2015 Winter Holiday Schedule

North Carolina A&T State University will be closed Dec. 24–Jan. 1, resuming normal business hours Monday, Jan. 4. While Dec. 24, 25 and 28 comprise the winter holiday, Dec. 29 is the university’s 2015 Veterans Day observance and Jan. 1 is New Year’s Day, eight hours should be charged to compensatory time, vacation leave or bonus leave for Dec. 30–31. Employees should indicate these hours via leave reporting in Self-Service Banner (SSB). So that supervisors may govern their units accordingly, click here to access the state’s policy on premium pay for holidays. Contact the Division of Human Resources at 336-334-7862 if you have questions.

New ISAF Available Online

A new and improved Internal Salary Authorization Form (ISAF), along with its accompanying manual, has been created and is available on the Division of Human Resources website. The form was redesigned to improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency of the university’s payroll process. If you have questions about the form, contact the Office of EPA (EHRA) Salary and Budget Administration at 336-334-7967.

OneID

Information Technology Services (ITS) is introducing OneID, a streamlined technology that will allow employees and students to use a single user ID and password to access university services such as email, wireless, Blackboard, etc., as well as provide the ability to log in to a single website to change passwords or recover accounts in the event of forgotten passwords. Beginning Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, employees and students can register security questions for their OneID accounts. ITS also will begin to email selected users prompting them to update their password. Recipients of this email will be required to change their password every 90 days. Failure to change the password will cause an interruption in the ability to login to the university's services. Visit http://oneid.ncat.edu for more details.

2016 MEAC Basketball Tourney Fan Hotel

The Sheraton Norfolk Waterside will serve as the fan hotel for the 2016 MEAC Basketball Tournament. The hotel is located at 777 Waterside Drive in Norfolk, Virginia, 23510. The standard room rate is $149 per night plus tax, and the club level room rate is $179 per night plus tax. This discounted rate is available for check-in March 5–13. To make reservations, click here. The discounted rate is available through Feb. 1, 2016.

Community Forum on Diabetes

The Minority Men’s Health Initiative will conduct a community engagement forum on the topic, “Fighting Diabetes in African American Communities,” from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in the Barnes Hall Auditorium.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 29.1 million people have diabetes and 1 out of 4 are unaware they have type 1 diabetes. Another 86 million have prediabetes and 9 out of 10 do not know they have it. People with prediabetes are at increased risk for developing serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes, stroke and heart disease. African Americans are nearly twice as likely to die from diabetes.

For more information about the forum, contact George Crawford at 336-285-2176 or gecrawford@ncat.edu.

Pictorial History Book

Available now at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore at N.C. A&T is “Mens et Manus: A Pictorial History of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.” This limited-edition hardcover book is the collector’s item you will be proud to own! Books may be purchased in-store or online by visiting ncat.bncollege.com.

For individuals unable to purchase in-store or online, please call 336-334-7593 and ask for the mail orders department. Phone orders will be processed using a secure form for credit cards. For check purchases, checks must be received by the store before the product will ship out. The address for the bookstore is Barnes & Noble at NC A&T State University, ATTN: General Merchandise, 1601 E. Market St., Brown Hall, Greensboro, N.C. 27411.

125 Service Projects

As a land-grant university, N.C. A&T has a special responsibility to strategically partner with groups and individuals locally, nationally and globally to make a lasting, positive impact on social and environmental challenges that proactively respond to the needs of others. As an extension of the university’s commitment, and as part of the university’s 125th anniversary observance, a challenge has been issued to all students, alumni, faculty and staff to actively participate in a service project in their respective communities. Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects may be used toward the 125th anniversary projects; however, they must be approved as 125th anniversary projects prior to being conducted. Get approval and register projects online. For information on how to have your service project designated as part of the celebration, visit www.ncat.edu/125/service-projects.html.