# @jacksonstateu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSDYXpaFuqF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37723254-jacksonstateu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-09T18:30:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jackson State U. (@JacksonStateU) — https://gondola.cc/JacksonStateU

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#JSUGrad25: Long before he knew the campus, the classrooms or the people at Jackson State University, Joel Murchison knew one thing for sure: he belonged here.

“I didn’t even take a tour,” said Murchison. “...No matter what, I was coming to Jackson State.”

After participating in a workshop through the HBCU Founders Initiative in 2024, Murchison created RapidRelief AI, a disaster-response platform focused on identifying problems, assessing damage and supporting emergency responsiveness. 

The app focused on a crucial but straightforward problem: locating survivors and assessing damage during natural disasters within the first 72 hours. 

“Jackson State saved my life, for sure. I wasn’t on the path I’m on now. However, JSU gave me a purpose,” said Murchison.

📰 Read more at the JSU Newsroom. The link is in our bio. #PeopleofJSU

#JacksonStateUniversity #JacksonState #THEEiLove #HBCU #HBCUGrad

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jacksonstateuniversity, theeilove, jsugrad25, hbcu, peopleofjsu, jacksonstate, hbcugrad

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