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Below
is a sampling of ways you
may designate your gift:
The
College
of Arts & Sciences
is the largest academic unit
at A&T, encompassing 12
departments and seven buildings.
Its core curriculum represents
the heart of education –
the building blocks for advanced
study – covering the
arts and humanities, sciences,
and social sciences.
Thanks
in large part to this College,
A&T is among the nation’s
leading producer of students
with degrees in science, mathematics,
engineering and technology.
A&T
students earning degrees in
biology, chemistry, mathematics
and physics are among the
best-prepared and most successful
scientists in the country.
The late NASA astronaut Ron
McNair, who started his education
with a physics degree from
A&T’s College of
Arts & Sciences, is just
one example.
Our
science graduates continue
their studies at some of the
most prestigious graduate
schools in the nation. Those
who choose not to pursue further
studies often start their
careers with the many research
institutions, businesses or
government agencies that recruit
here and hire a significant
number of our students.
The
chemistry department includes
a biomedical research and
support program, as well as
a certified pre-med, pre-dentistry,
and pre-pharmacy program.
The
College also is a campus leader
in interdisciplinary education.
The College partners with
the School of Education to
produce students certified
to teach in elementary and
secondary schools, with the
College of Engineering in
applied mathematics and engineering
physics, and with the School
of Agriculture to produce
students with experience in
the environmental and geophysical
science research. Also, several
of our departments play roles
in the University’s
interdisciplinary certificate
programs in biotechnology,
waste management and global
studies.
The
College has a leading role
in development of the new
University Studies Program,
which will promote critical
thinking skills, effective
communication of ideas, appreciation
of diversity and world cultures
and commitment to civic engagement
and social responsibility.
The
new B.A. in Liberal Studies
degree was approved in 2003
and is directed by Dr. Karen
Hornsby of the History Department.
It offers a widening array
of concentrations such as
African American Studies,
Creative Writing, Women’s
Studies and International
Studies.
Although
the arts do not find their
way into the University’s
name, make no mistake about
the quality of programs in
A&T’s Department
of Visual and Performing Arts.
Our
music program turned Greensboro
native Margaret Tynes into
a celebrated European opera
diva. Students polish their
skills in our performing groups,
including the A&T Marching
Machine, the University Jazz
Ensemble and the University
Choir.
The
Richard B. Harrison Players
have been honored in the Kennedy/American
College Theater Festival,
twice winning first place
and having numerous participants
honored with opportunities
for further study. Graduates
go on to professional careers
that include Broadway hits
such as Rent, major films
such as The Color Purple,
and countless television programs.
The presentation of “Black
Nativity” is an annual
highlight of the Triad’s
arts scene, playing to overflow
houses each year.
The
University’s E. Gwynn
Dance Company performs a variety
of dance styles including
jazz, modern, tap, ballet,
Haitian, and African to audiences
around the world. An innovative
outreach program in the past
year linked “The American
South and South Africa”
through an exchange program
featuring A&T’s
dance, theater and journalism
programs.
Our
visual arts program –
in addition to producing excellent
artists – houses one
of the nation’s largest
collections of African art
in the extensive, newly renovated
Dudley Building galleries.
The Mattye Reed African Heritage
Center’s collection
is valued at more than $4
million.
In
media arts, the Department
of Journalism and Mass Communication
has achieved full accreditation
by the Accrediting Council
on Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication - placing
A&T as one of only two
accredited journalism programs
in North Carolina (UNC –
Chapel Hill is the other)
and the only HBCU in the state
with such an accredited program.
At its fully renovated home
in Crosby Hall, the department
trains students in the foundations
of journalism as well as latest
broadcast production and new
media techniques. Listeners
in two states tune into WNAA,
the 10,000-watt campus radio
station, for a varied format
that includes jazz and gospel,
as well as information and
education programs.
Perhaps
even more important than the
College’s outstanding
academic programs is its nurturing
environment and strong student
support services that range
from study abroad to Lyceum
programs devoted to developing
students as well-rounded as
they are well-prepared academically.
Our
faculty helps students through
one-on-one academic guidance
and support, and provides
access to specialized tutoring
in each department as well
as the resources of the University
Writing Center. Also, small
class sizes provide students
with maximum access to our
high-tech labs and opportunities
for hands-on experience through
internships, practicums, and
research projects. An Honors
Program promotes high-level
scholarship by challenging
students inside the classroom
and in learning opportunities
beyond.
