is part of our mission, to give people an opportunity to attend college,” Rudley adds. “We are not here to give people a free ride, but an opportunity to better themselves if ѡ