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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 members of the
Greensboro business community. |
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It is predicted that nano
scale science will change
the nature of almost every
human-made product this
century. This field has
great potential applications
in materials, medicine,
electronics, optics, data
storage, advanced
manufacturing, environment,
energy, and national
security. PCG/UNC-NCCS/UNC
Interim report3. doc/RB.SP.PC.CR.Atpcc.I
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 Historical
Black Land Grant NC A&T was
listed as University focus
on Nanotechnology May 2005.
Crosstown PWI UNC
Greensboro was not listed as
a University focused on
Nanotechnology and Gateway
University Research Park did
not exist. |
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Nanotechnology is Experimental. |
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NC A&T was 4th in
Nanotechnology
Research at North
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with $11 Million
Dollars between
2000-2005 and UNC
Greensboro was 11th
out of 12 with
$44,999. In 2003
A&T, NATO Sponsor
Material Symposium
in Ukraine. |
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"The goal isn't to
expand mankind's body of
knowledge so much as it
is to expand the local
economy." [19] |
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| Rewinding to 1991-92, at bequest of UNC Board of Governors NC Legislature enacted NC GA § 116‑252. Piedmont Triad Graduate Engineering Program in support faculty and graduate students involved in engineering at the campuses of The University of North Carolina. In doing so UNC Board of Governors rejected a $20 Million dollar NCA&T/UNC-G Engineering and Science Research Center. |
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 Reported
in
the
Media: " "but
that
center
[Piedmont
Triad
Engineering Research
Center]
contains
no
role  for UNCG,
which had hoped
to
get
several
doctoral
level
programs
out
of a
joint
engineering
and
science
research
center
with
A&T",
emphasis
added; "UNCG/A&T
proposal
had
won
the
enthusiastic
endorsement
of
top Greensboro
business
leaders.
Acting
through
the Greensboro
Development
Corp.,
they
last
year
commissioned
a
$300,000
study
to
determine
what
areas
of
research
at
UNCG/A&T
center
could
engage
in to
the
benefit
of
the
Triad
economy
and
its
industries"; and
I'm  [banker
E.S.
``Jim''
Melvin,
chairman
of
the
Greensboro
Development
Corp convinced
it
[Research
Center]
is
the
thing
to
do,
but
we've
got
to
work
through
the
university
system,
build
the
case
for
it
and
get
it
high
on
the board's priority
list.
That's
going
to  take
some
time.''
reported
Jack
Scism TRIAD
SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH
CENTER:
VIABLE
DREAM
OR
PIE
IN
THE
SKY?
,
JACK
SCISM,
Greensboro
News
&
Record
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Monday,
July
20,
1992
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(emphasis
added) [16] |
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Reported
in
the
Media: Last
month,
the
members
[Greensboro
Area
Chamber
of
Commerce] came
up
with
a
recommendation:
a
Knowledge
Campus,
"
more commonly
known
as a
research
park.
this
campus
would
house
N.C.
A&T's
and
UNC-G's
flagship
research
programs,
like engineering
and
biotechnology"
There,
cutting-edge
research
could
be
spun
off
into
startup
businesses
and
lure
exiting
ones
from
other
parts
of
the
nation.
Young
people
would
flock
to
Greensboro
for
a
shot
at
high-paying,
high-tech
jobs
with
a
real
future.
Emphasis
added. Could
Greensboro
Support
Research
Park?
News
&
Record
Oct.19.1997
Beth
McMurtrie. |
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Notwithstanding NCA&T's 2001 Master Plan
update calling for establishing a university
Millennial  Campus
at the farm, credited in the media as the
work of UNC-G district NC Senator Kay Hagan,
June 30, 2003, the General Assembly, Session
Law 2003-294, 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. |
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  NCGS
116-198-34(8b) says in part that
designation shall be based on an
express finding by the Board of
Governors that the institution
desiring to create a Millennial
Campus has the administrative
and fiscal capability to create
and maintain such a campus.
Furthermore, the Board of
Governors has found that
creating the constituent
institution’s Millennial Campus
will enhance the university’s
research, teaching, and service
missions, as well as enhance the
economic development of the
region served by the
institution. Video NCGS
116-198.34 (8b) |
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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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| Lea E.
Williams, Ed.D email
dated August 5, 2009 to Dr.
Belle Wheelan, President,
Commission on Colleges, SACS
alleged JSNN will be housed
at the Gateway University
Research Park South Campus,
2901 E. Lee Street,
Greensboro, N.C. 27401. This
venue is on the land that
was formerly part of the
North Carolina A7AT State
University farm. (See
attached memo from Dr. Lea
Williams dated March 16,
2009.) |
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| Farm History Item
#6 allege allocated 75 acres of farm
in 2007 to Gateway University
Research Park, a joint research
campus developed in collaboration
with A&T and UNC-Greensboro..
Gateway Park has two sites. The farm
location is Gateway University
Research Park, North Campus is
located northeast of A&T and UNCG in
building purchased from a school for
the Deaf. Unambiguous Lea E.
Williams email demonstrate the Board
of Governors did not designate NCGS:
116-198.34.(8b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus in 2003. |
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Replies to public record request
for the NCA&T Board of Trustees
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 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.
