LUSTER-TEASLEY IS RECOGNIZED BY
UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Associate Professor Stephanie Luster-Teasley of North Carolina A&T State University is among the UNC Board of Governors' picks for its most outstanding faculty to receive the 19th Annual Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
ENGINEERING DEAN’S DISTINGUISHED
SPEAKER SERIES TO FEATURE ADAMI
Computational biologist Dr. Christoph Adami will be the keynote speaker for the College of Engineering Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series on April 9.
HIGHER ED LEADERSHIP LECTURE
WILL BE GIVEN APRIL 3
Dr. Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, will be the keynote speaker for the Department of Leadership Studies’ Higher Education Leadership Lecture on Wednesday, April 3. Photo: iStockphoto.com/wildpixel
ACCOUNTING ALUMNUS TO SPEAK
AT SPRING COMMENCEMENT
Dmitri Stockton ’86, president and CEO of GE Asset Management, will be the keynote speaker for North Carolina A&T State University’s spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 11, at the Greensboro Coliseum.
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!
North Carolina A&T is a finalist in The Home Depot’s 2013 Retool Your School campus improvement grant program. Finalists are competing for $225,000 in grants for on-campus improvements and are now asking their communities and the public to help them win. From now until Monday, April 15, all Aggies and supporters are asked to visit www.retoolyourschool.com to vote for A&T. One $50,000 Tier 1 major grant, 12 Tier 2 $10,000 minor grants and one $25,000 Campus Pride grant will be awarded. The Home Depot® will announce the winners Friday, May 3.
VOTE again!
This is the first year N.C. A&T is participating in a national recycling competition called “Recycle Mania” to increase awareness of campus recycling and waste reduction! Aggies are competing against 600 colleges and universities. All participating schools are required to report measurements (pounds of recycled materials divided by campus population) weekly. The fun began Feb. 3 and ends Sunday, March 31. Follow A&T on recyclemaniacs.org.
Reminder: Honors Convocation
The Students Honors Convocation will be held Wednesday, April 10, at 10 a. m. in Harrison Auditorium. The guest speaker will be Olympic medalist Cullen Jones. Faculty and staff, please attend and encourage your students to attend.
Aggie Enrichment Camps
Register now for the summer Aggie Enrichment Camps. A wide variety of academic and enrichment programs is offered for children ages 6 to 13. This year’s camp dates begin Monday, June 17, and end Friday, Aug. 2. A&T employee payroll deduction is available through the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development. For more information, visit our website or call 336-334-7810.
Golf tournament
The Physical Plant Employee Organization will host its 25th Annual Douglas M. Boone Invitational Golf Tournament & Scholarship Fundraiser, Saturday, April 13, at the Crooker Tree Golf Course, 7665 Caber Road, Brown Summit, N.C. Shotgun start is at 8 a.m. The entry fee is $55 in advance, $60 on the day of the event. For more information call 336-697-8932 or 336-456-1131.
Retirement celebration
After 40 years of service to N.C. A&T, Dr. Quiester Craig, dean of the School of Business and Economics, is retiring. Several events have been scheduled to honor his tenure and accomplishments, April 17–19. Mark your calendars and plan to attend one or more of the following events: Wednesday, April 17, School of Business and Economics Students, Faculty and Staff Luncheon; Thursday, April 18, University Floating Reception; and Friday, April 19, Scholarship Banquet. For more information, call 336-256-0863.
Services to public schools
The School of Education is preparing N.C. A&T’s 2012–2013 School Services Report. All A&T faculty and staff are encouraged to submit their school services provided May 15, 2012, through May 14 of this year.
For an activity to qualify as a school service, it must meet the following criteria: the service must provide a skill, resource or support activity; service may be a single event or a series of events for service that directly/indirectly benefit B-12 (birth through 12th grade) students, teachers, parents or administrators; the service must be related to public school support; and the service must be provided by A&T faculty or staff.
Examples of activities that qualify as school services include, but are not limited to volunteering in a classroom; coaching a team; judging science fair projects; facilitating workshops for teachers; mentoring students, teachers, administrators; and recruiting students.
The 2012–2013 School Services Report Form is accessible online.
Russian National Ballet Theatre
The N.C. A&T Lyceum Series presentation of the world renowned Russian National Ballet Theatre is Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., at the Carolina Theatre in downtown Greensboro. Tickets can be purchased at the A&T Ticket Office: free for students with an A&T ID, $5 for faculty and staff with A&T ID, and $20 general admission. Transportation will be provided for A&T students by calling the Student Union at 336-334-7571. For more information, contact Gregory Horton, 336-334-7852 or gjhorton@ncat.edu.
Dr. Mark Burkey, professor of economics in the School of Business and Economics, along with colleagues, H.A. Eiselt and Joy Bhadury, published an article, "An optimization-based framework for modeling counter-terrorism strategies," in OR Insight 26, 7-31 (April 2013).
The North Carolina Chapter of the Society of Research Administrators International has elected Nora Shively as president-elect, effective March 13. The president-elect serves a one-year term before moving on as president and past president, both of which are also one year terms. Shively is the senior research development officer for the Division of Research and Economic Development, Office of Research Services.
