WEEK PLANNED TO EDUCATE, INFORM AND
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY FIELD
The School of Technology will present its third Technology Week, March 16–20, with the theme, “Globalization and Technology.” Undergraduate, graduate, community college and high school students, along with the university community and corporate partners, are invited to participate.
LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS
This spring, the Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging, and Community Health (COAACH) will conduct a four-part “Healthy Aging Lunch and Learn Series” and continue its monthly Caregiver Support Group program, to support caregivers for Alzheimer’s patients.
VOTE to ‘Retool Your School’
North Carolina A&T State University is participating in The Home Depot Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program that provides support for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to fund improvement projects on their campuses. This year, $255,000 will be awarded across nine HBCUs. Click here for details.
Winning will allow N.C. A&T to expand last year’s plan designed by our landscape architecture students and create an eco-friendly green space in the area between the Science Building, Sockwell Hall and Smith Hall. The addition of trees, flowers, benches and fountains will tie the existing student sidewalks into one connected walkway that extends to John Mitchell Drive.
Help A&T win the Retool Your School grant by voting once daily from your desktop, laptop and mobile devices by visiting www.retoolyourschool.com/vote-now/ and encourage your friends, relatives and co-workers to join us. You can also vote on social media platforms (i.e., Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) by including the hashtag #NCAT_RYS15 in your posts. Online voting ends April 20 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Data breach
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was the target of an external cyber attack in December and January. Systems at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), which serves as the third party administrator for the State Health Plan, were not breached. However, approximately 22,000 former and current State Health Plan members who live in or receive care in other Anthem states have been impacted. Anthem operates in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The information accessed may have included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health care ID numbers, home addresses, email addresses and employment information, including income data.
Beware of scam email campaigns targeting current and former Anthem members and designed to capture personal information (known as “phishing”). Messages are designed to appear as if they are from Anthem and the emails include a “click here” link for credit monitoring. These emails are NOT from Anthem. Do not reply to the email or reach out to the sender in any way, do not provide any information on the website that may open, if you have clicked on a link in email, and do not open any email attachments that arrive with email.
Anthem is not calling members regarding the cyber attack and is not asking for credit card information or Social Security numbers over the phone. For more guidance on recognizing scam email, visit the FTC website. For additional information, visit the BCBSNC website or www.anthemfacts.com, or call the Anthem hotline at 877-263-7995.
Second Morrill Act celebration luncheon
Tickets are going fast for the Second Morrill Act Celebration Luncheon, which will be Thursday, March 19, 12:30–2 p.m., at Revolution Mill Event Center, 900 Revolution Mill Drive in Greensboro. Visit the Celebration website to register and learn more about this and the many other upcoming special events commemorating the Second Morrill Act of 1890.
1890 Day
Visit the 125th Anniversary of the Second Morrill Act Celebration website to register for the 1890 Day Wellness Walk/Run scheduled to begin at noon on Thursday, April 23. The event will feature Aggie alumnus and former NFL coach and player Dwaine “Peewee” Board and Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Joe B. Whitehead leading 1,890 Aggies in a 1.890 mile walk/run at Aggie Stadium. The cost to pre-register is $18.90 per person, $20 onsite. All proceeds to benefit a newly established Justin Morrill Scholarship.
A health fair will take place in Corbett Sports Center from noon until 3 p.m. The event is aimed at increasing health awareness and promoting healthy behavior through health screenings, vendor demonstrations and seminars. There is no cost to attend this event.
Both events are open to the public.
REMBA conference registration
Registration for the 9th Annual Rehabilitation of Racial and Ethnic Minorities with Behavioral Addictions (REMBA) Conference is now open. The conference, Teaching, Reflecting, Advocating, Uncovering the Multiple Faces of Addictions, will be Thursday, April 16, through Friday, April 17, at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro.
Individuals interested in learning more about the impact of addictions and trauma in communities of color are encouraged to attend this conference. Keynote speakers include “Freeway” Rick Ross, former drug kingpin and subject of the acclaimed documentary, “Freeway: Crack in the System,” and Tony Peek, founder and president of Peek Into A New Horizon.
