Jamal Bailey is set to carry the Hampton legacy into the world of business

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The Hampton University Class of 2016 is ready to soar. The graduates will don their caps and gowns on May 8, 2016 and join the ranks of thousands of Hampton University alumni making an impact all over the world. This blog series will feature a different member of Class of 2016 during Commencement week.  

Jamal Bailey is set to carry the Hampton legacy into the world of business 

Jamal Bailey plans to take the skills he's learned in the Hampton University School of Business 5 year MBA program to build a legacy and be a role model for future Hamptonians after graduation May 8.

Bailey, a native of Oxon Hill, Maryland, has accepted an offer from Morgan Stanley, where upon receiving his license will be a wealth advisor associate. He will focus on investment strategy for clients in the Maryland area. Bailey credits the MBA program with not only preparing him to be a part of the business world but also to immediately make an impact. 

"Under the direction of Dean Dr. Sid Credle the MBA program has prepared me to go toe to toe with business students from anywhere in the world," said Bailey.  "The skills that we develop match that of Ivy League school or other institution. We are prepared to do more than participate in the work force but to advance to places of leadership and execute. I learned the most through our chess and kendo classes. Chess class taught me how to think moves ahead, read behavior and predict movement and personality engagement. Kendo taught me how to think on my toes and be flexible, which is the essence of business." 

Bailey credits his tenure at Hampton University with educating him on the importance of setting a proper example for others and investing back into one's community to leave it in a better place than he found it. 

"I thank Hampton University for helping make me that man I am today," said Bailey. "Coming in Fall 2011, I was solely focused on playing football and my grades, not so much in reinvesting into the community. Moving into my sophomore year I understood the importance of leadership and wanted to make an impact by leaving Hampton better than I found it. I hope that my involvement with organizations including serving as President of the Gamma Epsilon chapter of Omega Psi Ph Fraternity Inc., President of the HU chapter of the National Black MBA Association, President of HU's National Pan-Hellenic Council, Greer Dawson Wilson Student Leadership Program, and serving as an ambassador for this amazing institution will leave a legacy for other students to follow."  

- M. A. White '10

Dominique Brown To Continue Educational Journey On West Coast

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The Hampton University Class of 2016 is ready to soar. The graduates will don their caps and gowns on May 8, 2016 and join the ranks of thousands of Hampton University alumni making an impact all over the world. This blog series will feature a different member of Class of 2016 during Commencement week. 

Dominique Brown To Continue Educational Journey On West Coast

Dominique Brown didn’t even know if she would make it to her second year of college, and now she is preparing to continue her studies at the Ivy League of the West, Stanford University.  Freshman year can make or break students, and Dominique Brown made it to be apart of the graduating Class of 2016.

Dominique Brown poses on the steps of Ogden Hall in cap and gown.

Dominique Brown, a senior psychology major from Charlotte North Carolina, learned about Hampton as a junior in high school during a tour of 33 HBCUs. She visited our “Home by the Sea” again during her senior year, and while she stood out on the lawn in front of the Chapel, she envisioned herself being a student here.

Although Brown received full scholarships to two other schools, she decided on HU. 

“I chose Hampton because it felt like home and I saw myself being comfortable enough to grow and mature into the young woman I wanted to be. And that notion has stayed true to this day,” said Brown.

While at HU, Brown was a member of the Freddye T. Davy Honors College, Quintessence 9 Class Officer Secretary, in the Resident Assistant Association, and was a member of The Script for three years. In addition, she is in the Greer Dawson Wilson Student Leadership Program and mentor in Q.U.E.E.N (Quintessentially Utilizing Elegance and Empowerment to Nurture), both for one year. Managing to maintain a 3.95 GPA, Brown was inducted into the Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society and the Golden Key International Honor Society.

Brown poses with other members of Q.U.E.E.N.

“When considering all the FTDHC graduates, Brown stands out because she is the first in the pipeline I wish to develop with Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education,” said Director of  Freddye T. Davy Honors College, Dr. Sabin Duncan, when asked about graduating seniors. “Her story stands out when compared to others due to how much she has blossomed. As a freshman, she was just about risk-adverse and now as a senior she is preparing to study on the other side of the country at an institution that this time last year would have been beyond her comprehension.”

Brown begins her graduate studies at Stanford in June and will pursue a Master’s in elementary education. Although she wants to begin her career as an elementary school teacher, she ultimately wants to be a superintendent of a school district.

“Hampton has prepared me for graduate school by placing professors in my path that have encouraged me to do my best as well as provided me with resources that increased my learning,” said Brown. “The advice I would give to current and prospective students is to enjoy your time in undergrad and make the most of it because it goes by so fast…Do what makes you happy, there is nothing worse than doing something you dislike because it places a burden on you that you don’t have to bare. Enjoy life because you only have one life to live.”

- Ryan Jordan '16

Ryan Jordan Upholds The Hampton Woman Standard Of Excellence

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The Hampton University Class of 2016 is ready to soar. The graduates will don their caps and gowns on May 8, 2016 and join the ranks of thousands of Hampton University alumni making an impact all over the world. This blog series will feature a different member of Class of 2016 during Commencement week.  

Ryan Jordan Upholds The Hampton Woman Standard Of Excellence

The modern day Hamptonian can best be described as a multi-faceted individual, who strives for excellence to achieve an “Education for Life.” Ryan Jordan, Class of 2016, took full advantage of all that Hampton University has to offer its students, and has emerged as the epitome of a ‘Hampton Woman.’

Ryan Jordan, Class of 2016.

Throughout her undergraduate career, Jordan played post for the HU Women's Basketball team, and was voted team captain her senior year. In addition to Jordan’s success as a Division I student-athlete, she was also involved in stellar extracurricular activities on campus including; the Hamptonian Yearbook; Brand757 the student-run public relations firm, and the activist group ‘Generation Forward.’

(Center holding trophy) Team captain Ryan Jordan, and the HU women's basketball team, pose with MEAC tournament trophy.

‪"Attending Hampton University is a tradition I wanted to follow as my father is an alumni and my mother attended Spellman,” said Jordan. “I wanted the experience of being surrounded by people who look like me. Fortunately I was able to experience so many different walks of life from people of color who are exceeding expectations to achieve excellence.”

In true Hampton fashion, Jordan’s academic successes were not to be overlooked, as she accepted inductions into Chi Alpha Sigma the athletic honor society, Kappa Tau Alpha the SHSJC honor society, and the Golden Key International Honor Society. Jordan was also honored with academic awards at HU’s annual CHAMPS (Celebrating Hampton Athletes Meeting Prestigious Success) banquet for accumulating the highest GPA, (3.92), on the women's basketball team, as well as of any female student-athlete for the 2015-16 academic year.

Ryan Jordan poses with HU athletic banquet "Highest GPA" award for the women's basketball team. 

Ryan Jordan poses with her "Academic Achievement" award for HU's highest GPA of any female student-athlete.  

Post graduation, Jordan secured a summer intern opportunity with famed public relations and communications firm Burson-Marsteller. To be followed up in the fall by a 10- month graduate program at American University, to pursue a Masters in strategic communications.

‪"HU has prepared me for my future. Once in the real world, I know it will be competitive, and I need to make the best first impression,” said Jordan. “Hampton taught me how be a ‘Hampton Woman’ and to exude confidence and poise. While the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) specifically has equipped me with the communications skills I will need going forward in the media industry. I am very thankful and happy to soon be a graduate of Scripps and alumnus of Hampton University."

- Mariah Baylor '13