N.C. A&T KICKS OFF NEW BRANDING CAMPAIGN
This summer North Carolina A&T State University introduced a new branding campaign that aspires to unify the university’s integrated marketing and strategic communications efforts through consistent messaging.
WORKSHOP TO HIGHLIGHT ENGINEERING
PROJECTS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE
North Carolina A&T State University and North Carolina State University faculty members are invited to attend a one-day workshop on the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program, Friday, Aug. 29, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
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Knight to Headline Homecoming Concert
This year’s Aggie Alumni Homecoming Concert will be “A ‘Knight’ to Remember,” when seven-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight takes the stage Friday, Oct. 24, at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center. Special guest Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes will also perform.
BRAZILIAN GUITARISTS TO OPEN
2014-15 LYCEUM SERIES
Brasil Guitar Duo, winner of the 2006 Concert Artist Guild International Competition, will open this year’s Lyceum Series at North Carolina A&T State University on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in Harrison Auditorium at 7 p.m.
Photo: Sciolino Artist Management
PARTICIPANTS, VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR HOMECOMING PARADE
The 2014 Homecoming Parade will be Saturday, Oct. 25, beginning at 8 a.m., and volunteers are needed to serve on the parade committee.
Photo: Charles E. Watkins/N.C. A&T
Faculty/Staff Institute
Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend this year’s Faculty/Staff Institute, Friday, Aug. 15, at 9 a.m. in Harrison Auditorium. This program for new and returning employees will include an introduction to the new brand campaign, short talks from award-winning employees and remarks from Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. Attendees will have opportunities to participate in trivia games to win exciting prizes. Sign up by going to www.twitter.com and create an account, then follow us on Twitter at #ncatsuaggies. Lunch will follow in Williams Dining Hal
Limited parking
Parking spaces on campus will be limited this year due to construction projects, so expect attentive enforcement. Construction of the new student center has eliminated parking spaces in the Memorial Student Union area. Alternative parking options include the Obermeyer Parking Deck, Bryan Center, War Memorial Stadium and Lot 39, which is adjacent to the new health center.
In addition to the Aggie Express route, there will be two Park and Ride locations/routes added for across campus commuting. The Bryan Center and War Memorial Stadium Park and Ride routes will have extended hours, 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
Prior to picking up parking permits at the Parking Services Office (Obermeyer Parking Deck), 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., vehicles may be registered online at https://ncat.t2hosted.com. Pickup dates for faculty and staff are Aug. 1–15 and Aug. 22–29. Parking permit rates range from $6 (daily) to $550 (reserved).
For more information, contact the Office of Parking and Transportation Services at 336-285-2027.
Brand campaign training
North Carolina A&T is rolling out a new brand campaign this fall and will continue the series of brand training sessions next week. Training sessions are open to all faculty, staff and students. Everyone should attend, especially those who manage/supervise others.
Dates and times for August are Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., and Thursday, Aug. 21, at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. The location is Deese Auditorium in Merrick Hall.
For more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 336-256-0863.
Grant proposal development workshop
The Division of Research and Economic Development will host a grant proposal development event, “NSF Funding Opportunities: A Few Words from the Front Lines – Highly Competitive Proposals and the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education,” Wednesday, Sept. 10, 12–1:30 p.m., in the Fort IRC Building, room 410. The presenter will be Dr. Gregory Goins, associate professor of biology.
The workshop will focus on the latest news, programs and funding from NSF’s Division of Undergraduate Education with special focus on the new Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program, which replaced the former TUES, WIDER and STEP programs.
Click here to register by Sunday, Aug. 31. Lunch will be provided, so early registration is encouraged.
Football classic tickets
Tickets are now on sale for the Atlanta Football Classic, which will be at the Georgia Dome Saturday, Oct. 4, at 3:30 p.m. For the second consecutive year, the N.C. A&T Aggies will compete against the South Carolina State Bulldogs.
Tickets are on sale at the Georgia Dome ticket office, www.ticketmaster.com and participating schools’ ticket offices. Prices range from $10 to $50. Additional details about pre-event and game day festivities are available at www.atlantafootballclassic.com.
The Atlanta Football Classic is presented by 100 Black Men of Atlanta. This will be S.C. State’s third return to the legendary game and the second appearance for A&T. In addition to the game, events include a robotics invitational, collegiate symposium, health and college fairs, Parade of Excellence and more.
