2016 FSU Magazine Fall / Winter

The magazine for Fayetteville State University Alumni and Friends - FALL - WINTER 16

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FEATURES / FALL WINTER 2016

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THE TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION AWARDS FSU STUDENTS Four Students are awarded as Hercules Scholars.

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J. LEA CALLAWAY: BRINGS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO FSU

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82 STUDENT-ATHLETES ON THE 2016 FALL DEAN’S LIST

Meet J. Lea Callaway, Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement

Bronco Academic Excellence

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$100,000 VIVIAN MOONE DIGGS FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED Mr. Melvin and Mrs. Senora Diggs Davis `64 2

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U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT CITES TWO FSU ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS

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FIVE GRAND MARSHALS!

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MOZELLA LAMBERT MCLAUGHLIN CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY

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Homecoming 2016 Retrospect

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Gary Melchiorre: New FSU Development Officer

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Proud to be...Marketing FSU!

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FSU Chemistry Students Participate in High Impact Practices

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FSU Student Selected for Internship at Oak Ridge National Lab

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FSU Adds New Technology to Assist Students

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Bria Perkings of Fayetteville State Elected CIAA SAAC Southern Division Vice President

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FSU Athletics Graduates 19 at 2016 Winter Commencement

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Broncos Men’s Basketball Falls 62-54 to Bowie State in the 2017 CIAA Championship Game

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Miss FSU: Aaliyah Sharee Tate

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FSU Author Wins Prestigious Book Awards

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FSU Faculty Member Selected for Google Program

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FSU Faculty Member Named 2017 ELEVATE Fellow

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Are You True to Your Blue

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FSU Biological Sciences Receives NSF Science Foundation Grant

COVER STORY

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The magazine for Fayetteville State University Alumni and Friends - FALL - WINTER 16

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SESQUICENTENNIAL INTENSE PLANNING BEING FINALIZED FOR YEAR-LONG OBSERVANCE

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FSU Named Gates Foundation Institutional Partner and Implement Innovative Initiatives

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FSU Professor Dr. Rakesh Malhotra is among RTI International University Scholars

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FSU Professor Dr. Emily Lenning Honored by UNC Board of Governors for Teaching Excellence

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FSU Forensic Science Program Receives Historic Accreditation

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Meet Miss Alumni Zoraida Younger

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The Blue & White

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Sesquicentennial Intense

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Fayetteville State University. It is truly a cause for celebration, and an accomplishment that cannot be ignored.

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From the Chancellor’s Desk

DEAR BRONCOS AND FRIENDS, The 2016-17 year has been one of the most memorable in my tenure as Chancellor of Fayetteville State University (FSU). We had visitors to the FSU campus that put our institution in the national spotlight.

In May, Attorney General Loretta Lynch visited to talk with students, community leaders, and local law enforcement officers as part of her national Community Policing Tour.

The tour was part of former President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing initiative which included visits to Miami, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Phoenix.

In October, former President Bill Clinton made a visit to FSU where he spoke to a crowd of about 1,400 people in the Rudolph Jones Student Center Amphitheater. A week later, Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States appeared before a packed house in Capel Arena.

I had the honor and pleasure of addressing the crowd prior to President Obama’s speech and used the opportunity to inform our students and guests the magnitude of the moment

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that they were about to witness. The fact that a sitting U.S. President visited FSU speaks volumes about the reputation our institution continues to receive on the national level.

It also was a tribute to the hard work put forward by the FSU family. Organizers lauded us for our work in hosting President Obama’s visit, calling it the best event they hosted on a university campus.

The presence of these political powerhouses is only a sampling of what you can expect from FSU in the coming months. As we prepare for the 150th Anniversary of the founding of this great institution, our campus will host nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and celebrities. We will have lectures and visits by some of the most renowned scholars in the academy. Enhancements are being made to our already beautiful campus. New university signage on both sides of W.T. Brown Drive is in place. A beautiful water feature is scheduled for completion by early fall.

by artist Woodrow Nash, and original paintings from China. Works by renowned artist William Tolliver, to include an original piece, will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

This is truly a great time to be a part of the Bronco family. Please check the Sesquicentennial website at www.150.uncfsu. edu for a listing of activities held in conjunction with this historical milestone.

In the Bronco Spirit,

James A. Anderson Chancellor

We have begun the acquisition of several pieces of artwork. In December, we unveiled two stunning ceramic beaded African queens

Chancellor James A. Anderson Editor Jeffery M. Womble Interim Director for Institutional Advancement Associate Editor La’Won D. Williams Director of University Publications

Fayetteville State University is committed to equality of educational opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees based on race, color, national origin, religion, age, or disability. It is the policy of Fayetteville State University to create diversity among its student body by recruiting and enrolling students without regard to race, gender, or ethnicity.

Applicants of all races, gender and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to apply for enrollment.

Fayetteville State University is proud to be a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina.

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Awards Scholarships to FSU Students Four Fayetteville State University (FSU) students have been named Hercules Scholars, and each will receive a $1,500 scholarship to be awarded by the Tom Joyner Foundation.

Colleges and Universities with which to partner. During the partnership, funds are raised in support of student scholarships and other initiatives to help sustain the HBCU. FSU is the January School of the Month.

The recipients were selected by a scholarship committee from FSU. To be selected for the awards, students must be a male, have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, exhibit academic excellence, demonstrate leadership skills, and have performed community service.

To make a donation to FSU, go to: http://tomjoynerfoundation.org/ fayetteville-state-university-is-our-january-school-of-the-month/

A recipient will be recognized each Thursday morning during the month of January on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. The four recipients are: • Glenwood Avery, a sophomore criminal justice major from New Bern, N.C. • Kenneth Howerton, III, a senior mathematics major from Oklahoma City, OK. • Nicholas Ceasar, a junior political science major from Fayetteville, N.C. • Dorrein Askew, a senior criminal justice major from Ahoskie, N.C. The scholarships are being presented in conjunction with the School of the Month campaign sponsored by the Tom Joyner Foundation.

The School of the Month Program is the signature program of the Foundation. Annually, the Foundation selects 11 Historically Black

Dorrein Askew

Glenwood Avery

The Tom Joyner Foundation was founded in 1998 as the brain child of nationally syndicated radio personality, Tom Joyner. The mission has continued through the supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with scholarship, endowment, and capacity building enhancements.

The Foundation has provided support to every HBCU in its 18 year history to help sustain, and preserve the legacies of these valuable institutions. Through fundraising and donor development initiatives, $65 million has been raised to support more than 29,000 students attending HBCUs. Additionally, the Foundation has recommended internships, matching grants support, and career development to deserving students.

Fayetteville State University is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina and the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the state. FSU offers nearly 60 degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. With more than 6,300 students, Fayetteville State University is among the most diverse institutions in the nation.

Kenneth Howerton, III

Nicholas Ceasar

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I’m proud to be a part of the Bronco Family!” ~ J. Lea Callaway

J. Lea Callaway: Brings Over 20 Years to the Table The Division of Institutional Advancement is proud to announce the hiring of J. Lea Callaway as the Associate Vice Chancellor of Development / Campaign Manager. Lea brings more than 20 years of fundraising and friend-raising experience to Fayetteville State University, along with an unparalleled energy and excitement-level needed to lead our efforts.

Lea, an Eagle Scout, spent many years raising money for the Boy Scouts of America at several different councils. In Washington DC, he worked with members of President Bush’s Cabinet, along with hotelier, Steve Marriott, to raise more than $6 million to support Scouting. While there, he was also member of the DC Board of Trade. In Orlando, he raised more than $5 million dollars for their Capital Campaign while the goal was actually only $3.5 million. He also served two terms as the President of the Orlando Breakfast Rotary Club and was a Leadership Orlando Graduate and Class Chair. While serving the Scouting community in Eastern North Carolina, (2005 – 2010) Lea provided the professional staff leadership for all fundraising efforts, Annual Gifting, Capital Projects, Endowment, and Special Events. He also served as President of the Kinston Evening Rotary Club, and named Rotarian of the Year in 2009.

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He has already made an immediate “positive impact” within the Development Team utilizing his abilities to listen, learn, and lead. Lea has begun streamlining several of the Department’s processes to become more effective and efficient – allowing the Team to focus on their primary goals and objectives.

One of those goals will be to raise the final $4 million in the Campaign for FSU by the conclusion of 2017. In this effort, Lea will be working directly with the Chancellor and his wife, members of the Board of Trustees, members of the Chancellor’s Cabinet, FSU faculty, staff, students, and alumni, corporate leaders, and local, state, and national political leaders to achieve the target amount on or before October 21, 2017: FSU’s Homecoming Weekend.

As you can see, we have very ambitious plans! If you are ready, willing, and able to assist, donate, or be engaged, please reach out to Lea via email at: jlc1867@uncfsu.edu Here is what members of the Selection Committee are saying about the hiring of J. Lea Callaway:

“We have found an experienced and passionate fundraiser in Lea Callaway.

He is committed to helping FSU achieve its fund-raising goal during this campaign. He is also dedicated to enhancing the culture of philanthropy at FSU” ~ Jeffery Womble

Interim Director of Institutional Advancement

“Callaway’s skills and expertise will benefit FSU as we work towards meeting and exceeding our $25 million campaign goal” ~ Tonya Taylor, Principal The Gift Development Group

Lea is proud to have completed three marathons in 2015 in North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. He and his wife, Jeanine, are proud parents of several “rescue” cats and a “rescue” dog. Please join us as we welcome Lea and his wife to the Bronco Family!

