| Thursday, April 23, is "1890 Day" at the nation's 1890 land-grant universities, and North Carolina A&T State University will host a special 1.890-mile Wellness Walk/Run and Community Health Fair to celebrate.
The goal is goal to register 1,890 participants. All proceeds will benefit the newly established Justin A. Morrill Scholarship.
The events celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Second Morrill Act, the 1890 federal law that established the 19 historically black land-grant colleges and universities in the United States, including N.C. A&T.
Leading the walk will be former NFL player and A&T alum Dwaine “Peewee” Board. Joining him will be Provost Joe B. Whitehead, the Aggie Color Guard and “Aggie,” A&T’s mascot bulldog.
Register now online at http://morrill1890.ag.ncat.edu.
Faculty, staff and community members can register for $18.90 online or $20 on the day of the event. You also can sponsor students. All participants will be presented with a T-shirt emblazoned with the words, “125 Years of Educational Excellence.”
“1890 Day at A&T promises to be a fun, inspiring and productive day for the Aggie community to commemorate and celebrate our history and our future,” said Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr.
“We’ve dedicated considerable attention to educating the states and communities we serve about the vital role the historically black land-grant colleges and universities play in agriculture, technology and sciences, which we advance through education, applied research and outreach programs. The wellness/walk run and community health fair is in keeping with our historic legacy and is an event not to be missed.”
Participants will meet at Aggie Stadium on Thursday, April 23, at 11 a.m. for registration. The run/walk will step off at noon. The route will extend 1.890 miles through campus, ending at Corbett Sports Center, the site of the health fair.
The Justin A. Morrill Scholarship is named for the U.S. senator who wrote the two Morrill Acts, one in 1862, and a second in 1890, authorizing funding for America’s first system of public higher education, dedicated to teaching the agricultural, mechanical, and military arts and sciences to the “sons of toil.”
More information about parking, shuttle services and registration is available at http://morrill1890.ag.ncat.edu |
