Notification Regarding Veterans

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a federal contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and the Jobs for Veteran Act (JVA), which require that federal contractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified veterans. In accordance with our obligations under VEVRAA and JVA, the following information is requested in order to fulfill statistical reporting and affirmative action monitoring requirements.

If you are a covered veteran, as noted below, you are invited to complete and return the Voluntary Self Identification of Veteran Status form. To assist you in expediting the return of the completed form, please follow these steps:
(1)   Complete the “fillable” form online
(2)   Print and sign the form
(3)   Send the completed form to Linda Mangum, Division of Human Resources, lmangum@ncat.edu, by Friday, April 20.

This information is voluntary and will be kept confidential, except as specifically provided by law, and used in a manner consistent with law.

For information, contact the Division of Human Resources at 336-334-7862.

E. Gwynn Dancers

The E. Gwynn Dancers of North Carolina A&T State University will present its annual spring dance concert, “Follow the Sugar Cane: Dances of Survival,” Saturday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in Harrison Auditorium. The cost is $5 for students and seniors, $15 for general admission, and $20 for patrons. For more information call 336-256-2137.

The troupe performs a variety of dance styles including jazz, modern, tap, ballet, Haitian and African to audiences around the world. The artistic director is Dr. Eleanor Gwynn, professor and chair of the Department of Visual and
Performing Arts.

Gibbs Lecture

The Department of History and the Honors Program are teaming up with the International Civil Rights Museum to host the annual Gibbs Lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, at the museum in downtown Greensboro.

This year’s lecture will be given by N.C. A&T history major, Collis Crews. It will cover Crews’s participation in a bus trip through the South that was a reenactment of the original Freedom Rides to honor a key component of the Civil Rights Movement more than 50 years ago.

The lecture commemorates the birthday of A&T’s fourth president, Dr. Warmoth T. Gibbs. For more information about attending the event, call the International Civil Rights Center and Museum at 336-274-9199.

Navy Research Workshop

The Division of Research and Economic Development will host a workshop on Performing Contractual Research with the Navy on Tuesday, April 10, 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m., in the Fort Interdisciplinary Research Center, room 410.

The workshop will be conducted by Kurt Yankaskas, a program manager with NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command). Yankaskas will present an overview that includes distinguishing the difference between contracts and grants, the characteristics of applied research projects, developing relationships with program officers, and the mechanics of Navy proposals. There will be an opportunity to ask questions following the presentation, and Yankaskas will be available to discuss civilian careers with Naval Research following the workshop.

Register for this workshop by emailing Lando Little at lrlittle@ncat.edu.

Property Management Workshop

A Property Management Workshop will be held Tuesday, April 17, at the 1020 Wendover Building, room 009. The workshop will cover property management policy and procedures regarding fixed assets and annual inventory. Two sessions will be held: 10 a.m.–noon and 2–4 p.m. Each department is encouraged to send its inventory representative to one of the sessions. To register, contact Property Management at 336-334-7680.

Girl Scouts STEM Workshop

If you know Girl Scouts who want to have fun, register them for the Girl Scout Day STEM Workshop that will be held Saturday, April 21, in McNair Hall. The event is hosted by the N.C. A&T Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and sponsored by Toyota.

“Every year student members of the SWE chapter come up with new and exciting ideas to inspire and motivate young minds,” said Dr. Cindy Waters, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, SWE advisor and K-12 outreach director for the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center at A&T. “Last year’s event drew 74 Junior Girl Scouts and Cadets (grades 4-8) from the Tarheel Triad Council. The Scouts rotated through four activities: bottle rocket launchers (aerospace engineering), pipe cleaning (biomedical engineering), puff mobiles (mechanical engineering) and water change (environmental engineering).”

Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. and the activities end at 2:15 p.m. The cost is $10 per scout and includes lunch. Preregistration has begun and will end Saturday, April 14. For more information and a registration form, click here. For additional information, contact Waters at kwaters@ncat.edu.

Wednesday Special

Purchase a meal and support the Blue & Gold Marching Machine at Quiznos restaurant every Wednesday through Nov. 14 of this year. Quiznos at 2403-9 Battleground Avenue in Greensboro will contribute 10 percent of all of its sales on Wednesdays to help raise funds to send the band to New York City for the 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®.