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Forensic Science Degree, A First 03 Four New Programs, A First 04
UNC in DC 05 Living A Dream, A First 06 Teaching The World 08 Student Profiles 10 FSU Gets Fired Up, A First 11 The Best Of Both
Worlds 12 Early College High School Makes Debut, A First 13 FSU Environmentalist Carries Message Abroad, A First 14 Up For The Challenge 16 Former Athletes Inducted 19 Alumni Accentuation 20 Going Places, A First 22 The Last First 24
Photography from December 2005 Winter Commencement
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Forensic Science
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Forensic science will begin as a degree program in the spring of 2006 at Fayetteville State University, which will be the only institution in the 16-member University of North Carolina system to offer the baccalaureate program. Defined as any aspect of science as it relates to the law, forensic science includes firearms and toolmark identification, forensic psychiatry and profiling, questioned-document examination, criminal law, personal identification, forensic photography, and crime-scene processing. Dr. Sherrice Allen, an assistant professor of natural sciences, is serving as the director of the Fayetteville State forensic-science program. “It all started,” she says, “with the Chancellor (Dr. T.J. Bryan) talking with Dr. Juliette Bell (Dean of Basic and Applied Sciences) about new programs that could begin at FSU. That was back in August and September of 2003. Students had asked about forensic science in previous years, and Dr. Bryan gave the charge to Dr. Bell to start writing a proposal for the program. “The Chancellor wanted it to be an accredited program, so there was a search for a national accrediting body.
FEPAC (Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission) was selected, and we designed a program by that organization’s guidelines. It included prerequisite as well as core (degreerequired) courses, totaling 124 credits.” The two concentrations of the Fayetteville State University forensicscience program are biology and chemistry. The first 45 credits for both are basic courses that would be required for any major. The next 32 credits come from the natural sciences, including general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, calculus, and statistics. The next 19 credits are concentration courses. The biology concentration includes cell biology, molecular biology, bio-chemistry, and population genetics. The chemistry concentration includes analytical chemistry, instrumental analysis, and quantum mechanics. The final 28 hours are in forensicscience courses, including an introduction to forensic science, forensic professional practice, technical writing in forensic science, forensic microscopy, analytical methods in forensic science (parts one and two), DNA analysis in forensic science, and the legal aspects of criminal justice. FS&U 3
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four new programs of study, the first of their kind, to be offered at FSU and in eastern North Carolina All of these courses, with the exception of the last course, are new and will begin at Fayetteville State in the spring semester of 2006. “The program has to be up and running for one year before the accreditation process can begin,” Allen explains. “It is a two-year process. “We will start the spring of 2006 with a limited curriculum in forensic science, and by the fall of 2006, all forensic-science courses will be offered. The first degrees in forensic science will be presented at Fayetteville State in May of 2008. Those will be earned by students already taking prerequisite courses.” The Fayetteville State University forensic-science program was approved by the UNC Board of Governors at its August 2005 meeting, with the good news announced by Dr. Bryan during the Bronco Kickoff Celebration. There is growing interest in forensic science, its popularity enhanced by television shows dealing with crime investigation. “We really started hearing about forensic science after the TV show CSI (Crime Scene Investigation),” Allen says. “That program made it popular. We are getting more and more phone calls about forensic science at Fayetteville State. “I have talked to several students who have come here because we are going to be offering that as a major, and there are others already on campus who are very interested. People have come to our admissions department, saying forensic science is one of the reasons they are interested in attending FSU.” Forensic science offers a variety of careers. Those with a forensic-science degree could work as bench forensic scientists, meaning they could work in a crime lab as forensic biologists or they could do DNA analysis on blood, hair, and fibers. They could also be forensic chemists, doing drug analysis, traceevidence and arson analysis, or otherwise working in a laboratory. “If you work in the SBI (State Bureau of Investigation),” Allen says, “you go through training at the police academy and become a sworn law-enforcement officer in addition to being a forensic scientist or a forensic chemist.” FS&U 4
Program in Biotechnology Approved for Fayetteville State University The University of North Carolina Board of Governors recently approved a new Bachelor of Science degree in biotechnology for Fayetteville State University. This is the only baccalaureate program of its kind in eastern North Carolina. The program initiation is effective fall 2005. The biotechnology program is a four-year degree program offered through FSU’s Department of Natural Sciences and provides a broad-based curriculum in the natural sciences and a comprehensive program of study in biotechnology. The program will require the satisfactory completion of 124 credits of course work. Upon the successful completion of the degree program, graduates will be prepared to work in biotechnology industries in such fields as pharmaceutical, biomanufacturing, agricultural, environmental, and therapeutic biotechnology. In addition, the Bachelor of Science in biotechnology program will prepare students for graduate study and for work in research and development programs. For more information, please contact Dr. Valeria Fleming at (910) 672-1688.
Fayetteville State University Granted Bachelor’s Degree Program in Communication The University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved Fayetteville State University’s request to offer a Bachelor of Arts Degree in communication. The program will begin in fall 2006. The new program will provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of the nature of human communication and will offer them opportunities to pursue the theoretical and practical dimensions of communication. The degree program will have two tracks: speech communication and mass communication. Students will work with FSU media organizations: WFSS, FSU’s public radio station; WFSB, FSU’s campus radio station; the Distance Learning Center; computer labs; the Broncos’ Voice, the student newspaper; and the campus television station. Opportunities for internships in the media industry, public relations, and organizational communication will be provided. The degree program will require 120 credit hours. Students will complete 45 credits in the University College Core, 51 credits in communication, six credits in languages, and 18 credits in a minor or elective.
B.S. in Management Information System (MIS) Program Overview Fayetteville State University has been approved to offer a B.S. in Management Information Systems (MIS) effective fall 2005. The impetus behind the development of this program is the ever increasing demand for trained information technology workforce. According to the US Department of Commerce, “By 2006, almost half of the U.S. workforce will be employed by industries that are either major producers or intensive users of information technology (IT) products and services”. Further, according to the US Department of Labor, employment in the information super-sector is expected to increase by 18.5 percent, adding 632,000 new jobs by 2012. This program is expected to appeal to a large number of students with interest in quality IT education; including, military personnel at Fort Bragg as well as Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) graduates seeking a four-year degree in IT/IS field. The program will also provide a unique opportunity for the community to attract technology related industry. The MIS program is housed in the Department of Management, which has 14 terminally qualified faculty members (Ph.D.) with five in the area of information technology/ systems. It also has a specialized computer lab and access to several other state-of-the-art labs. To develop partnership with the local IT firms, several students and faculty are already working on a special project for AIT in down town Fayetteville.
FSU Students Join Other UNC System Students For Washington Internships
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Three Fayetteville State University students returned from the nation’s capital in early August after spending nearly two months participating in an internship program that involves schools in the University of North Carolina system. UNC in Washington provides the opportunity for three students from each of the 16 UNC System schools to spend time in the District of Columbia, working and also earning credits toward their college degrees. The program is offered for the fall and winter semesters as well as in the summer. In order to participate, students must have a 3.0 grade-point average and be juniors or seniors. The application process at Fayetteville State goes through the office of Dr. Marvin Curtis, who is the Assistant Dean of the FSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences. October 1 is the deadline for the spring semester. The deadline for summer will be in February. Carmen Guzman, Eurydice Barge, and Regis Carpenter were the Fayetteville State students who went to Washington from June 1 until the second week of August. The trio worked in non-paying jobs Monday through Thursday of every week and then attended a seminar class on Friday. Students resided in the Congressional Apartments on Capitol Hill. Guzman, 24, will graduate from Fayetteville State in December with a degree in visual arts. Her D.C. internship was with the White House Commission on Remembrance, a non-profit organization established by Congress in 2000. “I would have liked to have gotten something at an art museum,” Guzman says, “but I got into the program late and had to take what I could get. Basically, I did office work. My main job was in address data base and updating contact lists.