Showcase of Excellence
The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is hosting its third annual Showcase of Excellence 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, at B.C. Webb Hall. Approximately 70 SAES students will present posters describing their summer internships in agriculture’s many and varied disciplines, including food and animal sciences, forestry, youth and child development, fashion, agribusiness, landscape architecture, natural resources, horticulture and more. All Aggies, and especially all undeclared majors, are encouraged to attend to discover the exciting careers and experiential learning opportunities available to agricultural majors in the SAES.
Ebola virus and campus safety
If you have been to Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, or Nigeria in the past month, there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to Ebola.
Ebola is the cause of a viral hemorrhagic fever disease. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, lack of appetite and abnormal bleeding. Symptoms may appear anywhere from two to 21 days after exposure to Ebola virus, though eight to10 days is most common.
You can only get Ebola from touching bodily fluids from a person who is sick with or has died from Ebola, or from exposure to contaminated objects, such as needles. Ebola is NOT spread through air, water or food. You can live with a roommate, attend class or work with someone who has been to an affected area without putting yourself at risk. You can only get Ebola from touching bodily fluids from a person who is sick with or has died from Ebola, or from exposure to contaminated objects, such as needles
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Stay calm and get informed. A non-sick returning person who has not had contact does not need to take any special precautions. Individuals from the affected areas, or individuals who have traveled to the areas in the past month, and/or who are experiencing any of the symptoms should call 911, the Department of Public Health or Sebastian Health Center for more information.
For more information, click here.
Dr. Vanessa G. Cunningham-Engram, associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, College of Arts and Sciences, has published an article on media ethics, “Think Before You Post: Power and provocation of pictures, words, music and mediated messages.” The article appears in the summer 2014 issue of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Journal (Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 8-9).
Dr. Cathy Kea, professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education, was the invited speaker for the Early Childhood Special Education Retreat at Queens College-New York on June 23. Her presentation was titled “Preparing Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Special Educators for the 21st Century: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?”
Kea attended the annual U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Project Directors’ Conference in Washington, D.C., July 20–23. Kea and a colleague, Dr. Stanley Trent from the University of Virginia, presented their recent study, “Providing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Field-Based and Student Teaching Experiences: A Case Study.” She also led a roundtable discussion on “Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement in Teacher Preparation.”
“Brand History and Issue Centrality,” an abstract by Dr. Roland Leak, has been accepted for presentation at the 2014 Atlantic Marketing Association Annual Conference in Asheville, N.C., this September. The work investigates how contemporary consumers react to controversial histories of brands that they currently consume. Leak is an assistant professor in the Department of Marketing, Transportation and Supply Chain Management, School of Business and Economics.
A paper by Dr. Laquanda Leaven, “Applying Scenario Reduction Heuristics in Stochastic Programming for Phlebotomist Scheduling,” has been accepted by the Management Science and Engineering Journal. Leaven is an assistant professor in the Department of Marketing, Transportation and Supply Chain Management, School of Business and Economics.
Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr., chancellor, has been chosen for the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame’s 2014 Class of Honorees in the category of education. In 2009, Martin became the first alumnus appointed as chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University. Since becoming chancellor, he has provided visionary leadership at the university. Prior to his current role, Martin served as senior vice president for academic affairs at The University of North Carolina, General Administration (2006–09), chancellor at Winston-Salem State University (2000–06) and various faculty and administrative positions at N.C. A&T.
Martin, along with A&T alumnus Dr. Haywood L. Brown (medicine) and nine others in the categories of athletics, community service, entertainment, faith and theology, government/law, lifetime achievement, science and chairman’s award will be inducted Friday, Sept. 26, during the 29th Annual NBCA Hall of Fame Alumni Weekend in Atlanta, Ga.
Dr. Shengbin Wang, adjunct professor in the Department of Marketing, Transportation and Supply Chain Management, School of Business and Economics, received the 2014 Excellence in Research Award from Rutgers University Business School. The award was presented during the Ph.D. and Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception on May 20.
Dr. Jenora Waterman, assistant professor of functional genomics in the Department of Animal Sciences, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, has been named to a scholars program at the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill. Translational research is a method for moving, or “translating,” bench laboratory discoveries into treatments for disease.
Waterman received the professional development honor, funded through the Clinical and Translational Science Awards program of the National Institutes of Health, in the wake of research showing that swine reared indoors and those raised outdoors exhibit structural and cellular differences in their respiratory systems. Her research findings offer considerable potential for improved treatments for agricultural workers afflicted by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). NC TraCS will provide Waterman funding for research and mentored training for three years.
