As part of several construction projects that are taking place at NSU, the Mills E. Godwin Student Center has been demolished.
Robinson has focused his interests on charter schools and school choice, especially for urban black families, and is president of the Black Alliance for Educational Options. He also worked on Virginia's initial charter-school legislation in 1998 when he was on the staff of Del. Mary Christian, D-Hampton.
As education secretary, he will be advocating for Gov. Bob McDonnell's priorities of expanding college access to more Virginians; giving public teachers merit pay and incentives for good performance; and establishing more public charter schools, including securing federal Race to the Top funding to assist in that effort.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then translating the whole system for their parents, who don't speak English.
Spartan Echo TV reporter Octavia Moore looked into the gay community at Norfolk State University and spoke with students about their reaction to this diversity on campus.
Spartan football player Don Carey was drafted by the Cleveland Browns, but will be going to Jacksonville right after graduation. Melvin Brooks has the story for Spartan Echo TV.
On Monday, Jan. 25, Wesley Westminister Foundation and L.O.G.I.C. were just two among many other organizations that came together for an organization fair in the New Student Center. Students and faculty were at their booths handing out pamphlets and business cards explaining what their organization is about and what they do for Norfolk State University.
MIAMI, Fla. (AP) - The ultimate underdogs, they ain't. Not anymore. The Saints are Super Bowl champions now.
Who Dat? Try Drew Brees, Sean Payton and a team that has reversed its embarrassing past, carrying an entire city to the top with it.
Put away those paper bags forever.
Spartan Echo TV reporter Quentin Saunders gets reaction from Norfolk State University baseball players on recent allegations and admissions of steroid use in major league baseball.
Tired of the same old, lame advice you get from friends who just tell you what you want to hear? Want to blow off some steam? You're not the only one! Watch for the newest advice column from NSU's own Nosaze Knight and Danielle Coley in "Keepin' it a Hun'ed," a 100% no-holds-barred, honest, open perspective on your personal situation so you can stay "a hun'ed" in your own life.
Spartan Echo TV reporter Trannisha Smith, a sophmore at Norfolk State University, discusses the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.