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SCHOLARSHIPS • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • ART PROGRAMS • GLOBAL PROGRAMS. . .

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

REUNION GIVING

From annual giving to planned gifts, from endowed scholarships to faculty chairs, opportunities for giving to Fayetteville State University are numerous. Your gifts support student aid, faculty research and facilities improvements. They also help programs such as honors, band and athletics.

So, whether you’re a student, an established professional or about to retire, there is a giving option that’s just right for you to make a difference at FSU.

A class reunion is a great time for alumni to give back to FSU. Your reunion year provides an excellent opportunity to support the University in a way that is personally meaningful to you. Most reunion giving takes place over a five-year period which is the maximum number of years to fulfill pledges for endowed gifts, there’s no better time than a class reunion year to establish a fund and complete it by the next reunion. For more information please contact YaKima Rhinehart at yrhinehart@uncfsu.edu or 910.672.1287.

MAJOR GIFTS & ENDOWMENTS

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIVING

Endowed gifts provide ongoing benefits for FSU by earning a market rate of interest while keeping the principal investment intact to fund future years of scholarships, or whatever efforts the donor sought to fund. In some instances, a percentage of the principal is allowed to be used each year. An endowment allows FSU to be less reliant upon volatile funding sources such as government and sponsored programs. Major Gifts and Endowments allow for donors to partake in naming opportunities, those who wish to make a gift in honor or in memory of an individual, may name buildings, rooms, scholarships, professorships, departments and programs. For more information please contact Jalisha C. Pone, Associate Director of Development at jpone@uncfsu.edu or 910.672.1682.

Through the years, Fayetteville State University has adapted its curriculum and teaching methodologies to ensure that all of our students receive an education that allows them to be competitive in a changing world.

Your investment in FSU helps to ensure that our university and our graduates are continually able to demonstrate strength and potential by sustaining major programs in nanotechnology, leadership and community development, logistics and transportation systems, and public health.

For more information please contact Dr. Tamara Holmes Brothers at thbrothers@uncfsu.edu or 910.672.1349.

ANNUAL GIVING

PLANNED GIVING

Funds received through the annual giving campaign are an essential supplement to Fayetteville State University’s current basic operating needs.

Because support from the state has decreased over the years, annual gifts allow the university to renovate facilities, upgrade technology, purchase new equipment and provide student scholarships, among other things.

Gifts to the annual giving campaign may be designated for a specific college/school/department or they can be unrestricted for use where the need is greatest. In addition, some employers match their employees’ charitable contributions. For more information please contact May Rodriguez, Assistant Director of Development at mrodrig3@unsfsu.edu or 910.672.1681.

Sometimes referred to as gift planning, may be defined as a method of supporting universities that enables philanthropic individuals or donors to make larger gifts than they could make from their income. While some planned gifts provide a life-long income to the donor, others use estate and tax planning techniques to provide for charity and other heirs in ways that maximize the gift and/or minimize its impact on the donor’s estate.

Thus, by definition, a planned gift is any major gift, made in lifetime or at death as part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning. By contrast, gifts to the annual fund or for membership dues are made from a donor’s discretionary income, and while they may be budgeted for, they are not planned. Whether a donor uses cash, appreciated securities/ stock, real estate, artwork, partnership interests, personal property, life insurance, a retirement plan, etc., the benefits of funding a planned gift can make this type of charitable giving very attractive to both donor and charity. For more information please contact Gary Melchiorre, Director of Development/Gift Planning at gmelchio@uncfsu.edu or 910.672.2279.

STUDENT GIVING Some individuals give to FSU while they are enrolled as undergraduate and graduate students. The student giving program supports the annual giving campaign. Participation is optional, but those who do say they feel a greater sense of school pride that results in a tradition of giving that continues long after their matriculation at the university has ended.

For more information please contact Clanton Johnson, Director of Advancement Services at cdjohnson02@uncfsu.edu or 910.672.2422.

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Vivian Moon Diggs `35

Ross Diggs `62

Dawn Diggs Jones `63 and Daughter Andrea

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iggs Mr. Melvin Davis and Mrs. Senora Diggs Davis `64

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$100,000 Vivian Moone Diggs Family Endowed Scholarship Established Senora Diggs Davis, Class of 1964, and the youngest child of the late, Mrs. Vivian Moone Diggs, has established a $100,000 Vivian Moone Diggs Family Endowed Scholarship in memory of her mother Mrs. Vivian Moone, and sister, Dawn Diggs Jones.

Mrs. Moone was an enthusiastic and dedicated member of the Fayetteville State University National Alumni Association for more than 40 years. She served as its national secretary for 16 of those years and was a charter member and president of The Edgecombe County Alumni Chapter of FSU for 10 years. President of the North Carolina Association of Classroom Teachers, also President of the local Tarboro Unit, President of the North Central District Teachers Association of classroom teachers, and served on the National Election Committee of the National Education Association. She absolutely loved her alma mater and as a divorced mother, she made tremendous sacrifices to send all four of children to FSU on one salary; thereby, becoming FSU’s largest family in attendance at the same time in 1960.

Senora’s sister, the late Dawn Diggs Jones, was also a dedicated and loyal FSU alumna who reigned as the “1979-80 Alumni Queen,” and worked tirelessly on scholarship fund-raising initiatives on the local and national levels of the Alumni Association for deserving FSU collegebound students. As a result of their exemplary work, both mother and daughter were the recipients of the following accolades for decades of outstanding and dedicated service to the FSU National Alumni Association: the National Alumni of the Year Award, the Meritorious Service and Achievement Award, and the Waymon Williams Award. In 1975, an annual scholarship award was named in Mrs. Diggs’s honor by The Edgecombe County Alumni Chapter of FSU. In 1989, the Diggs Family received the “Fayetteville State University Family of the Year Award.” Mrs. Diggs’s youngest son, Ross, continues to support his alma mater too, and is a member of The Edgecombe County Alumni Chapter.

Although Senora has lived in Poughkeepsie, New York more than 50 years, and is the only Bronco in the area, she has strongly supported her alma mater over the years with financial support. She is a Chancellor’s Club member, a member of the Bronco Legacy circle and a Life member of FSU National Alumni Association. In addition to previous donations in memory of her mother to the Edgecombe and Cumberland County Alumni Chapters, Senora is now establishing a $100,000.00 Vivian Moone Diggs Family Endowed FSU Scholarship to assist students with two or more family members enrolled at the same time and are prospective teachers.

Bronco Senora has also assisted FSU with recruitment. In 1975, while President of the Mid-Hudson Valley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Senora secured a Model City Grant after conceiving and writing an innovative proposal to encourage at risk students to pursue a higher education by providing college prep workshops which culminated in all expenses paid, five days, “Teen-Lift College Tour”. The tour began with Howard University during spring break for 39 Poughkeepsie High school students and 11 chaperones to Historic Black Colleges and ending with her Alma Mater, which was then named Fayetteville State College. A project of this magnitude where all expenses were paid for nearly 40 students and 11 adults for that length of time had never been done before and led to her Sorority’s first Community Award Plaque being presented to Senora who was a Charter Member of her chapter as well as the current president.

A member of FSU’s illustrious “Class of 1964,” Senora received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education with a Minor in Music, a Master of Science Degree in Education from the State University of New York at New Paltz, NY, and completed additional graduate studies at NYU in New York City. In addition, she received permanent certification in the Teaching of Reading in 1975. Her first teaching job began in Raleigh, North Carolina where she taught fifth grade for two years until she married Melvin M. Davis, an electrical engineer with IBM and moved to Poughkeepsie. On April 11, 2016, they celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. She also taught 8th and 5th graders for 32 years in the Poughkeepsie City School District; retiring in 1998. Because of her consistent efforts to instill in her students a sense of personal responsibility, commitment to task and the pursuit of excellence, Senora was selected to represent the Poughkeepsie City School District in the 1980 “State of New York Teacher of the Year Recognition.”

Additional accolades include the following: received a 1998 P.T.A Plaque which read - “In recognition of your stellar and compassionate teaching career which inspired countless students to excel academically,” received the 1997 NAACP Plaque for “Outstanding service to the Poughkeepsie Community and dedicating her life to the betterment of children,” the 1997 Social Action Ministry’s Black Achievers Plaque from the largest church in Poughkeepsie for “Exemplifying the highest standards of excellence in both the classroom and community,” was listed in the 1975 Edition of Outstanding Leaders in Elementary and Secondary Education. Received letters of commendation for writing a proposal

and spearheading the first ever, joint, fundraising collaboration between five AfricanAmerican Sororities and Fraternities which resulted in donating a brand new Institutional Yamaha Studio Piano to the newly constructed Catharine Street Community Center for underserved youth, received the United Way of Dutchess County “Allocations Service Award” for five years of outstanding service directing a program for at-risk females which galvanized the collective efforts of her Delta Sorority sisters to implement the “3B Club” (Be the Best you can Be), a program held on Saturdays which taught females in grades 5-8 the following hobby skills: chess, calligraphy, knitting, needle point, baton twirling, jazzercise, book review skills, math skills, how to conduct science experiments, went on field trips and gave career, character, and cultural messages at the beginning of each Saturday session. Additionally, Senora was selected to be “Grand Marshall” of a parade which celebrated the opening of a $2.5 million family partnership center which housed 16 agencies that supported the self-sufficiency of atrisk families and individuals; she was honored at an appreciation dinner for serving on the board of directors of the Interfaith Towers; finally, she received an award of Merit and Letters of Commendation for her graphic work from NY United Teachers Union, the city of Poughkeepsie Partnership, and for serving as secretary of the Mid-Hudson Reading Council, an affiliate of The International Reading Association which consisted of Dutchess County Teachers and Vassar College Professors.

