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20, 2006 Edition |
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HOOPDAFLYING
Tournament & Renunion
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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has
designated North Carolina A&T State
University as the host school for the 2006
MEAC Men's and Women's basketball tournament
to be held March 6-11 at the RBC Center
in Raleigh.
The HOOPDAFLYING Tournament & Renunion
of the Year!
March 6-11, 2006
Raleigh, North Carolina
WWW.MEACHOOPS.COM
TICKETMASTER.COM
919.834.4000
North Carolina Agricultural
and Technical State University’s College
of Engineering will join in the celebration
of National Engineers Week (E-Week) February
19-25. The theme for the week is “Engineers
Make a World of Difference: Turning Ideas
into Reality.”
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Dr. Quiester Craig, dean of
the School of Business and Economics at
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical
State University, was recently honored by
the American Accounting Association (AAA)
with a wall plaque for his 40 years of dedicated
service to the organization. Read
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Chancellor James C.
Renick
& Dr. Mac Stewart
Chancellor James C. Renick
and Negro Educational Review editor Dr.
Mac Stewart take part in the ceremonial
transfer of the 55-year-old journal to its
new home at N.C. A&T State University,
February 8, at a reception.
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In honor of Women’s
History Month 2006, North Carolina A&T
State University’s Creative Writing
Program & Girls Inc. of Guilford County
present a benefit to honor the New Choices
program of the Women’s Resource Center
in Greensboro in the second annual celebration
of “Women’s Poetry Night."
“Women Helping Women:
Together, We Can Make a Difference.”
Poets/ readers/ performers/musicians,
we invite you to participate in this community-wide
celebration!!!
Participants should present
work which reflects on/celebrates the diverse
array of women’s history and lived
experiences (culturally/politically/socially,
etc). The deadline for submissions is March
10. Interested persons/groups should contact
Dr. Anjail R. Ahmad, director of the creative
writing program at N.C. A&T at (336)
334-7771 x2370 or arahmad@ncat.edu for more
information.
The program will be held on March 21, at
7 p.m. on the campus of North Carolina A&T
State University in the New Classroom Building
Auditorium, A-218, on the second floor (parking
is plentiful for
this location).
This event has a suggested
donation of $5 (ask about other options).
All proceeds to benefit the New Choices
program.
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On February 22, 23,
and 24, the traffic circle behind the Dowdy
Building will be closed to install a utility
line from the back of the Dowdy Building
to the new parking deck.
The plan is to be able to
reopen the circle sometime on Friday, February
24th.
We are sorry for any inconvenience
these necessary closings may cause. Every
effort will be made to minimize their impact
on the University community. |
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James C. Renick
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Chancellor James
C. Renick & Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers
North Carolina Agricultural
and Technical State University Chancellor James
Carmichael Renick announced he has accepted
the position of senior vice president for programs
and research at the American Council on Education
(ACE) in Washington, D.C., effective June 1.
In addition, Renick announced that Dr. Carolyn
W. Meyers, A&T provost and vice chancellor
for academic affairs, was tapped as the next
president of Norfolk State University in Norfolk,
Va.
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Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III
Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III was
N.C. A&T's keynote speaker for its annual
Sit-In Breakfast on Feb. 1. Butts is pastor of
the nationally renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church
in New York and president of SUNY College at Old
Westbury.
The February One celebration paid
tribute to the four A&T freshmen who initiated
the chain of events that changed the destiny of
minorities in this country. The 46th Sit-In Anniversary
Celebration theme was “Reconnecting the
Past…Establishing the Present…Shaping
the Future.”
On Feb. 1, 1960, Ezell Blair (now
Jibreel Khazan), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil
and the late David Richmond requested service
at the segregated lunch counter of the F. W. Woolworth’s
store in downtown Greensboro. Their courageous
act against the existing laws and social mores
sparked the civil rights movement and resulted
in provisions that enhanced the quality of life
for minorities in this country.
