Texas Southern University (TSU) hosts High School day during Communications week

Each year Texas Southern University hosts Communications Week (CommWeek), it is hosted to celebrate the various specializations in the school of communications.

High School day was an open House to Local High School students to explore and experience New Media Opportunities in Education & Industry. Before the students had the opportunity to explore the campus.

Before the students had a chance to tour the campus they gathered in the Martin Luther King Auditorium Room 104 where Professor Walker welcomed them to this great institution.

The students were briefed about the importance of having a college education and other opportunities that come with it in the future.

Current TSU students also had the opportunity to share their experiences with the high school students, whiles they also had the opportunity to ask questions.

Other faculty and staff were also in attendance to share more experience and other opportunities TSU can offer every incoming freshman.

After the brief introduction the students were divided into groups to have a tour of the campus.

Current students served as ambassadors to take high school students around.

They were taken through the various schools located on the campus. Including the Fairchild building which is the oldest building on campus.

High school students who were interested in pursuing a career in science and engineering were taken to The College of Science, Engineering and Technology (COSET) located located at the western gate of campus.

For them so experience a world class building which houses most of the science and engineering programs.

For those interested in business also had the opportunity to visit the Jesse H. Jones School of Business (JHJ) located in a world class city with state of the arts facility.

The college of Pharmacy and Health sciences was one the schools the students visited. Due to the high rate of Pharmacists who graduate from TSU it is known to be one of the most accredited school on campus.

TSU has also been known for providing world class media personnel’s, journalist, public relations personnel’s, producers and movie makers just to mention a few through the school of communications.

Which houses excellent professors such as Professor S. Walker, Professor Matthew Knowles (Former Destiny’s child manager and father of Beyoncé), Professor Zantel Nichols, and Dr. B. Brown among others.

High school students had the opportunity to use the television studio go gain first hand experience using cameras and also utilize KTSU which is the campus based radio station.

Professor Val Wilson who is also a professor in school of communications welcomed the students and took them through some of the activities that goes on in the radio station.

All high school students had the chance to explore a lot on the campus. After which they were treated to lunch in the school’s cafeteria located inside the Ernest Sterling student center.

Before the day came to a close the students were taking through all the necessary process of applying to TSU as well.

 

Hundreds of people rescued from high water in Houston flooding.

At least ten people have lost their lives due to the recent flooding that occurred in the Houston region.

The situation forced the evacuation of hundreds of people out of their homes and even knocking out power to thousands of homes, schools and businesses in the metropolis.

“This has caused a life-threatening emergency,” the city of Houston said on an emergency website. “Houston residents should avoid travel at all costs today.”

Four of the deaths happened in hard-hit Harris County, officials said.

A driver of an 18-wheeler was found dead inside the cab after he drove into high waters, a Harris County constable reported, and another man was found dead in a submerged car, the Houston Fire Department said.

Two dead bodies were found after driving around a barricade on Houston’s west side, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said.

Another death occurred in Waller County, where a 56-year-old man was found dead in a submerged vehicle, County Judge Trey Duhon said.

“It is believed the car rode off the road and into a ditch,” Duhon said.

 

On Monday afternoon, Harris County Emergency Management said.

“There’s flooding in every part of Houston,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said, telling stranded citizens. “We will rescue you.”

At least 1,500 homes have been flooded in Harris County, according to Emmett. Most people were trapped in their homes after the floods, the fire department spokesman Ruy Lozano said.

Most parts of the city had water too deep for crews to reach them in high-water vehicles, so rescuers were trying to get to those people in boats, he said.

“Over nine hospitals in the region were closed to additional patients because of the flooding, the mayor said. Three apartment buildings were evacuated and residents were being sheltered at a mall,” Turner added.

On Monday afternoon Emmett estimated 240 billion gallons of rain has fallen in the Houston area. The estimate may soon rise: more rain and thunderstorms are forecasted for Houston through late Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Emmett called this the most significant flood event since Tropical Storm Allison in the year 2001, which left over 41 people dead. This caused more than $5 billion in property damage in Harris County alone, according to the county’s Flood Control District.

At the Royal Phoenician apartment complex located on the north side of Houston, the brown floodwaters submerged cars in the parking lot early Monday, one resident said. He was able to post a video through social media showing the water had gone down slightly, though levels still reached car windshields.

Also on the other side of north Houston, residents also posted videos of residents leaving their flooded homes in a canoe as the rain continued to fall.

Some parts of I-10 and numerous roads throughout the metropolitan area were shut down, as well as many government offices.

Metro buses and rail services were shut down early Monday amid “severe and ever worsening weather conditions.”

The city of Houston has encouraged residents to stay away from water logged areas to keep them safe and sound, also the weather crew is constantly checking the weather to keep residents updated on what would be happening in the next couple of days.