Although reared as an Episcopalian, after moving to Poughkeepsie, Senora became a Watch Care Member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church where she served as a Senior High School Sunday school teacher; a member of the Trustee Board, the Church Building Council, and the Christian Education Ministry; was the Editor of the Building Council’s Newsletter; Chairperson of the 110th church anniversary banquet committee which raised $10,000.00; chairperson of the Women’s Day Committee, and served as a Vacation Bible School Teacher.

Upon retiring in 1998, the Poughkeepsie City Schools Superintendent, Dr. Lois Jamieson remarked, “Senora should feel truly proud to have affected the lives of countless boys and girls in so many positive ways.”

Now that she and so many of her 1964 classmates have reached the age of Required Mandatory Distribution from IRA accounts and Annuity Funds, Senora encourages others to continue investing in FSU students by taking advantage of the RMD (IRA) Charitable Roll Over.

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Gary Melchiorre New Fayetteville State University Development Officer “Getting is making a living. Giving is making a life!”

This has become the mantra for Fayetteville State’s new Director of Development and Gift Planning, Gary Melchiorre.

More than three decades ago, Gary graduated from Utica College of Syracuse University with dual degrees in Journalism and public relations.

His first job after college was as a newspaper correspondent. That was followed by a trip to the Big Apple to join the public relations division of a major New York City advertising agency. It was in New York that Gary began to understand that his life needed to be “more than just doing a job and getting a paycheck.” Though he continued to work in corporate communications and public affairs during the next 13 years, Gary realized that his work needed to have greater meaning for himself and for others. In 1994, after returning to his native Upstate New York to raise a family, he met with a highly regarded development professional. His name was Dan Ramsey.

“Dan was a mountain of a man originally from Texas,” Gary recalled. “He stood about 6-3 and was built like a football lineman. “He worked in development most of his life in higher education, healthcare and in senior services. Dan later went into business for himself as a development consultant. I would later realize that speaking with and befriending Dan Ramsey was a turning point in my life.”

In 1995, Gary accepted his first development job with the nationwide youth agency, Girls Incorporated. He was responsible for the entire range of development activities for the agency: current and deferred financial gifts; direct mail; and fundraising events and event sponsorships. During his tenure at Girls Inc. annual fundraising revenue grew by 25 percent.

Gary then joined The Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse as its fundraising officer.

It was there that he captured one of the largest grant awards of his career for the museum. “To this day, I remember getting that phone call from a Foundation rep. at the Texaco Foundation,” he said. Texaco awarded us $130,000 to implement a hands-on science learning partnership with a local middle school. That was a great moment.”

Institutional Advancement’s newest staff member most recently served as Regional Resource Development Director in North Carolina with The Salvation Army. From 2008 to 2016 Gary supported the development programs of the 12 Salvation Corps East of I-95 in Eastern 10

NC. He met with and secured current gifts from individuals, corporations and small business owners. He also researched and prepared grant applications and worked with donors interested in making gifts from their stock, security and real estate holdings. For eight consecutive years he surpassed his individual fundraising goals with “the Army”. In recognition of his 2013 fundraising year in which he was credited with securing $1,137,239 in gifts, Gary was inducted into The Salvation Army’s 10/6 Society.

ming from ownership of assets such as real estate and other property.”

Traveling weekly to Eastern NC to contact and follow up with donors, Gary witnessed the growing number of caring, responsible families with children and adults of all ages who needed help to secure their meals and other daily necessities. “It was gratifying to see the generosity of many donors who made financial gifts in support of The Army’s feeding, housing and utility assistance programs as well as enrichment programs such as sponsoring school-age girls and boys to attend the weeklong Summer Camp program in Western North Carolina,” he said.

“The staff I have met fondly recall how their professors and the staff here helped nurture them as students,” he said.

“Alumni I have spoken with value the relationships they have with Fayetteville State. This goodwill does not come about by accident. It has to be earned.

We need to continue to reach out to alumni. We should update them regularly on the academic accomplishments of students and faculty and other success stories. We need to build an army of Broncos alumni and friends.

We can accomplish this as long as we develop and maintain an Advancement program that’s alumni-centered.”

Gary believes that the results to date of Fayetteville State’s current Capital Campaign underscores the commitment of alumni, faculty and staff to keeping the University on solid educational and financial ground.

In reviewing how he plans to approach his job, Gary commented: “To build and maintain a successful planned giving program you need to help donors understand strategies for making a gift based on their personal, financial and estate planning goals. And, you must present those strategies in plain English.”

Gary plans to put a greater emphasis on creating awareness and offering educational opportunities among alumni about simple types of legacy gifts and gifts of assets.

“Those universities that genuinely care about their alumni donors as people and who build genuine, personal relationships with their graduates have the highest percentages of alumni giving,” he explained. “When we sit down with our alumni, we must listen carefully to each individual’s wants and needs,” he continued. “We must put ourselves in the shoes of our supporters if we are to understand concerns associated with sheltering savings from taxes, the financial needs of heirs and other considerations stem-

Though he’s been with the Advancement Department for just a few weeks (when FS&U went to press), Gary has a strong sense of the commitment and loyalty to the University among alumni, faculty and staff.

Personal History Gary was born in Utica NY. He married Arlene, a graduate of Syracuse University, who currently works at Duke University as a staff assistant.

The two met during Gary’s first PR job in New York. They have two children: Barbra, an administrative assistant at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, and U. S. Army veteran out of Fort Bragg; and, Garrett, a graduate of ChicagoKent College of Law. Garrett works in Midland, Texas as an oil and gas attorney. The Melchiorres have one grandson, Johan, 6, who affectionately calls his grandfather, “Papa.”

Legacy Giving & Current Gift Opportunities Alumni and others who believe in the mission of Fayetteville State University have many ways to support the academic performance and athletic participation of students; the teacher-mentor role of faculty and department heads; and, the various support functions performed by dedicated staff members.

This upcoming academic year alumni, faculty, and staff will begin a year-long celebration of a significant milestone: The 150 Anniversary of our proud and growing HBCU. As the Bronco Family celebrates and recognizes the bold vision of the seven University Founders during Sesquicentennial activities and events, it is a good time to reflect on progress made and look forward to upcoming challenges.

One of our key objectives is to successfully cross the finish line on our five-year, $25 Million Capital Campaign. As of April 1st, approximately $20.8 Million had been secured with eight months remaining in the Campaign. Through financial gifts from hundreds of alumni and many friends, FSU is providing more scholarships to support more students and student-athletes. Faculty and staff members will engage in professional training to tutor and encourage our students toward their academic success. With these dollars, faculty and students will embark on exciting academic assignments abroad.

FSU is poised to provide more opportunities for active military men and women and veterans to continue their education. One of the crowning achievements of our Campaign is the new Center for Homeland Security. This new resource is operating on our campus and helping to direct the response to potential worldwide threats to our security.

Legacy Giving—Is It Time?

Did your experience at FSU provide you with the academic background and technical skills to be successful in your work? Were you the benefactor of a particularly close relationship with one or your professors? Is this the place where others in your family tree cultivated their academic roots and benefitted? Is there a sport or artistic activity you participated in, or, an academic discipline in which you enrolled, that you remain passionate about?

If you answered “yes” to most of these questions, you might consider formally including Fayetteville State University in your financial and legacy giving plans.

Here is how that can be done: • Will or Trust Gift--Make FSU a beneficiary in your will or trust through a bequest. This gift helps you maintain control of your assets during your lifetime.

• Savings-Retirement Gift-- Designate FSU as a beneficiary of a portion of your retirement savings, investments or bank account.

• Charitable Gift Annuity--Receive fixed payments for life & an interest rate calculated by your age by designating FSU as a beneficiary of your annuity.

Please contact us to learn how you can become a new member of the Bronco Legacy Circle that provides special recognition for our most generous legacy givers.

Current Gift (cash gift) Opportunities •

Annual Gifts--Annual gifts of

cash and by check provide FSU funds to support daily operations. This includes securing resources to benefit students, faculty and staff.

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Gifts to Fund Student Scholar-

ships--Gifts from donors whose wishes are to make a gift to exclusively fund scholarships to support deserving students.

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Gift of Stocks or Bonds--FSU

Advancement reps work with you and your financial advisor to ensure the smooth transaction of your gift of stock gift to us.

• Gifts from Corporations and Small Businesses--Corporations and businesses are building their brand and fulfilling their philanthropic goals by making a financial gift to FSU. • Funding from Foundations--FSU works primarily with corporate and family foundations to fund and implement initiatives and programs to further the mutual, academic-related goals & objectives of these foundations & FSU. For more information about these giving opportunities please contact: Gary Melchiorre --910-672-2279; gmelchio@uncfsu.edu 11

MARKETING

Proud to Be… Marketing FSU! My name is Kristina (Tina) Newcomb and I am Fayetteville State University’s Director of Marketing and Strategic Communications.