Waterman’s research into dust hazards has been the subject of two recent publications. Her study, “Exposure to Swine Housing Dust Modulates Macrophage Morphology and Function” appeared in the American Journal of Immunology earlier this year, and presented a tool for studying chronic inflammation of the tracheobronchial tree and lungs caused by dust inhalation. “A Biophysiochemical Analysis of Settled Livestock and Poultry Housing Dusts” appeared in the American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences last fall.
Dr. Ereka R. Williams, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education, presented at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS COC) Summer Leadership Institute in New Orleans. Williams was one of three invited panelists for The Lumina Foundation’s Degree Qualifications Profile: A Pilot Study Among HBCUs. She, along with administrators/faculty from Texas Southern and Xavier universities, shared N.C. A&T’s participation in the Lumina/SACS pilot as well as highlights from the university’s case study, “Making the Case for the Application of the Lumina Foundation’s Degree Qualifications Profile.” Williams served as the co-chair of A&T’s DQP Pilot Project and was the lead author of the case study for the SACS COC project.
AUG 15 | 9 a.m.
Faculty/Staff Institute
Location: Harrison Auditorium
AUG 16
New Student Orientation
Contact: Office of New Student Programs,
336-256-2212 or orient@ncat.edu
AUG 16–17 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Residence halls open for new students
AUG 16–17 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Residence halls open for returning students
AUG 16–22
New Student Welcome Week
Contact: Office of New Student Programs,
336-256-2212 or orient@ncat.edu
AUG 19 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
AUG 20
Fall semester classes begin
AUG 24 | 3–6 p.m.
Aggie Fun Fest and Media Day
Location: Aggie Stadium
Contact: 336-285-3063 or ncataggies.com
AUG 26
Last day to add or audit courses,
switch course sections, and
drop and receive financial credit
AUG 27 | 3 p.m.
Unveiling of the ‘A&T in Space’ Display
Location: Academic Classroom Building
Contact: 336-285-4151
AUG 31 | 11:45 a.m.
MEAC/SWAC Football Challenge:
N.C. A&T Aggies vs. Alabama A&M
Location: Orlando, Fla.
SEPT 1
Labor Day (university holiday)
SEPT 2 | 4–5 p.m.
Traditional BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
SEPT 2 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
SEPT 3 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
SAES Showcase of Excellence
Location: Webb Hall
Contact: Laurie Gengenbach, 336-285-4722
SEPT 5
Last day to apply for graduation
SEPT 6 | 6 p.m.
N.C. A&T Football: Aggies vs.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Hall of Fame Game
Location: Aggie Stadium
SEPT 10 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
2014 Career Awareness Fair:
Unlock Your Potential
Location: Corbett Sports Center
Contact: Office of Career Services,
336-334-7755
SEPT 12
N.C. A&T Board of Trustees Meeting
SEPT 12 | 7 p.m.
N.C. A&T Volleyball: Aggies vs.
University of Maryland Eastern
Shore Hawks
Location: Moore Gym
SEPT 13 | 7 p.m.
N.C. A&T Volleyball: Aggies vs.
Alabama A&M Bulldogs
Location: Moore Gym
SEPT 16 | 5–6 p.m.
BSN Completion Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 210
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
SEPT 19–20
Family Weekend
Contact: Office of New Student Programs,
336-256-2212 or orient@ncat.edu
SEPT 20 | 6 p.m.
N.C. A&T Football: Aggies vs.
Chowan Hawks
Greek Night
Location: Aggie Stadium
SEPT 24
Nano Manufacturing 2014:
A Conference to Move from
Innovation to Commercialization
Location: JSNN South Campus
Contact: Elie Azzi, 336-285-2802
SEPT 26 | 7 p.m.
N.C. A&T Volleyball: Aggies vs.
NCCU Eagles
Location: Moore Gym
CHANCELLOR
Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr.
CHIEF OF STAFF AND INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR FOR
UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Nicole Pride
EDITOR
Sandra M. Brown
PRODUCTION
Derek Brandon
Yvonne L. Halley
CONTRIBUTORS
David Arneke
Dr. Cathy D. Cornelius
Laurie Gengenbach
Samantha V. Hargrove
Brian M. Holloway
Carliss J. Lee
Darlene N. Norman
Jacob Teagle