“It was a good experience. I learned how to deal with a time crunch and work with other people in an office setting. I learned what life is like in the real world, and I think I made a few good contacts. “In my spare time,” Guzman says, “I visited some art museums in Washington and went to the Kennedy Center where I saw the play “Shear Madness.” That was hilarious. “I had visited D.C. when I was a little girl, but it’s so much better when you aren’t in a hurry to see things. It was great.” Barge, 20, is an FSU junior majoring in accounting. Her internship was with UBS Financial Services in wealth management. “My boss was pretty lenient,” Barge says, “so we usually worked about 24 hours a week. I helped research different investments, did finite auditing, and also worked in financial forensics (investigating what went wrong in certain areas). “It wasn’t necessarily hard work. It was time consuming, and we had to put a lot of thought into what we did. I was fortunate in that my internship was related to what I want to do for a living. In that respect, the work was very valuable. “So were the experiences I got and the contacts I made,” Barge says. “I hope all of that will lead to an internship.
“The highlight of the program for me was the new friendships. There were many interesting people up there, and I really enjoyed meeting a lot of them.” Carpenter, 21, is a senior who is majoring in English language and literature, with plans to attend law school. He worked in Washington with the 21st Century Democrats. “It was something different every day,” Carpenter says. “We gathered information about future political races in various states, trying to see if we, as an organization, would want to back certain candidates. “We met some really impressive leaders. My favorites were (2004 U.S. Presidential candidate) John Kerry and Barak Obama (the U.S. Senator from Illinois who, many people feel, will one day get the Democratic Presidential nomination). “Obama was very down-to-earth. He told us to call him by his first name, not `Senator’. He is one of the best speakers I have ever heard. Hillary Clinton was one of our speakers, too. “I loved every minute of it,” Carpenter says. “I wanted to get my feet wet in politics. I didn’t really know what it was all about, and I learned quite a bit. I guess you could say I got hooked, and now I’m thinking about going into politics some day. “I want to go to law school, hopefully at Georgetown University. I visited there and fell in love with the place. I also enjoyed the State Department and the Capitol Building. I had not been to Washington since I was in the eighth grade, and this was much better than your standard tour.” Asked his “inside” prediction of the Democrat Party’s presidential candidates in the coming years, Carpenter says, “I think Kerry could run again and then Obama. Obama should wait four years and then go for it. He could definitely be elected.”
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Living A Dream
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Brooke McLaurin feels as if she is living a dream. And she is. When the Fayetteville State University student was crowned Miss North Carolina on June 25, she realized a longtime dream but one she can’t quite believe has come true. “It still hasn’t hit me,” says the 23year-old Cape Fear High School graduate who is also the reigning Miss Fayetteville. “Everything has been a whirlwind since it happened. “When it got down to two girls, and they announced the first runner-up, I was the only one still standing there, so it was obvious I had won. But I was still really stunned when they called out my name as Miss North Carolina. I almost hit the floor – literally.” McLaurin did drop to her knees in shock and disbelief before sharing the joyous moment with her parents and other family members after the curtain closed. It was a time she will never forget. “There were 29 other girls in the competition,” she says, “and I can honestly say that any one of them would have been a perfect Miss North Carolina. It was a very talented group. I couldn’t believe I was the one left standing.” McLaurin sang the Dion Warwick hit “I Will Never Love This Way Again” for her talent presentation. It was the first time she had performed that song, and it carried special meaning for her. “It was my last time competing in the Miss North Carolina Pageant,” she says, “and I was thinking about all of my experiences. I was relating to that with the song, so I put a lot of feeling into singing it.” McLaurin won the swimsuit competition two nights before the conclusion of the pageant, and she feels that was extremely significant. “The swimsuit competition is about much more than how a body looks,” she explains, “although the fitness part is important. A lot of times the swimsuit award shows a connection between the judges and contestant because the winner displays confidence and personality. That was how I felt. “I also thought the interviews went very well. The five judges meet with each girl for personal interviews, and there is a certain amount of time allotted for an opening and closing. Most girls memorize a statement for the opening and closing, and I had one prepared.
“Then I realized they didn’t want to hear that. I was halfway through my memorized opening, and I just stopped. I told the judges that I was confident and felt I could be the next Miss North Carolina. “They asked some challenging questions,” McLaurin says, “and some were opinionated. There weren’t right or wrong answers, and the judges couldn’t take off points for our opinions. It was whether we stood firm. “I was asked about attending Fayetteville State, about being a minority at the school. I answered simply that, `It’s an opportunity for an education, and I’m there to get a good one.’” McLaurin, who has declared a major in business administration with a concentration in marketing, will have to put her education on hold for a year as being Miss North Carolina is a full-time job chocked full of travel and appearances. But she has every intention of returning to Fayetteville State. “It’s where I want to go to school,” she says. “I really enjoyed my year at Fayetteville State, and I absolutely will be back if they will continue my scholarship. One of the criteria is that I attend four consecutive years, but that is impossible because Miss North Carolina is my life for the next year. Hopefully, there can be some kind of exception so that I can keep the scholarship. “I want to get my degree from Fayetteville State University.” McLaurin is a young lady whose life is defined by her faith in God, an extremely positive outlook, fierce determination, and an integrity that underlines all she says and does. Her faith and determination were strong allies in battling a huge obstacle. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor in the spring of 2003 and underwent emergency surgery. The tumor was removed and proved to be benign. However, another operation was required because a tiny spot showed up in a scan. Fortunately, that was only scar tissue. “Everything that has happened to me has made me stronger,” McLaurin says. “I have a strong faith in God, and that is the main thing that has carried me through. I remember finding out that the tumor wasn’t cancerous, and I knew I was blessed. I have always felt that way. “I was thinking positively going into the surgery, and that is also something I have always tried to do. I think attitude is
an important factor in the way we approach anything … in the way we approach life. My positive attitude goes deeper because of my faith. Both sides of my family are strongly grounded Christians. I grew up with that.” She also grew up in a spotlight, although it wasn’t easy at first. “I have been in pageants and the theater since I was four years old,” McLaurin says. “I was shy, but doing those things took that shyness away. “I always like to challenge myself. In Miss North Carolina and in other pageants, I never felt I was competing against the other girls; I was competing against myself. I looked at the competitions as though I was there to better myself and the competition and the interviews would help me do that. “I like being on stage. I’m nervous before I go out, but once I’m on the stage, I’m fine. Standing behind the curtain and waiting is the worst part. It seems like forever.” McLaurin, who has supported herself as a cosmetologist, got a late start on her college education as she enrolled at Fayetteville State in January. She worked over 40 hours a week and still was a fulltime student, taking five courses. “I always wanted to continue my education,” she says, “but the (financial) means were not there. The good part of beginning when I did is that I was more mature. I was ready to be in college. I was there for the right reasons. “I know the importance of getting an education. I really love Fayetteville State. The student-teacher ratio is excellent, the campus is friendly, and everything is so convenient. The classes are very personal. I have nothing but nice things to say about going to school there.” McLaurin takes pride in representing FSU as well as the city of Fayetteville. “Being Miss Fayetteville and now Miss North Carolina are honors,” she says. “This city has given me so much and has supported me through my entire life. Now I have the chance to give back.” Representing her city and state in the Miss America Pageant is part of what promises to be a very busy year for McLaurin. And looking into that horizon, as well as back at the dizzying coronation as Miss North Carolina, elicits a one-word response that sums up her feelings:
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Van Nguyen is from Vietnam. Meenakshi Ahuja is from India. Both are pursuing master’s degrees in business administration (MBA) at Fayetteville State University and are among 16 international students at the school. Fifteen countries are represented by those students, who come from places like Romania, Macedonia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Germany, and Cameroon. The Fayetteville State international students also include Audric Smith from the Bahamas, seeking a bachelor’s degree in accounting; Nedim Zulbeari, from Macedonia, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in political science; Daniela Pavel, from Romania, in the MBA program; Roman Trudnenko, from Russia, in the MBA program; Natasha Williams, from Trinidad, seeking a bachelor’s degree in business administration; Hazael Andrew, from Dominica, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in banking and financialsupport services; Annmarie Brutus, from Jamaica, seeking a bachelor’s degree in computer science; Bjarne Rohrmann, from Germany, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration; Hamd Alowais, from Saudi Arabia, seeking a bachelor’s degree in accounting; Francis Banmih, from Cameroon, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science; and Fernando Hurtada, from Peruana, who is a Hurricane Katrina victim from Tulane University. Nguyen, 32, came to the United States in July of 2001 with her husband Dothan Truong, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Management at Fayetteville State. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and business at Hanoi University in Vietnam and then received her master’s in economics from the University of Toledo (Ohio), where her husband was completing his Ph.D. in manufacturing management. Nguyen, who has a five-year-old daughter, has been working on her MBA since the fall of 2004, a year after her husband joined the faculty at Fayetteville State. She hopes to receive her degree next spring. “I like the environment here,” she says. “The students are friendly, and the faculty is very dedicated and committed to the students. I think Fayetteville State is a good university, and I enjoy studying here. “I am on campus a lot. I’m a graduate assistant, working in the School
