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“ 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