BUNCUM TO SPEAK AT
FALL CONVOCATION
Alumna and N.C. A&T Board of Trustees Chair Pamela McCorkle Buncum '81 will be the keynote speaker for the North Carolina A&T University Fall Convocation – Thursday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. in Harrison Auditorium.
WNAA GETS NEW DIGS
After 44 years in Price Hall, WNAA-FM/HD has moved to a new location in Crosby Hall.
Proposal workshop
The Division of Research and Economic Development will host a Lunch & Learn Workshop, "Proposal Budget Development," Tuesday, Sept. 28, 12-1 p.m. in Fort IRC, room 410. Adonica Williams, grant administrator in the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, will present a workshop that is designed for current and future principal investigators (PIs) and support staff who are involved in preparing budgets for grant proposals.
Participants will receive the basics of grant budgeting and terms such as direct costs, indirect costs, allowable costs and cost sharing. Register for the workshop at www.ncat.edu/~divofres/services/training.php. Feel free to bring lunch.
Football parking and traffic patterns
Beware, game day traffic patterns for the 2010 football season have changed. Lindsay Street is closed to traffic from Headquarters Drive to Sullivan Street (front of Aggie Stadium). A special parking permit is needed to gain access to Aggie Stadium Lot A3 and Lot A4 (enter via Lindsay Street and Headquarters Drive). All other traffic is detoured south from Bessemer Avenue. Sullivan Street is closed to traffic from Benbow Road to Lindsay Street (adjacent to Aggie Stadium). Parking is by permit only.
Tailgating in the Laurel Street lot is now $25 per space. Handicap parking is $5 per space in Lot A3, the Laurel Street lot and the Obermeyer Street deck. Shuttle service is available from the Laurel and Obermeyer facilities.
Graduate Studies
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program is recruiting sophomores and juniors who are interested in pursuing graduate study. STEM majors are highly encouraged to apply. The criteria include first-generation and low income or a member of a group underrepresented in graduate education, an overall GPA of 3.00, and academic potential and a desire to pursue graduate study leading to a doctoral degree. Incentives include but are not limited to assistance with graduate admissions, application fee waivers, GRE prep, cultural experiences, fellowships, and research internship with stipend.
The application deadline is Friday, Oct. 15. For more information visit the Ronald E. McNair Program Office, Murphy Hall, Suite 212, call (336) 334-7109 or visit the website at www.ncat.edu/~remcnair/. Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. This program is funded through the U.S. Department of Education.
AggieAlert
Sign up for AggieAlert to receive emergency text messages and/or emails when an emergency, life-threatening situation or inclement weather affects N.C. A&T. AggieAlert, an emergency notification system, is available to current University employees and students. Messages are sent via AggieAlert only during critical situations.
Vivian Barnette, director of counseling services, has been nominated to serve on the Central Carolina Health Network (CCHN) Board. CCHN is a regional hub for brokering, coordinating and developing comprehensive, care services for HIV infected and affected individuals and families throughout the Piedmont Triad area. CCHN serves persons affected by HIV in the six-county area including Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph and Rockingham counties. The network also serves the housing needs of HIV positive individuals in Davidson County.
Jorge Gaytan, associate professor and Lisa Gueldenzoph Snyder, associate professor and interim chair, both of the department of business education, have published a chapter, "Working with English Language Learners: Teaching, Assessment, and Administrative Strategies to Effectively Meet Academic Challenges," in the 2010 edition of the National Business Education Association Yearbook, Cross Cultural and International Business Education.
Beryl McEwen, professor in the department of business education and interim associate dean in the School of Business and Economics, has published a chapter, "Cross-Cultural and International Career Exploration and Employability Skills," in the 2010 edition of the National Business Education Association Yearbook, Cross Cultural and International Business Education.
Conchita Ndege, professor in the department of history, has been appointed to the board of The Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology and as chair of the board’s Programs Committee. The first proposed program is "Celebrating Faces of North Carolina- Native Americans: The Cherokee of the Smokey Mountains," which will be held Thursday, Oct. 21, at the museum.
Ndege also has been approved by the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Winston-Salem to represent the group at the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps next year in Washington, D.C. She served in the Peace Corps from 1969 until 1971 in Uganda, Africa.
Paula E. Faulkner, assistant professor in the agriscience education department, is included in The Chronicle of Higher Education special report on diversity this week.
NOW THRU OCT 11
"Esse Quam Videri – To Be Rather
than to Seem," An Exhibition of
Muslim Portraits
Location: University Galleries
SEPT 23-26 | 8 p.m.
8 p.m.
"Shadow Box"
Location: Paul Robeson Theatre
SEPT 25 | 6 p.m.
Aggie Football: N.C. Central
Location: Durham, NC
SEPT 28 | 12-1 p.m.
Lunch & Learn Workshop: Proposal
Budget Development
Location: Fort IRC, Room 410
SEPT 30 | 7 p.m.
Lyceum Program: "Taking Us Back
To Our Roots" featuring Boke
Drumming and Dance Corp.
Location: Harrison Auditorium
SEPT 30-OCT 3 | 8 p.m.
"Shadow Box"
Location: Paul Robeson Theatre
OCT 2-10
The Greatest Homecoming on Earth
OCT 2 | 3 p.m.
