The Fisk University Athletic Department and the Nashville Starling conducted a weekend volleyball camp that included 65 girls (some of whom are pictured below) from Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, and Tennessee. Under the leadership of Fisk Assistant Athletic Director and Volleyball Coach, Sarah Grams, the camp focused on skill building and teamwork, and is part of Volleyball Clubs, USA’s effort to train girls to compete at USA Volleyball’s Junior Olympic level.
Fisk President H. James Williams stated, “Coach Grams and the Athletic Department are to be congratulated for implementing this wonderful initiative. It is indicative of the University’s efforts to serve the community more effectively – part of our Fisk Renaissance!”
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About Fisk University:
Founded in 1866, Fisk University is Nashville’s first institution of higher education and currently ranks in the top 20% of all liberal arts institutions in the nation according to The Washington Monthly. According to the American Physical Society, Fisk is the #1 producer of underrepresented minority Master's in Physics degrees. Fisk is ranked in the top 15 institutions for awarding the Master's in Physics degree for all students, and tied for fourth place for Master's degrees awarded to women. Fisk is the fourth highest ranked institution in Tennessee and the highest ranked Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Forbes magazine’s 2014 edition of “America’s Top Colleges.” Fisk has ranked in Princeton Review’s “Best Southeastern Colleges” publication for 22 consecutive years. U.S. News & World Report ranks Fisk in the elite Tier One liberal arts institutions. Fisk has earned 4 R&D 100 Awards, the only HBCU to do so, for work in the creation of radiation detectors developed in collaboration with several national laboratories and corporations. According to the National Science Foundation, Fisk produces more African-Americans who earn doctoral degrees in the natural sciences than any school in the nation. For more information on Fisk University, please visit www.fisk.edu.
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Wednesday, May 27th 2015 at 3:56PM
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