Life itself is the focus of
the Biology Department, which
trains professional biologists,
and prepares students for
careers in teaching or industry
or to enter graduate study.
Bachelor's and master's degrees
are offered in Biology and
Biology, Secondary Education.
The department also provides
courses for the general education
core curriculum of the university
as well as a biotechnology
certificate. A new program
will offer an M.S. in Professional
Science. Students and faculty
have access to facilities
including a computer laboratory,
electron microscope suite
and molecular biology.
The Department of Chemistry
prepares chemistry majors
for entry into graduate or
professional schools, for
careers in teaching or in
industry. All students served
by the department gain insight
into the nature of scientific
investigations and the scientific
enterprise in general. The
department also emphasizes
outreach to the local and
academic community, as well
as contributions to the extension
of basic knowledge in chemistry
and related sciences. Bachelor's
and master's degrees are offered
in both Chemistry and Chemistry,
Secondary Education. A special
five-year bachelor's/master's
of science in chemistry allows
talented undergraduates to
complete both degrees.
The Department of English
offers undergraduate majors
in English, including concentrations
in technical writing and secondary
education, as well as in African
American Literature and professional
English. In cooperation with
the Liberal Studies program,
faculty members teach creative
writing classes and contribute
heavily to a women’s
studies concentration. Besides
providing instruction in reading
and writing skills, the humanities,
linguistics, and literature
for the entire A&T student
body, the department prepares
English majors and minors
to teach and to pursue graduate
training and to train students
in professional writing. A&T
has a graduate program in
English education and was
the first institution of higher
learning to house a graduate
program in English and African
American Literature.
Students gain knowledge of
world cultures as well as
world languages in the Department
of Foreign Languages. Undergraduate
degrees are offered in Romance
Languages and Literatures
(French or Spanish) to prepare
graduates for teaching, as
well as B.A. degrees in Romance
Languages and Literatures.
Courses are offered in French,
Spanish, German, Russian,
Japanese, and Portuguese.
The Department of Foreign
Languages collaborates with
other departments to prepare
students for study abroad
and is involved in service
learning in the Latino community
in Greensboro. Faculty members
lead summer-session trips
to such locations as Brazil,
Europe, Australia and New
Zealand.
History has a global focus
at A&T. Faculty have led
student trips to Russia and
to Great Britain and students
have been studying abroad
at Omsk State University in
Russia as part of an exchange
program. Undergraduate degrees
are earned in History, Africana
History or History, Secondary
Education, and a Master of
Science degree is also offered
in History Education. The
department has hosted regional
meetings of the North Carolina
Association of Historians
and the Phi Alpha Theta History
Honor Society. Several monographs
have been written by current
or former faculty, and the
department boasts a Fulbright
Scholar in Conchita Ndege
Kemei.
The largest division in the
College, the Department of
Journalism and Mass Communication
with the Division of Speech
provides students with the
skills and knowledge necessary
to become successful in communication
and media fields, and prepares
majors to pursue graduate
work. Students are exposed
to an ever-expanding international
market, and the department
reinforces the technological
dimensions that will allow
students to qualify for careers
around the world. With a state-of-the
art television production
studio and a master’s
degree program in the works,
the department continues to
keep pace with a rapidly evolving
field. Students may earn a
Bachelor of Science in Journalism,
with concentrations in Broadcast
Production, Electronic Media
and Journalism, Media Management,
Print Journalism or Public
Relations, or a B.A. in Speech
Communication or Speech/Language
Pathology and Audiology.
The department offers bachelor
of science degrees in Mathematics,
Applied Mathematics and Mathematics,
Secondary Education. Master's
degrees are offered in Applied
Mathematics and Mathematics,
Secondary Education. Once
part of the School of Engineering,
the Department of Mathematics
became part of the new School
of Arts and Sciences in 1967.
It is located in Marteena
Hall, which it shares with
the Department of Physics
and the Greensboro Area Mathematics
and Science Education Center.
The facility includes modern
classrooms, two computer laboratories
and a teacher education laboratory.
The Department of Physics
prepares students to go directly
into the technical job market,
study for an advanced degree,
or teach in secondary schools.
