BYRD NAMED DEAN OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Goldie S. Byrd, Nathan F. Simms Endowed Professor of Biology, has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. 
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TO GIVE LECTURE
Rebecca Skloot, the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, will give a lecture Thursday, Feb. 3, as part of the 2010-2011 Lyceum Series at North Carolina A&T State University. Photo: Manda Townsend
Exhibition opening reception
University Galleries will host two exhibitions, "Celebrating Tomorrow's Artist Today" and "Celebrating Creative Teaching: Guilford County High School Art Exhibition, Jan. 28-March 11. The opening reception will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28. The galleries are located in the Dudley Building. For more information call (336) 334-3209.
LEGO competition
The N.C. FIRST® LEGO League will hold its state competition on A&T's campus,
Saturday, Jan. 29, from noon until 6 p.m. in Corbett Sports Center. This event is hosted annually by the College of Engineering, which also serves as the FLL Operational Partner for North Carolina. For more information or to reserve a seat, contact Shayla Sharpe at (336) 273-5575 or via email at legoplanner@sp3.us.
Engineering exam reviews
The Office of Continuing Studies and the College of Engineering will offer the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Review Course and the NCEES Professional Engineering (PE) Review Course in Mechanical Engineering on 10 Saturdays this semester, Jan. 29-April 2, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in McNair Hall. Both courses will be taught by College of Engineering faculty. For information call (336) 334-7607, send an email to ceprodev@ncat.edu, or register online at www.ncat.edu/~contstud.
Energy audit certification
The Building Performance Institute (BPI) Energy Audit Certification training class will meet Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Learn the important home energy inspection topics and prepare to pass the included two-hour, 100-question written exam and the two-hour one-on-one field exam. The classroom training teaches the essential knowledge and credentials to perform a home or light commercial energy audit, and the acquired skills set is transferable to many areas including energy conservation, construction and design. For more information contact Patricia O'Connor in the Office of Continuing Studies at (336) 334-7607, or send an email to ceprodev@ncat.edu. The deadline to register is Monday, Jan. 24.
Sit-in anniversary celebration
Mark your calendar to attend the Sit-in Anniversary Breakfast, Tuesday, Feb. 1, celebrating the 51st anniversary of the Greensboro Four/A&T Four's historic lunch counter protest at F.W. Woolworth in downtown Greensboro and the awarding of the N.C. A&T Human Rights Medal. SGA President Wayne M. Kimball Jr. will deliver the keynote speech. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Alumni-Foundation Event Center.
ISETCSC Day Research Symposium
The ISETCSC Day Research Symposium will be held Friday, Feb. 11, 2-5 p.m. in the Alumni-Foundation Event Center Ballroom. The symposium is free and open to the public; however, the luncheon is for invited guests only. For more information contact Solomon Bililign, NOAA-ISET director, at (336) 285-2328.
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.
Michael Cundall , has joined N.C. A&T as director of the Honors Program. Cundall comes to A&T from Northwestern State University of Louisiana where he served as assistant director of the Louisiana Scholars' College. Prior to that position, Cundall was assistant dean of the Honors College at Arkansas State University. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and a bachelor's degree in philosophy and psychology.
Jeffrey Edwards, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Economics and Finance, has had an article published in the International Journal of Finance and Economics, 16:32-40 (2011). The paper, "Evaluating Growth Volatility Susceptibility within Regional Free Trade Agreements," was co-authored with Vance Ginn of the Department of Economics and Geography, Texas Tech University.
Lori Hunter , has been appointed associate vice chancellor for enrollment management. Hunter most recently served as interim associate vice chancellor for enrollment management. Prior to that, she was assistant dean of student services in the School of Technology. Before coming to A&T, she was associate dean of continuing studies at Wesleyan University. Hunter has a Ph.D. in higher education, a master's degree in higher education administration and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
Gwendolyn McFadden-Wade,associate professor in the Department of Accounting, has received a grant of $14,000 from Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. The larger grant, from the Kellogg Foundation to Southern University, established a partnership among several HBCUs to provide free tax preparation services to low and moderate income individuals and working families with children. The grant also supports financial literacy among this population. This type of service is very consistent with the University's broad mission to support the local community, while providing service learning opportunities for student volunteers.
Syrulwah Somah, associate professor in the Department of Construction Management and Safety, School of Technology, presented a paper on "Occupational Hazards on Human Reproduction" at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, in Manipal, India, on Jan. 15.
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 28-MAR 11
Celebrating Tomorrow's Artist Today and
Celebrating Creative Teaching: Guilford
County High School Art Exhibition
Location: Dudley Building-University Galleries
JAN 29 | 12-6 p.m.
N.C. FIRST LEGO League Competition
Location: Corbett Sports Center
JAN 31 | Noon
Unsung Heroes Luncheon
Location: Memorial Student Union-Stallings Ballroom
FEB 1 | 6 a.m.
Sit-in Anniversary Breakfast
Speaker: Wayne M. Kimball Jr.
(SGA President)
Location: Alumni-Foundation Event Center
FEB 9
Deadline to remove incomplete grade(s)
received fall semester 2010
FEB 16 | 12:30 p.m.
Lunch and Literature
Discussion: Walter Mosley's Always
Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
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.