I bring over 25 years marketing experience in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. My specialty is engagement. I believe effective marketing requires strong partnerships. I am so excited to work with faculty, staff, students, and alumni in support of your marketing efforts to engage prospective students, donors, community partners, and employees. Already, there are several campaigns and projects in the works: • FSU’s website redesign project, launching in December 2017; • Recruitment campaign to enroll more students; • Online MBA and RN to BSN campaigns to increase enrollment in these degree programs; • Performing and Fine Arts campaign to increase attendance at performances; and • Image campaign to increase awareness of FSU and to educate the general public about all of the “cool things to do” at FSU; in addition to obtaining a high quality education at an affordable price.

You can contact me for anything and everything related to marketing and you should contact me for approval of the design of marketing materials. My office is in the Institutional Advancement Building (formerly known as the Continuing Education Building). Feel free to stop by and say hello.

I look forward to working with you on behalf of Fayetteville State University. #BroncoPride Email – knewcom1@uncfsu.edu Office Phone – (910) 672-1697 Cell Phone – (910) 489-6897

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STUDENT LIFE

FSU Chemistry Students Participate in ‘High Impact Practices’

Students from the Department of Chemistry and Physics have made presentations at conferences, been selected for summer internships, and have co-authored publications with faculty. According to Dr. Jon Young Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, these are the kinds of achievements Fayetteville State University is seeking for all students and reflect the university’s commitment to providing what is termed “high impact practices.”

quality learning experiences. FSU is working to make these important kinds of experiences available to the students we serve.

Due to their positive associations with student learning and retention, certain undergraduate opportunities are designated “high impact.” These experiences include study abroad, internships, service learning, facultystudent research projects, learning communities, and culminating learning experiences, such as capstone courses. High Impact Practices (HIPs) share several traits: They demand considerable time and effort, facilitate learning outside of the classroom, require meaningful interactions with faculty and students, encourage collaboration with diverse others, and provide frequent and substantive feedback. As a result, participation in these practices can be life-changing (Kuh, 2008). NSSE founding director George Kuh recommends that institutions should aspire for all students to participate in at least two HIPs over the course of their undergraduate experience, one during the first year and one in the context of their major (NSSE, 2007).

FSU has revised its faculty workload policy to reduce the classroom teaching responsibilities so that faculty can devote more time to supporting these kinds of experiences. Our mission is to provide students with the highest • Chibu Umera received a travel award for the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, March 2-4, Washington, D.C. • Laura Lynn Lovell selected for Internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in summer 2017.

• Kyara Carr selected for 2017 summer research in biomedical sciences at NYU School of Medicine, Sackler Institute • Marissa Baccas selected to complete summer research at Boston University School of Medicine • Shardai Johnson, Racquel Broomfield, and Gerry Woodland have co-authored nine published articles with Dr. Zhiping Luo; (seven by Shardai Johnson) • Emily Oshita, 2016 Chemistry graduate and current Instructional Support Coordinator, made presentation at the Emerging Researcher Conference about the department’s studio classroom and won first place award for presentation.

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STUDENT LIFE

FSU Student Selected for Internship at Oak Ridge National Lab Fayetteville State University Student selected for Internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program

DOE laboratories. Students experience performing research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission (USDOE Office of Science, 2017).

Bronco Laura Lovell (dual chemistry and chemical engineering major) has been selected to be an intern at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) Program. This program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at the Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories. ORNL is one of 17

Lovell is a member of Fayetteville State University’s Center for Defense and Homeland Security (CDHS) Student Internship Program. She attended four application and information sessions totaling (8) hours of preparation which prepared her for submission for this opportunity. Additionally, she acknowledged collaborating extensively with Dr. Luo, Dr. Han and Dr. Kent (CDHS Executive Director).

U.S. News and World Report Cites Two Fayetteville State University Online Degree Programs Two online degree programs at Fayetteville State University (FSU) have been recognized by U.S. News and World Report for their quality.

FSU’s online master’s in criminal justice program received a No. 40 ranking. East Carolina University, ranked at No. 15, is the only other North Carolina school on the list.

FSU’s online master’s in business administration program ranks No. 72.

The only other University of North Carolina school ranked ahead of FSU is North Carolina State University at No. 18.

For the rankings, U.S. News and World Report uses a method that takes into consideration statistical and peer opinions. For the 2017 edition, U.S. News ranked online MBA and criminal justice programs using five categories: • Student engagement • Faculty credentials and training • Student services and technology • Admissions selectivity • Peer reputation 14

“These rankings are proof of the quality of these academic program, our faculty and staff, and the caliber of students we have at our institution,” said Chancellor James Anderson. “I thank everyone who played a part in garnering this recognition, and for the role they played in enhancing the brand of Fayetteville State University.”

STUDENT LIFE

FSU Adds New Technology to Assist Students Fayetteville State University (FSU) has invested in new phone technology that will make college life easier for students.

Guide is a student success platform for four-year institutions that helps students navigate roadblocks to graduation and make better choices along the way. Combining best practice research, student-centered design, and a proprietary analytics engine, Guide allows institutions to scale their existing student success initiatives with:

• Defined paths to college success. From the moment students are admitted, they face many decision points, big and small, that can make or break their college success. Guide curates what can be confusing and often overwhelming school requirements into digestible steps. Guide also helps students focus on those “next order” experiences after graduation to ensure they not only cross the finish line, but do so with the right skills and experiences.

• Ongoing responsive guidance. Students often lack the necessary information to make smart, intentional choices.

Using “nudging” science, Guide sends students proactive messages to help them make thoughtful decisions and cultivate positive habits. The platform’s intelligent choice architecture presents good choices in plain language so students are aware of the resources and options available to them and are subsequently more likely to take action.

Messages are personalized, relevant, and timely to cut through white noise.

• Automated interventions. Whether students face risks from financial aid eligibility, low academic performance, or more generally, poor life balance, students and their advisors often miss obstacles until it’s too late. Triggered by source system data, Guide automatically alerts students to emerging problems and presents commonsense resolutions. If students fail to act, Guide escalates to more urgent, staff-driven interventions as needed.

• Comprehensive administrative dashboard. Institutions frequently cannot identify what moves the dial on student success. Guide’s dashboard helps administrators understand which resources students are utilizing and which interventions produce the best outcomes. The dashboard then allows advisors to customize individual advising interactions and send targeted messages via the app.

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In order to maximize student engagement and persistence, you need to empower students with the information that will keep them on a path toward graduation. Instead of relying on resource-strapped advisors or tools that are inert and passive, institutions need a breakthrough solution with a progressive, student-centric approach. Guide is a student-centered mobile app that provides students with the support that they need where they need it—on their phones.

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Fayetteville State Applauds 82 Student-Athletes on the 2016 Fall Dean’s List Bronco Academic Excellence Fayetteville, NC – The Fayetteville State University’s prestigious Dean’s List for the 2016 fall term included 82 students who compete in intercollegiate athletics.

The Broncos football team led the way with 21 student-athletes on the list, followed by women’s basketball with 11 student-athletes, while the women’s softball and volleyball teams both had 10 student-athletes. FSU cheerleading had nine student-athletes make the list.

Also included in the list are three student-athletes who made perfect 4.0 GPA for the fall semester: Chinwendu Maduegbunam (Women’s Basketball), Devin Knudsen (Football), and Brittany Lee (Women’s Softball).

“Our student-athletes have done an outstanding job in the classroom this fall term and we’re proud of your efforts,” stated FSU Director of Athletics Anthony Bennett. “In addition to the students’ efforts, I credit our coaches for providing oversight and guidance, as well as, the administrators and faculty/staff on campus for their continued support of our student-athletes.”

Students eligible to be named to the Dean’s List at the end of each semester must have full-time status (at least 12 semester hours).

Dean’s List honors are awarded only to those students who earn a scholastic grade point average of 3.0 or higher in 12 or more credit hours of graded coursework at Fayetteville State in an academic semester, with no grade below C and no incomplete (I) grades on the report.

The complete list is below: Women’s Bowling Devondra Bazemore Paige Brayboy Veronica Colon-Santiago Lola Neal Savannah Starling Brittany Worthy

Men’s Cross Country Rahsaan Cotton Tijah Mitchell Collin Nordan Darian Stanton

Women’s Cross Country Tanisha Lipford Sarah Mastin Tiashana Morris

Football Tyreek Bailey Christopher Brooks Alexander Cooper Tony Credle Jawwad Evans

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Malik Ford Kavon Garvin Aaron Green Quavon Harris Brandon Harvey Zachary Jacobs William Jenkins Devin Knudsen Kane Little Jayden Maynor Patrick McNeill William Nelson Al-Ameen Sharif Matthew Trau Antonio Williams James York

Cheerleading Amari Black Ashlee Gaskins Briana Jones Essence Kirby Bria Perkins Bakari Qaadir Johnathan Ruffin Ja’Que White Danielle Womack

Women’s Basketball Tayanna Bennett Courtney Best Tajah Clark Yakima Clifton Kyera Coleman Miranda Hinton Chinwendu Maduegbunam Tiashana Morris Kayla Phifer Asia Potts Kara Straite

Men’s Basketball Javen McNeill Darius Moore Xavier Robinson Isaiah Vinson

Men’s Golf Austen Parlett

Volleyball Nia Bell Paige Clark

Brandye Cropper Destiny Hall Jayde Jacobs Samira Luis Leah Reed Nakia McKinnie Arlicia Ortiz Raven Ousley-Brown

Softball Kortni Adams Carley Green Zoe Howard Halee Knowles Vanessa Kokoszka Brittany Lee Courtney Pierre Rachel Rodriguez Maggie Smith Alexandria White

Women’s Tennis Staisha Cain Selena Cox Destiney Jordan

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Bria Perkins of Fayetteville State Elected CIAA SAAC Southern Division Vice President Bronco elected to the CIAA SAAC Executive Board Fayetteville, NC – Fayetteville State University senior cheerleader Bria Perkins (Eden, NC) has been elected the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) StudentAthlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Vice President for 2017.

