Dr. Donald McDowell, the interim SAES dean, and his administrative team want to send along a note of thanks to all members of the faculty and staff who were able to make donations. For those who were so busy with professional or personal obligations that the  Cash for Thinkers fundraiser slipped by, it’s still not too late to give. Donation protocol is still accessible at the SAES website.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/11/not-too-late-to-donate.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/11/not-too-late-to-donate.html Academic Departments Family and Consumer Sciences SAES Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:11:54 -0500 The SAES Ambassadors are collecting winter clothing (coats, hats, sweaters, jackets, gloves and scarves) for donation to Greensboro Urban Ministry.  Boxes for donations are at Webb , Carver, Sockwell, Benbow, and the child development lab’s temporary location at the New Millennium Christian Center at 424 Fisher Park Circle. The drive will wind up on Dec. 4, when the Ambassadors deliver the donations they’ve collected to Greensboro Urban Ministry’s clothing bank for distribution to individuals who will be facing the upcoming winter homeless or without the financial resources to purchase winter clothing.

Each academic year, approximately 20 SAES students are selected as Ambassadors to represent the SAES at receptions and ceremonies, and to help out with community service activities such as the winter clothing drive. The student organization’s officers for the 2009-10 academic year are: Barry Donovan, president; Amber Lassiter, vice president; Shaniqua Smith, secretary; Andrea Gentry, historian; Sierra Burrell, public relations coordinator; Lindsey McNeil, parliamentarian; and Katrina Veney, treasurer.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/11/hats-off.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/11/hats-off.html Academic Departments SAES Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:54:00 -0500 A&T will be accepting nominations until 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, for the University’s 2010 Human Rights Medal, which will be presented  at a breakfast marking the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-In Movement, on Feb. 1, 2010. The Human Rights Medal was established to recognize individuals who have established a legacy of bettering society by working to correct social injustices. The award honors the four A&T freshmen who became known as the “Greensboro Four” by leading protests at the segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960. ]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/know-a-deserving-individual-wi.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/know-a-deserving-individual-wi.html SAES University Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:39 -0500 The annual enrollment period for the optional insurance coverage offered through the NC FLEX benefit program comes to a screeching halt Oct. 30.  NC FLEX's insurance options include cancer, life, vision and dental insurance, and a supplemental medical plan that broadens coverage for visits to doctors' offices and inpatient hospital stays. (Faculty and staff opting for the flexible spending plan must re-enroll during each annual enrollment period.) For those already enrolled in an NC FLEX insurance option, the annual enrollment period is the one time of the year to drop or add coverage for a dependent. The NC FLEX Plan has a synopsis of what's new on its website.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/no-more-flexibility-as-of-nov.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/no-more-flexibility-as-of-nov.html SAES University Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:56:09 -0500 A&T's Division of Human Resources is collaborating with insurance carriers and a health care provider to offer free flu shots to A&T employees, retirees and dependents with the State Health Plan or Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) coverage on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 1020 E. Wendover Building. For those without State Health Plan or BCBSNC coverage, flu shots will be $30 each. State Health Plan and BCBSNC members will be asked to show member ID cards and a photo ID. The vaccine offered on Nov. 5 will not be effective in preventing the H1N1 virus (swine flu). Distribution of the four FDA-approved vaccines for the H1N1 influenza virus is now under way but supplies are too limited at this time for widespread distribution. Appointments for flu shots can be scheduled through the Division of Human Resources website.

Children younger than 9 will not be eligible for flu shots on Nov. 5 at the Division of Human Resources. Parents or guardians of children under 9 will need to take their children to a physician or health care provider.

Current state employees and retirees with State Health Plan or BCBSNC coverage can also take advantage of other times and locations for free flu shots. There is a Web page with links to flu shot clinics around the state.

Cooperative Extension specialists at N.C. State are helping to distribute Center for Disease Control  H1N1 vaccination information sheets, in Spanish as well as English — PDFs that everyone is welcome to print and distribute. ]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/flu-news.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/flu-news.html SAES University Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:52:13 -0500 The lecture series that the A&T Honors Program inaugurated this semester will wind up Nov. 9 with a much-lauded documentary film, “Trouble the Water,” which will be of special interest to SAES students, faculty and staff whose academic interests and intellectual curiosities are drawn to family relations or natural resources management. The documentary is built around footage of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina caused to the Gulf Coast in 2005, and was shot by an African American couple who were residents of the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans when Katrina hit.

