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Development, alleged Joint Millennial Campus, Development
timeline from Feb-03 to April-06 does not indicated
designation of NC A&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus. link |
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 HBCU
institution North
Carolina A&T, one of the state's two land grant
institutions, has programs throughthe doctoral level.
Its programs include engineering, arts and sciences,
agricultural and environmental sciences, business and
economics, education, nursing, technology, and graduates
studies. “
The expected roles of a land- grant institution,
is teaching agriculture and engineering, and providing
cooperative extension services”. NC
A&T's 2001 amend University Master Plan called for
developing 75 acres of land along East Lee Street
targeted to develop new opportunities for both research
and education in both the private and academic arenas
between the University's technology and agricultural
research and its students, which didn't include
across-town historical white UNC Greensboro and its
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Emerging from a legislative mandated study HB 1264 ,Staying
a Step Ahead, to ensure the State's citizens are
academically prepared and equipped for current job
opportunities and jobs of the future in North
Carolina's growing knowledge economy, explicitly
referred to research clusters created by HBCU NCA&T |
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Negotiation
began in 2002 and September 2004
NC A&T State University celebrated  the
sighing of Memorandum of
Understanding with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
with the opening of the National
Resources Conservation Services
Eastern Regional Technology Center
whose service area consisted of 24
states and the Caribbean area. The
Greensboro Center was also home to
the remote  sensing
lab. The Memorandum of
Understanding says A&T has a working
farm with modern facilities and farm
equipment. NRCS will benefit from
the use of this farm by being able
to provide hands-on training to NRCS
employees. NRCS can sponsor field
studies that can serve as  demonstrations
to both NRCS trainees and also local
and regional farmers. A
negotiated action under Solicitation
5NC0075 resulted in a
non-competitive award to locate the
USDA Natural Resources Conversation
Service's East National Technical
Center and East Remote Sensing
Laboratory on the North Carolina A&T
State University Millennium Campus. |
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HB
1264 explicitly
referred to research clusters Public Health,
Biotechnology, Bio & Food Sciences, Advanced Materials &
nanotechnology, Computational Science & Engineering,
Leadership & Community development, Information Sciences
& Technology, Transportation & Logistics, and Energy &
Environment created by HBCU NCA&T. |
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Notwithstanding NCA&T's 2001 Master Plan update calling for
establishing a university Millennial  Campus
at 75-acres of the University's farm, credited in the media as the
work of UNC-G district NC Senator Kay Hagan, June 30, 2003, the
General Assembly, Session Law 2003-284, Section 6.20, reallocated
former Central School of the Deaf from the State property Office to
UNC BOG to be used for the establishment of Millennium campuses of
the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University. Lacking designation of
joint millennial campus, land and facilities of the Central School
of the Deaf remained allocated to UNC Board of Governors. |
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Universities Chancellors Dr. Patricia Sullivan and Dr. James Renick
signed off on Articles
of Incorporation for Nonprofit Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development, as
Natural persons, August 6, 2003, as
natural person over 18 years old. |
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Greensboro) 1000 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, Guilford county,
NC 27412. The initial registered agent of the Corporation
(UNCG attorney) Lucien Capone III. |
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 UNC
Board of Governors Committee for Budget and Finance July 2003
recommend Law 2003-284,Section 6.20 Transfer of Land for the
Millennium Campuses of UNC Greensboro and NC A&T State University. |
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 Received
pursuant Public Record request from NC A&T for documents
supporting Public Private Partnership with Gateway Research Park; An
approved Joint Millennial Campus by the UNC Board of Governors in
2003, and Gateway Research Park, Inc. provide operation oversight
and owns the assets. NC A&T reply produced
Board of Governor document Joint
Millennial Campus - North Carolina A&T State University and
the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2003) and alleged
Oct. 2003 BOG Minutes approving
alleged Millennial Campus. Video |
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NCGS §
116-198.34....Upon
formal request by
the constituent
institutions, the
Board of Governors
may authorize two or
more constituent
institutions which
meets the
requirements of this
section to create a
joint Millennial
Campus. |
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Public Record Reply from
UNC-Greensboro for
statutory required
request to establish
a Joint Millennial
Campus produced
alleged Chancellors
signed
Document dated Aug.
