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April 20, 2005
Time to Show Your Aggie Pride!!!
Enter the
A&T Comic Strip Contest. Create an A&T comic strip
that explains Aggie Pride. Send your entry plus your name, address,
phone, and email to University Relations:
The Garrett House, 400
Nocho Street, Greensboro, 27411. Fax: 336.256.0862.
Email: mables@ncat.edu
Deadline, 5
p.m., Monday, April 25. Winning entries will appear in A&T
comic strips plus winners get an Aggie prize. Allcontestants get an
Aggie certificate. One entry per person. Entries become the property
of A&T. Direct your questions to Darlene or Daphne at
256.0863.
CALLING ALL AGGIES: Help us communicate
with Aggies across the country and the world! Pleaseforward to mables@ncat.edu the names,
addresses, phone numbers, and/or e-mail addresses of Aggies and
supporters who may not already be receiving this E-letter or A&T
publications like the quarterly magazine, A&T Today. Following
each edition of this E-letter, we usually receive a number of
e-mails from Aggies and supporters wanting to be added to our
database. Thanks.
A&T SUPERVISORS: please make
sure all managers and supervisors in your shop are on the A&T
HRlistserve to receive e-mail messages from University Relations.
Please e-mail Maurice Warren in Human Resources at warrenm@ncat.edu to add, delete
or change a manager or supervisor on the
HRlistserve.
TALKING TOBACCO: A&T’s Schools of
Education and Nursing and Department of Journalism and Mass
Communication will host a town hall meeting at 4 p.m., April 24, in
the Dudley Building. This forum will bring together a panel
of policymakers with broad perspectives to discuss tobacco issues
and laws that interest and impact North Carolinians. Panelists
include Dr. Alma Adams, N.C. House of Representatives and Vice Chair
of the American Legacy Foundation; Carolyn Coleman, Guilford County
Board of Commissioners; and Mike Williams, Attorney's Office, City
of Greensboro. The moderator is Dr. Melvin Swann, a member of
A&T’s Board of Trustees. This project is made possible through
funding from the American Legacy Foundation and collaborations with
the WNAA 90.1-FM, N.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development,
Old Northstate Medical Society, Guilford County Health Department,
Family Services of the Piedmont, Bennett College and North Carolina
Central University. For more information and directions, contact
Adrienne Witherspoon at (336) 334-7110 or awspoon@ncat.edu.
Personal
Money Management Seminar will be held for A&T students at 6
p.m. on April 26, in Craig Hall Room 212-B. The facilitator will be
Greg Kendall, financial advisor from Washington, DC.
Topics
of discussion:
1. CREDIT (how to manage & improve it; how it
affects employment &
buying power)
2. Creating financial
budgets
3. Credit Cards
4. Understanding the benefits package
of a job offer (salary, bonuses,
stocks, bonds, insurance,
retirement, etc.)
5. Investments
6. Money management
tips
7. Creating wealth while you are a student
RSVP to:
downingc@ncat.edu
The
seminar is sponsored by the Society for Financial Education &
Professional Development for Students of HBCUs and the Office of
Career Services.
A&T to Remember Deceased
Aggies
The N.C. A&T Campus Memorial Service will be held
at 12 noon, April 27, in Stallings Ballroom, Memorial Union. Provost
Carolyn W. Meyers appointed a committee to plan the Campus Memorial
Service to remember faculty, staff and students who have passed
during this academic school year. You may forward the names of
deceased, retired employees to be included during this ceremony to
MaryMims at mimsm@ncat.edu.
The 1st Annual
SupplierDiversity Awareness in Motorsports Conference and Golf
Tournament
The
Association for Diversity in Motorsports (AFDIM) is sponsoring our
first Annual Supplier Diversity Awareness in Motorsports Conference
and Golf Tournament Thursday, April 28 through Saturday, April 30 at
the Grandover Resort and Conference Center in Greensboro. It will
begin at 2 p.m. with on- site registration beginning at 12
noon.
The purpose of the conference:
(1) To educate
minority and women business owners about participation in the
motorsports industry and prepare them for business development in
the industry (2) To kick off AFDIM’s capital campaign drive for the
Mobile Museum of Diversity in Motorsports Caravan
Project.
For more information contact (336)
272-4882.
FUTURES RETREAT
Friday, April 29,
2005
Stallings Ballroom, Memorial Union
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Dr. Edward M. Penson will facilitate. The basis of the presentation
and discussion will be on the newly published FUTURES Report Card
that chronicles the accomplishments of the 2004-05 academic year.
