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Six
students from North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University have been selected
to participate in the UNC in Washington Program.
The program is a statewide initiative conducted
by the UNC Office of the President. It is administered
on the campus of N.C. A&T through the Office
of the provost and vice chancellor of academic
affairs with a committee of faculty and administrators
involved in marketing, recruiting and selection
of students.
A&T interns have been selected for the summer
and fall. The students selected for the summer
and the organizations they are interning with
are senior journalism and mass communication major
Maxine Bynum, Australian Embassy;
junior political science major Oliver
Thomas, NAACP Washington Bureau; and
junior secondary English education major Ansen
Jones, POW/MIA National Office.
Fall selectees are junior journalism and mass
communication major Sallie Yvette McGill,
senior political science major Alexander
Jamison Jr. and senior psychology major
Julian Summers.
The goals of the UNC in Washington Program are
to provide an opportunity for upper-level students
from 14 University of North Carolina’s constituent
institutions to expand teaching and learning using
Washington, D.C. as the “classroom,”
to expand research opportunities for students
and faculty in the nation’s capital, to
expand UNC’s mission of outreach and engagement
and to complement students’ academic interests
through experiential learning. Up to 42 students
each semester (fall, spring and summer) across
the state will participate in the program. Three
students are from each participating university
each semester.
Students conduct internships at Washington-based
organizations such as corporations, the U.S. Congress,
the U.S. executive branch, think tanks and interest
groups and non-profit organizations. They spend
up to 32 hours per week in internships, matched
with supervisors who integrate them into the daily
operation of the organization and help them define
research projects of importance to the organization.
Interns also spend three hours per week in an
academic seminar, the Washington Experience. The
seminar is designed to familiarize the student
with the nature and operation of American institutions
and to collectively examine salient issues relating
to public policy, law making, international affairs,
healthcare, ethics, science and arts and culture.
For further information regarding the program,
contact Dr. Judy Rashid (rashid@ncat.edu),
campus coordinator at (336) 334-7791 or Dr. Nita
Dewberry, associate dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences.
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Dr.
Chi Anyansi-Archibong
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Dr.
Chi Anyansi-Archibong, a professor in the School of
Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural
and Technical State University, received two international
program fellowships this summer. The Sasakawa Fellowship
and the Exxon Mobile Foundation Fellowship.
The Sasakawa Fellowship provided Anyansi-Archibong
the opportunity to participate in the National Faculty
Development Institute on “Incorporating Japanese
Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum,”
June 1 -25 in San Diego, California. The Institute
and the Sasakawa Fellowship are made possible by the
Nippon Foundation of Tokyo and sponsored by the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
Anyansi-Archibong received the Exxon Mobile Foundation
Fellowship to participate in the Council on International
Education Exchange (CIEE) 2005 International Faculty
Development, which started June 29 and will end July
16. The seminar is being held in three cities India-New
Delhi, Hydrebad and Agaar.
Anyansi-Archibong was awarded the fellowships for
her continuing program development and commitment
to globalizing the graduate and undergraduate curriculum
at N.C. A&T. She currently serves as the coordinator
for the University Interdisciplinary Global Studies
Certificate Program (GSCP). For more information on
the program, call (336) 334-7104, ext. 2225.
North Carolina A&T,
the Liberian History, Education Development Inc.
(LIHEDE) in collaboration with Bennett College and
the Union of Associations of Liberian organizations
in the Triad will sponsor a symposium July 29-30
from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. The event will be held
on the campus of N.C. A&T in the Memorial Union
– Exhibit Hall.
The theme of the event will be “Teaming up
Against Malaria Morbidity, Mortality and Disability.”
The aim of the symposium is to address the need
for lasting, effective control and eventual eradication
of malaria problems in Liberia. At the event, cutting-edge
technologies and treatments to end the suffering
of the Liberian people will be explored as well
as the creation of a model for Africa to address
the epidemic, which is destroying the lives of children
and the future of the African Continent.
Congressman Melvin Watt will deliver the keynote
address at the opening program, while Dr. Joel Jones,
director of the malaria program, Liberian Ministry
of Health & Social Welfare, will speak at the
symposium banquet.The symposium will also include
panel discussions and presentations by mostly Liberian
medical professionals, academicians, Liberian community
leaders, religious leaders and former Liberian government
officials on selected topics relevant to the theme
of the symposium, including Malaria Control-Research
and Reality, Harmful Effects of Malaria, Malaria
Control Methodologies and Techniques, Agronomy and
DDT Safety. Other topics include: Why Liberian Children
Die from Malaria Before Access to Treatment, and
The Role of Typhoid Fever and Its Effect on the
Diagnosis and Effective Treatment of Malaria in
Liberia.
Liberian community leaders, academicians, professionals,
and former government officials, presenting papers
or serving as panelists at the symposium include
Dr. Delvin Walker, Ken Carter, MPH, Dr. Eugene Sawyer,
Dr. E. Brumskine, Ms. Muna Wreh, Mr. Roger Bate,
Dr. Abu Mansalay, Dr. Eugenia Cooper, Ms. Nicole
William, Dr. Simukai Shamu, Mr. Peter Burgress,
Mr. Sanie S. S. Sesay, Dr. Thomas Jaye, Dr. Simukai
Shamu, Mr. Paul Driessen, Mr. Jeff Wildman, Dr.
Lawrence A. Zumo, Dr. Francis Karteh, and Robert
S. Desowitz, PhD, DSc., among others.
The symposium will climax with a soccer match between
community teams, representing Liberia and Sierra
Leone, within the spirit of the Mano River Union,
and a dinner ball commemorating Liberia’s
Independence Day (July 26, 1847), sponsored by the
Association of United Liberians in the Triad, North
Carolina.
This event is free and open to the public. For additional
information, call Dr. Syrulwa Somah at (336) 456-8075
or (336) 334-7586.
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