ALUMNA CHOSEN TO ADDRESS MAY GRADS
Donna A. James '79 will be the spring commencement speaker. The ceremonies will be held Saturday, May 8, at the Greensboro Coliseum.
MELVA HOUSTON AND TANYA ROSS TO PERFORM AT INSTALLATION GALA
Jazz singer Melva Houston and soul singer Tanya Ross will perform a variety of genres at the Installation Gala, a black tie event that closes out a weeklong series of events commemorating the installation of Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. Photo: © iStockphoto.com/MBPHOTO, INC.
RESEARCH APPRECIATION DAY TO HONOR 'DR. RADHA'
Narayanaswamy "Dr. Radha" Radhakrishnan will be honored during the annual Research Awards Dinner, Friday, April 16.
Candidates' forum
The N.C. A&T Political Science and Criminal Justice Department and the Greensboro NAACP invite the public to attend the United States and North Carolina Senate and House of Representatives Candidates' Forum at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 17, in the General Classroom Building, room A-218. Greensboro City Councilman Jim Kee will serve as master of ceremonies and former Mayor of Greensboro, Yvonne Johnson, will moderate part of the forum, which is being sponsored by the University's Model United Nations Club. For additional information, contact Glenda Clark at (336) 965-5882.
American Chemical Society symposium
The North Carolina A&T Chapter of the American Chemical Society will host a symposium, Training the Future Scientists, Saturday, April 24, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in Merrick Hall, the General Classroom Building and Barnes Hall.
The keynote speaker, James G. Ryan, dean of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (A&T/UNCG), will present on a model for economic development through shared infrastructure titled "Academic-Industrial Government Partnerships." Other speakers include Julius Harp, an associate professor in the chemistry department; Tim Ballard, owner of En-Cas Analytical Laboratories; and Carson Burrington, biochemist and account executive at Lab Support, the largest science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) employment agency in North Carolina.
This event is being organized with the Central North Carolina American Chemical Society (CNC-ACS) and assisted by an International Project Grant Committee. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Julius Harp at (336) 285-2232 or ncatacss@ncat.edu.
New hotline number
N.C. A&T has a new telephone hotline number for faculty and staff to report suspected unethical behavior and fraud, waste and abuse. The toll free number is (877) 507-7313. Reports may also be filed online at www.reportlineweb.com/ncatsu. Both reporting methods are confidential and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Controlled spending account
State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) is now offering members a brand new account/card option designed to help them manage their spending. Cash Points Global (CPG) is a controlled spending account with electronic only access through a CPG card. There are no checks, no paper statements and all transactions are limited to the available funds in the account, so there is no risk of overdraft or NSF fees. For details, consult the nearest SECU branch or www.ncsecu.org.
Aggie Opus Project
The Aggie Opus Project Inc. recently presented two $500 scholarships to N.C. A&T students Larry Drew and Xavier Johnson. Both student members have participated in Aggie Opus for over a year. The group is committed to awarding financial assistance and community service credits to its student members. The Aggie Opus Project will perform at the Chancellor’s Installation Faculty/Staff Floating Reception Monday, April 19, where it will debut the Jazz Expressions and Smooth R&B component of the group. Membership is open to anyone who has a desire to sing and volunteer time to help fellow Aggie students. Interested parties should call James Griffin, (336) 549-3545.
Fuabeh Fonge, associate professor of history, presented a paper on "The Fate of Megalomaniacal Dictators" at the 2010 annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of Historians, March 26-27, at Barton College. Fonge's paper cautions against the concentration of excessive powers in the same hands. He argues that if expression of opinion is followed by persecution, individuals will cease to be active citizens and a rich and fruitful dialogue between the governing and the governed will be replaced by a sterile monologue.
Tiece M. Ruffin, Vivian Harding Hampton and Ioney James, reading education faculty in the department of curriculum and instruction, School of Education, presented, "Maximizing student performance in the 21st Century: Exploring the use of assistive technologies for reading intervention and support" at the annual state conference of the North Carolina Reading Association that was held March 22-24 in Greensboro.
Jagannathan "Jag" Sankar, distinguished university professor of mechanical and chemical engineering and White House Millennium Researcher, has received this year's O. Max Gardner Award from the UNC Board of Governors. Recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the development of advanced biomaterials and smart structures, Sankar's work has enormous potential for improving medical implants and surgical procedures and enabling advances in adaptive engineering, construction safety and homeland security.
Given annually since 1949, the awards were established by the will of Gov. Oliver Max Gardner to recognize faculty who have "made the greatest contributions to the welfare of the human race." It is the only award for which all faculty members of the 17 UNC campuses are eligible. Recipients are nominated by their chancellors and selected by the Board of Governors. The 2010 award carries a $20,000 cash prize and was presented April 9, by Board of Governors Chairman Hannah Gage and Gardner Award Committee Chairman Fred Mills.
