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SPECIAL PROCLAMATION NO. 1 -20 3SEP 0 1 2023
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A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION AWARDED BY I"
COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THIRD DISTRICT
COUNCILMEMBER, SHARON L. MCBRIDE, AND AT LARGE
COUNCILMEMBER, KAREN L. WHITE, RECOGNIZING AND
CELEBRATING BRIAN FRAZIER FOR THE FIRST EVER HBCU
EXCHANGE WEEKEND AND WELCOMING TENNESSEE STATE
UNIVERSITY (TSU) TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
O rea6, as President of the South Bend Common Council and Third (3`d) District
Councilwoman, Sharon McBride and At-Large Councilwoman Karen L. White of South Bend,
Indiana are humbled to honor and officially welcome Tennessee State University(TSU)to the
City of South Bend for the first(1st) ever HBCU Exchange weekend hosted by Brian Frazier, of
Frazier Kid Productions; and
41 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are public and private
institutions established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which, from their inception, have
gifted Black people with access to education which was denied to them during slavery and
segregation; and
Oilleread, Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover has served as President of Tennessee State
University since January 2013. Under her leadership as the university's first (1st) female
president,TSU has experienced a significant increase in enrollment, alumni fundraising,
research dollars and academic offerings.
O among notable individuals graduating from HBCUs are Oprah Winfrey
(Tennessee State University), Martin Lather King, Jr. (Morehouse College) Spike Lee
(Morehouse College), Samuel L. Jackson(Morehouse College), Chadwick Boseman, (Howard
University), Kamala Harris (Howard University), Stacey Abrams (Spelman College) and Keisha
Knight Pulliam (Spelman College, Eta Kappa Chapter), Barbara Jordan(Texas Southern
University); and
41‘fttlfti, locally, South Bend's Brian Fraizer is an Alumnus of Tennessee State
University, graduating in 2002; and
OOft•reurI, Tennessee State University was originally organized as the Agricultural and
Industrial State Normal School in 1909 and began serving students on June 19, 1912. Its status
was raised to a four-year teachers' college in 1922, and two(2)years later it was renamed the
Agricultural and Industrial State Normal College; and
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Oer , after another five (5)years, "Normal" was dropped from its name. It was
elevated to university status in 1951, renamed the Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial
University, and received full-fledged land-grant university status by the Tennessee State Board
of Education in 1958: and
67 rerj founded in 1912, Tennessee State University has grown dramatically from a
small college to two (2) campuses: the 500-acre main campus and the downtown Avon Williams
campus, which is located in the heart of Nashville near the State Capitol. The diverse student
population of more than 9,000 represents forty-six(46) states and forty-five (45) countries and
/erears, Tennessee State University is a comprehensive, urban, co-educational land-
grant university offering forty-five (45) bachelor's degrees and twenty-four(24)master's
degrees and doctoral programs including biological sciences, psychology,public administration,
computer information systems engineering, administration and supervision and
curriculum and instruction; and
O teem, TSU has been listed for eleven(11) consecutive years in the U.S. News &
World Report "Guide to America's Best Colleges"; and
67f‘retzef, in addition to its rich academic history,TSU is also known for its athletic
success, fielding women's teams in basketball, cross country, golf, softball, tennis, track& field
and volleyball and men's teams in basketball, cross country, football, golf ice hockey,tennis,
and track& field; and
6 ‘ra74, it took a sporting event to establish the first HBCU Exchange weekend in
South Bend, but the weekend will be enriched by many other activities other than a football
game.
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Ofeatron I. We wish to acknowledge Mr. Brian Frazier, sponsors and all those who assisted
in making the HBCU Exchange a memorable weekend.
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(fwtion II. We welcome Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Glover,
administration, students,parents, alumni and friends to South Bend, a traditional home of college
football.
Wesavaii. We hope you take advantage of all the opportunities provided by this
exchange weekend.
Yeeiian IV. What we experience this weekend is a vision that was spoken to and given to
Mr. Brian Frazier two (2) years ago.
Wet►anV. What we experience this weekend is that vision is coming to fruition.
Weetian VI. God is faithful.
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Sharon L. McBride, Council President Karen L. White,At Large Councilmember,
& Third District Councilmember, South South Bend Common Council
Bend Common Council
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