AGGIE MEN NAB MEAC CHAMPIONSHIP
AND NCAA FIRST ROUND WIN
For the first time in 18 years, the N.C. A&T Aggies men’s basketball team was invited to compete in the NCAA Basketball tournament–The Big Dance–after defeating the Morgan State University Bears, 57-54, to win the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference basketball tournament. This is A&T’s 16th MEAC title, the most in conference history. In their 73-72 victory over the Liberty University Flames, the North Carolina A&T State University men’s basketball team snapped the longest losing streak in NCAA tournament history. The MEAC win was Cy Alexander’s sixth MEAC title as a head coach and his first with A&T; the NCAA tournament win was his first.
Now–APR 15
Vote for N.C. A&T in the
Home Depot’s Retool Your School
Now–May 21
Registration period for the
First Summer Session
MAR 28
Last day to donate to Staff Senate’s
canned food drive (see your
receptionist for details)
MAR 28 | 9:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Pre-Professional Scholars’
Professional Development Conference
Location: Memorial Student Union,
Stallings Ballroom
Information: 336-285-2162
APR 2 | 4–5 p.m.
Traditional BSN Entry Option
Info Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 308
Contact: Carliss Lee, 336-334-7750
APR 2 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option
Info Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 308
Contact: Carliss Lee, 336-334-7750
APR 2 | 5–6 p.m.
BSN Completion Entry Option
Info Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss Lee, 336-334-7750
APR 2 | 7 p.m.
The Annual Warmoth T. Gibbs Lecture
Lecturer: Dr. Philip Rubio (History Dept.)
Location: Academic Classroom Building,
Room 108
APR 3 | 3–4:30 p.m.
Higher Education Leadership
Lecture Series presents
Dr. Walter Bumphus (AACC)
Location: Proctor Hall, Room 106
APR 3 | 3–5 p.m.
Chancellor’s Faculty Forum
Location: Academic Classroom Building,
Room 101
APR 3 | 7 p.m.
Reading and book signing by
N.C. Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti
Location: Academic Classroom
Building, Room 101
APR 9 | 11 a.m.
College of Engineering Dean’s
Distinguished Speaker Series
Speaker: Dr. Christoph Adami
(Michigan State University)
Location: McNair Hall Auditorium
APR 9 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Spiritual Enlightenment Community Fair
Location: Memorial Student Union, Quad
Information: amcummin@ncat.edu or
336-334-7792
APR 9 | 6:30 p.m.
Presentations by Fulbright
Alumni Fellows of the College of
Arts and Sciences
Location: General Classroom Building,
Auditorium
APR 10 | 10 a.m.
Students’ Honors Convocation
Speaker: Cullen Jones (Olympic medalist)
Location: Harrison Auditorium
APR 13 | 8 a.m.
25th Annual Douglas M. Boone
Invitational Golf Tournament
Location: Crooker Tree Golf Course
(Brown Summit, N.C.)
Information: 336-697-8932 or 336-456-1131
APR 16 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Instructional Technology Showcase
Location: Alumni-Foundation
Foundation Event Center
Contact: Dr. Tracie Lewis, 336-285-4491
APR 16 | 4–5 p.m.
Traditional BSN Entry Option
Info Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 308
Contact: Carliss Lee, 336-334-7750
APR 16 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option
Info Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 308
Contact: Carliss Lee, 336-334-7750
APR 17 | 2 p.m.
School of Business and Economics
Students, Faculty and Staff Tribute to
Dr. Quiester Craig (Retiring Dean)
Location: Merrick Hall Quad Lawn
APR 18 | Noon
University Floating Reception for
Dr. Quiester Craig, Retiring Dean of the
School of Business and Economics
Location: Alumni-Foundation
Event Center
APR 18–19
Seventh Annual Rehabilitation of
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
(REMBA) Conference
Location: Grandover Resort and
Conference Center (Greensboro, N.C.)
APR 19
Seventh Annual Rehabilitation of
Racial and Ethnic Minorities with
Behavioral Addictions Conference
Location: Grandover Resort and
Conference Center
Information: Dr. Rochelle Rush,
336-285-4389
APR 19 | 6 p.m.
Dr. Quiester Craig Retirement
Celebration and Scholarship Banquet
Location: Joseph S. Koury
Convention Center
Ticket Information: 336-433-5551
APR 23 | 7:30 p.m.
Lyceum Series presents the Russian
National Ballet Theatre
Location: Carolina Theatre (Greensboro)
APR 27 | 8 a.m.
HPLS SSFM Annual Scholarship
Golf Tournament
Location: Gillespie Golf Course
(306 E. Florida St., Greensboro)
Contact: Richard Watkins, 336-334-7712
APR 27 | 9–10 a.m.
Traditional BSN Entry Option
Info Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss Lee, 336-334-7750
May 7 | 5–6 p.m.
BSN Completion Entry Option
Info Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss Lee, 336-334-7750
June 4 | 5–6 p.m.
BSN Completion Entry Option
Info Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss Lee, 336-334-7750
Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr.
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR
UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Barbara Pitts Miller
ASSOCIATE VICE
CHANCELLOR FOR
UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Nicole Pride
EDITOR
Sandra M. Brown
PROOFREADERS
Tiffany S. Jones
Nettie C. Rowland
PHOTOGRAPHER
Charles E. Watkins
PRODUCTION
Yvonne L. Halley
CREATIVE SERVICES
Bouvier Kelly, Inc.
CONTRIBUTORS
Terri Godwin
Brian Holloway
Lori A. Jackson
Tiffany S. Jones
Carliss Lee
Dr. Kimberly R. McNeil
Dr. Daniel Webb