Prep football report Nov 6, 2009
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania quarterback Angel Rodriguez (Tampa Bay Tech) passed for 63 yards and rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown in a 31-10 loss to Shippensburg. Webber International defensive lineman Arsenio Durant (Plant City) had one tackle in a 17-14 win over Newport News Apprentice. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Few teachers are black men Oct 10, 2009
Macklin and Georges, both sophomores at historically black Cheyney University near Philadelphia, are trying to fulfill that need through the Call Me MISTER teaching program. MISTER is both an acronym Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models and a reference to the 1967 film "In the Heat of the Night," in which 's character demands respect with the line, "They call me MISTER Tibbs!". (USA Today -- News)
Stringer still has many miles to go Sep 12, 2009
Stringer broke into coaching in 1972 at Cheyney University, learning under Hall of Fame men s coach John Chaney before moving to the University of Iowa. She had talked about how much strength it took to leave Iowa for Rutgers in 1995, three years after losing her husband, Bill, to a heart attack at age 47. (Boston Globe)
College experience becomesnovel idea for budding writer Aug 11, 2009
The young man had aspirations to be a business person, earning an academic scholarship to attend Cheyney University in West Chester, Pa ... Perry's sister, Danielle, recently finished her freshman year at Cheyney University. (NJ.com -- Times)
Hall of Famer Stringer got start in PSAC Apr 8, 2009
In her 38-year coaching career, Stringer has won 825 games, but few people know she accumulated 251 of those wins while at Cheyney University, which is in the PSAC.. Stringer led the Lady Wolves to the 1982 Final Four and eventually became the first college coach, male or female, to lead three different schools to the Final Four. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Highest-paid state employees Mar 29, 2009
Search post-gazette NOW. Chart is sorted by salary, with the highest-paid employee listed first. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Rutgers coach tougher than the rest Mar 8, 2009
After graduating from Slippery Rock in 1970, she earned her master's degree and then built Cheyney State College, now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, into a national women's basketball powerhouse from 1971-83. A volunteer coach for her first 10 seasons, she had no budget for scholarships or recruiting. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Honesty and transparency in every situation. Feb 16, 2009
Education: Cheyney University, BS in education/science (1967); , The Wharton School, MBA (1971). First job: Textile chemist at DuPont, where I learned a great deal about safety in the workplace. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Pennsylvania: Signing day recap Feb 8, 2009
Erie East's Corey Ratliff will attend Cheyney University. . (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