of Business and Economics. I’m here every day, and I like the atmosphere. “I really like the freedom in America,” says Nguyen, whose parents and two younger sisters still reside in Hanoi. “Sometimes it’s hard to believe there is so much freedom. “I really like the weather here in North Carolina. And the food? Well, it’s quite different. English was difficult when I first came to this country. I knew a little, but it is much different when you actually try to communicate than when you are just reading it. Talking with people has helped me learn English faster. “I am really enjoying Fayetteville State,” she says. “This is my second year here, and it has been a good experience.” Nguyen has two career options. Her first is teaching at a community
“I like the environment here.” “The students are friendly, and the faculty is very dedicated and committed to the students. I think Fayetteville State is a good university, and I enjoy studying here.” college or university because “I think I would love working with students, and such a career would allow me to have more time with my daughter.” The second choice is a job in accounting or finance, something she was doing in Vietnam before coming to America. Ahuja, 39, has been in the United States since May of 2003. That is when her husband Rajan was transferred to Fayetteville by Purolator. They had been living in New Delhi, the capital of India, where she worked for a financial institution. She earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Punjab Engineering College in 1987. She has two children, a 16-year-old son who is a senior in high school and a 10-year-old daughter. “I was sitting home,” Ahuja says, “and I came in contact with Dr. Inder Nijhawan,” who is an economics professor at Fayetteville State University and who received his bachelor’s and
master’s degrees at Delhi University in India. “He encouraged me to seek my MBA to enhance my knowledge in finance. I had no academic background in that area, and I wanted that. The MBA will give me the academics to match my experience in finance.” She began the MBA program at Fayetteville State in August of 2004 and anticipates completing it in December of 2006. “I enjoy being a student here,” Ahuja says. “FSU is a good university and has designed the MBA curriculum very well. The faculty is knowledgeable and is quite good at teaching the material. “I really like the campus and enjoy being on it. I feel comfortable here. The students are friendly. Actually, everybody is friendly and helpful. “I thought it would be more difficult being in America than it has been. I thought people would not understand my accent, but it really hasn’t been all that difficult to communicate. “I like the United States and like living here,” Ahuja says. “We are here for one and a half years for my husband’s job, and we don’t know after that. If I get a job here, maybe we will stay. We will see.” She would like to work for another financial institution, but she is also considering a teaching career. “I teach my kids at home,” she says. “I teach them things about finance, things that will help them in everyday life.” Ahuja finds the United States very different from India, “mostly in the way things are planned out here. There is more structure – systems are in place, and the roads are good. “I don’t find it difficult to deal with people in America. They are easy to work with, courteous, and eager to help. At least, that has been my experience.” Ahuja has developed a new pastime since coming to the United States. “I like watching the sports on TV,” she says. “I especially like watching UNC basketball. My children are Carolina fans, and we had a good time watching the games last season. It was exciting seeing Carolina win the national championship. “I like being in the United States, and I like being a student at Fayetteville State.” FS&U 9
Q: Please share a little bit about yourself? A: I am 18 and a freshman nursing major who was born in Jos, Nigeria, but grew up in Fayetteville. Q: Why did you choose to attend Fayetteville State University? A: Because they provided me a full academic scholarship. Q: Why did you choose nursing as your major? A: I like to help and care for the injured and other people who can’t really provide for themselves and help themselves. Q: What are your plans after graduating from FSU? A: I want to become a nurse, and I might even further my nursing degree and apply to medical school. Q: Do you think a college degree is vital to being successful today? A: Yes. Q: Do you think it’s especially important for people of color to have college degrees if they want to be successful? A: Yes. I think it’s even harder for black people. I believe black people have to try harder to earn degrees and have to work harder to get equal status. Q: What do you like most about Fayetteville State University? A: That it’s a historically black college. At first it wasn’t important to me, but now I recognize the importance. I’m glad I’m at an HBCU. I think I could be comfortable at a white school, but I prefer to be at an HBCU. Q: Do you feel you are getting a quality education at Fayetteville State University? A: Of course. I believe all the professors are highly educated. They have their Ph.D.’s, and they can relate because they’ve been associated with a lot of the topics they teach through their experiences. I like it that Fayetteville State has professors from other countries. Q: Do you think this country puts enough emphasis on education? A: Yes. I think they put a strong emphasis on education with the rule about how you can’t drop out until you’re 16, and also there’s President Bush’s No Child Left Behind law. Q: Is there a particular motto you try to live by? A: "Live each day of your life as if it’s your last." Q: Who are your role models? A: My father, because he supports me mentally, physically, and emotionally. (Uche’s father is a psychology professor at FSU.) Q: Which high school did you attend? A: Jack Britt High School. Q: Did you participate in any extra-curricular activities in high school? A: Student Government Association, Health Occupation Club, Key Club, soccer, track, football. Q: Are you participating in any extra-curricular activities at FSU? A: International Student Association, Nursing Students National Association, or NSNA, Black Millennium Modeling Club, Student Government Association legislative committee. Q: Do you have any hobbies? A: Lifting weights. I love to lift weights. Q: What are your parents’ names? A: Dr. Chris and Agnes Ike.
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Student Profiles
Rahkita Wright Q: Please share a little bit about yourself? A: I am 18 and a freshman accounting major from Fayetteville, North Carolina. Q: Why did you choose to attend Fayetteville State University? A: I knew I could succeed here. My father is an FSU graduate. Q: Why did you choose accounting as your major? A: Math is my favorite subject, so I find it interesting when I’m working with numbers, new equations, and money. Q: What are your plans after graduating from FSU? A: Own my own accounting business.
Q: Do you think a college degree is vital to being successful today? A: Yes. Most of the time when you try to get a job, it helps in your background if you attended college because it shows a stronger educational background. Q: Do you think it’s especially important for people of color to have college degrees if they want to be successful? A: Yes. Most of the time it’s not expected for black people to attend college, especially black males, and try to actually make something out of themselves. Q: What do you like most about Fayetteville State University? A: The friendliness and the encouragement of the faculty and staff. The support of the honors student administrators, Dr. Carrol Arnold, Ms. Marshonda Rhodie, and Ms. Patrice Rodrick. I really feel like they have my back and are supportive. Q: Do you feel you are getting a quality education at Fayetteville State University? A: Yes. Q: Do you think this country puts enough emphasis on education? A: No. I don’t think society makes it seem as serious as it is. I think once you graduate from high school, some kids feel like that’s good enough, but I think there should be more commercials and things of that nature showing that you can succeed if you go to college and that it can make you a better person. Q: Is there a particular motto you try to live by? A: Yes. "Live each day of your life as if it’s your last." Q: Why do you ascribe to that motto? A: I don’t think I was taking education as seriously as I should have been when I got to high school because I was used to making good grades, and it always came easy to me. Now, if I was to die in the next minute or so, I would know what I have so far in my life was good, and it may be an encouragement to others. Q: Who are your role models? A: My parents because both are very successful in life. Q: Which high school did you attend? A: Cape Fear High School. Q: Did you participate in any extra-curricular activities in high school? A: Honors Program, Beta Club, Step Team. Q: Are you participating in any extra-curricular activities at FSU? A: GEAR UP, or Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. In the Honors Program, we have to perform 40 hours of community service per year. I’m tutoring at Terry Sanford High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. I tutor in math, and I enjoy it. It makes me feel good about myself when I’m helping someone else and feel like sometimes students relate to other students easier than they do to teachers because there’s not as great of an age gap as there would be with a teacher. Q: Do you have any hobbies? A: Reading, singing, talking on the telephone, and socializing. Q: What are your parents’ names? A: Anthony and Evelyn Purcell.
