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NC A&T Chancellor Dr.
Harold Martin's " Loud & Clear" Legacy -
Lock Him UP
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N.C. A&T Scores Big with Union Square
Partnership |
Release
8/5/2016
 The greater Greensboro
community has anxiously
awaited the opening of the
Union Square Campus for
several years. The ribbon
cutting ceremony finally
arrived on Friday, Aug. 5
and no other entity was as
excited or proud as North
Carolina A&T State
University. As one of
the campus’ inaugural and
pioneering tenants, along
with the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro,
Guilford Technical Community
College, and Cone Health,
N.C. A&T will house its
accelerated Bachelor of
Science in Nursing and
Registered Nurse-Bachelor of
Science in Nursing
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   NCA&T
existing Nursing facilities consisted of 48, 000 Sq. Ft.
refurbished Noble Hall. Adjacent Hines Hall was renovated
($1,700) in 2013to house NC A&T Simulation Center and
Virtual leaning lab. NCA&T
average Nursing enrollment 2009-2013 was 119 students.
The NCA&T (Tenant) projected 105 enrollment at Union Square
constitute 88% of the average enrollment and 25,000 sq. ft.
lease constitute a 50% expansion for Nursing facilities, at
a time when the BOG was
considering
terminating the largest component of NCA&T’s BSN program -
traditional nursing program. NCA&T will offer classes in
this location for students in both its Accelerated Second
Degree (ABSN - a program whereby individuals who  already
possess a bachelor's degree take an accelerated program to
earn a degree in nursing) and RN-BSN (BSNC- those students
who have already passed the nursing exam, but have not
earned their bachelor's degree) programs. The Tuition in
State for the ABSN and RN-BSN is $5420 (1 year) and RN-BSN
is $3534 per year, neither program Tuition will cover the
approximate $6000 per enrollee lease payment to Union
Square. Note : A&T opened 2,700 Sq. ft. high
fidelity Nursing
Simulation & Virtual Learning Center (video) Dec.
2013 in Hines Hall. Slide
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| UNC Board of
Governors 2015-16 & 2016-17 Strategic Capital
Priorities call for spending 124,765,400 for UNCG
Nursing and Instructional Building which is now
open. Taxpayers and student in
addition to paying $775,500/y Nursing facility
lease to Union Square, are on the hook for a
$124,765 million dollar UNC-G Nursing building and
its upkeep.
Whereas, UNC Greensboro
has Union Square and a new Nursing Building.
Winston-Salem State largest producers of
minority nurse at all levels, in the state, doesn't
have a NURSING Building at all.
video report |
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 Union
Square Campus a key initiative of Opportunity Greensboro, a
working group of leaders from Greensboro businesses,
foundations and higher education institutions. Who claim
this national model of collaboration is identifying and
acting on opportunities to transform our wealth of
educational assets into economic success—creating for
Greensboro a competitive advantage for business growth. The
proposed campus is designed to drive economic and workforce
development for a knowledge based, global economy. The
presence of a downtown university campus provides a vehicle
to spur additional economic growth in the way of housing,
retail stores and their opportunities. Training and
education for healthcare professions – primarily nursing --
will comprise the first phase of Union Square Campus, with
these initial key stakeholder/tenants: UNCG, NCA&T, GTCC,
and Cone Health. |
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Complicit with UNC Board of
Governors,
Notwithstanding Union Square
Campus, Inc. (Landlord) and
NCA&T and UNC-G (Tennant)
leases were not approved by
the State Property Office &
Council of State
nor pursuant UNC President
delegated authority.
Public Record document
allege University
Chancellors claimed to be
duly authorized to execute
leases on behalf of the
corporation ,
transferred state supported
programs off campus.