22nd,
2003. Alleged
Chancellors signed
document stated: "we
are pleased to
inform you that this
proposal has been
approved by both of
our Boards of
Trustees and is
supported by local
community leaders
and organizations including
Action Greensboro. Copies
of the Resolutions
passed by the N.C.
A&T State University
Board of Trustees on
August 22, 2003 and
by The University of
North Carolina at
Greensboro Board of
Trustees on August
22, 2003 are
enclosed. Emphasis
added |
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 Recommended
by Chancellors
Renick and Sullivan,
NC A&T and UNC-G
Board of Trustees
duplicate
Resolutions: In
Support of The
Creation of a Joint
Millennial Campus
between NC A&T and
UNCG, dated Aug.
22, 2003,
and Aug.
28, 2003,
called for seeking
designation of Joint
Millennial Campus in
terms of the Central
North Carolina
School of the Deaf
real estate,
transferred to UNC
Board of Governors
for the purpose of
establishing a Joint
Millennial Campus.
Universities'
resolutions seek
designation of Joint
Millennial without a
syllable pertaining
to a 75-acre parcel
of NCA&T farmland,
statutory foreclosed
Greensboro attorney
Jim W. Phillips, Jr.
alleged NCA&T/UNCG
Joint Millennial
Campus inclusive of
NC A&T Farmland. |
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Alleged Aug. 22nd, 2003 NC A&T Board
of trustees Resolution : In Support of the Creation of a
Joint Millennial Campus between NC A&T and The University of
North Carolina at Greensboro maybe bogus. |
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 Dr.
Gerald L. Truesdale and Dr. Velma Speight-Buford
certified alleged August 22, 2003 NC A&T Board of
Trustees resolution as Vice  Chair
and Secretary of the Board of Trustees. NC A&T
State Audit Report Ended June 30, 2003 lists Ralph
K. Shelton as Chairman and Dr. Velma R. Speight as
Vice Chairman. University publications A&T
Today Volume 6, Number 1, Fall 2002 and Volume 5,
Number 2, WINTER 2002 concur with the State Audit
report listings Ralph K. Shelton as Chairman, Dr.
Velma R. Speight as Vice Chairman and Gerald
Truesdale-Secretary. |
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Proposed Lease
was smoking Gun No
statuary NCGS:
116-198.34.(8b) NC A&T/
UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was designated Oct.
10, 2003 by
UNC Board of Governors for
Session Law 2003-284, Section 6.20, land and facilities, and
75-acre parcel of NCA&T Farmland. And no UNC System
Millennial Campus was designated in 2003 |
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UNC Constituent
Universities and General
Administration may acquire or
dispose of property by lease.
(UNC Policy Manual 600.1.3 ).
Any proposal involving the
acquisition  or
disposition by the institution
of any interest in real property
shall be recommended by the
Board of Trustees. All real
property transactions that
require approval beyond the
campus level are to be initiated
by submission of the Form PO-1
for acquisitions and the Form
PO-2 for dispositions to the
State Property Office. |
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GCID John Merrill & NC A&T
Renick " It maybe the USDA is our first
tenant at the south campus the result of
them leasing a long term lease will allow us
to build a structure out there" Video
Report |
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February 2, 2006
UNCG Board of Trustees Action
Item: Lease Agreement between
the Greensboro Center for
Innovative Development and UNCG
and NCA&T for property
identified as the joint
Millennial Campus before UNCG
Business and Finance Committee. |
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(Merrill) Executive
Director of the Greensboro
Center for Innovative
Development , an UNC Greensboro
Employee, before the Business
Affairs Committee minutes allege the
ground lease was designed to
give more flexibility for
development, use state funds..
. The USDA is a possibility
for the anchor tenant. The
details of the lease were
reviewed by Skip Capone for UNCG
and Leslie Winner for General
Administration. All details of
the lease have been reviewed
beyond the campuses. The
template was designed by Skip
Capone, Leslie Winner and
representatives from NC A&T and
the Financial Department in
General Administration.
