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School of Nursing at N.C. A&T Celebrates 65 Years with Ceremony and Scholarship Fundraiser


Tonya Dixon

EAST GREENSBORO- (Oct. 29, 2018) – For 65 years, the School of Nursing at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has called Noble Hall home. In commemoration, the unit will hold a homecoming celebration luncheon and $65,000 scholarship fundraiser - “Sixty-Five Years of Aggie Nursing: Improving Lives and Embracing Communities.”

The event will take place at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 2, at Proximity Hotel, 704 Green Valley Road, in Greensboro.

The celebration provides the opportunity for alumni to reconnect with each another and raise critical dollars for the School of Nursing. The event will include a silent auction, commemorative photograph and ceremony honoring past and present Aggie nurses.

“Our nurses leave this campus prepared to improve lives and impact communities across the world,” said. Terry Ward, Ph.D, director, School of Nursing and associate dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences. “We are fortunate to have Aggie Nurses who make an indelible impact and represent this great university every day in a variety of roles within healthcare. We challenge all nurses to pay it forward.”

A portion of the $100-dollar tickets will support the needs of future nursing students including, tuition, exam and lab fees and other financial burdens unmet by grants and state-sponsored dollars. Alumni and attendees also have the option to sponsor a student.

Anyone unable to attend or purchase a luncheon ticket, and would still like to help the School of Nursing reach its goal should make a gift to the North Carolina A&T State University Foundation, Inc., include School of Nursing Dean’s Discretionary Fund – 65th in the memo section.

More information about the School of Nursing 65th celebration is available online.

About North Carolina A&T State University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the nation’s largest historically black university, ranked number one among public HBCUs by U.S. News & World Report. It is a land-grant, higher-research classified university by the Carnegie Foundation and constituent member of the University of North Carolina system. A&T is known for its leadership in producing graduates in engineering, agriculture and other STEM fields. The university was founded in 1891 and is located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
 
COAACH’s 10th Annual Caregiver Education Conference
 
 
 
ABC News’ Byron Pitts to Keynote COAACH’s 10th Annual Caregiver Education Conference

Tiffanny S. Jones

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 4, 2018) – For its 10th annual Caregiver Education Conference, the Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has called upon veteran, multiple Emmy Award winning journalist Byron Pitts to serve as the keynote speaker.

Beginning at 8 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at the Alumni-Foundation Event Center and the Student Health Center, the conference will assist those who play the critical role of caregiver in the lives of their loved ones who are impacted by chronic disease, Alzheimer’s and dementia. This year’s theme is “10 Years Transforming the Lives of Caregivers … The Journey Continues.” The full-day program will feature experts from the health, research and media industries to inform and equip participants with the best approaches to better manage the caregiving responsibilities.

Pitts, co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline” and ABC News contributor, will speak to caregivers from personal experience of having loved ones affected by dementia.

“Mr. Pitts’ late mother suffered from dementia and he has another relative who is currently living with the disease, so, we believe the caregivers will relate to what he has to say,” said Grace Byfield, Ph.D., COAACH program manager.

He joined ABC in 2013 and he immediately joined the networks live coverage of the Boston marathon bombing investigation. Since then, Pitts has reported live from Baltimore, Dallas and Baton Rouge during their recent riots and protests. Pitts also played a key role in the network’s coverage from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions as well as the first presidential debates in the 2016 election year.

Prior to ABC, Pitts spent 15 years at CBS News where he served as the chief national correspondent for the CBS Evening News and filed regularly for “60 Minutes.” Pitts was named the National Association of Black Journalists Journalist of the Year in 2002. His 2009 memoir, “Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped me Conquer Life’s Challenges,” chronicled his journey to overcoming a stutter and illiteracy to achieve success as a journalist. He also penned the book, “Be the One,” that profiles six young adults who overcame hardship with hope. Pitts began his career at WNCT-TV in Greenville, North Carolina and has family ties to Apex, North Carolina.

The Caregiver Education Conference is free to all pre-registered participants and includes free lunch, parking, respite care, access to vendors, health screenings and small group sessions to allow hands-on interactive training. Participants who do not pre-register will be charged a $10 fee on the day of the event.

To pre-register, visit the COAACH website or call Terri Long at 336-285-2165 or 888-248-2808. The registration deadline is Oct. 22.
 
 
Aggie Leaders to Unveil the Campaign for N.C. A&T Thursday at Kickoff Event

Todd Simmons

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 29, 2018) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University leaders are set to draw back the curtain on an extraordinary capital campaign at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, at the Alumni-Foundation Event Center on A&T’s main campus.

The Campaign for North Carolina A&T State University aims to raise at least $85 million by 2020. The event begins with a reception, with a program getting underway at 6:30 p.m. Media is welcome to attend.

