A&T Hosts State Legislators

In recognition of Greensboro’s bicentennial celebration, the North Carolina General Assembly held a historic session on the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on May 22nd in Harrison Auditorium.

This was a historic event in that it marked the first time that the General Assembly had met at a historically black university.

It was State Rep. Alma Adams, representative from the 58th district that suggested the legislators hold a special session in Greensboro in honor of its bicentennial. Adams is an alumna of N.C. A&T and a resident of Greensboro.

"We were delighted to host this historic session of the North Carolina General Assembly in honor of the City of Greensboro’s Bicentennial,” said A&T Chancellor Stanley F. Battle. "This occasion afforded us not only the opportunity to say thank you for all the legislature has done but it allowed the members to personally see some of the great things their hard work has provided for our students and the Greensboro community at large. We offered a special debt of gratitude to Representative Alma Adams and Senator Katie Dorsett for their vital role in helping to make this historic event a reality."

The session at A&T was the third time the General Assembly has met in a location other than the N.C. Legislative Building in Raleigh. It was the second session held at one of the 16 member institutions of the University of North Carolina, and the first session held in Greensboro.