November 1, 2005 was a historical day for the City of Fayetteville and Fayetteville State University (FSU). On that day, the ribbon was cut on the new $3.4 million fire station on Langdon Street. The 18,000 square feet station was built to accommodate FSU’s new bachelor’s degree in the fire science program. The program is in conjunction with FTCC and will consist primarily of online instruction, which would allow active-duty firefighters to enroll. FSU developed the curriculum for the fire science bachelor’s degree program. The school worked with Fayetteville Technical Community College, the Cumberland County Schools and the Fayetteville Fire Department.
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“I do not know of any partnership in the country like this one,” FTCC President Larry Norris said in an interview with The Fayetteville Observer. FSU Chancellor T.J. Bryan said the idea for the program came from Fayetteville Fire Chief Benny Nichols. Nichols said he hopes the program will help attract more women, blacks and Hispanics to the fire department. He said about 11 percent of the department’s 302 employees are members of a minority group. Dr. Juliette Bell, dean of the FSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences, said the program could begin in fall 2006, pending University of North Carolina Board of Governors approvdal. She said the FSU program would have online classes, as does the FTCC fire science associate’s degree program. FSU will offer upper-level classes after students complete the associate’s degree. Students could begin taking firefighting classes while still in high school at E.E. Smith and get college credit at FTCC. Bell said FSU expects to attract students from around the state with the online program. To get a bachelor’s degree in fire science, students will have to complete a 12-week internship at the new fire station, Station 14. The station has separate dorm space for city firefighters and FSU students. It can house 24 to 28 people. The station will be one of the city’s largest. It includes workspace for police officers.
the first collabrative fire science bachelor’s degree program
The Best of Both Worlds At Fort Walton Beach High School in Florida, John Townsend took the most advanced science classes offered. “I started being interested in science and medicine when I was in high school because the human body is just amazing, how it works and how it was designed," Townsend said in a recent interview. "It’s always been a goal of mine to increase my knowledge of the human body and its response to injury and to exercise." These days, Townsend, 25, is achieving that goal by working as head athletic trainer at Fayetteville State University. FSU officials contacted Townsend about the job in early September. "Their offer was attractive because I would be a head trainer," Townsend said. "A lot of places were hiring an assistant trainer … and it seemed like there was a lot I could do." Indeed. FSU’s previous trainer quit just before the start of football season, so Townsend had to step in quickly, almost with a sense of urgency. "There was about a month of backup on paperwork and injuries," Townsend said. "Also, there wasn’t a computer record-keeping system like just about every other training room has. So I’ve had to figure out how the former athletic trainer kept records. I’ve had to tweak it and implement my own system. I need to get a computer program for athletic record keeping and injury tracking." Townsend came to Fayetteville State after receiving his bachelor’s degree in athletic training at the University of Central Florida in 2003 and his master’s degree in sports management from Montana State University at Billings this year. A big outdoorsman who loves to fish, Townsend said he liked Montana but wanted to return to the south after getting his master’s. His parents are glad he came back to the south. "This is great because he’s not far away at all," Mary Lou Townsend said. "Ten hours isn’t that far away compared to Montana." They’re also proud of his accomplishments. I expect he’ll do himself and FSU proud," John Townsend said. "He is approaching it from a very professional standpoint, and I’m sure he’ll do a very good job." Fayetteville State University Athletic Director Major Boyd said he was impressed with Townsend – even before the two actually met. "We talked initially via telephone on five different occasions, and I was impressed with the answers that he gave to my questions," Boyd said. "It seemed as though he was very experienced and had the formal training in that particular field that I felt would make him a strong candidate for the position." Once Townsend came to campus and the two met face to face, Boyd said he was even more certain that Townsend would fit in well at FSU and do a good job. "When I met him, I was impressed with his presence," Boyd said. "He expressed himself extremely well. He knew about all the different kinds of equipment that we had and suggested that we needed some additional equipment. He thought he’d like to stay and be part of the university. I gave him a tour of the campus and introduced him to people here at the athletic department and others on campus. I think Chancellor T.J. Bryan came by while we were talking, and I introduced him to her as well."
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So far Townsend said he’s enjoying working at Fayetteville State, although he was initially concerned about whether he’d be able to attend both the men’s and women’s basketball games. "The CIAA works it out so that they (usually) play together on the same night, so I should be able to cover both men’s and women’s games in person," he said. "There will be some games, however, where I won’t be able to go to the ladies' game." Being a trainer suits Townsend well. In addition to a fascination with the human body, he loves playing sports. In high school, he was a linebacker, ran hurdles, and participated in weight lifting. Townsend said he still enjoys playing pickup games with friends, fishing, and working out – when he has time. His schedule is demanding because not only must he attend practices at FSU, but also oversee the athletic training room. Boyd said Townsend is working out well. "I’m very much pleased with his work," Boyd said. "Whenever he attends meetings, he offers suggestions about things that can be done. He’s a people person, too. He listens. He doesn’t just talk, talk, talk. We’re now in the process of hiring a full-time assistant trainer, and he’ll help with the interviewing process because I want someone that he can work with and who can work with him because they’ll be partners. I don’t have any regrets whatsoever about bringing him on board." Even though Townsend’s schedule keeps him pretty busy, he seems to be enjoying working at FSU. "He said he’s starting to make a few friends," his mother said. "He loves working with the football team, and he was all excited when the basketball team went to Chapel Hill to play the Tar Heels. He loves doing the work. He loves doing the rehab. He could have gotten another job here, but they wanted him to refer the kids to the doctor, and he loves working with the athletes." Perhaps Townsend, who turned 25 on Christmas, best summed it up: "I can’t think of a better job than to be involved in the medical profession and still be closely involved in sports. It’s like the best of both worlds for me."
John Townsend Director of Sports Medicine
Cross Creek Early College High School
Makes its Debut
Fayetteville State University is a lot younger these days. That’s because there is a new high school right on the campus. Cross Creek Early College High School began operations in August with classes in the Butler Building. All 73 students are freshmen. A class will be added each of the next three years to fill out grades 9-12. The principal is Mindy Vickers, a graduate of Illinois State University who earned her master’s in school administration at Fayetteville State in 2001. She was previously an assistant principal at Jack Britt High School after teaching chemistry at Westover High. She has been in the Cumberland
classes to be considered university juniors when they complete twelfth grade. We will encourage them to remain at Fayetteville State, especially if the degree program they desire is offered here. If they go elsewhere, our hope is that it would be somewhere within the University of North Carolina system.” The Cross Creek Early College High School faculty includes six teachers, with seven to be added next year and three more in 2007. The faculty will top out at 16 teachers. “This is a wonderful concept,” Vickers says of the early college program. “That is what attracted me to this job. The governor (Mike Easley) is very much in support
“Do I think it’s a good trade off? Absolutely! The students will come out much farther ahead in the long run. For example, kids who take AP (advanced placement) courses in a normal high school still must pass a rigorous test to receive college credit. And even then all colleges do not accept all of those credits. In this program, students who pass college courses receive those college credits. “The best part, though, is that students from this school will be well on the way to a college degree when they finish high school. Only a small percentage of high school graduates attend college, and then many of them do not receive degrees.
Cross Creek Middle College students listen as the instructor lectures during english class.
History students record their thoughts during a classroom essay exercise.
Cross Creek Middle High School’s computer lab opens a worldwide door for students.
County School System for 10 years. Vickers was named the Cross Creek Early College High School principal last March, when she began preparations for the school’s opening. “There were a lot of organizational things to do,” she says. “Initially, the biggest job was getting the word out to all the middle schools in the county, letting them know that this new school was a choice. “The target was 75 students, and that’s the number we had until three could not get transportation. Our students come from every high school attendance area in Cumberland County.” Three school buses transport students from the E.E. Smith High School, Terry Sanford High School, and Pine Forest High School attendance areas. The rest of the students arrange their own transportation for a school day that begins at 9:15 a.m. and ends at 4:15 p.m. “Our students this year will be taking high school courses,” Vickers says, “but they will eventually take college classes. They will have the opportunity to earn credit for at least 60 college hours. The last two years these students are here, their schedules will look more and more like college students’ schedules. “The idea is that they will have enough
of the early college concept. I think there will be more of these high schools in other counties in the future.” In addition to the opportunity to earn college credits at the same time they are working toward their high school diploma, the Cross Creek Early College High students have the advantage of not being swallowed by large numbers. “There are some kids,” Vickers notes, “who would get lost in the sea of 1,500 to 1,800 kids. Some of the high schools in this county have that many students and more. These kids will very much benefit from the environment we have here. “They get to know each other, and there is something to be said for that. Also, we (the faculty and administration) know them, too. If a student is having a bad day, we all know about it by second period. There is a great opportunity for one-on-one conversations to deal with problems.” Although the Cross Creek Early College High School does not have an athletic program, its students can participate in sports at the high schools in their attendance areas. “Our students may miss out,” Vickers admits, “when it comes to being involved in pep rallies and things like homecoming. But there are so many positives.