Click here to register. Questions related to the REMBA 2015 conference should be directed to Dr. Rochelle Cassidy, 336-285-4389, or rembaconference@gmail.com.
GALA Awards nominations open
The university will recognize campus and community leaders who demonstrate excellence in leadership, scholarship and service at the 2015 GALA Awards, a recognition ceremony for students, organizations, faculty, staff and community members. The event will be Wednesday, April 22, 6 p.m., in Harrison Auditorium. Nominations can be made by following this link. Nominations will close Friday, March 20. The event is sponsored by the Office of Student Activities with the Division of Student Affairs.
Instructional technology showcase
The third annual Instructional Technology Showcase will be Wednesday, March 18, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., in the Alumni-Foundation Event Center. It will feature emerging technologies and innovative practices to enhance teaching and learning. Faculty and other presentations will demonstrate how technology is being used in classes to enhance teaching and learning, and topics should reflect current and future technology trends in education.
Spring professional development course offerings
The spring professional development course offerings, sponsored by the Division of Human Resources - Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence (CLOE), target four areas designed to enhance workforce development capabilities: Organizational Culture, Results Orientation, Leadership, and Compliance. To register for a course, visit the course registration site. Seating is limited. Enroll now and take advantage of the course offerings. For more information, contact Shanda Woods, training specialist, or Dr. Eric Gladney, director, CLOE.
Income tax assistance
Taxpayers who prepare their own returns and have income of $57,000 or less are eligible for free federal and state tax preparation and e-file software through www.myfreetaxes.com. The website is sponsored by the Walmart Foundation in cooperation with Goodwill Industries International, the National Disability Institute and the United Way, working in a partnership with the Internal Revenue Service.
If you have questions, call Dr. Gwendolyn McFadden-Wade, associate professor of accounting and finance, at 336-285-3377.
University social media managers
The Office of University Relation requests that administrators of social media accounts for academic units and divisions email the following information to Tiffany S. Jones: names of account administrators, email addresses, phone numbers and URLs for the accounts. For example, the URLs of the university’s accounts are: Facebook, facebook.com/ncatsuaggies; Instagram, Instagram.com/ncatsuaggies; Twitter, twitter.com/ncatsuaggies; and YouTube: youtube.com/ncatsuaggies.
Dr. Fatemeh Afghah, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, recently established the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Communications and Signal Processing Joint Societies Chapter in the Central North Carolina Section.
The IEEE is the world’s largest association of technical professionals for the advancement of technology with more than 400,000 members across the globe. The Central North Carolina section covers the Piedmont Triad area including Greensboro, High Point and Burlington.
As a part of the chapter’s activities, leaders in communications and signal processing societies from across the globe will be invited to present recent advances in communication and signal processing technologies to all students, electrical engineers and professional members in the Piedmont Triad. The chapter will receive up to $7,000 and support from the IEEE to organize technical and professional lectures. To become a member or to learn more about chapter activities, contact Afghah at fafghah@ncat.edu.
Dr. Lyubov A. Kurkalova’s article, “Prioritizing Watersheds for Conservation Actions in the Southeastern Coastal Plain Ecoregion,” has been published in the journal Environmental Management (2015, 55(3), pp. 657-670). The paper is co-authored by T. Jang (Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea), G. Vellidis (University of Georgia), J. Boll (University of Idaho) and J.B. Hyman (Conservation Law Center, Bloomington, Ind.). Kurkalova is a professor with joint appointment in the Department of Economics and the Department of Energy and Environmental Systems.
In addition, Kurkalova and Dr. Keith Schimmel, associate professor and chair, Department of Energy and Environmental Systems (EES), and Dr. Vereda J. Williams, associate professor and chair, Department of Economics, have received a $57,707 grant from USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station. The two-year project will fund collaborative research and joint supervision of undergraduate economics and graduate EES students by the N.C. A&T faculty and USDA Forest Service researchers.
“Giving a Voice to America’s Unheard: Montagnard Refugee Youth’s Perceptions of the Photovoice Methodology,” a manuscript authored by Dr. Jerono P Rotich, associate professor in the Department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies, has been accepted for publication in the Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research.
Rotich presented via Skype, “Role of Influencers on Societal Needs,” at the Eagles Club International Conference in Arusha, Tanzania, Feb. 15-21.
