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North Carolina Central University
Bi-monthly eNewsletter
August 3, 2007
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In this Issue:
- NCCU Welcomes Chancellor Nelms
- NCCU Honored Its Retirees
- NCCU's Last Season in Division II is Most Successful One
- Rising Ninth Graders Excel in Science Camp
- Health Disparities Conference
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NCCU Welcomes Dr. Charlie Nelms
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Chancellor Charlie Nelms |
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NCCU's Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and students welcomed their newest chancellor Dr. Charlie Nelms.
The crowd cheered as Chancellor Nelms and wife Jeanetta Nelms made their way to the platform in front of the statue of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of the first state-supported liberal arts college for African-American students.
Among the platform guests were President Erskine Bowles, of the University of North Carolina System; Dr. Beverly W. Jones, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs; Mayor Pro-Tem Cora Cole-McFadden who presented Nelms with the keys to the City of Durham; Atty. Cressie H. Thigpen, Jr., chair of the NCCU Board of Trustees; Frankie Perry, president of the NCCU Foundation, Inc., and Richard Smith, president of the National Alumni Association.
“I am excited to be in North Carolina and to be a part of the North Carolina Central University eagle family,” said Nelms. “I did not come here to rest; I did not come here to retire; I came to work.
Nelms stated one of his many goals included raising the level of student achievement.
"No matter how much money we raise, no matter how many buildings we build, we will not be successful unless students are successful."
Nelms served as chancellor of two very respected public universities, the University of Michigan at Flint and Indiana University at Richmond. Nelms expects to have a busy first few weeks spending time meeting and talking with people to gain a better sense of the aspirations that people have for the university and making sure that he is focusing on the appropriate priorities.
The ceremony ended with the traditional transfer of keys ceremony to Chancellor Nelms from Chairman Thigpen.
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NCCU’s Honored Its Retirees
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NCCU's administrators, faculty and staff members said farewell to their colleagues who have retired during fiscal year 2006-2007, at the annual retirees banquet.
An evening full of applause and cheer, the retirees were offered accolades for their hard work and dedication to NCCU. The retirees combined years of service to the State of North Carolina totaled 515 years.
Dr. James Schooler, Jr., a former professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, spoke on behalf of the retirees.
“We are now entering a new phase of our existence,” said Schooler. “We have made it through another day's journey.”
Schooler, who has worked for six chancellors, has found a way to occupy his time. He tutors students in the Department of Chemistry and has taken trips abroad to Peru and Senegal.
Mary Vogler, a retiree from the Department of Modern Foreign Languages, stated she had big plans.
“I am going to clean my house and spoil my grandchildren,” said Vogler. “I have one grandchild and one on the way.”
The honorees included Mrs. Bennie E. Daye; Mrs. Margaret W. Harrison; Dr. Oseh E. King; Dr. Joseph Aicher, Jr.; Dr. Joseph Battle; Dr. Robert Izydore; Dr. Phyllis Lotchin; Dr. James Schooler, Jr.; Mr. Walter High, III; Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes; Ms. Mamie M. Smith; Mrs. Patricia A. Atkins; Mr. Leonard O. Bynum, Jr.; Ms. Mary F. Vogler; Mrs. Lillian R. Mitchell; Ms. Marva D. Davis; Mrs. Betty Dixon; Mr. Benito L. Alvarez; Mr. Robert F. Creecy; Mr. Roland Gaines; Mrs. Blondina P. Lawson; Dr. James H. Ammons; Dr. Marion Gooding; Mr. Dennis Mason; Mrs. Carol W. Murray; and Atty. Thomas M. Ringer, Jr.
Each retiree was presented with a silver eagle.
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August 2007 Calendar of Events
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Faculty workshop for returing faculty
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
H. M. MIchaux Jr., School of Education Auditorium
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8/13 |
Health Disparities Conference
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., NCCU's School of Law
For more information, call (919) 530-5280.
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Faculty workshop for new faculty
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
H. M. MIchaux Jr., School of Education, Room 1071 |
8/15-8/18 |
Fall registration
H. M. MIchaux Jr., School of Education
For more information, call (919) 530-6654. |
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University Conference
8 a.m., B.N. Duke Auditorium |
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NCCU’s Last Season in Division Ii is Most Successful One
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NCCU’s final season of Division II competition proved to be its most
successful one, as the Eagles placed 24th in the final 2006-2007 standings of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup. This prestigious ranking is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the United States Sports Academy and USA Today, surveying the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 14 sports – seven women’s and seven men’s.