“The first two years of college,” Vickers says, “are the toughest. Usually, if a student makes it to the junior year, he or she will get a diploma. We can help with those first two years and make it so they are not so overwhelming.” The school uses AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), a curriculum that includes critical thinking, writing skills, study skills, organization, college preparedness, and tutoring. “That will be a critical piece for our kids’ success,” Vickers says. “This curriculum will be offered to them as freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, with the material spread over those three years.” How do the students feel about being on a college campus? “They like it,” Vickers says. “Some of our kids are only 13 or 14 years old, so it would be intimidating for them to be in classes with college students right now. But that won’t happen for a couple of years. Then the classes they take will mostly have college freshmen in them, so the age difference will be just two or three years. “I think our kids like being here. And everybody has been very nice. The people at Fayetteville State have made us feel welcome.”
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Dr. Valentine James loves fresh air and trees, and he is doing his best to see that there will be plenty of both for future generations. His endeavors in that area include numerous lectures and papers and have taken him to distant places. Most recently, he visited Beijing, China, where he spoke to the Chinese Academy of Forestry and to the Beijing Forestry University. James is a Professor and Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Fayetteville State University. He formerly was the director of the Ph.D. Public Policy Program at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He taught courses in environmental policy and protection for four and a half years there and for seven years at the University of Virginia. He also taught at Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, where he was the director of African Studies. He has spoken in Nigeria on the disappearance of wetlands and has presented papers on environmental matters. “This is scary,” James says. “If our lawmakers and those in power don’t wake up, their grandchildren will be walking around wearing masks so they can breathe. This country is in real danger of not having any fresh air or clean water. It’s because of greed and very poor planning. People want to put up buildings and grab the money right now, and they aren’t thinking about the future. They think about themselves and the dollars they can make, not about people who one day may suffer because natural resources have been stripped away. “Wetlands provide food, and they act as sinks that absorb the waste we generate. They are being filled for housing, transportation, and all kinds of development. We also need to stop cutting down so many trees and plant more of them. We must find the best ways to use our natural resources and some common sense. “Future generations deserve as much right to enjoy the same kinds of things as current generations do,” the first FSU environmentalist to carry message abroad
James says. “Undeveloped land means good air quality and aesthetic values. We need to practice conservation and sustainable development. “It is sad that people in places of authority are concerned more with showing economic growth than in protecting the environment and ensuring the future. Unfortunately, environmental issues don’t rank very high on our society’s list of priorities. “Those of us who teach environmental science and planning must continue to educate the public about the importance of environment for our own survival,” James says. “Our very lives are linked to environmental quality. “What people listen to is our pockets. What does it cost to make air good enough to breathe and water good enough to drink and to control soil erosion. It’s all about quality of life, and we had better start thinking about it and taking some action. “We have to speak to elected officials. It begins at the grassroots. We have to educate people, and they must make elected officials accountable.” During his June 3-17 visit to China, James conducted two seminars, held discussions with non-governmental organizations, and participated in a survey of farmers’ satisfaction. He visited the National Forest Park of Taoyuandong and Xiangshan to study how the biosphere-reserve concept is operated there. He also had time to tour, seeing sites including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. “I talked to over 100 people at the Chinese Academy of Forestry about the importance of rural environment,” he says. “I was particularly interested in urban development in Beijing and how it is interfering with the rural environment. I spoke two hours, and then we had an enthusiastic question-and-answer session. “I was also invited to Beijing Forestry University. I lectured there to a group of 30 that included master’s and Ph.D. students and professors. I spoke on the sustainability of biodiversity, which is the totality of plants and animals in an area. “The other part of my trip was to link with NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) about having some Fayetteville State students interning in China with some of their organizations. It would be a good opportunity to learn how to work internationally, be it in environmental matters or otherwise. I think it’s going to happen.” “There are lessons everywhere,” James says. “The Chinese people are interested in preserving their forests and finding out how to do it. “I was received very well in China. The people were very enthusiastic about what I had to say about environment, about natural resources. My presentations were received well -- Chinese colleagues told me they were really impressed and taken by what I told them. “I have been invited back,” James says. “I’m thinking I may go next summer.” Meanwhile, he is hoping to build an environmental-studies program at Fayetteville State. “There isn’t one here now,” James says, “but there is interest. We need it here, and we need to educate our youth
and encourage them to do what it takes to protect our natural resources.”
Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series
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February 1, 2006 Civil Rights Activist Julian Bond
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Chairman of the NAACP, Commentator on “America’s Black Forum,” former politician, and Academy Awardwinning narrator.
March 20, 2006 Political Activist Donna L. Brazile First African American to lead a major Presidential campaign, Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s Voting Rights Institute, and Regional Director of Hands Across America.
April 5, 2006 Sports Legend Ron Jaworski Played football for the LA Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, and KC Chiefs. Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. Broadcasts for ESPN, WFLA-TV Tampa Bay, and ETN in Philadelphia.
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“ p For The Challenge” Anthony Bennett was a starting cornerback for Fayetteville State University his freshman year but never played for the Broncos after that. “I played only one year,” Bennett said. “My mother died my sophomore year, so money was tight. When something like that happens, you sort of lose sight of some of the things that were a joy to you.” Fortunately for FSU, Bennett did not lose sight of the university. In spite of his mother’s death, Bennett remained in college and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1995. Two years later, he returned to his alma mater after being hired by his mentor Leo Edwards to work as a program coordinator with the Mathematics/ Science Education Center. Since 1997, Bennett has worked at FSU on and off for eight years. He received his master’s in business administration from Fayetteville State in 2000, and on September 1, he became the university’s assistant athletic director. “I’m very impressed with him,” said Bennett’s supervisor, Athletic Director Major Boyd. “He started doing things the first day he came on board. He had ideas of things he needed to do to get us technologically connected. He comes with a great knowledge and a lot of experience in the area of technology.” Bennett, 32, was working as coordinator of the student-support services program when he learned about the assistant AD position. “I always had a connection to athletics directly and indirectly,” Bennett said. “Not only did I play as a student here at FSU, but I also played football and ran track in high school. I’ve been an adviser to high-school and college students, and some of the students were interested in sports, so I had to be knowledgeable of NCAA rules for that. When the position became available, I felt that I was a good fit for it; so I applied.” Boyd said Bennett is working out well. “His personality is very strong and very good and meshes with what we have in athletics,” Boyd said. “Coaches, assistant coaches, staff members, and others related to athletics in some way go to his office for information, and he’s very cordial. He’s very perceptive in what he does. He has put together some initiatives that have helped us to enhance our communication both in house and with the CIAA organization and other universities that are part of the system.” Bennett’s primary responsibility as assistant athletic director is to ensure FSU’s student athletes are in compliance with NCAA eligibility requirements. “I have to get guys eligible to get on the court or on the football field, and it goes the same with the ladies,” Bennett said. “I have to make sure they’re up on grades and any other eligibility requirements assessed by the NCAA.” Fulfilling his duties means tackling a lot of paperwork and, at times, research, Bennett said. Even so, he takes time to stress academics to the athletes so they will remain on track for graduation. After all, although FSU has some talented athletes, most will not play professional sports once they leave the university. Dr. Dorothy G. Holmes, executive director of special programs at FSU and an associate professor of sociology, is not surprised that Bennett would push academics to the school’s athletes. He worked in her department before moving over to the athletic department, and she is well aware of his professionalism and dedication. “It doesn’t surprise me because when I hired him back in the spring of this year, he came in and he just jumped in 100 percent with the staff in pushing academic excellence for the students that we served,” Holmes said. “He was very creative, of course, in coming up with things we could do differently to esure
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we got more students in the prograwm to provide the necessary tutoring and the academic support that they need to graduate from Fayetteville State University. Bennett’s departure from her department was bittersweet, Holmes acknowledges. “I was very sad to see him leave, but we were also happy for him.” Fortunately, the two still get to work together, though not on a daily Anthony Bennett, Assistant Athletic Director basis. “We knew when he left that we would still be working with him because he’s referring student athletes to the program,” Holmes said.” And starting next summer, we really plan to strengthen our relationship with the athletic department in working with the students by providing them any extra academic support that they need to maintain their grades in order to remain on their respective teams … and to graduate from the institution.” Holmes’ department provides academic-support services to low-income, first-generation college students. In addition to working for her, Bennett has also taught at FSU in the Business Education and Marketing Department since 2002. He said he never really planned to return to his alma mater but is glad he has. “Usually when you graduate from college, you want to move away and conquer the world,” said Bennett, who is from Laurinburg and is single. “But it just happened this way that I’m working at Fayetteville State.” When Bennett got his most recent promotion, he said his father Carey Bennett and his siblings were happy for him. “They were pretty excited,” he said. “They know how much I enjoy sports, they knew I was up for the challenge of the job, and so they were pretty happy for me.” Bennett said he has big plans for the athletic department. He also said he and Boyd seem to complement each other. “One of my initiatives is trying to implement as much technology as possible within the department,” Bennett said. “We’re making some improvement to our web site. Some of the work-flow processes that we’re doing now are more technology enhanced.” Bennett is enjoying working in athletics but said he does not think most people realize just how much works goes into running a top-notch athletics department. “There’s so much that goes on behind the scenes in athletics,” he said. “It’s almost like a Broadway play. What you see on stage is one thing, but there are so many different parts working together behind the scenes to make what you see possible.”
