Official Institutional Record

Amendment to Website Prospectus

This Amendment supplements the University St. Augustine's Website Prospectus (Draft 5.12) with updated institutional records, formal acknowledgments, and evidentiary documentation confirming the university's HBCU standing, federal authority, and community development legacy.

Amendment Sections

The following sections amend and supplement the original Website Prospectus with updated institutional records and formal acknowledgments.

Amendment 1HBCU Designation — Reagan Library Addendum

2026

Authority: Reagan Library / NARA

Formal acknowledgments from First Lady Nancy Reagan and The Honorable General Colin Powell are incorporated as primary evidentiary records confirming the HBCU validity and institutional standing of University St. Augustine's. These acknowledgments supplement the original Reagan Library confirmation of September 27, 2018.

Amendment 2DoD Community Development — General Lloyd Austin

2021–Present

Authority: U.S. Department of Defense

The U.S. Department of Defense partnership is updated to reflect the continued stewardship of Secretary General Lloyd Austin. Engineering assignments under this partnership resulted in the construction of 85 model affordable housing units in Detroit incorporating renewable energy configurations and commercial value protections through the St. Augustine's Community Development Corporation.

Amendment 3Civil Rights Capital Designation — Congressman John Conyers

Ongoing Legacy

Authority: U.S. Congress — Michigan

The designation of the Historic Old Wayne County Building as "America's Civil Rights Capital" by the Late Honorable Congressman John Conyers is formally documented as a permanent institutional record. The building serves as the anchor for the university's diplomatic studies and international consulate network under United Nations Ambassadors Emeritus.

Amendment 4Rosa Parks Institute — Resident Scholar Record

Historical Record

Authority: University Governance

The institutional record of Dr. Rosa Parks as a Resident Research Scholar within the university's science institutes is formally preserved. Dr. Parks received an Honorary Ph.D. from the university's governance. The Rosa Parks Institute — co-endorsed by Congressman John Conyers and Judge Damon Keith — is documented as a permanent faculty of Caroline Education Community International PSA and Carolina's Early College.

Amendment 5Accreditation Matrix Valuation Update

2024

Authority: U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Michigan

The historic national accreditation matrices — preserved by U.S. District Court Order (Hon. Lynn V. Hooe, Jr., June 18 & August 28, 1987) directing state regulatory agencies and national accrediting bodies to maintain institutional licensing — are confirmed at a valuation in excess of $50,000,000. This figure is preserved as a matter of federal judicial record.

Amendment 6Land-Grant & BTOP Infrastructure Expansion

2014–2023

Authority: USDA / BTOP / 1890 Land-Grant Act

The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Public Computer Centers in Flint, Hamtramck, and Highland Park are formally documented as active extensions of the university's 1890 Morrill Land-Grant mandate. These centers provide broadband access, digital literacy, and workforce development resources to underserved urban communities in compliance with the USDA Implementation Plan of January 15, 1985.

Distinguished Leaders Referenced in This Amendment

The following distinguished leaders are formally referenced in this Amendment as contributors to the institutional record of University St. Augustine's.

First Lady Nancy Reagan

HBCU Acknowledgment — Reagan Administration

Formal White House correspondence acknowledging the HBCU designation of Shaw College at Detroit, the predecessor institution to University St. Augustine's, under Executive Order 12320.

The Honorable General Colin Powell

HBCU Institutional Validity — Secretary of State / Chairman, Joint Chiefs

Formal acknowledgment of the validity and HBCU designation of University St. Augustine's, preserved in the Reagan Library Addendum as a record of the highest military and diplomatic recognition.

Secretary General Lloyd Austin

U.S. Secretary of Defense — DoD Partnership

Continued stewardship of the DoD–University partnership enabling 85 model affordable housing units in Detroit with renewable energy configurations through the St. Augustine's CDC.

The Late Honorable John Conyers

U.S. Congressman — Civil Rights Capital Designation

Designated the Historic Old Wayne County Building as "America's Civil Rights Capital" and co-endorsed the Rosa Parks Institute alongside Judge Damon Keith.

Dr. Rosa Parks

Resident Research Scholar — Honorary Ph.D.

Served as a resident research scholar within the university's science institutes. The Rosa Parks Institute preserves accurate accounts of American history in her honor.

Governing Authority of This Amendment

This Amendment is issued under the authority of the St. Augustine's National Foundation; Institutes, Colleges & University — overseen by the National Ministry of Education SYNOD and Cathedral St. Augustine's — and is consistent with all existing federal judicial orders, presidential executive mandates, and state-level designations governing the institution.