NCCU earned a total of 430.50 points during the 2006-2007 campaign, its best ever finish in the Directors’ Cup standings. This was a huge improvement upon the 294 points and 42nd place finish in 2005-2006.
Last year, NCCU participated in nine NCAA Division II Championship events. In the fall, the women’s cross country team made history by becoming the first historically black college or university to win a regional championship, then placed 23rd at the national meet. The football team earned a No. 1 seed in the regional playoffs after posting a perfect regular season of 11-0 and winning its second straight conference title. The women’s volleyball team made its third consecutive appearance in the NCAA regional playoffs after three-peating as League champions.
In the winter, the men’s indoor track and field team claimed the school’s best team finish at the indoor national championships with a third-place performance, while the women’s team placed 21st. The women’s basketball team won its first conference championship in 23 years before advancing to the regional semifinals for the second straight season.
In the spring, the men’s outdoor track and field teams placed seventh at the national championship meet, while the women’s team placed 31st. The softball team earned the program’s first ever at-large bid to the NCAA post-season after winning 31 games in the regular season.
Complete final standings and the scoring structure for the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup can be found on NACDA’s Web site at www.nacda.com.
North Carolina Central University Results 2006-2007
Fall – NCCU 32nd (106 points)
Women’s Cross Country (23rd, 28 points)
Football (9th, 53 points)
Women’s Volleyball (33rd, 25 points)
Winter – NCCU 20th (292 points)
Women’s Basketball (17th, 50 points)
Women’s Track and Field (21st, 51 points)
Men’s Track and Field (3rd, 85 points)
Spring – NCCU 24th (430.50 points)
Softball (49th, 25 points)
Women’s Track and Field (31st, 41.5 points)
Men’s Track and Field (7th, 72 points)
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| Promoting and Cultivating Health Disparities Research Conference |
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The NCCU Department of Psychology and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Program on Ethnicity, Culture and Health Outcomes present the 2007 Promoting and Cultivating Health Disparities Research Conference August 13, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the NCCU School of Law.
Registration is free and open to the public but advanced registration is required. Please register online at the following link below by August 8, 2007 http://www.sph.unc.edu/echo/health_disparities_conference .
For more information, contact Dr. Walter Charles at (919) 530-5280 or Michelle Manning at (919) 966-4371.
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Rising Ninth Graders Excel in NCCU’s Science Camp
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From left to right: DeAndre Lewis and Mickey Fowler conducted the chemical separation experiment for identifying esters. |
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In its second year, NCCU's three-week science camp entitled, Students Making Another Science Success Story (SMASSS), provided 80 rising ninth graders of Durham County the opportunity to enhance their critical and analytical thinking skills and to explore topics such as probability, DNA and what chemicals contribute to the different smells of a banana, peppermint and pineapple.
“This summer was a great summer,” said Dr. Sandra L. White, director of NCCU’s Center for Science, Math and Technology Education. “We gave the students a different perspective on science. Since this was their second year in the program, we had to be sure that everything was new, yet a progression that built on what they had learned in the past year. Students had the opportunity to explore dynamic, interactive, technology-driven modules in life sciences, physical sciences and math, computer sciences and technology, which was offered for the first time this summer. Our focus this summer was primarily hands on activities. We had the students build and program robots as well as construct bridges and stress test them. We showed them that science and math could be fun.”
Students enrolled in the camp stated they had a good experience. One student wrote a letter to White thanking her because for this first time she received an “A” on her report card in her math class. “I recently received my report card,” wrote the student. “All my grades were good. I kept an “A” average in math class. This is the first time I have ever done that. I can’t wait to participate in SMASSS again.”
This past spring, forty-five students from the SMASSS program participated in a recent Science Decathlon competition. The students competed in the Eastern Region Science Decathlon at Chewing Middle School in Durham, NC. Twelve SMASSS teams competed in individual events and five of those teams won 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. The Science Decathlon promotes science education by organizing competitive, hands-on science-based tournaments for 6th through 12th grade students.
Upon completion of the summer component SMASSS program, each student was given a $100 Wal-Mart gift card, a flash drive, a T-shirt and a book bag provided by Burroughs Wellcome.
The science camp was sponsored by the Center for Science, Math and Technology Education at NCCU. In addition to the SMASSS summer camp experience, there are monthly EAGLES Explorers Saturday Academies during the academic school year. Students have the opportunity to remain in SMASSS next year. The Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the American Honda Foundation sponsors this program.
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