Following approval by both
Boards of Trustees, the lease
will be submitted to the Board
of Governors, then the Council
of State and finally the
Governor. Tom Ross moved to
approve the recommendation
leasing Identified JMC. William
Pratt seconded the motion and it
was unanimously approved for
recommendation to the full
Board. |
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Item: Lease Agreement between
the Greensboro Center for
Innovative Development and UNCG
and NC A&T, was considered
by UNCG Board of Trustees. Action
item background information
timeline from Feb. 2003 through
Feb2, 2006 didn't indicated
JMC was designed by UNC BOG. |
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background information says " in
order to facilitate the GCID
ability to perform its role as
managed/developer it was
determined by counsel for the
universities and the GCID to
pursue a master lease for the
properties identified as the JMC by
university counsels, GCID, and
General Administration,
emphasis added. |
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Action item
background
information: |
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Timeline from
Feb. 2003
through Feb2,
2006 does not
indicated JMC
was designed by
UNC BOG,
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In September
2005, a
Management
Services and
Development
Agreement (MSDA)
between the GCID
and NCA&T was
approved and
executed by each
party's
respective board
of trustees. The
MSDA formally
established a
working
relationship
between the two
universities and
the GCID for
future
development.
Section I. F. of
the MSDA states,
"The
Universities
shall lease to
GCID any or all
property
designated as
the JMC,.., Such
leases shall be
long-term leases
for nominal
consideration."
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In order to
facilitate GCID
ability to
perform its role
as
manager/developer
it was
determined by
counsel for the
universities and
the GCID to
pursue a master
lease for
the properties
identified as
the JMC,
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Properties
Identified as
the JMC consist
of owned by the
State of North
Carolina (
Approximately 75
acres at the
former Central
North Carolina
School for the
Deaf and 75
acres adjacent
to the NC A&T
farm, and
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This document
has also been
reviewed by the
Office of the
President [
Erskine Bowles
Office]
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Identified JMC
property consisted
of land owned by
the State of North
Carolina
(Approximately 75
acres with 142,000
square feet of
existing space at
the former Central
North Carolina
School for the Deaf
and approximately 75
acres adjacent to
the NCA&T farm)....
which unambiguous
constitute the UNC
Board of Governors
alleged Oct. 10,
2003 designated
NCA&T/UNC-G
Millennial Campus,
emphasis added.
Lease Background
said " This document
has also been
reviewed by the
Office of the
President (Bowles)." |
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Board of Governors' document institutions
with millennial campus designations and the UNC System,
indicated UNC System Millennial campus in 2003 and 2022
which did not indicate a NCA&T/UNCG joint Millennial Campus
2003. |
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Erskine
Bowles UNC System Acquisition of Real Property by lease
P0-1 dated March 13, 2006 for the purpose of
establishing a Joint Millennial Campus for North
Carolina A&T |
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State University and
The University of North Carolina Greensboro. Proposed
Lease unequivocal extinguished UNC Board of Governors
alleged Joint Millennial Campus - North Carolina A&T
State  University
and the University of North Carolina Greensboro -
false claim Oct. 10, 2003 designation of the Central
School of the Deaf reallocated to the Board of Governors
and 75-acre parcel on NCA&T farmland as Joint Millennial
Campus. video |
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No statuary NCGS: 116-198.34 (8b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was designated by UNC Board of Governors
and lawfully leased to GCID |
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Property
Lease of
Identified
JMC
portrayed
as lease
of NCGS:
116-198.34.
(8b) designated Joint
Millennial
Campus |
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| Feb. 2, 2006 GCID Executive Director John Merrill, UNCG employee, recommended the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina approve Lease Agreement between the GCID and UNCG and NCA&T for property Identified as the Joint Millennial Campus. |
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| Feb. 2, 2006 UNCG Business Affairs Committee minutes allege " the details of the lease were reviewed by Skip Capone for UNCG and Leslie Winner for General Administration". |
| Feb. 2, 2006 Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina Lease Agreement between the GCID and UNCG and NCA&T for property Identified as the Joint Millennial Campus, claimed this document has also been reviewed by the Office of the President [ Erskine Bowles office]. |
May 11, 2006 Meeting Minutes of the Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance allege Mr. Merrill presented information in support of the agenda item Lease of Joint Millennial Campus - North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Agenda Item says:
- In October 2003, the Boards of Trustees of North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro requested, and the Board of Governors approved, the designation of the land (formerly the Central School for the Deaf) reallocated to
the Board of Governors by the 2003 Session of the General Assembly and a 75-acre parcel of land currently comprising a portion of the NCA&T State University Farm as a Joint Millennial Campus.
