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YOUR WEEKLY TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ELECTRONIC NEWS & INFORMATION SOURCE FROM THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS – (713) 313-4205 February 10-16, 2014 1 of 5 TSU Dedicates $31 Million Technology Building Feb. 19 Business School Professor Named At 3 p.m., Wednesday, February 19, Texas Southern University will take another step in its President of Charity Foundation growth with the dedication of the $31 million, 107,791-square-foot Leonard H. O. Spearman Technology Building. The dedication, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the courtyard of the building at the corner of Ennis and Blodgett streets. The Indo American Charity “With the opening of the new Spearman Technology Building Texas Southern is doing more Foundation is starting off the new year with several new board members and than simply replacing a damaged building,” said TSU President John M. Rudley. “We are continuing our pursuit of excellence in achievement in a new era in which technology a new executive committee. JHJ See Technology Building on page 5 School of Business Professor Kamala Raghavan has been chosen as the is intertwined in all we do. The facilities in this building open doors to a new way of learning 2015 incoming president. for ourTexas students.” Southern University Releases Environmental See Environmental Justice on page 2 Justice Milestones Report TSU Alumnus Ware Invited to Taping Onreport Tuesday, chronicles February environmental 11, dozens justice of environmentalmilestones, accomplishments justice groups andand achievementscoalitions from in th of Live with Kelly and Michael aroundthe United the States country over will the commemoratepast five decades, the beginning 20 anniversary with the ofpassage the historic of the Civil Environmental Rights Act Justiceof 1964 Executive signed by OrderPresident 12898 Lyndon “Federal B. 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