The discussion will include the:
- University Studies Update
- Enrollment Growth and Student Satisfaction
Report
- Report from the Commission on the
Intellectual Life of the University
- Announcement of the Academic Year Theme and
Text in Community Selection for 2005-2006.
POSTER SESSION
A Poster Session
highlighting the outcomes of projects completed in May 2004 by
Futures Venture Fund Grant recipients will be featured during the
retreat. The posters will be displayed in the Exhibit Hall, Memorial
Student Union on Thursday, April 28, from 3:30 – 5 p.m. and Friday,
April 29, from 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
For more information about
FUTURES, contact Pauline Vail at vailp@ncat.edu
Carly
Fiorina Spring Commencement Speaker
Carly Fiorina
Former
chairman and chief executive officer of
Hewlett-Packard
Carly Fiorina is
keynote speaker for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University’s 2005 Spring Commencement. The ceremony will be held
Saturday, May 7, in the Greensboro Coliseum. The lineup will begin
at 8 a.m., and the processional for both faculty and students will
begin at 8:30 a.m.
Aggie Feedback
AGGIeNEWS
is electronically disseminated biweekly by the North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University Office of University
Relations. Send information to:
The Garrett House
400
Nocho Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
Fax:
336.256.0862
Email: mables@ncat.edu
Chancellor
James
C. Renick
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs
Carolyn W. Meyers
Vice Chancellor/Development and
University Relations
David Hoard
Editor
Mable
Springfield Scott
Editorial Assistants
Sandra Brown, Keely
Colburn, Nettie Collins Rowland, Darlene
East
Photographer
Charles Watkins
Graphic
Design
Vitalink Communications
E-Letter Marketing
Margaret N. Vap
Hear N.C. A&T’s
official broadcast voice,
WNAA-FM 90.1
on the internet: http://www.wnaalive.ncat.edu/
http://www.ncat.edu/
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A&T Students Develop Infant Mortality
Prevention Campaign
N.C. A&T
students designed this community awareness campaign using billboards
and bus ads in Greensboro to help decrease infant mortality. It is a
prevention activity supported by FUTURES and includes participation
by nursing and marketing majors along with two programs in the
Guilford County Health Department.
ANNUAL ALUMNI
WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MAY 6-8,
2005
Official Hotel for Alumni Weekend is the
Greensboro Marriott Downtown, 304 North Greene Street,
Greensboro, NC 27401. Room reservation deadline has been
extended. The rate is $89.00 plus 12.5% tax per
night. If your classmates would like to make a
reservation, they can call (336) 379-8000 or 1-800-228-9290 and ask
for the N.C. A&T Class Reunion & Commencement Block or
register online www.marriott.com/gsodt
scroll down to group code box and enter crccrca.
The hotel
will handle all requests for hospitality suites. There are a
limited number of hospitality suites available and will be reserved
on a first come first served basis. Contact Ann Allen, Sales
Representative at the GSO Marriott @ (336) 379-8000 or
1-800-228-9290 for suites. Please note that your class will
be responsible for the cost of a suite.
DAY 1 ·
Friday, May 6, 2005
12Noon – 2PM
Society of Golden
Aggies Luncheon
12 Noon –
6PM
Registration
The events registration cost is
$65.00. The cost includes a souvenir, admission to the
Reception and Awards Banquet on Saturday night. Please note
that souvenir packets will only be distributed on Friday during the
registration period from 12 noon – 6 p.m.
Send
check/money order payable to the N.C. A&T Alumni Association,
Inc. to the Office of Advancement Services, 1601 East Market
St., Dowdy Administration Suite 400, Greensboro, NC 27411 or
you can register online at http://www.ncat.edu/ click alumni
and click “REGISTER”.
5PM
Distinguished Guests
Reception
6PM
Annual Alumni Meeting
Virginia
Room
DAY 2 · Saturday, May 7,
2005
8AM
Commencement Greensboro Coliseum
Speaker: Ms. Carly
Fiorina, Former CEO Hewlett-Packard
6:30 PM
Alumni
Reception · Southern Crescent Ballroom
7PM
Annual Alumni
Awards/Class Reunion Banquet
Southern Crescent
Ballroom
Please do not forget to mail in your
registration for the weekend of events by April 29th. On-site
registration will be available. The deadline for online registration
is May 4th.
