RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
AWARDS PRESENTED
Six of the university’s top researchers have been presented with the 2015 Research Excellence Awards.
OUTSTANDING TEACHERS NAMED
FOR
2014-2015
This year’s Faculty Excellence Awards for excellence in teaching went to nine individuals.
Reminder: Collapse of state funds
State fund budgets will be collapsed effective Friday, May 15. All state fund requisitions must be in AGGIE-MART no later than close of business May 15, at which time the requisitioning process will be disabled for state funds. In addition, procurement card purchases should not be made on state funds after May 15.
Budget accounts exempt from collapse are travel (73100), communications (73200) and maintenance (74400). Overhead receipts, contracts and grants, and campus enterprises fund budgets also are not affected.
For complete details as well as the closeout dates of requisitions, purchase orders, the final check cycle, travel reimbursements, deposits and petty cash reimbursements, refer to the memorandum sent to the university community on April 20, or contact the Office of Budget and Planning in the Division of Business and Finance, at 336-334-3827.
Elections
Staff Senate elections for 2015-2016 are underway and will be conducted through May 15. To vote, click here and follow the prompts. Vote only once and only for employees in your division. Division descriptions are provided on the ballot. Elected senators and alternates will be contacted Monday, May 18 to confirm their division and position acceptance.
Summer athletics camps
Registration is open for basketball camps for boys, ages 7–14, with a on fundamental skills taught through individual instruction and a variety of drills. Camp dates, times and location are June 22–26, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m., in Corbett Sports Center. The nonrefundable cost to attend is $110, if paid before June 15, and $125 after. For more information, contact Coach Darren Corbett, 336-285-3611.
The Lady Aggies will host three basketball camps for girls. Elite Camp will be offered June 21 for athletes in grades 9–12 who are looking to elevate their game. Day Camp for younger athletes, grades 2–9, will focus on fundamental skills and basketball knowledge, July 13–16. High school teams (grades 9–12) that want to grow together and compete against high-level offseason competition are invited to Team Camp, June 27–28. Click here for more information and to register. More information: Jessica Smith, 336-285-3615.
Summer Volleyball Camp will be held in Moore Gym July 17–19 for boys and girls ages 12–18. The registration fee is $250 for resident campers and $200 for commuters. N.C. A&T employees can receive $20 off. A $20 discount is also available to eight players or more from the same team. Click here for details.
Dr. Corey Graves, associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, and graduate students Timothy Negron, Michael Chestnut II and Gabriel Popoola, co-authored an article, “Studying Smart Spaces Using an Ubiquitous Computing Analogy,” this is published in the April issue of IEEE Pervasive Computing Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems Magazine, pp. 64-68.
Graves and electrical engineering graduate student Shelby Kilgore published “Processing Pre-Existing Connect-the-Dots Puzzles for Educational Repurposing Applications,” in the March 2015 issue of Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications.
Dr. Cathy Kea, professor of Special Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, attended the National Council for Exceptional Children 2015 convention in San Diego, April 7-11. Kea, along with three colleagues from Fordham University, the University of California-Monterrey Bay and the University of Virginia-Charlottesville, conducted a daylong pre-conference workshop, Culturally Responsive Teaching: What Does It Look Like?! Kea also was a panelist for the Division for Research, where she presented “Preparing Culturally Responsive Researchers.”
MAY 1–15
Staff Senate Elections
Click here to vote
Contact: Katherine Wilkerson,
Staff Senate Secretary, 336-285-2108
MAY 8
Last day of final examinations
MAY 8 | 2 p.m.
Waste Management and Global Studies
Certificate Awards Ceremony
Location: General Classroom Building,
Room A-218
MAY 9 | 8:30 a.m.
Spring Commencement Ceremonies
Speaker: U.S. Rep. John Lewis
Location: Greensboro Coliseum
MAY 11 | 11:59 p.m.
Deadline to submit final grades
MAY 13 | 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Staff Senate Spring Forum and Cookout
Location: Aggie Stadium
MAY 15 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
TIAA-CREF Individual Financial
Counseling Sessions
Location: Human Resources,
1020 Wendover
Contact: 800-732-8353
MAY 18–29
Summer Pre-session
MAY 18–JUN 23
Summer First Session
MAY 18–JUL 31
Summer Dual Session
MAY 19 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
MAY 19 | 5–6 p.m.
BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 210
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
JUN 2 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
JUN 15 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
TIAA-CREF Individual Financial
Counseling Sessions
Location: Human Resources,
1020 Wendover
Contact: 800-732-8353
JUN 16 | 5–6 p.m.
BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 210
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
JUN 21
Lady Aggies’ Elite Basketball Camp for
Girls, Grades 9–12
Location: Campus
Contact: Jessica Smith, 336-285-3615
JUN 22–26
Boys Basketball Camp
Location: Corbett Sports Center
Contact: Darren Corbett, 336-285-3611
JUN 25–JUL 9
Summer Intersession
JUN 25–JUL 31
Summer Second Session
JUN 25–AUG 3
Aggie Impact Scholars Program
Contact: Dawn Nail, Center for
Academic Excellence, 336-285-4133
JUN 27–28
Lady Aggies’ Team Basketball Camp
Location: Campus
Contact: Jessica Smith, 336-285-3615
JUL 7 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
JUL 13–16
Lady Aggies’ Basketball Day Camp
for Girls, Grades 2–9
Location: Campus
Contact: Jessica Smith, 336-285-3615
JUL 21 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
JUL 21–23
On Common Ground: Engaging,
Equipping, Empowering the
Early Educator
Location: Proctor Hall
Information: Department of Curriculum and
Instruction, 336-334-7848
AUG 4 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
Contact: Carliss J. Lee, 336-334-7750
AUG 18 | 5–6 p.m.
Accelerated BSN Entry Option Session
Location: Noble Hall, Room 116
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
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STAFF WRITER
Tiffany S. Jones
CONTRIBUTORS
David R Arneke
Terri W Godwin
Gwendolyn P Sanders
Katherine Wilkerson