Perkins also serves as the vice president for the Fayetteville State SAAC. As vice president, the elected officer must be familiar with all the responsibilities of the president and must be ready to preside when called upon. At all times, the vice president should work in close cooperation with the president.

“I feel truly honored to be elected for the position of CIAA Vice President,” said Perkins. “I will take the duties and responsibilities of the office seriously and perform to the best of my abilities.”

The specific duties of the vice president are to assist the president; preside for the president at meetings when the president is absent; assume the duties of the president if the office becomes unoccupied; and perform other duties that are specified in the bylaws of the organization.

“I’m very proud and excited for Bria and this opportunity,” said FSU SAAC Advisor and head cheerleading coach Dr. LaWanda Miller. “She is outgoing, energetic, and puts forth her best effort to all endeavors; I believe she will truly be an asset to the CIAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.”

The newly elected CIAA SAAC officers were chosen via election runners. Voting was launched in November 2016. The following officers were elected:

Northern Vice President: Kyla Sead (The Lincoln University) Southern Vice President: Bria Perkins (Fayetteville State University) Secretary: Tiana Edwards (Winston Salem State University) Media Coordinator: Edward Black (Johnson C. Smith University)

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Fayetteville State Athletics Graduates 19 at 2016 Winter Commencement Proud to Be Fayetteville, NC – Fayetteville State University had 19 student-athletes complete their degree programs and graduate at the 27th Winter Commencement held Saturday, December 10th at the Crown Coliseum. There were seven student-athletes to graduate at the winter commencement last year and 24 graduates during the 2016 Spring Commencement.

This year’s graduates represented five of the 10 sport programs in the department including cheerleading and were headlined by football and cheerleading with seven graduates each, softball with three graduates, and women’s basketball and volleyball with one graduate apiece.

in his eighth year as Chancellor, is the university’s 11th chief executive officer.

“We’re extremely proud of all the recent Fayetteville State graduates, especially our student-athletes,” said Director of Athletics Anthony Bennett. “We strive to continue producing excellence in the classrooms and in the fields of competition.”

Founded in 1867, FSU is the second-oldest public institution in North Carolina.

It offers nearly 60 degrees in the arts, sciences, business, and education at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. It serves a student body of more than 6,100 students and has a faculty and staff of approximately 800.

FSU Chancellor James A. Anderson presided over commencement. Anderson,

Here is a breakdown of the 2016 Fayetteville State winter student-athlete graduates:

Whitney Griffin (Cheerleading)

Jessica Taylor (Cheerleading)

William Jenkins (Football)

Aaliyah Vinson (Cheerleading)

Jacora Langley (Cheerleading)

Keyana Vinson (Cheerleading)

Amy Beckett (Women’s Volleyball)

Roy Lowder (Football)

Alexis Wickham (Softball)

D’onna Best (Cheerleading)

Rendall Mash (Football)

Haley Wood (Softball & Women’s Volleyball)

DeAnthony Brooks (Football)

Diani Mason (Women’s Basketball)

Kion Young (Football)

Brittany Freeman (Softball)

Patrick McNeill (Football)

Brittany Gadsden (Cheerleading)

Andre Montgomery (Football)

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Broncos Men’s Basketball Falls 62-54 to Bowie State in the 2017 CIAA Championship Game Three earn All-Tournament honors from FSU Bryant produced 14 points and nine rebounds. Senior forward Michael Tyson (Fayetteville, NC) added 10 points and eight rebounds, while redshirt sophomore forward William Tibbs (Winston-Salem, NC) and redshirt junior guard Jyonte’ Raynor (Goldsboro, NC) scored eight points apiece for the Broncos, who out-rebounded Bowie State 40-33.

The Fayetteville State University men’s basketball team fell short of the CIAA Championship with a 62-54 loss to Bowie State University in the title game on Saturday, February 25th at the Spectrum Center. FSU caps the season with a 13-16 record after a 3-1 run in the tournament.

The Bulldogs (16-14 overall), seeded fourth in the Northern Division, won the title by exhibiting the toughness that has marked the program since Darrell Brooks became head coach. They won four games in four days in the tournament including victories over Northern Division top seed Virginia Union and Southern Division No. 2 seed Livingstone.

Playing four consecutive days seemed to catch up with both teams early on.

Neither team provided much fireworks offensively as the Bulldogs shot 32.1 percent and FSU 24.1 percent. The point total was the second-lowest for the Broncos and the fourth-lowest for the Bulldogs this season.

Their opponent was equally tough as the Broncos (13-16), seeded fourth in the Southern Division, also played their fourth game in four days. The low-scoring contest featured seven lead changes and three ties but Bowie State made key plays in the second half that turned the game in their favor.

BSU managed to generate some offense midway in the half. A three-point play by George capped a 10-4 run which gave the Bulldogs an 18-12 lead with 4:08 left. Fayetteville State came back with an 8-3 run capped by two Dawson free throws to trim the margin to 21-20 at halftime.

The biggest plays occurred early in the second half with the Bulldogs nursing a 27-26 lead. After two free throws by Enuoma Ebinum, BSU converted two steals off inbound passes into an Omari George layup and a Ahmaad Wilson three-pointer to extend the margin to 34-26. It was the cushion they needed to stay ahead even though Fayetteville State pulled within three points twice.

Though the Bulldogs claimed the championship, the Broncos felt a sense of accomplishment after defying the odds and reaching the title game for the first time since 2008. FSU knocked off Southern Division top seed Shaw and No. 2 Northern Division seed Virginia State, the defending champion, on the way to the finals.

“We proved a lot of people wrong,” Tyson said. “Nobody expected us to make it this far.”

But after the score was 52-49 on a layup by CIAA All-Rookie guard Josh Bryant (Fayetteville, NC), senior guard Joshua Dawson (Kinston, NC), who averaged 23 points the previous three games, was whistled for his fifth foul at the 2:12 mark. With the FSU floorleader and catalyst watching from the bench, the Bulldogs finished with a 10-5 run to put the game away.

Both teams displayed fortitude in the tournament, but the Bulldogs finished strong in the closing minutes.

“It was a hard-fought ballgame,” stated first year FSU head men’s basketball coach Ken Spencer. “We fought to the end, but they played better than us and deserved to win.”

“Thank God!,” said Wilson afterward when asked about Dawson fouling out the game.

Dawson, guarded tightly by a stout Bulldogs defense, scored nine points along with four assists and five rebounds.

Wilson was one of 10 players selected to the CIAA All-Tournament team.

The others are Briscoe of Bowie State, Dawson, Tyson and Bryant of Fayetteville State, David Duncan of Livingstone, Quincy January of Saint Augustine’s, Elijah Moore and Richard Granberry of Virginia State and Robert Davis of Johnson C. Smith.

“We wanted to keep a fresh body on him,” Wilson said. “He scored 28 the previous night. We didn’t want him to go off.”

Tournament MVP Ahmaad Wilson scored 20 points. Both Omari George and Enuoma Ebinum added 11 points each for the Bulldogs. Michael Briscoe contributed nine points, eight rebounds and two steals for the Bulldogs. George and Dayshawn Wells combined for six of the Bulldogs’ 10 steals. ™

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Save the Date! September 14, 2017 Fall Convocation and Sesquicentennial Opening Ceremony 2:00 p.m. - The J. W. Seabrook Auditorium Immediately followed by Official Dedication of New Campus Entryway and the evening’s By Invitation Only Sesquicentennial Kickoff Reception with Premier Sponsor Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Special Keynote Speaker

Mr. Hill Harper

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Film, Television, and Stage Actor starring in the CBS Series “CSI: NY” Renown Author, Activist, and Motivational Speaker

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INTENSE PLANNING BEING FINALIZED FOR YEAR-LONG OBSERVANCE

The 150th milestone is only going to occur once in the history of Fayetteville State University. It is truly a cause for celebration, and an accomplishment that cannot be ignored. The century-and-a-half moniker denotes many things about Fayetteville State University including, but not limited to, its tenacity, determination, dedication, and true sense of responsibility that has led it to stand proud through the years as an advocate for the masses and a beacon to the educationally blind. We, the entire Bronco Family, have a reason to celebrate!

The Official Sesquicentennial Planning Committee has been in operation for over one year and a half. Convening in August 2015, the overall Committee of 100+ individuals began their work under the leadership of Dr. Bertha H. Miller, unofficial “campus historian” and Executive Assistant to the Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives. These volunteers populate thirteen sub-committees for planning purposes.

Composition of the overall committee is as diverse as its tasks, and includes: Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, Elected Officials, and Business and Community representatives.

Final planning is underway. The newly designed Sesquicentennial website is up at www.150.uncfsu.edu, where you can find a variety of interesting information about the university, its past, its present, and it future. You will surely want to peruse the official Sesquicentennial schedule of events and activities, including campus, online, and community offerings. While the initial efforts appeared to gauge Sesquicentennial planning at 150 events (Wow!), the final listing will top that number considerably. There you will also find commemorative sales items, the official program and activities guide, and the opportunity to purchase the first fully-encompassing book on the history of the university.

Enthusiasm is genuine. The energy is contagious.

