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from the desk of
Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D.
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Dear Eagle Nation:
I am pleased to share that our collective efforts continue to elevate our beloved Coppin State University. In just two years, we have reversed a declining enrollment trend that has persist for more than a decade. Thanks to the work and leadership of our Enrollment Management team, as well as many across campus, this fall we experienced a five percent increase in our overall student headcount. This means for Fall 2023, 2101 students selected Coppin State as their university of choice.
This growth is a direct result of greater collaboration across campus, stronger marketing, new recruitment strategies, and better admission’s policies. The procedures we have implemented has us trending in the right direction.
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The five percent increase in overall enrollment is accompanied by double-digit growth year-over-year in every student demographic, including:
- 20% increase in new first-time students;
- 35% increase in new transfer students;
- 53% increase in new graduate students;
- a 74% retention rate for first-year students as they enter their second year. This is record high for Coppin State and elevates us above both the national and state retention average for public colleges and universities.
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More students, college counselors, elected officials, alumni, and others are taking notice of what we are building here at Coppin State. We have harnessed the Coppin State experience in our brand new view book, produced by the Division of Institution Advancement, and collaborators across our community.
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The new viewbook gives prospective students and their families a colorful, panoramic view of our multicultural and multigenerational student body, our research expertise, commitment to academic excellence, creativity, innovation, spirit, and individualism. Interacting with the viewbook gives a better understanding of the extraordinary experiences and opportunities that help shape the student experience here at Coppin State. We invite you to explore the view book and share it with someone who could be a good addition to Eagle Nation.
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As we kick off national HBCU week, with several members of Eagle Nation joining activities in Washington, D.C., this is a time we can say people are beginning to take notice of HBCUs and the role they have played, not only in building the Black Middle Class, but uplifting the nation.
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Join Eagle Nation this Thursday, September 28 for HBCU Night at Camden Yards! The Baltimore Orioles will take on the Boston Red Sox, and come another game closer to postseason play.
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Buy your ticket today, and use the promo code COPPIN, for $5 from your ticket purchase to go to the CSU Development Foundation. Coppin State was the top HBCU in 2022, and I know that we can do it again this year!
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It brings me great joy to share positive news from Eagle Nation each week with you, and rest assured, we are just getting started.
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Participants during the 2023 Coppin Golf Classic on September 20, 2023.
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Coppin Golf Classic Raises $100,000 to Support Student Athletes
Coppin State University raised $100,000 during the 20th Coppin Golf Classic, held September 20, at Greystone Golf Course, in White Hall, MD.
The tournament met the $100,000 fundraising goal for 2023, and all proceeds will support the needs and development of Coppin State student athletes.
Thank you to all sponsors, participants, and supporters for joining us this year, and we will see you in 2024!
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President Jenkins (right), with University System of Maryland Chancellor,
Jay A. Perman, M.D.
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President Jenkins Recognized with Influential Marylander HonorPresident Anthony L. Jenkins was recognized by the Maryland Daily Record on September 21, 2023, as one of this year’s Influential Marylanders. President Jenkins was recognized alongside dozens of other honorees in the fields of civic leadership; communications, education, finance, business, health care, law, philanthropy, real estate, and technology - including University System of Maryland Chancellor,
Jay A. Perman, M.D.
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Coppin State University is one of two HBCUs to receive a $500,000 grant from the Food and Drug Administration Office of Minority Health and Health Equity to develop a partnership that improves representation of people of color in clinical trials.
Joan Tilghman, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the College of Health Professions spoke to The Baltimore Sun about the grant and the research it will support, saying input from the community will be critical. “Getting their perspective, getting their input and helping them to feel that they really are important in whatever initiatives we arrive at — to me, that’s critical,” she said.
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Men's Basketball Coach Larry Stewart, President Jenkins, and Nestor Aparicio on September 15, 2023 at Faidley's at Lexington Market
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President Jenkins and Men’s Basketball Head Coach Larry Stewart joined Baltimore Positive at Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market for the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
President Jenkins and Coach Stewart talk about the growth of Coppin State University and a new chapter for Coppin State Men’s Basketball under Coach Stewart’s leadership.
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Nonprofit Leadership students with members of the Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council
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| Experiential Learning with Nonprofit Leadership at Coppin State University
Coppin State University students studying nonprofit leadership recently visited the Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council (GMCC), to see concepts they are learning in the classroom, put into action. Scholars met the board of GMCC, including GMCC Director, Eli Lopatin and Board President, Adeline Wheless-Hutchinson, and observed a board meeting to better understand board governance.
GMCC is a nonprofit umbrella organization that supports communities in the Greater Mondawmin area through service and advocacy.
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Nonprofit Leadership students engage in activities with the Y on the Fly program
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Earlier this month, students in the Nonprofit Leadership participated in hands-on learning activities with the YMCA’s Y on the Fly program. The activities brought key concepts of nonprofit leadership to life and added new layers to their class discussion.
To learn more about Coppin State’s nonprofit leadership program, contact Tenyo Pearl Ed.D., Campus Director of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance and Program Coordinator for the Nonprofit Leadership Program, at tpearl@coppin.edu.
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Left to right, Baltimore City Schools CEO, Dr. Sonja Santelises; New York Times reporter, Erica L. Green; Deborah Santiago, CEO of Excelencia in Education; and President Jenkins
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President Jenkins served as a panelist at the National Association for College Admission Counselors annual conference in Baltimore for its closing session on Saturday, September 23, 2023. He joined Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Schools and Deborah Santiago, CEO of Excelencia in Education, for a discussion on the equity climate in higher education and college admissions after the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.
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Take care, be well, and Go Eagles!
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Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D.
President
Coppin State University
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