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They stared at each other across the rough and scarred wooden table. One hundred thirty-six dollars lay in the shadow of the kerosene lamp flickering in the evening breeze. The sound of a nervous finger tapping the armrest of a wellworn straight-backed chair was the only sound the seven men seemed to be able to hear. Silence was not normal for these seven black visionaries. Yet, the question hung in the air as if awaiting an introspective and definitive response. If the land was purchased for $136, would there be enough support to ensure ongoing operation? “Yes,” came the soft answer, and the other gentlemen began to nod their heads slowly. Bishop Lomax swiped a lone tear before it could fall and serve as a telltale trophy to fear. Yes, they would work to ensure the success of Fayetteville’s school for the education of black children. With courage borne of conscience, they were knowingly obligating themselves to work even beyond the $136 they had provided to purchase the two lots down on Gillespie Street on which to build the school. The seven were committed. It was two years following the end of the great war between the North and the South. But there were still many battles to be fought, some to be precariously won and others to be forever lost. David A. Bryant, Nelson Carter, Andrew Chesnutt, George Grainger, Matthew Leary, Thomas Lomax, and Robert Simmons did not consider their actions to be an aggressive battle offensive but rather an obligation and a responsibility that would affect the present as well as any future posterity. Out of a darkened kitchen, anonymous in the evening shadows, would ultimately beam a perpetuating light as bright as any that might have shone before it. The $136 that lay before these men was virtually all they could scrape together from their own resources. The country and men’s lives were in the process of being rebuilt. Wages were not easy to earn. Meager savings were easily and quickly depleted. In some areas they, themselves, might have to do without because of this decision. They knew that tests of bravery have never been regulated solely to the battlefield. The bravery of this seven was being measured, not in dollars, but rather in action.
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Upcomingat FSU. . . February 4
WFSS Radio’s All Things Chocolate
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ANASI and Friends (Theatre) Feb 16-17, 10:00 a.m.; Feb 18, 7:30 p.m.; Seabrook Auditorium
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BLAM (Visual Arts) Rosenthal Art Gallery
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Trumpeter Aaron Flagg 4:00 p.m., Rosenthal Concert Hall
March
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2 Band’s Spring Concert at Simon Temple AME Church 7:30 p.m. 4-8
Broadway Producer Philip Rose 4-8 p.m., Rosenthal Concert Hall
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Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series - Sports Legend Ron Jaworski 7:00 p.m., Seabrook Auditorium
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Honors and Awards Day Seabrook Auditorium
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Super Hero File Series (Visual Arts) 7:00 p.m., Rosenthal Art Gallery
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Purle Victorious (Theatre) 7:30 p.m., Butler Little Theatre
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Chamber Music (Percussion, Brass, and Strings) 7:30 p.m., Seabrook Auditorium
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Chancellor’s Third Annual Scholarship Gala featuring Peabo Bryson 7:00 p.m., Capel Arena
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Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series - Political Activist Donna L. Brazile 7:00 p.m., Seabrook Auditorium
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139th Founders Day 2:00 p.m., Jeralds Stadium
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Jazz Music Night 7:30 p.m., Seabrook Auditorium
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Symphonic Band Concert 7:30 p.m., Seabrook Auditorium
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Influence on the Art of Roy Lichenstein 7:00 p.m., Rosenthal Art Gallery
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Spring Choral Concert 5:00 p.m., Seabrook Auditorium
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Evening of Operatic Excerpts 7:00 p.m., Seabrook Auditorium
Dr. Marvin Curtis, Assistant Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is director of the Unviersity Concert Choir.
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139th Spring Commencement 10:00 a.m., Jeralds Stadium
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WFSS Radio Music Festival
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FORMER ATHLETES INDUCTED The twelfth annual Athletic Hall of Fame/Class Reunion Banquet was held during Homecoming 2005 in the Grand Ballroom of the Fayetteville Plaza Hotel. Over 250 alumni and friends shared in this occasion which honored the classes in reunion (0’s and 5’s) and the 2005 Hall of Fame inductees. Azriah Ellerbe III ’58 has been an ardent supporter of FSU and Bronco sports. As an undergraduate, he played both football and basketball. He has recruited a number of outstanding students to FSU, including football and basketball players. He supports the university programs with his presence and monetary contributions. Ellerbe is a recipient of the FSU Chancellor’s Certificate of Merit and NAFEO Presidential Citation Award and is a member of the Founders Society and Chancellor’s Club.
Haywood Sharpe ’70 was a multi-talented athlete who enjoyed football, swimming and wrestling. Sharpe lettered throughout his four years of playing defensive cornerback. FSU instituted its first swim team in 1968, and he served as Captain of the team. Tony Baldwin ’79, a talented athlete, was the only member of his freshman class to start among the Bronco’s top defense playing 43 of 44 games as defensive safety. Baldwin ran back two of the longest punts in FSU’s history, covering 98 yards against
Azriah Ellerbe III
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Federal City College in 1975 and 97 yards against Winston-Salem State University in 1976. Marion Crowe, Jr. ’85 was working with the City of Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Department when he was asked to fill in at his alma mater as Sports Information Director until a Director could be hired. He has been “filling in” every since, working tirelessly not only in his duties as SID but also in obtaining external financial support for the athletes and support personnel. Over 100 students have received various honors and awards as a result of his efforts. His honors are too numerous to list.
Kevin Wardlaw ’86, an outstanding quarterback and defensive back, threw a last-second touchdown pass against FSU arch-rival Winston-Salem State University to tie the 1983 homecoming game; he was chosen offensive MVP. In 1984, he again threw WSSU’s game awry by catching two big passes for touchdowns. Wardlaw’s talents included track, running the Sprint-Medley Relay in
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Warren Turner ’88 never gave up a touchdown three out of four years starting at free-safety and rightcornerback positions. Ten times he was named CIAA Defensive Player of the Week during the 1986 and 1987 seasons. Turner also excelled in track, running 400-meter hurdles and 100-meter high hurdles, placing 4th in the 400-meter hurdles in 1985 at the CIAA Track Championships. Paige P. Saunders was well known for his athletic prowess and earned a football scholarship to Bluefield State College, Bluefield, West Virginia. After graduation, he coached at several colleges before coming to FSU in 1958, where he coached football, basketball, and tennis. He served as Head Basketball Coach during his tenure. He retired in 1988. Coach Saunders affected the lives of many of the young athletes he coached. They used the lessons instilled in them on the field and in the classroom to become successful young men in all walks of life.