Fayetteville State University, founded in 1867, has planned an array of events and activities that will span the entire academic year of 2017-18. The year kicks off with Opening Ceremonies scheduled as part of the annual Fall Convocation on September 14, 2017, and is followed by a kick-off reception that evening sponsored by The Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Throughout the year, all convocations and special ceremonies will include nationally recognized individuals as keynote speakers.

The schedule also includes international entertainers and performing groups from the university’s sister institutions in China and Mongolia, as well as the official, multi-day Sesquicentennial visit by dignitaries from these countries as they, too, join the celebration as official delegates to the Sesquicentennial’s International Education and Cultural Partnership Symposium in November. There is something for everyone.

Stop now!

Mark your calendar!

Plan your participation schedule for next academic year.

It’s just around the corner.

Over sixteen months of planning is now approaching fruition, and we want you to be a part of it. Celebrate with Fayetteville’s hometown university, the second oldest public institution in the state behind our flagship institution, The University of North Carolina. Be a part of something grand--and historical. Come celebrate with us, for this historical achievement of 150 years is your celebration too.

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iss Fayetteville State University 2017 Aaliyah Sharee Tate is a junior from Boston, Massachusetts majoring in Spanish with a minor in Mass Communications. Aaliyah has been involved in various aspects of campus life to include Vice President of the Hispanic Club, and Executive Board Member of Black Millennium Modeling Club. Aaliyah’s hobbies include singing, amateur art projects, exploring foreign languages/cultures through music/visual media, interior designing, coordinating unique fashion styles and reading. She also assists her mother with “Hope For The World”, which is a community service project that encourages widows and widowers through Christian testimonial videos, support, volunteering and serving the community in any way. Aaliyah loves her HBCU, and wants to serve as a positive role model that exudes FSU’s famous Bronco Pride.

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Carole Boston Weatherford

Fayetteville State University Author Wins Prestigious Book Awards Fayetteville State University (FSU) faculty member and renowned children’s book author Carole Boston Weatherford has been awarded the Randolph Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award for her work Freedom in Congo Square, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. The awards are presented by the American Library Association (ALA) and are regarded as the Academy Awards of children’s publishing. The Caldecott is the nation’s highest honor for a picture book. Weatherford is a professor in the FSU Department of English.

University of Wisconsin-Madison. The award also was presented for Freedom in Congo Square.

In addition to those awards, Weatherford was also named recipient of the 20th Annual Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book.

The award is given by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a library of the School of Education at the

Each year the ALA honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards, including the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards, guide parents, educators, librarians, and

These awards are the fourth for Weatherford in less than a year. In August she won the 2016 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for her book Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement. The book also won the Flora Steiglitz Straus Award from Bank Street College of Education, the Caldecott Honor, Sibert Honor, and Coretta Scott King New Talent Award from ALA.

others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by committees composed of librarians and other literature and media experts, the awards encourage original and creative work in the field of children’s and young adult literature and media.

Established in 1998, the Charlotte Zolotow Award honors the work of Charlotte Zolotow, a distinguished children’s book editor for 38 years with Harper Junior Books, and author of more than 70 picture books. Zolotow attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison on a writing scholarship from 1933 to 1936, where she studied with Professor Helen C. White.

Zolotow died in November, 2013, at the age of 98. The award is given annually for outstanding writing in a picture book for children in the birth through seven age range published in the United States in the preceding year.

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Mar 14, 2017 - Dr. Sambit Bhattacharya, an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Fayetteville State University (FSU), has been selected by Google to participate in ... The program will be held June 5 through July 14, 2017, at Google's ...

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Dr. Sambit Bhattacharya, an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Fayetteville State University (FSU), has been selected by Google to participate in its inaugural faculty sabbatical program. The program will be held June 5 through July 14, 2017 at Google’s Mountain View, California office.

Participants receive a salary for their time in the program, as well as a stipend and assistance with housing while in California.

• Have explicit support of the computer science education department chair • Be willing to actively collaborate and co-create with cohort of peers Dr. Bhattacharya has taught computer science at FSU since 2005.

His research interests are in machine learning, computer vision and their applications in robotics and geospatial data analysis. He teaches in these same areas, including introductory programming and computer systems. His research, and education program development efforts have been supported over the years by grants from the National Science Foundation, US Department of Education and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. He collaborates with scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., and he also collaborates with industry on research projects.

The program will consist of a cohort of faculty peers working together to better understand the perspective of software engineers and the importance of applied learning to boost student readiness for industry roles. It will be an immersive and hands-on learning experience where faculty participants will collaborate to create projects and iterate with real-time feedback. The program will be a unique opportunity to gain insight into Google’s engineering culture, the skills of its developers and how education teams keep pace with changing technologies.

Dr. Bhattacharya holds master’s degrees in physics, computer science, and data processing, earned his doctorate in computer science and engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

At the end of the program, faculty will implement curricula and departmental changes by leveraging computer science curricula, pedagogy, project resources and action plan created during time in residency. Throughout the fall 2017 semester, there will be additional opportunities to reconnect and access support and tracking to ensure successful integration.

Faculty were selected with the following criteria: • Be an advocate and agent for change in computer science education (demonstrated via participation in Google/United Negro College Fund (UNCF) DC Faculty Summit, UNCF ICE summit, UNCF Career Pathways Initiative, support of or participation in Google programs like CSSI, Google in Residence, Applied CS, Ignite CS and others)

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Dr. Nicole McFarlane, an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

FSU Faculty Member Named 2017 ELEVATE Fellow Dr. Nicole McFarlane, an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition at Fayetteville State University (FSU), has been named a 2017 ELEVATE (Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators) Fellow through the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI). McFarlane is one of 18 fellows nationwide selected for the program, and is one of only eight Presidential Fellows.

ELEVATE is a unique threeday professional development opportunity created specifically to address the unique needs of early career faculty members at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).

Drawing from the expertise of CMSI and our affiliates, ELEVATE will support the ongoing learning, training, and networking of early career MSI faculty by providing workshops, opportunities to network with peers, and a platform for collaboration.

Founded in 1947, CIEE is the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization, serving more than 340 U.S. colleges and universities, 1,000 U.S. high schools, and more than 40,000 international exchange students each year. CIEE serves as a leading sponsor for the U.S. Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Program (the J-1 visa program), supporting exchanges with over 90 countries. In addition, CIEE operates 67 study centers in 45 countries, sponsors international faculty training programs, teach abroad programs, and various specialty and custom programs for secondary, postsecondary, and international students. Visit www.ciee.org.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

• Improve student learning outcomes Increase equity in student outcomes by race, • ethnicity, gender, and transfer student status • Support faculty’s reflective teaching practice

Participants will have the opportunity to further develop their skills through hands-on workshops and informal discussions that will cover topics such as grant writing, crafting a research agenda, expanding global education, teaching, and mentoring. Knowledge obtained from ELEVATE will help participants enhance the visibility of MSIs in national conversations by producing high-quality research and practice.

Like all services provided by CMSI, ELEVATE is offered free of any registration costs to participants and will cover all meals and materials to minimize the financial burden of participating. As part of a 3-year partnership to support study abroad and global education at MSIs, this year’s ELEVATE is being co-sponsored by CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange.

The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions brings together researchers and practitioners from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions. The Center’s goals include: elevating the educational contributions of MSIs; ensuring that they are a part of national conversations; bringing awareness to the vital role MSIs play in the nation’s economic development; increasing the rigorous scholarship of MSIs; connecting MSIs’ academic and administrative leadership to promote reform initiatives; and strengthening efforts to close educational achievement gaps among disadvantaged communities. For further information about the Center, please visit www.gse.upenn.edu/cmsi

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TRUE to your BLUE

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If So, Recruit Two

Dr. Jon Young, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Can we recruit the best, brightest, and largest class of new students for fall 2017? Yes, we can! But we need the active involvement of all faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of FSU. As competition for students becomes increasingly fierce and with some institutions soon offering reduced tuition, we cannot sit back and view recruitment as the job of only one office. We must all participate. You can help by reaching out to at least two prospective students and encouraging them to contact Admissions for a campus visit.

Please email the message below to prospective students and post the message to your social media accounts. Remember, a prospective student may be a high school senior, a student completing an associate’s degree, soldiers and veterans, and a professional seeking a master’s or doctoral degree.

Thinking about college? Hoping for a better future?

I’m true to my blue! And Fayetteville State University is proud to be the university for you!

• Nationally Ranked Degree Programs • Perfect for Traditional and Transfer Students • On Campus and Online Classes Available • Affordable, Convenient, and Supportive • An HBCU and member of the esteemed University of North Carolina system Contact FSU’s Admissions office to learn more and to schedule a campus visit. www.uncfsu.edu/admissions.

Take the first step toward a better future!

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• Nationally Ranked Degree Programs • Perfect for Traditional and Transfer Students • On Campus and Online Classes Available • Affordable, Convenient, and Supportive BE

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FSU is an HBCU and member of the esteemed University of North Carolina system.

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Professor Dr. Lieceng Zhu

FSU Biological Sciences Receives Science Foundation Grant Fayetteville State University Biological Sciences Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Study Plants and Parasites in the Context of Global Warming.

Fayetteville State University (FSU) has been recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant in the amount of $295,149 for three years, 2017-2020. Dr. Lieceng Zhu, Assistant Chair an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, is the recipient at FSU serving as the principal investigator. The project awarded is to study plants and parasite interaction in the context of environmental change and global warming.