Paul Tuttle has returned to N.C. A&T and the Division of Research and Economic Development as director of proposal development. Tuttle will support faculty in developing and preparing grant proposals by identifying funding opportunities, editing proposals to improve competitiveness, and providing targeted grantsmanship training. He also will facilitate development and coordination of team approaches to large, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional proposals.
Tuttle began his career in research administration at A&T in 2001 and went on to manage sponsored program proposal development at Winston-Salem State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He also managed grants and contracts administration at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. Since 2011, he has worked with Hanover Research, where he provided grant proposal development and strategic consultative services to university clients. In 2013, he was named managing grants consultant, supervising 16 consultants and assisting business development in the grants sector.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Wake Forest University and a master’s in English with a concentration in rhetoric and composition from UNCG. Tuttle’s background in persuasive writing has enabled him to help secure $80 million in awards, mostly from federal sources, including the U.S. Department of Education, National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.
MAR 15
Textbook adoption deadline for
summer sessions
MAR 16
Advisement period begins for
summer and fall 2015
MAR 17 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
MAR 17 | 5–6 p.m.
BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 210
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
MAR 18 | 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Spring Career Fair
Location: Corbett Sports Center
MAR 18 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Third Annual Instructional
Technology Showcase
Location: Alumni-Foundation
Event Center
MAR 18 | 1–2 p.m. and 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Entrepreneurship Counseling Clinic I
Location: Merrick Hall, Room 140
Contact: Dr. Thaddeus McEwen,
336-285-3356
MAR 19 | 10 a.m.
Founders Day Convocation
Location: Harrison Auditorium
MAR 19 | Noon–1 p.m.
Entrepreneurship Counseling Clinic II
Location: Merrick Hall, Room 140
Contact: Dr. Thaddeus McEwen,
336-285-3356
MAR 19 | 12:30–2 p.m.
Second Morrill Act Celebration Luncheon
Location: Revolution Mill (900 Revolution
Mill Dr., Greensboro 27405)
MAR 22–28
Small Farms Week
MAR 26 | 3–5 p.m.
Chancellor’s Forum for Students
Location: Academic Classroom Building,
Room 101
APR 2
Save the Date!
2015 Professional Development
Conference: Global Awareness
in the Professions
Location: N.C. A&T Alumni-Foundation
Event Center
Contact: Jordan Brunson,
Pre-professional Scholars
Program
APR 7 | 9 a.m.
Save the Date!
Union Square Campus Groundbreaking
Location: Southeast corner of
Lee and Arlington streets
APR 7 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
APR 8 | 10 a.m.
Honors Convocation
Location: Harrison Auditorium
APR 21 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
APR 21 | 5–6 p.m.
BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 210
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
APR 23 | Noon–1 p.m.
1890 Day Wellness Walk/Run
Location: Aggie Stadium
APR 23 | 1–2 p.m. and 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Entrepreneurship Counseling Clinic I
Location: Merrick Hall, Room 140
Contact: Dr. Thaddeus McEwen,
336-285-3356
APR 23 | 3–5 p.m.
Chancellor’s Forum for Staff
Location: Academic Classroom Building,
Room 101
APR 23 | 6 p.m.
Third Annual Earth Day Fashion
Show and Food Drive
Location: Harrison Auditorium
Contact: Dr. Linda Florence Callahan,
336-285-3442
APR 29 | Noon–1 p.m.
Entrepreneurship Counseling Clinic II
Location: Merrick Hall, Room 140
Contact: Dr. Thaddeus McEwen,
336-285-3356
CHANCELLOR
Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr.
CHIEF OF STAFF
Nicole Pride
EDITOR
Sandra M. Brown
PRODUCTION
Derek Brandon
Yvonne L. Halley
PHOTOGRAPHY
Charles E. Watkins
Jesse Gladin-Kramer
iStockphoto.com
STAFF WRITER
Tiffany S. Jones
CONTRIBUTORS
Dr. Sherry Abernathy
David R. Arneke
Donna B. Bradby
Dr. Rochelle Cassidy
Dr. Cathy Cornelius
Laurie Gengenbach
Terri W. Godwin
Dr. Ericka Smith