Were
catalyst for fraudulent
conveyance of land,
improvements, loans, and
lease fees to Union Square
Campus, Inc. |
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Alleged Letter
dated February 18, 2014
Attn: Harold L. Martin,
Ph.D. Re: Intent to Lease
Space at Union Square
Campus, from Pat Danahy,
Chairman Union Square
Campus, Inc, received
pursuant public record
request. |
 We
are please to submit the
following non-binding Letter
of Intent to you to lease
space in the planned
facility referred to as
University Center, to be
located at the property
south of the intersection of
South Elm Street and Lee
Street in Greensboro, North
Carolina (the "Facility")
which is expected to be the
first building constructed
in connection with the Union
Square Campus project.
We anticipate that North
Carolina A&T State
University( NCA&T' or
Tenant") would seek approval
from the NCA&T Board of
Trustee, UNC Board of
Governors, and the North
Carolina Council of State to
occupy a certain amount of
exclusive and shared space
in the Facility for NCA&T
programs to be later agreed
upon by the parties.
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This letter of Intent ...
simply evidences the intent
of Tenant to seek the
required approvals to
allocate funding necessary
to support the lease
obligations, occupy , and
proceed with the negotiation
for lease of the exclusive
and shared space....that
the lease will be in a from
satisfactory to the Sate
Property Office and the
Attorney General of the
State of North Carolina,
signed Pat Danahy, Chairman
Union Square Campus, Inc.
Emphasis added. |
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| UNC Board of Governor documents to
NC A&T and UNC Greensboro indicate leases were to proceed
to the Council of State for final approval. |
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Dear Chancellor
Martin:
On April 11,
2014, the Board
of Governors of
The University
of North
Carolina
approved the
following:
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A lease up
to 25,000
square feet
at no more
than
$587,500 a
year for 10
years from
Union Square
Campus, Inc.
--This
item has
been
forwarded to
the Council
of State for
final
approval.
Emphasis
added
CC: Mr. Robert
Pompey |
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April 14, 2014
Charles Perusse,
Chief Operating
Officer, the
University of
North Carolina
General
Administration
Dear Chancellor
Brady:
On April 11,
2014, the Board
of Governors of
The University
of North
Carolina
approved the
following:
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A lease up
to 33, 000
square feet
at no more
than
$775,500 a
year for 10
years from
Union Square
Campus, Inc.
– This
item has
been
forwarded to
the Council
of State for
final
approval.
Emphasis
added
Cc: Reade Taylor |
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Were Brady and Martin Recruiters/
Agents/ spokesperson's for Opportunity Greensboro |
 I want to reassure business
leaders I heard them the
loud and clear”
, said NC A&T Chancellor
Harold Martin at his 2009
inauguration. Video |
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| "Harold Martin and
Linda Brady are huge
proponents of this and they
are not here tonight,
because there is a reason,
that is they are in
Wilmington, NC actually
talking to public and
private college through out
the state of North Carolina
about Opportunity Greensboro
the cooperation between
business and higher
education institution here
and this very project,
that's what they are doing
tonight and that's why they
couldn't be here" Ed
Kitchen Video |
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Were Chancellors
unauthorized leases used to obtained bank loans
and property |
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SALE AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT |
 
Financial
Responsibility. The
Component Developer
shall provide, prior to
commencement of
construction of any
Improvements, such
documentation as may be
required by the
Commission to
 evidence
the projected
construction costs and
the Component
Developer’s financial
ability, through capital
contributions, grants,
loans or otherwise, to
complete the
Improvements in
accordance with this
Agreement. PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION. The
property that is the
subject of this
Agreement consists of
approximately [1.00
acres] at the southwest
intersection of
Arlington Street and
East Lee Street in the
City of Greensboro,
North Carolina.
January 2015 –
Redevelopment Commission
voted to send first
priority Alternate A
[Lee & Arlington
Streets] to Council
along with
Sale/Development
Agreement for Alternate
B at Lee & South Elm
Streets as an additional
option for
consideration.
Requested Action
Consider approval of
sale and option of land
identified as Alternate
A, at Lee and Arlington
Streets, or Alternate B,
at Lee and South Elm
Streets, to Union Square
Campus Inc...
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