Among the facilities on campus
are a laser lab, a planetarium
with a 30-foot hemispherical
dome and an on-campus observatory
with a 14-inch telescope and
a Foucault pendulum. The department
participates in the operation
of the Three College Observatory
with 32-inch telescope in
Snow Camp, N.C., and its researchers
collaborate at the Jefferson
Lab, Duke, Stanford, NASA
and at locations in France
and Ethiopia. Students may
earn a B.S. degree in Physics,
Engineering Physics or Physics,
Secondary Education. M.S.
degrees are offered in professional
and applied physics.
The Department of Political
Science and Criminal Justice
uses humanistic and scientific
perspectives and skills to
examine public power, social
transformations, the nature
of democracies, elections,
public opinion, constitutions,
technology and society, public
policy and similar issues.
Its students are required
to develop competence in the
use of modern political technology
and information managements
systems. Political Science
students are prepared to continue
their studies or to enter
employment. Criminal Justice
majors receive a broad-based
interdisciplinary education
with particular focus on the
nature and causes of crime
and delinquency, corrections,
the courts, law enforcement,
the juvenile justice system
and domestic violence.
The Department of Psychology
provides undergraduates with
skills related to employment
at the baccalaureate level
as well as preparing students
to continue with graduate
study in psychology and associated
fields. Many of the students
are accepted into graduate
schools around the country,
obtaining advanced degrees
in clinical, counseling, industrial,
forensic, school, rehabilitation,
experimental and biological
psychology. In addition, a
few students go to medical
or law schools. Although a
graduate degree is necessary
for a student to become a
professional psychologist,
the baccalaureate degree can
lead to career opportunities
in child care, human and social
services, military services,
law enforcement and mental
health services.
The Department of Sociology
and Social Work was organized
in 1967, marking the first
full-time faculty of professional
social work and anthropology.
The mission of the baccalaureate
Social Work program is to
provide an intellectual setting
where students can receive
an academically challenging
curriculum that prepares them
for careers as beginning practitioners.
The program's liberal arts
foundation supports a generalist
social work education that
provides students with the
knowledge, values, and skills
necessary for competent and
effective ethical practice
with diverse client systems
and populations. The Joint
Master's in Social Work is
a single program between N.C.
A&T and the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Students and faculty teach
and study at each campus in
this innovative program that
flows from a multicultural
history and models multicultural
collaboration.
The Department of Visual and
Performing Arts prepares students
both academically and artistically
for creative leadership roles
in a diverse society, The
first Bachelor of Science
degrees in instrumental music
were awarded in 1940 and three
undergraduate degrees are
now offered: B.S. in Music
Education, B.S. in Music Performance
(Instrumental and Vocal) and
a B.A. in General Music, designed
as an interdisciplinary liberal
arts degree. The visual arts
program’s mission to
provide a strong foundation
in traditional and contemporary
visual arts media, processes
and production, to provide
an understanding of art history
and contemporary issues, to
offer instruction in pedagogical
techniques and to encourage
growth of students as professional
artists. Students may earn
a B.A. in Visual Arts, Design
or a B.S. in Visual Arts,
Art Education. The theatre
arts program leads to a Bachelor
of Fine Arts in Professional
Theatre with a concentration
in acting or theatre technology.
It teaches students how to
use theatre as a means of
self-expression, to acquaint
them with the great works
of theatre, to prepare them
for professional careers or
admission to graduate schools,
and to enhance culture at
the local and global level.
| Academic
Department |
$5,000,000 |
| Student
Leadership Institute |
$1,000,000 |
| Centers
|
$1,000,000 |
| Endowed
Chair |
$1,000,000 |
 Physical
& Mathemathical Science
Research |
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| Social Science
Research |
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| Planetarium
and Observatory |
$500,000 |
| Endowed
Professorship |
$500,000 |
| Distinguished
Lecture Series |
$100,000 |
| Visual
and Performing Arts Summer
Institute |
$100,000 |
| Laboratory |
$100,000 |
| Electronic
Classroom |
$75,000 |
| Classroom |
$50,000 |
| Conference
Room |
$50,000 |
| Dean’s
Endowment Fund |
$50,000 |
| Endowed
Graduate Fellowship |
$50,000 |
| Endowed
Scholarship |
$25,000 |
| Current-Use
Scholarship |
$10,000 |
| Faculty
Office |
$10,000 |
Dr. Michael A. Plater, Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
336-334-7806
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