Student Support Services Montgomery coordinator, author tells story of perseverance

Deetra Benn, a former Student Support Services student and current program coordinator, spoke to Dothan students last Friday.

Deetra Benn, a former Student Support Services student and current program coordinator, spoke to Dothan students last Friday.

Deetra Benn didn’t have encouragement, financial resources or a support system in her life when she started her college journey.

At Troy University, however, she found those things through Student Support Services, and the experience made such an impact on her life that, today, she is a two-time TROY graduate and current coordinator of Student…

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State Lawmakers, Pre-K Advocates tour Coleman Center

Dr. Cynthia Hicks, Associate Professor in the College of Education, talks with state officials during a tour of the Coleman Center.

Dr. Cynthia Hicks, Associate Professor in the College of Education, talks with state officials during a tour of the Coleman Center.

State lawmakers from throughout the Wiregrass toured the Coleman Center for Early Learning and Family Enrichment Tuesday to learn how Troy University’s new early learning lab school can inform efforts to improve the quality of early childhood education programs across the state.

The Coleman Center provides high-quality early learning and care for children in the…

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Wiregrass Archives co-sponsoring historian’s Dothan speech

Dr. Richard Bailey will speak about prominent African Americans from Alabama at the G.W. Carver Interpretive Museum on Sept. 24.

Dr. Richard Bailey will speak about prominent African Americans from Alabama at the G.W. Carver Interpretive Museum on Sept. 24.

Notable African Americans from Alabama will be featured in a speech by prominent Alabama historian Dr. Richard Bailey on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the G.W. Carver Interpretive Museum in Dothan.

Bailey’s program, based on his book titled “They Too Call Alabama Home: African American Profiles, 1800-1999,” is part of the Draughon Seminars in State and…

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TROY officially dedicates Coleman Hall in Dothan

Troy University officially dedicated the first new building on its Dothan Campus since 2001.

Troy University officially dedicated the first new building on its Dothan Campus since 2001.

Troy University officially dedicated the newest facility at its Dothan Campus, Coleman Hall, during a ceremony this morning.

The 14,000-square-foot facility houses the Coleman Center for Early Learning and Family Enrichment, an early learning center that will provide care and learning to children from newborns through 4-year-olds.

The building and the center are named in…

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