Butts was one of the founders of
Abyssinian Development Corporation, a comprehensive
community-based organization, responsible for
over $500 million in housing and commercial development
in Harlem, and continues to help guide and support
the daily operation of the not-for-profit organization.
He was also instrumental in the establishment
of the Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning
and Social Change – a public lower, intermediate
and high school, under the direction of the corporation.
A New York native, Butts earned
his undergraduate degree in philosophy from Morehouse
College and master of divinity degree in history
from the Union Theological Seminary, and a Doctor
of Ministry in church and public policy from Drew
University. Butts has taught at City College in
New York and Fordham University. He has spearheaded
boycotts against several New York institutions
for their racist policies and employment discrimination.
He led a nationally acclaimed and most effective
campaign in eliminating negative billboard advertising
in Central Harlem and many communities around
New York City. He was also at the vanguard of
the issue of national rap lyrics specially targeted
to women and violence.
Butts is married and has three children
and two grandchildren.
The breakfast was sponsored by the
Division of Student Affairs and the roundtable
discussion by the Student Council of Presidents.
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Michael Eric Dyson
Following its tradition, again this
year, the North Carolina A&T family commemorated
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., birthday by participating
in numerous community service activities. A commemorative
program was held Jan. 19 to an overflow crowd
in the Memorial Student Union - Stallings Ballroom
where Michael Eric Dyson gave a powerful, spell-binding
presentation.
A&T students, faculty and staff
also participated in numerous community activities
involving the Potter's House, Beloved Community
Center, Habitat for Humanity Restore, Oak Hearst
Senior Citizen Homes, Weaver House, and Volunteer
Center L&L Group House. In addition, A&T
students presented an impressive Martin Luther
King Community Day Program in the Memorial Student
Union and invited youth from the Greensboro Housing
Community to attend. Exciting activites included
university insights from Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs Roselle Wilson, student leaders, and alumni
plus a Greek Step demo, movie excerpts from the
“I Have a Dream Speech,” free pizza
and T-shirts for the children.
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Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West, a prolific author, theologian and
activist spoke to packed out crowds at North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University, Feb.
3, in the Alumni-Foundation Event Center. The event
was being sponsored by A&T Honors Program, Lyceum
Series and Student Government Association.
West lectured on his book “Democracy
Matters," where he returns to the analysis
of the arrested development of democracy—both
in America and in the crisis-ridden Middle East.
He argued that if America is to become a better
steward of democratization around the world, it
must first wake up to the long history of imperialist
corruption that has plagued its own democracy.
In his major bestseller, "Race
Matters," philosopher West discussed his analysis
of the scars of racism in American democracy. The
book has become a contemporary classic, having sold
more than 400,000 copies.
West is Class of 1943 university professor
at Princeton University. He has held previous positions
at Union Theological Seminary, Yale University,
Harvard University and the University of Paris.
Others books that he has written include The American
Evasion of Philosophy and The Cornel West Reader.
His Beyond Eurocentrism and Multiculturalism (Volume
1 and 2) won the American Book Award.
West was an influential force in developing
the storyline for the popular Matrix Trilogy. He
is the spokesperson for the box-office hit series
and has had recurring roles in the final two volumes.
West serves as an honorary chair of
the Democratic Socialists of America. He has worked
with numerous political and social organizations,
including co-chairing the National Parenting Organization’s
Task Force on Parent Empowerment. He was also part
of President Clinton’s National Conversation
on Race.
The lecture was part of the
University’s 6th Annual Think Tank.
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Dr.
Franklin McCain, Rev. Dr. Calvin O.
Butts III, Dr. Jibreel Khazan, Anisah
Rasheed (Miss A&T), Chancellor
James C. Renick, and Dr. Joseph McNeil
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A&T
presented The Spiritual Renaissance
Singers (SRSG) of Greensboro
The
Spiritual Renaissance Singers (SRSG)
of Greensboro is comprised of Greensboro
residents of various cultural and
professional backgrounds. The group
is directed by Dr. Patricia Johnson
Trice. SRSG seeks to preserve and
perpetuate through performance the
unaccompanied arrangements of the
African American spirituals.
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