The Alumni Times - N.C. A&T State University Alumni Newsletter
September 11, 2014
Aggies in the News
Nafeesha Irby
This summer, North Carolina A&T State University graduate Nafeesha Irby began her new job at Teach for America’s newest local chapter.
Campus Highlights
Shiza Shahid, co-founder and chief executive officer of the Malala Fund
The university’s Text-in-Community program kicks off the academic year with keynote speaker, Shiza Shahid, co-founder and chief executive officer of the Malala Fund, a non-profit organization that works to provide educational opportunities for girls and women in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Children eating lunch - Stock Photo: 19398487
Childhood obesity isn’t a discrete issue. It’s not just a matter of what kids eat and whether or not they are active. It’s connected to everything else in a child’s world – what kind of food the family is able to bring home, whether the community provides places and opportunities for active play, cultural norms for cooking and eating, and more.

 
Aggie Sports
No. 8 Gardin, Khris

Aggies Nearly Upset No. 5 Coastal Carolina
Two special teams’ plays in the fourth quarter are what stood between North Carolina A&T State University and an upset win over No. 5 Coastal Carolina at Aggie Stadium Saturday night.
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Race relations, police power, stand your ground laws, immigration and voting rights will be the hot topics for this year’s Annual Constitution Day Teach-in at North Carolina A&T State University, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m.
Bluford Library
Bluford Library is collecting historical photographs for a pictorial book that will celebrate the North Carolina A&T State University’s 125th Anniversary in 2016. To participate, send your photos to Bluford Library, 1601 E. Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411, Attention: Pictorial Review, by Sept. 30.
Homecoming Aggie Alumni Concert Featuring Gladys Knight
N.C. A&T University Foundation, Inc. presents the 2014 Alumni Homecoming Concert, A “Knight” to Remember, featuring Gladys Knight with special guest Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Friday, October 24, at the Koury Convention Center.
Memorial Homecoming Golf Tournament

36th Annual Richard E. Moore
Memorial Homecoming
Golf Tournament

  

Register today by calling (336) 334-7600

  

Events

SEPT 17
Text-in-Community Lecture
Time: 4–6:30 p.m.
Location: Harrison Auditorium

SEPT 24–26
2014 National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
For information, click here
or call (404) 524-1106

OCT 3
Atlanta Football Classic Alumni Reception
Time: 7–9 p.m.
Location: The Omni CNN Center Atlanta,GA
RSVP to alumni@ncat.edu

OCT 3–5
The Atlanta Football Classic
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
For information:
ATL Classic

OCT 24–26
Homecoming Aggie Alumni Concert Featuring
Gladys Knight
For tickets call
(336) 433-5560

36th Annual Richard E. Moore Memorial Homecoming Golf Tournament To register call (336) 433-5570

OCT 25
Homecoming Alumni Dance
8 p.m.–1 a.m.
8–9 p.m. Line Dancing
Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons
For information call
(336) 433-5570
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