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Frankie Dudley ’58 author and illustrator, recently published A Book of Poems and Stories. Ms. Dudley’s new book is designed to help children absorb their environments, interact with their parents, and strengthen their critical-thinking skills.
Paris Jones ’70 was recently named Director of Advisement and Career Services at Fayetteville State University. Dr. Jones retired from the Cumberland County Schools in 2002, where he served as Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction.
Sylvia Ray ’84 was appointed to the Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees. Mrs. Ray is Executive Director and Founder of the Women’s Center of Fayetteville. David A. Moody ’86 began teaching criminal justice at Wilson Technical Community College in Wilson, North Carolina, in August 2005. He received his masters degree in criminal justice from East Carolina University in 2004. Wayne A. Sanders, Sr. ’86 is a logistical analyst with CACI in Chantilly, Virginia. CACI is a contracting company for the military. James Boles ’90 was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Colonel Boles is stationed at Brooks City Base in San Antonio, Texas. Amy Crump Boles ’93 was recently hired as Supervisor of Accounts Payable at the World Savings Bank in San Antonio, Texas. World Savings has over 5,000 people in operations and branches throughout the United States. Mrs. Boles is married to Colonel James Boles, whom she met at FSU, and they are grooming 17-year old Aracha to be a second-generation Bronco in Fall 2006. Travis L. Carter ’93 was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) in the U. S. Coast Guard. Commander Carter is the Platform Engineering and Logistic Manager for all Coast Guard 123-foot patrol boats. Prior to this assignment, he served as Chief Engineer of a Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter in San Francisco, CA. Since graduating from Fayetteville State, Commander Carter earned a master’s degree from the University of Miami and is completing a Master in Business Administration from the University of Maryland. Affion Crockett ’95 ,actor and comedian, can be seen on MTV’s weekly show Wild ‘N Out. Affion has appeared in many well-known films including Miss Congeniality 2, Charlie’s Angels, For Da Love of Money and numerous television shows.
Keisha McMillan ’98 was recently appointed Assistant Principal at Ben L. Smith High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mrs. McMillan received her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education and her Master of Arts degree in school administration in December 2004. Gabrielle Bryant ’99 is Chief Senior Leader of Information Technology Support for the Air Force in Arlington, Virginia. Tiffany Stafford ’99 is an interior Designer with Storehouse, Inc. Stafford graduated from Fayetteville State with a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education and taught for three years before moving to art design. She is currently enrolled at The Art Institute of Interior Design, where she is completing her studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree in design. Melvenia Gray ’00 was recently promoted to Mental Health Counselor at Waccamaw Mental Health in Georgetown, South Carolina. Ms. Gray received her Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Fayetteville State and her masters degree in counseling from Webster University in December 2004. Katrina Mattison ’00 is completing a two-year general practice residency at UNC Hospitals. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Fayetteville State, Mattison enrolled in Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, where she earned the Doctor of Dental Surgery in 2004. Chandra Sue-Hughes ’01 recently received her master’s degree in school psychology from Minnesota State University-Moorhead. She is School Psychologist at ISD 318 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Rhoshawnnah Clark ’02 is an Air Force Intelligence Officer stationed with the 712th Air Support Operations Center (ASOC) in Fort Hood, Texas. She provides tactical intelligence and situational awareness to battle commanders and the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) community who, in turn, provide Close Air Support (CAS) to the Army. Clark will be deploying soon to Afghanistan with the Army. Ronnie Nunn ’03 is the Environmental Services Manager at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
FSU National Alumni Association Officers: Ms Carole Battle, President; Mr. Rudy Waddell, First Vice President; Dr. Beatrice Carroll, Second Vice President; Mr Azriah Ellerbe, Sergeant-at-Arms; Mr. James M. Paige, Parliamentarian; Mrs. Yvonne Height, Finance Secretary; Mrs. Ruthie Rhodie, Recording Secretary; Mr. Dallas M. Freeman, Historian; Mrs. Brenda Freeman, Treasurer.
YVONNE B. HEIGHT CROWNED
MS. ALUMNI
as Secretary of her local chapter and is currently serving as Financial Secretary of the National Alumni Association. Her community commitments include Secretary of the George A. Coburn Foundation of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS); life member of the NAACP, and member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
First runner-up was Ms. Deborah Jordan
’88, Vice President of the Cumberland County Alumni Chapter. She resides in Fayetteville and is employed as a counselor with Fayetteville Technical Community
WEDDINGS Anna Elizabeth Simpler ’03 wed to Michael Allen Ruff, July 9, 2005 Katrina Latasha Humphrey ’98 wed to Russell James, July 16, 2005 Bandon Riddle Wilson ’02 wed to Melissa Noel Horne, July 16, 2005 Howard Kelvin Culbreth ’91 wed to Ed-Gina Lewis, July 30, 2005 Shelley Warren Butler ’04 wed to Derrick W. Hill, October 1, 2005
College.
Second runner-up was Ms. Tezra Parker
’96, President of the Kinston-Lenoir Alumni Chapter. She resides in Kinston and is employed as a Youth Career Consultant with the Workforce Investment Act
Mrs. Yvonne Height ’74 was crowned Ms.
Youth Program.
Alumni 2005-2006 by outgoing queen Mrs. Edna
Melvin Carter ’64 and National Alumni President
’69, a member of the Greater Hampton Roads Alumni
Carole Battle ’69 during homecoming weekend.
Chapter. Mrs. Winston is a retired mathematics
A native of Roseboro, North Carolina,
teacher with 32 years of service in the public-school
Mrs. Height resides in Raleigh, North Carolina,
systems. She is the owner of Queens Way Soul Café
with her husband Attorney Larry S. Height. They
in downtown Hampton, Virginia.
have three children: Aya; Justice; and Dana; and
four grandchildren: Dominique; Akira; Kyland; and
in royal blue with white sashes denoting the year
Jarius.
of their reigns were presented along with the first
Third runner-up was Mrs. Peggy Winston
Seventeen vivacious former queens attired
Mrs. Height is a 30-year employee with the
Mr. Alumni during the coronation. Following the
North Carolina Department of Transportation, where
coronation, the new Ms. Alumni and her husband
she serves as an internal auditor.
led the first dance of the evening and were joined by
A member of the Raleigh-Wake Alumni
Chancellor T. J. Bryan and her husband Dr. David
Chapter, she is actively involved with both the local
Preston, and National Alumni President Carole Battle
and national organizations. She served eight years
and her escort Dr. John Smith, Sr.
Mrs. Naomi Hurst ‘82, presents a check for $1,000 to Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement, Charles Waddell, to endow the Adrian Hurst Lester Scholarship Fund. Mrs. Hurst established her first endowed scholarship in 1994 in memory of her oldest daughter, Donna Hurst Carter.
Dr. Clarence White, Vice President of the FSU Retirees Club, presents a check for $10,000 to Chancellor T. J. Bryan during the September 22, 2005, FSU Board of Trustees meeting.