This study is in collaboration with North Carolina State University, US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) in Manhattan, Kansas, and Kansas State University.

professor of veterinary medicine at North Carolina State will serve as Dr. Zhu’s mentor for bioinformatics analysis along with the Research Entomologist Dr. Ming-Shun Chen at the Insect Genetics Laboratory, Hard Winter Genetics Research Center for Grain and Animal Health Research (CGAHR) of the US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) in Manhattan, Kansas and the Department of Entomology at Kansas State University. Dr. Chen will also provide Hessian fly stock and wheat seeds needed for the research.

Specifically, the goal of the research is to reveal, at the molecular level, the impact of heat stress on wheat resistance and to advance our understanding of plant-insect interaction and co-evolution. Since wheat is one of the most important crops in the United States, the findings from the research could potentially help wheat breeders to develop wheat cultivars with durable resistance in heat-stressed environments.

Each year of the grant award, two FSU students will be selected to conduct research under the supervision of Dr. Zhu and complete summer research internships at NC-State. In addition, students will receive training in scientific communication and be expected to give presentations at national and regional conferences, and co-author manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

On an institutional level, this study allows Fayetteville State University to establish a new partnership with North Carolina State and strengthen its collaboration with Kansas State University. The research mentor, Dr. Fred Gould, is a distinguished professor in Insect Ecology and Evolution at North Carolina State and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Gould and his teams will provide training and assistance in RT-qPCR techniques to complete this project. Dr. XinXia Ping, associate

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FSU Named Gates Foundation Institutional

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t the beginning of the 2015-16 academic year, Fayetteville State University was awarded a four-year Institutional Partnership grant of $1.2 million by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to increase the number of low-income students who earn high quality degrees or certificates at affordable prices.

The grant agreement requires FSU to increase by one-third the number of post-secondary education credentials awarded over the next seven years and to report regularly on strategies employed and outcomes achieved. Lessons about best practices gathered from FSU and other institutional partners nationwide will be used by the Gates Foundation to encourage and develop models for increasing degree completion and certification throughout the nation.

budget reductions.

The invitation to become an institutional partner followed a nearly 18-month review by Gates Foundation staff of FSU’s progress in degree completion even in the midst of consecutive years of

To achieve the degree completion goals, FSU employs a variety of existing and new initiatives that enhance instruction and advisement through innovative technology, improve data collection and analysis, and strengthen the infrastructure for student support. These tools and initiatives are leading to best practices and models not only for FSU, but to share with other Gates institutional partners and ultimately other educational institutions globally and nationwide. Specifically, FSU is implementing: • BroncoConnect (powered by Starfish), a web-based advisement and early alert system that helps identify students in need of academic support and assistance before it is too late to help them.

• Academic Support – The quality and availability of tutoring and supplemental instruction have been strengthened; our capacity for tracking students’ use of these resources has been improved.

• Courseware - Comprehensive web-based resources -- including interactive study tools, videos, quizzes, texts, photos -- that enhance student engagement and improve learning outcomes.

• High-Impact Practices – Educational experiences that have been shown to have an especially significant impact on engagement and learning, such as, learning communities, service learning, research with faculty, global experiences, internships, and senior capstone courses.

• Merit Pages – a web-based tool that gives each student an online profile that celebrates his or her achievements and helps to document the value of the 28

student’s educational experience.

• Professional Academic Advisors – To ensure year-round access to academic advisors have been deployed throughout the university to supplement the advisement provided by faculty.

• Faculty Workload – Faculty workload has been revised to provide for faculty more opportunities to mentor students in research and other high-impact practices.

• Faculty Development – Faculty have participated in workshops and conferences related to high-impact practices, online learning, and course design.

• Alternative Credit Project – To create more affordable pathways to degree completion for adult learners, FSU has partnered with the American Council of Education (ACE) and 40 other institutions to award credit for low-cost, online courses.

• “Reimagining the First Year” – FSU is one of 25 institutions working together with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASC&U) on a comprehensive project to improve RaiseMe – An innovative social-media tool that enables students throughout the nation to “follow” FSU and be awarded micro-scholarships for good grades, community service, campus visits; in addition to increasing awareness of FSU, RaiseMe also assures students that funding will be available to support their higher education goals if they continue to perform well in high school.

• New Certificate Programs – Two new certificate programs, Geospatial Intelligence and Cyber-Security, have been developed to add value and marketability to current students and offer high-value alternative credentials for adult learners and military veterans.

• Enrollment Services – The Enrollment Services Call Center is a one-stop resource that provides quick and accurate answers to wide range of questions about enrollment processes, including admissions, registration, bill payment, and financial aid.

• Summer School – Based on both national and state-wide data about the positive impact of summer school attendance on degree completion, FSU has enhanced summer school offerings in recent years to permit students to complete degrees in summer rather than returning for an additional semester; in summer 2015, more than 100 students completed degrees in summer.

• Continuous Improvement Report (CIR) – a comprehensive assessment tool that provides feedback and potential additional funding for progress on such measures as student persistence, learning outcomes, and instructional and advisement effectiveness. This tool earned American Council of Education Award for Institutional Transformation.)

Partner and Implements Innovative Initiatives

The Gates project is guided by the belief that higher education should help students “support themselves, engage in their communities, and achieve their dreams.” However, the higher education system that has emerged in the US in the last century has been directed toward traditional college-aged students and has proven to be ineffective in serving low-income, first-generation students, many of whom are adult learners.

“Our selection as a Gates Foundation Institutional Partner affirms the work we have been doing at FSU for the past seven years to improve student success,” said FSU Chancellor James Anderson. “We are pleased to have this opportunity to work with the Gates Foundation and other institutional partners to help shape the future of higher education in the United States.”

About the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Foundation-Factsheet

The grant project activities will be under the direction of the Office of Academic Affairs.

For more information, contact: Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC Dr. Jon Young, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs jyoung@uncfsu.edu or (910) 672-1460

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FSU Professor Dr. Rakesh Malhotra is among RTI International University Scholars and program evaluation tools, and collaboration and dissemination via public forums and scholarly publications.

• Rouphail, a professor of civil engineering, will work with Alan Karr, Ph.D., director of RTI’s Center of Excellence for Complex Data Analysis. He will analyze data on traffic and transportation, gathered by a fleet of local drivers who volunteered to have their cars equipped with the i2d “intelligence to drive” system.

The project will explore differences in driving styles, energy use, emissions, roadway system performance, and other factors.

Dr. Rakesh Malhotra, an associate professor of geospatial technologies at Fayetteville State University (FSU) has been named a RTI University Scholar for the 2016-17 school year. This year’s class of RTI University Scholars includes, for the first time, a researcher from FSU. The RTI University Scholars Program supports highly talented academics who take scholarly leave from their home institutions to collaborate with RTI researchers.

Malhotra will work within RTI’s geospatial science and technology program. He will research the use of remote sensors in food and agriculture, energy, and health, capitalizing on RTI’s and Fayetteville State’s growing capabilities in satellite and unmanned aircraft technology.

The other five scholars who will spend up to one academic year at RTI working on strategic research projects, are Owen Duckworth, Ph.D., Sylvia Nassar-McMillan, Ph.D., and Nagui Rouphail, Ph.D., of N.C. State; and Crystal Cene, M.D., and Ilene Spizer, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

They represent a variety of specialties and will work with RTI researchers on the following projects: • Cene, an internal medicine physician, will study social network characteristics and health information among a racially diverse group of older women, in collaboration with RTI’s Megan Lewis, Ph.D., and Brian Southwell, Ph.D.. She and Southwell also plan to co-edit a special issue of a journal on the role of social networks in clinical care and health-related decision-making.

• Duckworth, an associate professor of soil biogeochemistry in the crop and soil sciences department, will join his longtime RTI collaborator, James Harrington, Ph.D., in analytical sciences. They will study how minerals produced by microorganisms affect the fate and transport of environmental contaminants, including arsenic and pesticides used to combat the mosquito that carries the Zika virus.

• Nassar-McMillan, a professor and coordinator of N.C. State’s counselor education program, will lead the RTI Career Builders project with Peter Joyce, Ph.D.,and Eric Johnson, Ph.D., of RTI’s Governance and Economic Development-Workforce and Economic Opportunity program. The project focuses on the development of career-development curriculum modules, assessment 30

• Speizer, a research professor in the department of maternal and child health and a faculty fellow at the Carolina Population Center, will work with Wendee Wechsberg, Ph.D. director of the RTI Global Gender Center. They share research interests in violence prevention, substance use, couples research, sexual risk, and HIV prevention, and plan to pursue an NIH grant for health interventions for young women who engage in transactional sex in Pretoria, South Africa.

Each academic year since 2014-2015, RTI has hosted University Scholars.

Two scholars participated in the program’s inaugural year, and seven in 2015-2016.

“The University Scholars Program is an asset to RTI,” said Don Bailey, Ph.D., an RTI Distinguished Fellow and early childhood development researcher. “By inviting talented researchers to work with us, we create new opportunities for both RTI and the many outstanding academic institutions in our area.”

Bailey and other RTI researchers working on newborn screening hosted a 2015-2016 RTI University Scholar, Cynthia Powell, M.D., of The University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

“Her time here directly contributed to the success of two major proposals, and further solidified an already established working relationship,” Bailey said.

The program is currently open to faculty members from Duke and all 16 campuses of the University of North Carolina.

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Academics Affairs

FSU Professor Dr. Emily Lenning Honored by UNC Board of Governors for Teaching Excellence Dr. Emily Lenning, an Associate Professor in the Fayetteville State University (FSU) Department of Criminal Justice, has been named a recipient of the 2017 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award was established in 1993 and honors teaching and scholarship at the UNC System’s 17 constituent institutions. Dr. Lenning will be honored at FSUs 150th Spring Commencement on May 13, 2017 by a member of the UNC Board of Governors, and she will receive a $12,500 stipend and a bronze medallion.

