NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee State University is using video gaming as a pathway to recruit minorities, especially black females into STEAM Academic programs.
The school hosted a special eSports gaming competition for TSU female gamers on Wednesday. The event was sponsored by TSU’s SMART Global Technology Innovation Center.
TSU officials said recent statistics show only 22 percent of eSports fans worldwide are female.
“Ever since I was a kid I was always interested in games because I watched my dad and my brother play it,” freshman Kiara Davis said.
Davis said she’s always been interested in video games.
Not only can students take courses on video gaming, but the campus also has an eSports team where students like Davis compete on a collegiate level.
“When I first got here, I kept on searching you know whether we have the eSports team and stuff. And when they finally sent…