Please make your contributions for Annual
Giving
payable to:
N.C. A&T University
Foundation
Mail to: Office of Advancement Services
1601
East Market, Greensboro, NC 27411
ATTENTION: Patricia
Brown, Director
OFFICE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
(336) 334-7583 or
www.ncat.edu click Alumni
SAVE THESE
DATES!!!
~Football season tickets go on sale in the
ticket office May 2nd. For more information call the ticket office
at 336-334-7749.
~The annual Aggie-Eagle Classic between N.C.
A&T and N.C. Central, which is traditionally played
in
Carter-Finley Stadium on the Sunday before Labor Day, will be
played on Monday, Sept. 5, at 1:30 p.m. Gates will open at 9 a.m.
N.C.State's football opener against Virginia Tech, originally
scheduled
for Sept. 3, was moved to September 4. The game, will
be televised on ESPN2.
~Aggie Homecoming 2005 will take place
during the week of October 9 - 16, 2005. We have all kinds of
exciting events planned for you! There will be tailgating, dancing,
worship, vending, comedy, alumni reunions, football, and much, much
more!!!
Aggie Calendar
April 21,
2005
Board of Governors Meeting
11:00 a.m.
Location:
Appalachian State University, Broyhill Ballroom
Advising for
Student and Institutional Success
3:00 p.m.
Location: Hodgin
Hall room 305
Facilitator: Dr. Rita Lamb
Registration
required
For more info: Call 334-7855 or 334-7838
Ronald
E. McNair Awards Banquet and Recognition Ceremony
5:00
p.m.
Location: Memorial Union-Stallings Ballroom
April
21-23, 2005
Association for Business Communication Spring 2005
Conference
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel
For more info: Call
Dr. Beryl McEwen, 334-7657 or Dr. Frank Griffin,
334-7657
April 22, 2005
Table talk with Joya Wesley &
Ed Whitfield
10:00 a.m.
WNAA 90.1 FM
April 23,
2005
Community Outreach
9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Location: Smith
Hall
For more info: Call Dr. Cynthia Gillispie-Johnson,
334-7550
Upcoming Events
April 24-28,
2005
Cooperative States Research Education and Extension Service
Administrative Conference
Location: Sheraton Greensboro (High
Point at I-40)
For more info: www.continuingeducation.ncsu.edu/csrees/
April 24, 2005
All-Sports Awards Banquet
7:30
p.m.
Location: Williams Cafeteria
Cost: $35
For more info:
Call Hennie Chase 334-7686 or hmchase@ncat.edu
April 26,
2005
Chat & Chew with Professor DeWayne Wickham
12 Noon-
2:00 p.m.
Location: Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies,
Crosby Hall room 125
Guest: Lonnae O’Neal Parker – The Washington
Post
Building Bridges with Students of Color through
Effective Advising
2:30 p.m.
Location: Hodgin Hall room
305
Facilitator: Dr. Cliff Lowery and Stephanie
Moss
Registration is required
For more info: Call 334-7855 or
334-7838
University Band Concert
7:30 p.m.
Location:
Memorial Union-Stallings Ballroom
Cost: FREE
April 26-May
7, 2005
2005 Piedmont Jazz & Blues Festival
For more info:
Call 333-2605 or visit http://www.piedmontjazzbluesfest.com/
April 27, 2005
Campus Memorial Service
12:00
noon
Location: Memorial Union-Stallings Ballroom
Employee
Recognition Week 2005
3:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: N.C. A&T
State University Farm
University Employees Only
April 28,
2005
College of Arts & Sciences
Colloquium
Series
Senior Projects Symposium
3:00 p.m.
Location:
General Classroom Building Room A-218 (Auditorium)
April 29,
2005
Futures Retreat
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: Memorial
Union-Stallings Ballroom
April 30, 2005
Community Outreach
9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Location: Smith Hall
For more info: Call
Dr. Cynthia Gillispie-Johnson, 334-7550
Open House Adult
& Transfer Students
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Location: Webb
Hall
May 4, 2005
Advising Students with Learning
Disabilities
10:00 a.m.
Location: Hodgin Hall Room 305
For
more info: Call Dr. Rita Lamb, 334-7855 or 334-7838
May 4,
2005
Jazz Artist-Dee Dee Bridgewater
8:00 p.m.
Location:
Carolina Theatre
Ticket info: call Carolina Theatre,
333-2605
Faculty & staff may purchase reserved and general
admission tickets at 10% off
Sponsor: N.C. A&T
Foundation
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