NC A&T and UNCG SGAs present
"The Blue and Gold Soccer Fest"
Location: UNCG Soccer Stadium
OCT 3 | 6 p.m.
Homecoming Gospel Show featuring
Kurt Carr and the Kurt Carr Singers,
A&T Gospel Choir
Location: Harrison Auditorium
OCT 5 | 8 p.m.
Homecoming Comedy Show featuring
Bruce Bruce, Luenell, Michael Blackson
Location: Corbett Sports Center
OCT 6 | 8 p.m.
Homecoming Fashion Show featuring
Couture Productions and Verge
Modeling Troupe
Location: Carolina Theatre
OCT 7 | 10 a.m.
Fall Convocation
Location: Harrison Auditorium
OCT 7 | 6 p.m.
Corporate and Community Partners
Appreciation Reception
Location: Sheraton Greensboro at
Four Seasons
OCT 7 | 7 p.m.
Coronation for Miss A&T & Mister A&T
Location: Corbett Sports Center
OCT 8 | 8:30 a.m.
32nd Annual Richard E. Moore Memorial Golf Tournament
Location: Grandover Resort
OCT 8 | 8:30 a.m.
College of Arts and Sciences Alumni
Reunion Breakfast
Location: Memorial Student Union,
Stallings Ballroom
OCT 8 | 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
"F.D. Bluford Library Archives
Sixth Annual Picture Party
Location: Bluford Library, Room 201
OCT 8 | 9:30 a.m.
Aggie "NO TAP" Annual Scholarship
Bowling Tournament
Location: Gate City Lanes
Sponsored by Gate City Chapter
OCT 8 | 11 a.m.
Royal Reception for Past and
Present Queens
Location: Memorial Student Union,
Exhibit Hall
OCT 8 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Ronald E. McNair Baccalaureate
Achievement Program Open House
Location: Murphy Hall, Suite 212
OCT 8 | 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
School of Agriculture and Environmental
Sciences Alumni and Friends Reunion
Location: Webb Hall, Front Lawn
OCT 8 | 12-3 p.m.
School of Technology Alumni Luncheon
Location: Smith Hall Lobby
OCT 8 | 1:30-3:30 p.m.
College of Engineering
Homecoming Cookout
Location: McNair Hall, Lawn
OCT 8 | 2 p.m.
School of Nursing Presentation:
Healthcare Reform and Its Effect on Nursing
Featured Speaker: Beatrice Adderly-Kelly
Location: Noble Hall, Room 308
OCT 8 | 2:30-4:30 p.m.
School of Education Reception:
Social Occasion for Educators with a "Taste of the Triad"
Location: Proctor Hall, Lobby
OCT 8 | 3-6 p.m.
School of Business and Economics
Alumni Reunion
Location: Merrick Hall, Lawn
OCT 8 | 6 p.m.
Chancellor's Donor Reception
Location: Sheraton Greensboro at
Four Seasons, Imperial Ballroom ABC
OCT 8 | 7 p.m.
Alumni Concert featuring
"The Commodores"
Location: Sheraton Greensboro at
Four Seasons, Guilford Ballroom
OCT 8 | 7 p.m.
Homecoming Step Show
Location: Greensboro Coliseum
OCT 9 | 7:30-10 a.m.
School of Nursing TELOCA Breakfast
Location: Sheraton Greensboro at
Four Seasons, Colony Ballroom BC
OCT 9 | 8 a.m.
Homecoming Parade
OCT 9 | 8 a.m.
WNAA-FM 90.1 Homecoming Parade Stage
Featuring Wild Irish Rose & DJ Jimmy Jam
Location: East Lindsay / Yanceyville streets
OCT 9
After parade until sunset
WNAA/State Farm Soundstage at
Aggie Fan Fest
Location: War Memorial Stadium,
Parking Lot
OCT 9 | 1:30 p.m.
Homecoming Game:
NC A&T vs. Morgan State
Location: Aggie Stadium
OCT 9 | 7:30 p.m.
Homecoming Concert
"The Light Dreams and Nightmares Tour"
Featuring Drake, Rick Ross, J. Cole,
Chrisette Michele, Cali Swag District
Location: Greensboro Coliseum
OCT 9 | 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
Victory Club Stewardship Event
Location: Sheraton Greensboro at
Four Seasons, Imperial Ballroom D
OCT 9 | 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Homecoming Alumni Dance
Location: Sheraton Greensboro at
Four Seasons, Guilford Ballroom
OCT 10 | 8-9 a.m.
Alumni Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Office of Alumni Affairs
Location: Sheraton Greensboro at
Four Seasons, Imperial Ballroom A
OCT 10 | 9-10 a.m.
Affirmation Service
Location: Sheraton Greensboro at
Four Seasons, Imperial D Ballroom
For a complete listing of all Homecoming
events, visit: Homecoming 2010
CHANCELLOR
Harold L. Martin Sr.
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR
UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Mark Kiel
ASSOCIATE VICE
CHANCELLOR FOR
UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Nicole Pride
EDITOR
Sandra M. Brown
COPY EDITORS
Nicole Pride
Nettie C. Rowland
Mable S. Scott
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Jeuron Dove
Samantha Hargrove
Tony Welborne
Charles E. Watkins
PRODUCTION
Margaret Vap
CREATIVE SERVICES
Bouvier Kelly, Inc.