From JSU newsroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter winning a series of regional competitions,\u00a0Jackson State\u00a0is one of 48 schools that will vie for the championship title at the 30th<\/sup>annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), America\u2019s premier academic competition for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The HCASC National Championship Tournament will be held April 13-17 on the American Honda campus in Torrance, California.\u00a0Jackson State University has the opportunity to win the HCASC top prize \u2013 a $75,000 institutional grant from Honda.<\/p>\nLed by team coach Joshua Cotton, Jackson State will be represented by Justin Clarke, a\u00a0junior majoring in\u00a0Accounting from\u00a0Memphis, TN;\u00a0Kaitlin Alease Littleberry,a\u00a0sophomore majoring in\u00a0political science from\u00a0Bakersfield, CA;\u00a0Aaron Wilson Ridley, a\u00a0freshman majoring in\u00a0accountingfrom\u00a0Memphis, TN;and\u00a0Gamica Theresa Norwood, a\u00a0junior majoring in\u00a0math education from\u00a0Gary, IN.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am always excited to participate in the HCASC with our students,\u201d says Cotton. \u201cMy focus is to assist them with developing their own motivations. I want them to know they are in charge of their future and their efforts will determine their success.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fast-paced buzzer competition highlights students\u2019 academic prowess and ability to answer questions about history, science, literature, religion, the arts and pop culture. The\u00a0HCASC is a year-round program that centers on academic excellence, community service, leadership, networking opportunities and mentorship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first championship tournament for three of our team members so there is definitely some pressure to do well but it helps to know that Jackson State is behind us all the way,\u201d says Cotton.<\/p>\n
Since 1989, Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, one of Honda\u2019s longest running philanthropic\u00a0initiatives in the United States, has celebrated and recognized the academic talents of HBCU students. More than $9 million in grants from Honda have provided support for scholarships, facility upgrades and other investments to improve the student experience at HBCUs.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor 30 years, Honda Campus All-Star Challenge has provided a platform for the nation\u2019s top HBCU students to advance their dreams,\u201d said Steve Morikawa, vice president of Corporate Relations and Social Responsibility at American Honda. \u201cHonda congratulates the \u2018Great 48\u2019 for their incredible work ethic, teamwork and competitive spirit. We look forward to an exciting National Championship Tournament and crowning the 2019 HCASC National Champion in April.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2019 HCASC finals will be live-streamed on Tuesday, April 16 starting at 12:00 noon eastern standard time. For more information regarding the live stream, visit\u00a0www.HCASC.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Latoya Hentz-Moore JSU Newsroom After winning a series of regional competitions,\u00a0Jackson State\u00a0is one of 48 schools that will vie for the championship title at the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_plus_post_options":"{}","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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