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| Feb. 2, 2006, Lease
Agreement between the Greensboro
Center for Innovative Development
and UNCG was considered before UNCG
Board of Trustee's Business Affairs
Committee. 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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| John (Merrill)
stated that the ground lease was
designed to give more flexibility
for development, use state funds and
work with the facility staff of both
UNCG and NCA&T. The USDA is a
possibility for the anchor tenant.
The template was designed by Skip
Capone, Leslie Winner and
representative 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.
Emphasis added. |
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I am aware this is a joint
project of North Carolina
Agricultural & Technical State
University and the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro..
Kevin Holland,
Contracting Officer GSA July
3, 2006 letter to
John Merrill,
received
from the State Property Office.
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Fraudulent
claiming HBCU NC A&T and HWI
UNCG were partners in Board
of Governors designated
NCGS: 116-198.34. (8b) NC
A&T/UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus. NCA&T
Memorandum of
Understanding with the USGA was
diverted to Greensboro Center
for Innovative Development,
renamed Gateway University
Research Park. |
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Board of Governors'
2023 document institutions with
Millennial Campus designations and
the UNC System, does
not indicate a NCA&T/UNCG
Joint Millennial Campus (alleged
Gateway Research Park) nor NCA&T
Millennial Campus. |
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  " I
am so energized by the potential
of this research park, in
particular the joint schools of
nano technology and nano
science. The world is seeing
explosive growth today in the
commercialization of
nanotechnology. We will have all
of the assets right here in
Guilford County that we need
to participate in that
explosion, and they will be
right here at the Gateway
University Research Park."
said ("Greensboro Boy" ) Erskine
Bowles President of the
University of North Carolina
System. [2]. |
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Fraudulent
claiming HBCU NC A&T and HWI
UNCG were partners in Board
of Governors designated
NCGS: 116-198.34. (8b) NC
A&T/UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus. May 2007
UNC Board of Governors
established alleged Joint School
of
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering,
located at the South Campus at de
facto NC
A&T / UNCG Joint Millennial
Campus, UNCG affiliate, Gateway
University Research Park,
Inc.; to offer (a) joint
interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree
and (a) joint professional
science master's degree. |
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The National
Center for Educational
Statistics (NCES) responsible
for collecting and presenting
statistical data and information
for the nation; classifies
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
as Nanotechnology CIP 15.1601:
Engineering technologies and
Engineering related fields. |
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For Liberal Arts UNC Greensboro
with doctorial programs in music
and nursing to offer Nanoscience
degrees requires access to NC
A&T academic programs and
research: “Although the degree
is in Nanoscience (does not
include Nanoengineering),
students will be given the
opportunity to take relevant
courses at the School of
Engineering at North Carolina
A&T University and must be able
to work on collaborative
projects with faculty in the
School of Engineering. |
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UNC Policy
for
Interdisciplinary
Degree
An
Interdisciplinary
Degree
program
involves two
or more
academic
units,
either on
the same or
different campuses
in a formal
agreement to
offer a
program of
study
drawing on
two or more
disciplines
that will
result in a
student
being
awarded an
interdisciplinary
degree. If
more than
one campus
is involved
in offering
the program
it would
also be a
joint
degrees. |
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Reported
in the Media: "UNCG
and N.C. A&T are
partners in the project.
UNCG is offering
graduate degrees in
Nanoscience. A&T will
eventually offer degrees
in Nanoengineering."[11] |
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Notwithstanding May
2007 UNC Board of
Governors established
alleged Joint School of
Nanoscience and
Nanoengineering, at
bogus NC A&T / UNCG
Joint Millennial Campus,
UNCG affiliate, Gateway
University Research
Park, Inc. to offer (a)
joint interdisciplinary
Ph.D. degree and (a)
joint professional
science master's
degree. |
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 The
University of North
Carolina Board of
Governors authorized PWI
UNC Greensboro
Nanoscience MS on
November 13, 2009 and
PhD program in
Nanoscience on January
8, 2010 requiring UNCG
students take relevant
courses at the School
of Engineering at North
Carolina A&T University
and be able to work on
collaborative projects
with faculty in the
School of Engineering”. |
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Excluding (The) North
Carolina Agricultural
and Technical State
university from
offering MS and PhD
Nanoscience degrees,
forcing the HBCU out of
the JSNN Mission to
offer (a)
joint interdisciplinary
Ph.D. degree and (a)
joint professional
science master's degree. |
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A&T
Partnerships Driving Growth At
Gateway, Melissa Holloway, VC
and General Counsel Video |
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Notwithstanding
former NCA&T Chancellor Harold
Martin Sr. Administration and
members of Board of Trustees
knew or should have known no
NCA&T/ UNCG Joint Millennial
Campus nor NCA&T Millennial
Campus was designated by BOG.
The Administration continued
to allege a JMC and
marketing
Gateway Research Park as JMC and
NC A&T's future economic
development and innovation hub. |
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[2] Ribbon Cutting
Sets Gateway Project
in Motion, The Aggie
Report VOLUME EIGHT
- NUMBER TWENTY -
MAY 25, 2007 ]. |
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[19] UNIVERSITIES
TO SIGN RESEARCH
Agreement,
Greensboro News
&Record - Wednesday,
May 19, 1999 ,
Author: TIM THORNTON
Staff Writer |
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[11] Jonnelle
Davis (Nano, money
No.1 on A&T, UNC-G
list News & Record
10.04.2010) |
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