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Bishop Ronnie C. Crudup, Sr., will be the 2019 Graduate commencement speaker for Jackson State University students.
Bishop Crudup is the Administrative Bishop for the Fellowship of International Churches, and the Chief Bishop for the Mid-South Diocese. In addition, he serves as the Senior Pastor of New Horizon Church International, which he started in 1987, under the instructions of the Holy Spirit to “go establish a church that would be on a new horizon.”
For over 25 years, Bishop Crudup has transparently and unapologetically displayed his passion in proclaiming the consecration power of God’s Word and in empowering the masses by dividing the Word of Truth into practical Biblical principles that transform lives to fulfill their divine calling and destiny in Christ. Gifted as a visionary leader, prolific life-application Bible teacher, and dynamic preacher, Bishop Crudup witnessed the congregation multiply from 56 members to over 3,000 members, 5 plus ministries and a bible school. Blessed with an undeniable anointing on his life, many people characterize Bishop Crudup as one of the greatest spiritual leaders of our time.
Bishop Crudup serves as the founder and president for two Faith Based 501C3 ministries (New Horizon Ministries Inc. and the We Make It Better Foundation); in addition to being the founder and president of Ekklesia School of Ministry and Theology. Also, Bishop Crudup is the co-founder and CEO of the Mississippi Faith-Based Coalition for Community Renewal. Formerly, he served on numerous local, state, and national community development organizations and boards. Theses include: Former Chairman for the City of Jackson’s Redevelopment Authority, 100 Concerned Clergy of Jackson, Transformation Jackson, Central Mississippi Medical Center, Working Together Jackson, The Hope/Enterprise Corporation, and Telos.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Jackson State University, and he holds a Master of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary. Bishop Crudup has celebrated over 40 years of his life with First Lady Jacqueline Crudup. Together they have four grown children and eight young grandchildren. Currently, Bishop Crudup and First Lady Crudup reside in South Jackson.
Brigadier General Robert Crear will deliver the Undergraduate commencement address.
BG Robert Crear retired on 1 May 2008. He has served worldwide, commanded and led soldiers and civilians at every level, while serving in high level leadership positions with the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). At the Pentagon he served as the military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; At the Corps Headquarters in Washington DC, he served as Assistant Director of Civil Works and as the Chief of Staff; In the field he commanded the Vicksburg District, the Southwest Division (SWD) and the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD); Additionally, he served as President of the Mississippi River Commission, having been appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
In his last assignment as MVD Commander and President of the Mississippi River Commission, Crear was responsible for a $7.5 billion civil works program. In addition, he played a vital role in managing the Corps water resources program in the entire Mississippi River Valley. The boundaries of the Mississippi Valley Division extend from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, include portions of 12 states, and encompass 370,000 square miles. The programs and activities overseen by the MVD and MRC are conducted by 5700 employees in six district offices located in St. Paul, Minn., Rock Island, Ill., St. Louis, Mo., Memphis, Tenn., Vicksburg, Miss., and New Orleans, La.
General Crear holds the position of Distinguished Visiting Lecturer of Applied Engineering, National Security and Homeland Security at Jackson State University, Jackson, Ms. He is founder and CEO of The Crear Group consulting firm. He is Chairman of Free Flow Power Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary Free Flow Development LLC a hydropower developer based in Gloucester, Ma that is using proprietary technology to extract energy from moving water (Mississippi River) to produce electricity.
He is married to his high school sweetheart, the former Reatha Hall. They have four adult children.
Jackson State University’s Graduate Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 3, 2019 at 4p.m. in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. All graduating students should plan to arrive by 2:30 p.m. in order to line up to march into the facility under the leadership of the Faculty and Student Marshals.
Family and friends of graduates should not that commencement seating will begin approximately two hours prior to the start time in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. The doors will close at 3:50 p.m., in order to allow the program to officially begin without interruptions.
The Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 8 a.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. All graduating students should plan to arrive by 6:30 a.m. in order to line up to march into the facility under the leadership of the Faculty and Student Marshals.
As JSU students look forward to life after JSU, employment news is good for the class of 2019.
Employers plan to hire 16.6 percent more new graduates from the Class of 2019 than they did from the Class of 2018 for positions in the United States, according to results of National Association of Colleges and Employer’s (NACE) Job Outlook 2019 survey.
Employers had success converting their interns and co-ops from the Class of 2018 into full-time, entry-level hires, according to results of NACE’s 2019 Internship & Co-op Survey Report.
The conversion rate for this group of interns is 56.1 percent, which is more than 10 percent higher than last year and has reached its highest level since 2016.
Both the offer and acceptance rates have also increased for Class of 2018 intern hires. The bump in acceptance rate follows a trend of gradual growth over the last three years. This could signal that, while employers overall are offering more internships, students remain somewhat selective about the offers they accept.
This news also bodes well for 2020 graduates as employers are preparing for a robust recruiting season this fall, which is in line with results of recent research that highlight the growing focus on fall recruiting.
More than 99 percent of respondents to NACE’s Job Outlook 2019 Spring Update survey noted plans to participate in on-campus recruiting this fall. Of this group, nearly 83 percent will be seeking hires to fill both their full-time openings and positions in their internship/co-op programs. (See Figure 1.)
The overall percentage is up from 97.6 percent of 2018 respondents and 96.7 percent of 2017 respondents indicating plans for fall recruiting. While the percentage seeking hires for full-time openings and internships/co-ops is down 3.2 percent from last year, it is up nearly 6 percent from 2017.
Students should be reminded that rehearsal for the undergraduate ceremony will be held on today, May 2, 2019 at the Veteran’s Memorial Stadium and will begin promptly at 9 a.m.
The rehearsal for the Graduate ceremony will be held on Thursday May 2, 2019 at the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center (AAC) and begin promptly at 11 a.m.. All diploma recipients are urged to attend, along with both faculty and student marshals, as well as all College Standard Bearers.
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