The campus showing of “Trouble the Water,” will be Monday, Nov. 9th at 7:30 p.m. in the McNair Hall Auditorium. Although there is no charge for admission the film has language that’s not appropriate for teenagers under 16.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/honors-series-winds-up-with-do.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/honors-series-winds-up-with-do.html SAES University Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:25 -0500 A&T’s Fall 2009 Commencement Ceremony will be Monday, Dec. 14. The ceremony will be at the Greensboro Coliseum, with the diploma line — for students completing degree requirements in the summer of 2009 as well as the fall — forming at 7:30 a.m. and the processional beginning at 8:30 a.m. On the Friday prior to Commencement, Dec. 11, there will be a rehearsal, replete with complimentary breakfast, from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in the Alumni-Foundation Event Center. As with the Commencement Ceremony, attendance at the rehearsal breakfast is mandatory for students receiving degrees. To participate in commencement, students must have paid off all outstanding University fees and fines, including the University’s $60 graduation fee. Another requirement for students participating in the Commencement Ceremony is academic regalia (topped off with a maize tassel on the mortar board of those receiving SAES degrees) that can be ordered online from the University Bookstore until Nov. 20. (Go to the Bookstore's website, www.ncatbookstore.com, click on the General Merchandise link, click next on the Gradfest Regalia Link to make your purchase. From there, fill out and submit the form located at
http://www.ncatbookstore.com/ncat/RegaliaForm.pdf.) Regalia rental fees for Fall Commencement are now $39.99 for bachelor’s regalia, and $75.99 for master’s duds. The deadline for faculty orders for academic regalia is Monday, Nov.16.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/december-commencement-has-a-co.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/december-commencement-has-a-co.html SAES University Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:49:21 -0500 The Office of Admissions is bringing high school juniors and seniors (along with many of the parents of prospective students) to Greensboro for the 2009 University Day Academic Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Alumni-Foundation Event Center.   Families exploring what A&T has to offer will want to visit SAES booths which will include displays and information covering our academic programs. High school students interested in attending should be steered to the online registration form.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/first-saturday-in-november-is.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/first-saturday-in-november-is.html SAES University Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:45:46 -0500 Copies of the SAES newsletter on the move will be appearing in the mailboxes of stakeholders on the mailing list next week. Faculty and staff can get a sneak preview on the SAES website. The front-page story in the current issue of on the move covers “Changes Afoot at the Child Development Lab,” and inside the October issue of on the move are details on more than a million dollars in external funding that Cooperative Extension has pulled in recently.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/october-issue-of-saes-newslett.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/october-issue-of-saes-newslett.html SAES Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:00:07 -0500 Representatives from the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service will be on campus October 26 and 27, to talk with SAES students about internships and employment opportunities. The Kentucky Extension Service representatives coming to Greensboro — Martha Thompson and Quentin Tyler — will also be joining SAES students and faculty for several classes during their visit.

There are going to be two time slots for SAES students to schedule 15-minute appointments to discuss employment opportunities, internships or graduate study with the representatives for the University of Kentucky: 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, and 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday the 27th. SAES students who are interested in scheduling an appointment should contact the SAES faculty coordinator for the visit, Dr. Antoine J. Alston of the Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics, and Agriscience Education, 336.334.7711.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/reps-from-blue-grass-state-com.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/reps-from-blue-grass-state-com.html Cooperative Extension SAES Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:39:53 -0500 The Ron Brown Scholar Program — named to honor the former U.S. Secretary of Commerce who died in a plane crash in 1996 — has two application deadlines. Those applications received by Nov. 1 will be evaluated for the Brown Scholar Program and forwarded along to other scholarship programs that seem appropriate. Applications received between Nov. 1 and Jan. 9 will be evaluated for the Brown Scholar Program alone.

The Ron Brown Scholar Program awards recipients $10,000 a year for four years at the college or university of their choice. (Students who have graduated from high school and started college are not eligible.)]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/endear-yourself-to-high-qualit.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/endear-yourself-to-high-qualit.html Academic Departments SAES Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:35:42 -0500 A&T State University's Fall Convocation will get under way at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, at Harrison Auditorium. Classes from 10 a.m. until noon are canceled so faculty and staff can join the friends and families of students at the ceremonies. Academic regalia is required for faculty members participating in the processional. Dr. Maya Angelou, Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University, will be the guest speaker at Fall Convocation.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/fall-convocation-falls-on-the.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/10/fall-convocation-falls-on-the.html SAES University Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:34:59 -0500 The A&T Department of Police and Public Safety has been showing "Shots Fired on Campus: When Lightning Strikes," a 20-minute training video, at an assortment of times, dates and settings around campus. But the final opportunity for SAES faculty and staff to see the video will be Friday, Oct. 9, at 3 p.m. in the School of Technology's Smith Hall.

This video's emphasis is on awareness, preparation and rehearsal as the keys to survival in campus and workplace violence such as the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech. in 2007. "Shots Fired on Campus: When Lightning Strikes," was produced by the Center for Personal Protection and Safety, an agency responsible for much of the federal government's current training in crisis negotiations, workplace violence, abduction prevention and hostage survival.]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/09/parting-shot.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/09/parting-shot.html SAES Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:01:20 -0500