| November
8, 2002 GREENSBORO,
N.C. - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
is the recipient of a Title III Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCU) Grant worth $5,494,274
from the U.S. Department of Education.
The funds will be used to develop and enhance academic programs
and support systems.
The Title III HBCU Program will be directed
by Dr. Charles Williams, associate vice for academic affairs/undergraduate
programs, Sandra B. Totten, assistant Title III coordinator, and Willetta
Stamp, Title III HBGI administrative officer.
Funds will be used to develop and enhance
academic programs and support services in 15 areas of the University.
They will:
- Strengthen
the College of Arts and Sciences by embracing student-centered academic
and research initiatives to allow a greater use of technology;
- Develop a global studies certificate
program to additional value and recognition to those students who
excel beyond the minimum global studies requirement to include advanced
foreign language and an international experience;
- Develop assessment strategies
in the areas of student outcomes and faculty development;
- Strengthen infrastructure in
the Division of Development in order to improve and enhance the
University’s capabilities for obtaining optimum external support;
- Allow faculty/administrative
personnel opportunities to study toward advanced degrees or attend
refresher training workshops, seminars, short courses or other professional
experiences in their teaching, research or cognate area of responsibility;
increase library holdings;
- Enhance faculty and student
use of the campus broadband network;
- Enhance the waste management
program;
- Enhance the
University Honors Program;
- Strengthen the enrollment management
program;
- Strengthen the teacher education
program in order to improve students’ pass rate on licensure exams
and standardized tests;
- Enhance the retention program;
- Assist with implementation of
the new M.S. degree program in Management,
- Implement endowed chairs for
the Political Science Department and the Academy of Teaching and
Learning;
- Develop interventions and strategies
for Nursing students' success on the NCLEX-RN and to transition
from paper and pencil testing to computerized testing; and
- Build a well-prepared facility
to prepare teachers and accommodate the use of high technology laboratories,
modern classrooms for the School of Education
The
grant is effective Oct. 1, 2002, through Sept. 30, 2003. |