Sarah "Penny" Torrence, an administrative support specialist and VA certifying official in the Veteran and Disability Support Services Office, has been appointed to the National Association of Veterans Program Administrators Board of Directors as Region III Representative for 2010. The Board works in concert with the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs, Education and Defense to promote the improvement and development of all opportunities to veterans, and their dependents, for their personal growth and fullest potential.
MAR 19-APRIL 16
Annual Student Art Exhibition
THEME: Visual Voice
LOCATION: University Galleries
APR 1-30
National Poetry Month
APR 16
Fourth Annual REMBA Conference
LOCATION: Proximity Hotel
APR 16 | 4-6 p.m.
National Tour on Racism and the
Death Penalty
TOPIC: Race, Wrongful Convictions
and the Death Penalty
LOCATION: Gibbs Hall 123
APR 17 | 1 p.m.
School of Nursing Capping and
Pinning Ceremony
LOCATION: Harrison Auditorium
APR 17 | 6 p.m.
U.S./State Senate and House of
Representatives Candidates Forum
LOCATION: GCB Auditorium
APR 18 | 3 p.m.
Richard B. Harrison Players present
An Evening of Short Players
LOCATION: Paul Robeson Theatre
APR 18 | 4 p.m.
University Choir Performance
LOCATION: Harrison Auditorium
APR 19 | 8-8:30 a.m.
Global Village Read-in with Chancellor
Harold L. Martin Sr., Washington
Montessori School (Greensboro) students
with Domasi Demonstration Primary School
(Malawi, Africa) students via live stream
LOCATION: Proctor Hall
APR 19 | 3-5 p.m.
Chancellor’s Installation
Faculty/Staff Floating Reception
LOCATION: Memorial Student Union,
Stallings Ballroom
APR 19 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
ISET Colloquium: The Role of Satellites in
Studying the Earth’s Environment
SPEAKER: Dr. Franco Einaudi, former president,
American Meteorological Society
LOCATION: Fort IRC, Room 410
APR 20 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Chancellor’s Installation Lyceum Series
International Film Festival: Telling Our
Story through Film
www.ncat.edu/~install/events/lyceum.pdf
LOCATION: Memorial Student Union,
Stallings Ballroom
APR 20 | 5-6 p.m.
Chancellor’s Installation Lyceum Series
International Film Festival Reception
LOCATION: Memorial Student Union,
Stallings Ballroom
APR 20 | 6-8 p.m.
Chancellor’s Installation Lyceum Series
International Film Festival: A Conversation
with American Filmmaker Tim Reid and
British Filmmaker Louis Buckley
www.ncat.edu/~install/events/lyceum.pdf
LOCATION: Memorial Student Union,
Stallings Ballroom
APR 20 | 7-10 p.m.
University Band Spring Concert
LOCATION: Harrison Auditorium
APR 21 | 5:30-8 p.m.
Chancellor’s Installation
Points of Pride: A Forum for University-
Community Engagement
LOCATION: Alumni-Foundation
Event Center
APR 22 | 9:30-11 a.m.
Chancellor’s Installation Lyceum Series
Symposium on Higher Education: The
Role of HBCUs in the New Millennium
MODERATOR: Julianne Malveaux,
President of Bennett College
LOCATION: Memorial Student Union
Stallings Ballroom
PR 22 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Chancellor’s Installation
Ladies Luncheon
LOCATION: Alumni-Foundation
Event Center
APR 22 | 7-10 p.m.
Chancellor’s Installation Lyceum Series
Rhythms of the African Diaspora: The
Message in the Music featuring
Bill Summers, Delfeayo Marsalis and
Mondre Moffett
HOST: Gail Wiggins
LOCATION: Harrison Auditorium
APR 22-24 | 8 p.m.
Richard B. Harrison Players present
An Evening of Short Players
LOCATION: Paul Robeson Theatre
APR 23 | 10 a.m.
Installation of Chancellor
Harold L. Martin Sr.'74
LOCATION: Corbett Sports Center
APR 23-MAY 7
M-F, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Graduating Seniors Art Exhibition
Creative Minds: Stroke of Genius
LOCATION: Dudley Building,
H.C. Taylor Gallery
APR 24
March of Dimes March for Babies
LOCATION: Center City Park
(Greensboro)
APR 24 | 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
American Chemical Society
Chapter Symposium
“Training the Future Scientists”
LOCATIONS: Merrick, GCB and Barnes
APR 25 | 3 p.m.
Richard B. Harrison Players present
An Evening of Short Players
LOCATION: Paul Robeson Theatre
APR 27 | 7 p.m.
Chamber Singers
LOCATION: Harrison Auditorium
APR 28 | 6-8 p.m.
Mock Trial
The Michael Jackson Case: The
State of California v. Conrad Murray
LOCATION: GCB Auditorium