- Now, the Boards of Trustees of NCA&T and UNCG are requesting permission to execute a ground lease of the land and existing improvements for the Joint Millennial Campus to the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development,... that would administer the educational, research, and economic development mission off the Joint Millennial Campus.
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UNC BOG
Committee
on
Budget
and
Finance
document
Lease of
Joint
Millennial
Campus –
North
Carolina A&T
State
University
and The
University
of North
Carolina
at
Greensboro
was
considered
by
Budget
and
Finance
committee
May 11,
2006. |
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May
11, 2006 draft
Meeting Minutes of
the Board of
Governors Committee
on Budget and
Finance allege Mr.
Merrill presented
information in
support of the
agenda item Lease of
Joint Millennial
Campus - North
Carolina A&T State
University and The
University of North
Carolina at
Greensboro. Agenda
Item says:
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In October 2003,
the Boards of
Trustees of
North Carolina
A&T State
University and
The University
of North
Carolina at
Greensboro
requested, and
the Board of
Governors
approved, the
designation of
the land
(formerly the
Central School
for the Deaf)
reallocated to
the Board of
Governors by the
2003 Session of
the General
Assembly and a
75-acre parcel
of land
currently
comprising a
portion of the
NCA&T State
University Farm
as a Joint
Millennial
Campus.
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Now, the Boards
of Trustees of
NCA&T and UNCG
are requesting
permission to
execute a ground
lease of the
land and
existing
improvements for
the Joint
Millennial
Campus to the
Greensboro
Center for
Innovative
Development,...
that would
administer the
educational,
research, and
economic
development
mission off the
Joint Millennial
Campus.
Attending
Board members Mr.
Steve Bowden, Peter
D. Hans,
Mr. Jim W. Phillips,
Jr., ... From
General
Administration
President Erskine
Bowles, Leslie
winner,. |
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May 12, 2006 pass Lease of Joint Millennial
Campus, NCA&T and UNCG on the consent
agenda. |
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UNC BOG document Lease of Joint Millennial
Campus – North Carolina A&T State University
and The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro was
approved by the Hanna Cage Committee on
Budget and Finance; forward to full UNC BOG
where it was approved on the consent agenda,
and forwarded to be process |
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NCGS: 116-198.34 (8b): upon formal
request by the constituent institutions, the Board
of Governors may authorize two or more constituent
institutions which meet the requirements of this
section to create a Joint Millennial. (UNC Policy
Manual 600.1.3 ). Any proposal involving the
acquisition or disposition by the institution of any
interest in real property shall be recommended by
the Board of Trustees. |
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Record requests to Erskine Bowles UNC BOG/GA
for the statutory requirements to establish
the NC A&T/UNCG joint Millennial Campus
(JMC) , allegedly made by Committee on
Budget and Finance, expressed by Greensboro
Attorney Jim W. Phillips, Jr. before the
Committee and Board of Governors [ Designation
of Millennial Campuses – North Carolina A&T
State University and The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro- Oct. 10, 2003,];
And Erskine Bowles Administration Lease of
Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T
State University and The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro - May 2006. |
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Reply from Ms.
