HR management course

The Office of Continuing Studies is sponsoring the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Learning System Course, an HR certification examination review, 6-9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Feb. 22-May 10.

The course is designed for HR managers and staff, certified HR professionals needing re-certification and others, and it will be taught by Angela K. Miles, associate professor for human resource management and organizational behavior.

Preregistration is required. For information call (336) 334-7607, email ceprodev@ncat.edu, or register online at www.ncat.edu/~contstud.

Lunch and learn

Plan to attend the Division of Research and Economic Development's lunch and learn workshop, "OSP Policies and Procedures," Thursday, Feb. 24, to learn how to navigate the Office of Sponsored Programs' improved policies and procedures for proposal submissions and award processing. The hour-long workshop begins at noon in the Fort IRC Building, room 410. Register online at Training Opportunities. Feel free to bring your lunch.

Research workshop

The Division of Research and Economic Development will host a Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Workshop Monday, Feb. 28, from 8:15 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Fort IRC Building, room 410.

College of Arts and Sciences Dean Goldie Byrd will give the opening remarks, and three sessions will be presented by representatives from N.C. A&T, UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University. Session topics include University Resources, Creating Meaningful Partnerships, and Developing Inter-institutional Partnerships.

Preregistration is required. Register online at Training Opportunities.

Wanted: Excellent Alumni

The Committee on Awards and Honorary Degrees wants nominations for the 2011 North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Excellence Award. This award is given each year to an alumnus for outstanding contributions to N.C. A&T. Nominations are due Tuesday, March 15. Visit Alumni Affairs or contact the Alumni Affairs Office, (336) 433-5570, for the criteria and nomination form.

Save the date

The Center for Energy Research and Technology (CERT) will host its second International Conference on Green and Sustainable Technology, Nov. 7-8, at the O.Henry and Proximity hotels in Greensboro. The theme is "Green Energy, Buildings, Structures and Construction Materials." The call for papers and other information are available at www.greensboro.ncat.edu.  

AggieAlert

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AggieAlert messages are disseminated via text message and/or email to registered students, faculty and staff. To register, visit AggieAlert.

Call for designs

Students enrolled in the College of Engineering, the School of Technology and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design's Landscape Architecture Program are encouraged to participate in the SOAR project, a call for design ideas for the Bluford Circle round-about. The competition is being sponsored by Vines Architecture, Inc., based in Raleigh, N.C.

The aim of the competition is to design and solicit nontraditional, unique approaches to the idea of an inspiring site element that can add to the experience of the circle and the campus at large. The site element may have an exterior and interior experience. Entrants are asked to consider vehicular and pedestrian circulation around the site, the circle's immediate relationship to surrounding buildings and green space. There are no restrictions on height or materials. However, students are asked to consider the constructability of their entries.

Individual and group entries are due Friday, March 4, and will be collected at the Memorial Student Union information desk, adjacent to Stallings Ballroom, from 3-5 p.m. Entries will be judged by a panel of A&T studio professors, Vines Architecture, Cannon Design, landscape architects, members of AIA Regional, N.C. A&T Trustees and Facilities Department staff.

Finalist entry judging will be held Wednesday, April 6, 1-3 p.m., and winners will be announced immediately following. The first-place cash prize is $750, and $400 and $250 for second and $250 third place, respectively.

For additional details about the competition, contact Ronnie Bailey at (336) 334-7575, or via email at phase@ncat.edu.