MIAMI GARDENS, FL [September 20, 2011] – Dr. Henry Lewis III, the newly elected president of Florida Memorial University, is inviting students from the Bahamas to get their education at South Florida’s only historically black university. The Presidential Recruitment and Scholarship Tour is designed to attract and provide scholarships to new students. The tour which marks Dr. Lewis’ first recruitment initiative as FMU’s president begins Wednesday, September 28, 2011.
“Florida Memorial University provides a world-class education for all of our students,” Lewis said. “We are committed to ensuring that our students are able to compete on the world stage.”
During the tour, Dr. Lewis and university officials will engage Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes; Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham; Bahamian Education Minister Desmond Bannister; and officials from the Bahamas National Baptist Convention. The president will meet with perspective students, local alumni and give scholarships.
The tour concludes with a Recruitment Fair at the Sheraton Beach Casino and Resort, Independence Ball Room C, Cable Beach, Nassau, on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 9:30 am. For more information contact Zachary Rinkins at 305-626-3624.
About Florida Memorial University:
Located in the City of Miami Gardens, Florida Memorial University is a private, historically Black institution offering 42 undergraduate degree programs and 4 graduate degree programs to a culturally diverse student body. Since its inception in 1879, the University has upheld a commitment to providing a solid foundation for thousands of young people and opening doors to educational opportunities that may have otherwise been closed to them.
As South Florida’s only Historically Black College or University (HBCU), it is widely recognized for being the birthplace of the Negro National Anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” and the home of student Barrington Irving, Jr., the first pilot of African descent and youngest pilot ever to fly solo around the world. Dr. Henry Lewis, III, PharmD, is the university’s twelfth president. For more information, please contact the Office of Public Affairs at (305) 626-3624.