Since the inception of its “quiet phase” in fiscal year 2013, the campaign has brought in $67 million to support faculty, academic programs, campus facilities and, most notably, student scholarships. Over the past two years alone, donors have contributed more than $30 million, a record two-year span.

More than 15,000 donors have contributed to the effort – 10,000 of them A&T alumni. Corporate donors have likewise stepped up, with organizations such as ACT•1 Personnel Services, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, and AT&T providing significant gifts for a range of strategic needs.

Attendees on Thursday will hear about the campaign’s progress from its leadership, as well as Chancellor Harold L. Martin, Sr., A&T faculty, staff, students and alumni.
 
 
Fall Convocation at N.C. A&T Included Among Weeklong Festivities; Alumnus to Keynote

Tonya Dixon

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 29, 2018) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will hold Fall Convocation, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in Harrison Auditorium.

Alumnus, N.C. A&T Board of Visitors member and CEO of Core Technology Molding Corp., Geoffrey Foster ’90/’96 will keynote the annual academic event. His company provides injection molding for major manufacturers.

Foster recently moved his international company into a portion of the new 70,000-square-foot research facility at Gateway University Research Park. The intentional relocation allows him to continue to invest in employees and mold students into the best engineers and create opportunities for science, technology, engineering and mathematics jobs in East Greensboro.

His company now has multinational clients such as BMW Manufacturing, HAECO Cabin Solutions, Parker Hannifin, Altria, Ford, Husqvarna, Newell Rubbermaid, Kontrol Freek, Consolidated Metco for Volvo/Mack, Peterbilt, Freightliner, Navistar and Continental and Merck, to name a few. Core Technology ships to 150 countries on five continents and provides parts on every X3/X4 in the world including BMW plants in Germany, China, Russia and South Africa.

Foster has held engineering and management positions at Syngenta Crop Protection-Greensboro, Becton Dickinson Inc.-Bioscience Division, Nortel Networks Corporation and TE Connectivity (formerly AMP Inc.), where he was awarded U.S. Patent #6,024,591 seals for an electrical connector for a Ford Motor Company part.

Fall Convocation recognizes student athletes for their academic and athletic accomplishments and welcomes back alumni for The Greatest Homecoming on Earth celebration.

About North Carolina A&T State University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the nation’s largest historically black university, ranked number one among public HBCUs by U.S. News & World Report. It is a land-grant, higher-research classified university by the Carnegie Foundation and constituent member of the University of North Carolina system. A&T is known for its leadership in producing graduates in engineering, agriculture and other STEM fields. The university was founded in 1891 and is located in Greensboro, North Carolina.

 

NCAT HACK!

Jordan M. Howse
EAST GREENSBORO – (Oct. 4, 2018) Students from all majors are ready to join North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s “NCATHACK!,” hackathon this weekend, Oct. 5-6.

The College of Engineering’s (COE) computer science department and the Association of Computing Machinery, will host teams of three in the Alumni-Foundation Event Center to compete to solve or ‘hack,’ problems presented by corporate sponsors such as Cummins Inc., JPMorgan Chase, Nvidia, and SAS.

Successful hacks will have a chance to win prizes, company and university gifts and, of course, bragging rights.

Students from a variety of majors are encouraged to participate in the weekend-long challenge, as teams will need sales, marketing, presentation and coding expertise to successfully compete.

Onsite registration and check-in begins at 4 p.m. Friday, and the competition kicks off promptly at 5 p.m. For more information contact Romell Bolton, ACM President at rrbolton@aggies.ncat.edu.    Video
 
 
 
 


Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T to Unveil Innovation Station

Joy Cook

East Greensboro, N.C. (Sept. 18, 2018) – Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will unveil the newly constructed Innovation Station, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, on the Webb Hall front lawn.

The 41-feet long, 8.5 feet wide mobile science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) lab and makerspace was designed by Cooperative Extension with the mission to encourage STEM education to young students through the use of active making, tinkering, and engineering. Along with its collaborative workspaces, the Innovation Station is equipped with a variety of technology such as laptops, iPads, 3D printers, laser cutters, and a 20-foot awning interactive monitor.



The mobile lab will serve schools and community-based organizations by offering technological resources and STEM education programs to students K-12. Outfitted with 15 interior workstations and one wheelchair accessible desk, the bus will allow participants to develop skills in robotics, 3D modeling and printing, video game design, computer software programming, hardware engineering, renewable energy, micro:bit block-coding, structural engineering and magnetic levitation.

Upon its official release, educators and non-profit organizations based in North Carolina will have the opportunity to register and participate in different educational programs featuring the Innovation Station, free of charge. All reservations for the Innovation Station will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis and need to be arranged two weeks prior to the session date.



Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. will deliver opening remarks to a crowd of event attendees, which will include community leaders, Cooperative Extension partners and 4-H representatives.

Cooperative Extension at N.C A&T delivers educational programs and technology to enrich the lives, the land and the economy of North Carolina’s limited-resource individuals, families, and communities.   Video