Bishop State's Wildcat Welcome: New Student Orientation (NSO) sessions are now underway! Student Services has completed the first two sessions with three more scheduled this summer.

Our new student orientations are catered to first-time freshmen to help them tie up any loose ends they may have before the start of a new semester. Students have the opportunity to submit documentation to admissions, meet with financial aid, register for classes with our advising team, take the placement test, and meet their academic advisor - the person who will be supporting them on their academic journey while at Bishop State.

#WildcatWelcome is a great opportunity to help students get acclimated with Bishop State before the semester begins.

The next #BishopStateNSO will be Wednesday, July 10^th at 2 p.m. If you or someone you know would like to join us, email Amanda Owens at aowens@bishop.edu.

A new group of graduates from the Bishop State Lineworker Training Program are trained and ready to go out into the field! These linemen are among the first lineworker transmission classes to graduate in the state! With these graduates, 158 students have completed the lineworker training program at Bishop State!

Congratulations to these students and we thank you in advance for your service to our communities!

President Olivier Charles has been named one of The Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2025 by the HBCU Campaign Fund‘s (HCF) Founder, President, and CEO Demetrius Johnson, Jr.

The Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders Award & Class is a national recognition created by the HBCU Campaign Fund that identifies ten chancellors and presidents, and sports-affiliated individuals serving in the role at an HBCU... who exemplify a prominent and influential role in leadership and model the characteristics of following responsibilities in the progression of an institution.

Bishop State's Lineworker Training Program is an educational partnership designed for students to gain entry-level employment in Alabama's utility industry,

"There's a lot of beneficial things that happen through the program that would have helped us even if we wouldn't have been offered a job through the power company or a contractor," says Bishop State lineworker graduate Chandler Darnell. "You would've had your Class A and you could've went on to go drive a truck. So you basically got a two-for-one out of the program."

Watch the video above to see the 26 electric utility companies and contractors that hire from the pool of graduates statewide and to learn the additional credentials and certifications earned through this program.

If you are interested in signing up for the next lineworker training program at Bishop State, which begins in January 2025, click the link below to sign up!

Applications for the Fall 2024 FlightPath 9 Early Career program are open and will only be accepted in person July 8-10 at Flight Works Alabama. Download your application by clicking on the button below. The application deadline is July 10, 2024!

Our GLAM Camp is back! GLAM Camp is for girls in 5th - 10th grade who are interested in learning more about manufacturing. Participants will explore a range of manufacturing careers, hands-on activities, field trips, and meet women in the manufacturing industry in our region. GLAM is a three-day summer camp July 16-18, 2024 from 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

If you know someone interested in this program and want to be added to our waiting list, email Erica Gilkerson at egilkerson@bishop.edu.

Join the Health Sciences department for its virtual informational sessions on the third Thursday of each month from 12pm-1pm. The health sciences staff will explain the admissions requirements, application cycles, and relevant information for each program. Questions? Contact Devin Blackmarr at dblackmarr@bishop.edu.

• July 4th Holiday - July 4 - College Closed

• July 4th Holiday - July 5 - No Classes/Staff Duty Day

• Wildcat Welcome - July 10 @ 2 p.m.

• Wildcat Welcome - July 25 @ 5:30 p.m.

• Wildcat Welcome - August 8 @ 11 a.m.

• Professional Development - Aug. 12-13

• First Day of Classes - Aug. 19

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