A&T CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN
NATIONAL INITIATIVE
North Carolina A&T State University is one of 13 institutions chosen through a national competition sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities to participate in Preparing Critical Faculty for the Future. Photo: iStockphoto.com/nano
EDUCATION ADVOCATE AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR
STEVE PERRY TO SPEAK AT
MLK COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION
CNN education contributor and Essence bestselling author Steve Perry is the keynote speaker for this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, "The Legacy – Remember, Celebrate, Act," which will be held Thursday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. in Harrison Auditorium.
BOARD OF VISITORS REINSTATED
The North Carolina A&T State University Board of Visitors was reestablished by Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. in November 2010.
Photo: Norris Greenlee.
25th MCNAIR COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION AND 10th RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM PLANNED
North Carolina A&T State University will host its 25th Annual Ronald E. McNair Commemorative Celebration and 10th National Research Symposium, Jan. 26-28.
Scholarships and assistantships
The Computer Science Department has been awarded $135,000 in industry grants from Google, State Farm and Lockheed-Martin for tuition scholarships and undergraduate research assistantships. The department currently has undergraduate research programs in Cyber Security, Advanced Biometrics, Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Sensor Network Fusion, and Social Networking. The department aims to provide the equivalent of a tuition scholarship to every student who can obtain a 3.0 semester GPA regardless of their current GPA to motivate students to strive for academic excellence.
Community service
Volunteers are needed to serve as reading and lunch buddies at Washington Montessori School, Hampton Leadership Academy and Rankin Elementary School as a pre-observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Friday, Jan. 14, 9-11:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Volunteers are also needed at various locations in Greensboro on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 17, 9-11 a.m. and 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Black Child Development, Cover Creek Garden (30 slots), Urban Ministry (7), Salvation Army (25), Volunteer Center of Greensboro, Barber Park (200), Habitat Restore, Beloved Community Center, Greensboro Children's Museum, and Welfare Reform (200).
Transportation will be provided from campus to all of these Student Affairs-sponsored community service opportunities. For additional details, call (336) 334-7792.
New digs
The Office of University Relations has relocated from Garrett House to the Alumni-Foundation Event Center, 200 N. Benbow Rd. The staff can be reached at (336) 256-0863 or via email.
Phoebe Butler-Ajibade, assistant professor in the Human Performance and Leisure Studies Department, and colleague Damian Stanziano of Miami University have co-authored a manuscript that appears in the Journal of the National Medical Association (January 2011), "Differences in Health-Related Behaviors and Body Mass Index Risk Categories in African American Women in College." Butler-Ajibade also has a paper in the ABNF Journal titled "Health Risk Behaviors of Black Male College Students: Seat Belt Use, Smoking, and Obesity Status."
Jerono Rotich, an assistant professor in the Human Performance and Leisure Studies Department, presented a paper, "Sports as a Metaphor to Unite and Empower Kenyan Youth to Champion Peace and Development in the 21st Century," at the Kenyan Scholars and Students International Conference in Bowling Green, Ohio. During the conference, Rotich was elected to serve as a Southern-Regional Representative of the Kenya Scholars and Studies Association. His term will expire in 2012.
Dana Taylor, university program specialist in the Department of Biology, recently presented the undergraduate student research training pipeline model at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Creativity, Inquiry, and Discovery: Undergraduate Research In and Across the Disciplines Conference held in Durham, N.C. The presentation was titled "Preparing Minority Students for Research Careers in the Biomedical Sciences."
The pipeline begins as early as high school to tap into students’ research potential while helping them balance research with academic performance. The model includes enrichment programs, workshops, seminars, and site visits to adequately prepare student for terminal degree programs and eventual research careers in the sciences.
Patricia Whitfield, interim associate dean in the School of Education, has completed BRIDGES, The University of North Carolina's intensive leadership development program for women in higher education. The 2010-2011 class included women from public and private colleges and universities from across the state.
JAN 12
- Last day to register to audit a course
- Last day to change from audit to credit or
credit to audit
- Last day to drop and receive financial credit
- Last day to register for courses (includes
tuition waivers)
- Last day to receive book allowance
- Last day to receive consortium forms in the Office of the Registrar
- Last day to switch course sections
JAN 14
9:30-11:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Community service opportunities as
reading and lunch buddies
Locations: Washington Montessori School,
Hampton Leadership Academy and
Rankin Elementary School
JAN 17
University Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
JAN 17
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Service
Locations: Black Child Development,
Cover Creek Garden, Urban Ministry,
Salvation Army, Volunteer Center of Greensboro, Barber Park, Habitat Restore, Beloved Community Center,
Greensboro Children's Museum, and Welfare Reform
JAN 20
Recruiters on Campus
Employers: Air Force Palace Acquire,
General Electric, Aberdeen Test
Center and Bank of America
JAN 20 | 7 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration
Location: Harrison Auditorium
JAN 26
Last day to apply for graduation (undergraduate and graduate students)
JAN 26-28
25th Annual Ronald E. McNair Commemorative Celebration/10th National Research Symposium
Location: Memorial Student Union
JAN 28
Ronald E. McNair Memorial Day
JAN 31 | Noon
Unsung Heroes Luncheon
Location: Memorial Student Union-Stallings Ballroom
CHANCELLOR
Harold L. Martin Sr.
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR
UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Mark Kiel
ASSOCIATE VICE
CHANCELLOR FOR
UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Nicole Pride
EDITOR
Sandra M. Brown
PROOFREADERS
Jeuron Dove
Nettie C. Rowland
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Jeuron Dove
Samantha Hargrove
PHOTOGRAPHER
Charles E. Watkins
PRODUCTION
Margaret Vap
CREATIVE SERVICES
Bouvier Kelly, Inc.