Joni Worthington [Vice
President for Communications UNC General
Administration] ”
we have provided hundreds of pages of
documents related to the establishment of
the joint campus and joint school. If the
requested documents exist, they would be
included in the documents we’ve already
provided, since I’ve given you everything we
have.” Emphasis added. Notwithstanding
hundreds of pages of documents, including
multiple copies of the same email, related
to the establishment of the joint campus and
joint school UNC BOG/GA didn't produce Board
authorization establishing the (NC A&T &
UNCG) Joint Millennial Campus and NCGS §
116-198.34.(8b) statutory requirement/
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Consultations and recommendations
establishing the Joint Millennial
Campus;
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Documents the basis for
the determination that the campuses had
the administrative and fiscal capacity
required;
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President Recommendation
to establish Joint Millennial campuses;
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NC A&T and UNCG Request
to Establish Joint Millennial;
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NCA&T and UNCG Request to
Lease alleged Joint Millennial Campus
land and facilities to the Greensboro
Center for Innovative development, Inc
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Certified
Public Record Requests to
UNC BOG/GA and Universities
for documents pertaining to Designation
of Millennial Campuses and
Lease of Joint Millennial
Campus |
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NC
A&T
reply to
public
record
request
for
Board of
Governors
authorization
to
establish
Joint
Millennial
Campus
was "we
can not
locate
the
Board of
Governors
authorization
establishing
the
Joint
Millennial
Campus." |
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Replies to
public record
request for the
NCA&T Board of
Trustees request
to designate
NCA&T/UNCG Joint
Millennial
Campus
consisting of
former School of
the Deaf
property and
75-acre parcel
of NC A&T
farmland and
for permission
to execute a
ground lease of
the land and
existing
improvements
Joint Millennial
Campus and
request for
permission to
execute a ground
lease of the
land and
existing
improvements for
the Joint
Millennial
Campus to the
Greensboro
Center for
Innovative
Development. |
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NCA&T: "As
to your
prior
request for
the
resolution/motion
about the 75
acres of
land being a
part of the
Gateway
Research
Park, There
is no 2003
resolution,
etc. that
specifically
says 75
acres are
involved."
determined
J. Charles
Waldrup
J.D., Ph.D.
General
Counsel
Office Of
Legal
Affairs
North
Carolina
Agricultural
& Technical
State
University.
NCA&T:
"As to the
request to
General
Administration
to approve
the ground
lease, Ms.
Fails cannot
find any
transmittal
letter,
memo, etc."
" We wonder
if possibly
UNCG sent
the request
on behalf of
both
universities.
General
Administration
should have
whatever was
sent to
request BOG
action."
General
Counsel
Office Of
Legal
Affairs
North
Carolina
Agricultural
& Technical
State
University
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Unambiguous NC
A&T Board of
Trustees had not
Requested:
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that the
land
formerly
designated
for the
Central
School for
the Deaf
allocated to
the Board of
Governors by
the 2003
Session of
the General
Assembly and
a 75- acre
parcel of
land
currently
comprising a
portion of
the North
Carolina A&T
State
University
Farm be
designated
as a joint
millennial
campus -
Designation
of
Millennial
Campuses –
North
Carolina A&T
State
University
and The
University
of North
Carolina at
Greensboro
(APPENDIX G)
;
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permission
to execute a
ground lease
of the land
and existing
improvements
for the
Joint
Millennial
Campus to
the
Greensboro
Center for
Innovative
Development.
As stated in
UNC BOG
document
Appendix C
Lease of
Joint
Millennial
Campus –
North
Carolina A&T
State
University
and The
University
of North
Carolina at
Greensboro
(May 2006) -
(APPENDIX C
) Lease of
Joint
Millennial
Campus)
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As fraudulent
stated by the
Erskine Bowles
Administration,
Jim Phillips,
Jr. Committee on
Budget and
Finance in UNC
BOG documents Designation
of Millennial
Campuses – North
Carolina A&T
State University
and The
University of
North Carolina
at Greensboro
(APPENDIX G)
(Oct. 10. 2003)
and (APPENDIX
C ) Lease of
Joint Millennial
Campus) (May
2006) which the
32 member
unelected UNC
Board of
Governors
approved. See Certified |
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The State Property Office received Greensboro
Center for Innovative Development, Inc. timeline
which indicated no JMC was designated Oct. 2003
etc., Erskine Bowles Administration PO-1 dated
March 16, 2006 Acquisition by Leases for the
purpose of establishing a NC A&T/UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus, and UNC
Greensboro Board of Trustee February 2, 2006
Action Item: Lease Agreement between the
Greensboro Center for Innovative Development
and UNCG and NC A&T for property identified as
the Joint Millennial Campus. |
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 UNC
Board of
Governors' bogus
alleged
NCA&T/UNCG Joint
Millennial
Campus
designation,
defrauded the
state of North
Carolina,
killed NCA&T
University
Millennial at
(NC A&T Farm)
2900 East Lee
Street
Greensboro,
NC; forced
HBCU NC A&T
into a shotgun
bogus Joint
Millennial
Campus with
across town HWI
UNC-Greensboro;
Pirated NC A&T
Memorandum of
Understanding
with the USDA,
academic
programs, and
research and
placed NC A&T
students outside
equal
protections of
the laws. |
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