IN MEMORY OF… Dr. Maurice B. Hayes ’49, Fayetteville, NC, October 7, 2005. Dr. Hayes served for over 25 years as a professor in the FSU School of Education. He also served as Director of Alumni Affairs and Director of Development during his tenure at FSU. He was Pastor Emeritus at Baptist Union Missionary Baptist Church. Clarence T. McDonald ’59, former President of the Cumberland County Alumni Chapter, Elizabethtown, NC, August 20, 2005 Shirley Bell Cureton ’64, Monroe, NC, July 10, 2005 Dorothy Drumwright Baird, ’53, Greensboro, NC, July 29, 2005 Glendora Miller ’79, Raleigh, NC, July 29, 2005 Patsy Racine ‘80, Wilmington, NC, August 5, 2005 Huie Parrish ’56, Lynchburg, VA, September 23, 2005 Andrew C. English, Researcher, Bladenboro, NC, September 28, 2005 Kingsley Small Riley ’48, Augusta, GA, October 22, 2005 Alice Bernice Gilber ‘48, Wadeboro, NC, December 1, 2005 Mary E. Patillo ‘49, Warrenton, NC, December 11, 2005 Bertha Coachman Wesley, retired FSU Dispatcher and Operator, Fayetteville, NC, August 18, 2005
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If you’re meeting Hazael Andrew for the first time, it won’t take long There is someone else who is very proud of Andrew, and that’s another before you realize that this is a young man who is going places. He is mature story in itself, an extremely heart-warming story. beyond his years and seems to have everything in perspective. He simply has a lot Kenn Melton, a 60-year-old white man who lives in Greensboro, is on the ball. Hazael’s guardian. He and his wife Lynn try to make life in the United States better The sophomore forward on the Fayetteville State University basketball for a young black student who is so far from home. They have opened their home team is an outstanding student who has a plan for looking ahead because he never to him. forgets to look back. That is why he is tremendously appreciative and extremely The Meltons’ son James was Hazael’s classmate when both were determined. freshmen at St. Andrews. Andrew is a native of Portsmouth, Dominica – not to be confused with “We became real good friends,” Andrew says, “and I would go home the nearby Dominican Republic – which is located between the two French islands with James on weekends. I developed a relationship with his parents, and then it got of Martinique and Guadalupe. “It is a very poor country,” he explains. “People there have so little. so I would go there for weekends even if James didn’t. Little did I know they would People in America have so much. I’m very fortunate to be here.” become my American family.” Basketball is the vehicle that brought Andrew to the United States. Melton did not miss any of the Broncos’ 31 basketball games this Laurinburg Institute coach Rolando Delaberra recruits many of his players from season. He was there for games in Florida, Maryland, and Virginia. He attended the the Caribbean Islands, and when he was down there in 2001, he spotted Hazael. CIAA Tournament. “I was 16 years old,” Andrew says, “and about 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds. “I really enjoyed it,” he says, “following the team and getting to know Coach Delaberra really liked me. My teachers had good things to say about me, and all of the players. I try to be there for all of them if they need me.” my parents signed a release so I could come here. They were sad to see me go but He is there for Andrew in a big way. happy that I could leave.” “What Mr. Melton has done for me,” he says, “no Excitement turned to disappointment when one else has. It is wonderful.” Andrew arrived at Laurinburg in September of 2001. Melton went with Andrew to visit his family “Laurinburg Institute isn’t much of a school,” he says. “I was more into academics than anything, and during the Christmas holidays, and he took a wheelchair the academics there were not very strong. It was all about for Hazael’s father, who had his left leg amputated below basketball. We traveled all over the country and were always the knee last summer. Melton is in the process of getting on the road. Our team went 40-3 and was ranked No. 2 estimates to fix the plumbing in the Andrews’ house. He among the nation’s prep schools. and his wife ship boxes of clothes and other things to the “I stayed on campus all the time. I was there for family every month. Christmas. But so was just about everyone else on the team. “Hazael’s dad has always worked hard,” Melton Most of us were from other countries, and we had nowhere says. “He was a fisherman, and he used to load up his boat to go. We just sat in our little dorm rooms.” with fruit to take to one of the French islands, where he After two years there, Andrew remained in would set up a stand and sell it. Laurinburg and attended St. Andrews College. He started 24 of 27 games for the Knights as a freshman, averaging eleven “Hazael and I are very close. We talk about a points and nine rebounds. lot of father-and-son things. My wife and I are having “My knowledge about colleges was not that fun spoiling another son. And there is no jealousy at all great,” he says. “St. Andrews was right where I was, so I from James. I wish more American kids had Hazael’s went there. I was on my own at Laurinburg Institute, with perspective on things. It is so mature. no one to give me any advice. “As long as he is in this country,” Melton says, “St. Andrews played a game at Fayetteville State, “he is my son, and I will help him all I can. We are so and I saw the campus here. I liked the environment, so when grateful for Hazael. the season was over, I came over here, visited the school, Jr. Foward, Hazael Andrew “He will have a debt to pay someday but not and spoke with Coach Sam Hanger. He talked to me. His debt will be to help someone else who needs it.” positively about the school and told me the procedures I would need to follow in order to transfer.” Andrew will always remember his second family, saying, “We talk on St. Andrews basketball coach Rob Perron reluctantly signed a letter of the phone every day. Mr. Melton is coming to get me this Friday and take me back release for Hazael, who then enrolled at Fayetteville State in the fall of 2004 after to Greensboro. This is a special thing he is doing for me.” compiling a 3.2 grade-point average in his first year of college. Andrew, a 6-8, 260-pound power forward, started 25 games for He has continued to fare very well in the classroom. Fayetteville State as a sophomore, averaging 7.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, and one “I have taken 18 hours every semester,” Andrew said. “Basketball is blocked shot per contest. He scored a season-high 19 points at Tampa University, quite demanding time wise, but it’s all about time management. My dad taught me pulled down a season-best 18 boards to go with 12 points vs. Livingstone in Capel that when I was growing up. Arena, and had 16 points and 16 rebounds at Wingate. “I plan out every week, jotting down stuff on my calendar that I have “I love basketball,” he says, “and it would be great to play in the pros to do. I don’t have much time to mess around. Even on Friday, I’m in the library. one day. But I don’t expect it. That’s another dream but not one I dwell on. If Other students are usually going out on the weekends, but I’m not a party person. Sometimes, I play pool or go down to the game room at the Student Center. But it presents itself, great, but I’m not counting on it. I am preparing for life after mostly, I’m studying.” basketball. Too many guys talk about the NBA, … and very few players make it. He had a 3.2 his first semester at Fayetteville State and was carrying “Coach Hanger told us something that I think is the most important four A’s and a B halfway through this semester, while taking applied calculus, quote I’ve heard from a coach. He said, `If you leave Fayetteville State University business statistics, accounting, management information systems, speech, and without a degree, you are fooling yourself.’ physical education. “He’s right,” says Andrew, a banking and finance major who is minoring “It’s hard if you don’t apply yourself,” Andrew says. “But if you keep up in economics. “This is a wonderful opportunity, one we should take advantage of. with your work and ask questions, you can do it. If you talk to any of my professors, In my country, not many kids have the chance to go to college. My brother and two they will probably tell you that they get tired of seeing me at their door. They are sisters don’t have the money. And, besides, the universities there are not so good. very nice and always take the time. They know I am a serious student. Here, there are so many universities, and they are very good ones. “I cannot make 100 on every test, but the important thing is trying to make 100 on every test – doing my best, making steps. “To be at a university and to play college basketball is a dream come “Personal pride … I’m big on that. My dad taught me a lot; he talked true. I appreciate it, I appreciate all of the opportunities I have been given, and I’m to me. All the things he was saying when I was thirteen years old, I’m seeing right going to make the best of them. I feel I am going to be successful.” before my eyes. He is a very smart guy. There is no doubt about that. He already is. “He wanted to see me succeed. My mother did, too. Whenever I talk to them, they tell me they are real proud of me.”
the first
Carribbean Basketball Player at FSU
the last first Chancellor’s letter is finishing touch
Dear FSU Friend: Yet, another first! How many times have you read a university publication and found the Chancellor’s comments as the last entry into the issue. Not very many times, I suspect. But then, again, there are a lot of “firsts” happening at Fayetteville State University. The debut of FS&U (Fayetteville State and You) signals a continuing dialogue between the university and you. The quarterly publication will serve as a vehicle to keep you abreast of all the exciting things going on within the FSU family and on our campus. We encourage you to be a part of this new magazine by submitting articles, photos, or ideas that you believe are relevant to our extensive readership. In turn, it will be our goal to present information for your enjoyment and information. FS&U is yet another outlet by which you can gauge the speed at which Fayetteville State University is traveling. We’re gaining momentum daily. I requested the last page of FS&U for one reason. Not so that the Chancellor could have the last word but so I could leave you with a final thought. While we celebrate several firsts with this inaugural issue, every day should be viewed as a first for Fayetteville State University. For FSU, the opportunities are boundless, and great achievements are quickly becoming the norm. Be a part of the excitement! I encourage you to rededicate yourself to Fayetteville State University and to join the Bronco family in its quest to make a great university even greater.
making a great university greater Sincerely,
T. J. Bryan Chancellor
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