Lenning has been a faculty member at FSU for nine years and also has served as the Graduate Program Coordinator for the Department of Criminal Justice and as the Component B Director for the Bronco STAR program, which serves students with learning differences and supports faculty and staff in meeting their needs. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses online and on-campus.

In addition to teaching students in the classroom, Lenning educates others in a variety of ways. Every fall she joins Provost Jon Young to co-teach FSU’s 16-week faculty development seminar for new faculty and through her role in the Bronco STAR program, she has taught a series of workshops for faculty and staff about the principles of Universal Design for Learning. She has also worked to make the FSU campus more inclusive of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students by providing Safezone training to hundreds of faculty, staff, and students. Lenning’s scholarship also reflects her love of teaching, as she has several articles and book chapters that focus on innovative teaching techniques.

Lenning earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Criminal Justice from Western Michigan University in 2002, her Master of Arts in Sociology from Western Michigan University in 2004, and her PhD in Sociology from Western Michigan University in 2008.

Awards for Excellence in Teaching

UNC Board of Go The Teaching Awards were established in 1994 to underscore the importance of teaching and to encourage, identify, recognize, reward, and support good teaching within the University. These awards are presented to a member of the faculty of each of the constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina.

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FSU Forensic Science Program Receives Historic Accreditation “We have grown each year since 2006 and now have over 70 undergraduate students in forensic science. Our goal, however, is not to be the biggest, but to be the best,” Dr. Lodhi said. “FEPAC accreditation is the gold standard in the United States by which to judge forensic science degrees and is evidence of the high quality education the program provides.”

Fayetteville State University’s Forensic Science program recently received the elite academic accreditation by the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC), following their annual meeting in February. FEPAC granted the FSU undergraduate program (Forensic Science Program -- biology concentration) full accreditation for 5 years, making it the only undergraduate forensic science program in North Carolina accredited by the leading expert on forensic science academic programs.

The accreditation follows an extensive application process and means that the program has demonstrated a high quality of forensic education and a commitment to excellence. Dr. Khalid Lodhi, FSU professor and Forensic Science program director said that several factors contributed to the success of the rigorous accreditation process such as strong relationships with forensic crime laboratories, comprehensive curriculum, state of the art laboratories, faculty, and solid administrative support.

FEPAC maintains and enhances the quality of forensic science education through formal evaluation and recognition of college-level academic programs. Programs accredited by the commission meet the highest standards for forensic science education. Forty-five academic programs have undergone the accreditation process since 2003. Of these, only 26 are accredited at the undergraduate level.

Lodhi said the FEPAC accreditation will add value for FSU graduates entering careers in various forensic disciplines like forensic DNA analysis, forensic serology, and crime scene investigation.

“Many of the graduates are finding employment in their dream fields in forensic crime laboratories and private industry, as well as establishing a strong foundation towards

graduate or professional school success,” Lodhi said.

Richard Gamble, a student in the Forensic Science Program hopes to work in a forensics lab with firearms or DNA after graduation. He said his experience in the program has been great.

“We get plenty of hands-on learning in the lab and the instructors are always available for questions and guidance. The instructors do not just teach the tools for the job. They also provide their life experience to show examples of what to expect in the workforce,” Gamble said. “The school also has a Forensic Science Club that has guest speakers as well as events to help bring the students together -- making us more like a family instead of just students.”

In 2014, the FSU Forensic Science Program was named one of the nation’s 15 best according to the online blog www.forensicscolleges. com. For more information on the Forensic Science Program, call 910-672-1650 or visit http:// www.uncfsu.edu/biology/forensicscience-program.

“We have grown each year since 2006 and now have over 70 undergraduate students in forensic science. Our goal, however, is not to be the biggest, but to be the best,” ~ Dr. Khalid Lodhi

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ALUMNI

Meet Miss Alumni Zoraida Younger

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oraida Younger, a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, has been a proud bronco since before here enrollment at Fayetteville State University. In 2006 Ms. Younger participated in the Trio Programs, GEAR UP and Educational Talent Search, through Fayetteville State University’s Office of College Access Programs.

Upon her participation in this college preparatory programs she was accepted into Fayetteville State University’s Cross Creek Early College High School. Ms. Younger completed the program with 64 college credits from FSU, upon graduation from the Early College she attended Fayetteville State University where she received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with honors in 2015. During her undergraduate experience Ms. Younger was highly involved leadership positions in a variety of clubs and organizations on Campus, to include but not limited to Bronco Women Organization, Bronco Ambassadors, FSU Honors Club, Residence Hall Association,

and SGA Senator-at-Large, while serving as a Resident Assistant in McLeod Hall. While pursuing her Masters of Business Administration at FSU, Ms. Younger currently serves as the Recruitment and Advisement Assistant of the School of Education, Vice President of Alumni Campus Employees (A.C.E) Chapter of the Fayetteville State University National Alumni Association and President of Bronco Women Organization. Ms. Younger has committed several hours of service to the university, serving as a mentor to the current and prospective students, one of her main activities being fundraising for the Ball in Pink athletic games in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

Ms. Younger’s goals as the next Miss Alumni are to invoke more engagement and participation from the younger alumni, reignite the Bronco Family Spirit, and unite the current, future, and prospective alumni of Fayetteville State University.

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Five Grand Marshals!

Homecoming 2016 Retrospect

Although Hurricane Matthew made his debut a few weeks prior to the Fayetteville State University (FSU) Homecoming celebration, it did little to dampen the Bronco spirit. And while the Bronco Homecoming Parade was smaller in size than in previous years because of Matthew, it was obvious to all that there was still reason to celebrate. FSU and its campus family were not as devastated by the hurricane as other parts of our city and community. FSU students were safe during the turmoil and the campus saw only minimal damage.

Besides gathering excitedly for the university’s annual homecoming, alumni and friends also celebrated homecoming as a family who had weathered the storm, and excitedly welcomed to our campus a group of individuals who, themselves, served to bring a level of excitement and celebration to the annual homecoming not seen previously. For the first time in its history, the homecoming parade honored not just a single grand marshal but five!

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preparation that has extended from its early conception until today.

The School of Education at FSU has produced men and women who today teach and educate throughout the world. Closer to home, FSU has been responsible for producing a great many, if not the majority, of educators in the local and surrounding communities and specifically, the Cumberland County School System. In fact, the five grand marshals for the 2016 Homecoming Parade were all educators within the Cumberland County system. More to the point, they were all principals and each was an FSU alumna!

Fayetteville State University discovered, while planning for its upcoming homecoming festivities, that the last five Principals of the Year for Cumberland County Schools were, indeed, FSU graduates.

This was, and is, considered a cause for celebration. Work begin almost immediately to invite those five school principals to participate in FSU’s homecoming events as special guests and to serve as the 2016 Grand Marshals of the Homecoming Parade that culminated the week-long

slate of events for 2016. Those five Principals of the Year included:

Shirley Gamble, CCS Principal of the Year 2011-12

Dr. Crystal Brown, CCS Principal of the Year 2012-13

Dr. Mellotta Hill, CCS Principal of the Year 2013-14

Kim Robertson, CCS Principal of the Year 2014-15

Melody Chalmers, CCS and NC Principal of the Year 2016

The Cumberland County School System announces its slate of nominees for the prestigious honor in the fall. An awards banquet, complete with the announcement of the new principal of the year, is held in early October. When Fayetteville State University contacted the central office of the school system to make its administration aware of the university’s invitation, it was discovered that the 2017 principal of the year nominees all possessed something in common. ALL SEVEN NOMINEES WERE FSU ALUMNI. Thus, the 2017 principal of the year would also be an FSU alumni and continue the tradition as No. 6.

At the 2017 awards banquet, Dr. Frank Till, Superintendent of the Cumberland County Schools, announced that the new CCS Principal of the Year was--Dr. Vernon Lowery. Dr. Till proceeded to present Dr. Lowery with her gifts which included a special, written invitation from Fayetteville State University to join her predecessors as one of the distinguished grand marshals for the upcoming FSU homecoming parade, one of the highlights of the Bronco academic year.

The Cumberland County Schools’ new Principal of the Year graciously consented.

FSU planned an entire day of special activities for the five grand marshals (Dr. Crystal Brown was unable to attend due to an out-of-state commitment) including the parade, private luncheon and homecoming game activities throughout the afternoon. During the parade, the standard grand marshal’s car became a professional float in honor of the five.

Fayetteville State University takes special pride in having the last six principals of the year for Cumberland County Schools as alumni of our university. To each one of them, we extend our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for a continued distinguished career in education. Homecoming Grand Marshals, you have made your Alma Mater proud!

The five Grand Marshals for Homecoming 2016 included (L-R) Dr. Mellotta Hill, Ms. Shirley Gamle, Ms. Kim Robertson, Dr. Vernon Lowery, and Ms. Melody Chalmers.

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The Blue & White ALUMNI

Greetings Broncos,

Over the past few months I’ve had the pleasure of visiting with some of our most treasured Broncos. Seated at the feet of wisdom, I’ve sat awestruck as they regaled me with stories of our illustrious alma mater in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. Throughout my visits with these near centenarians one thing became clear, the role that our beloved alma mater, whether it be Fayetteville Teachers College, or what we now call Fayetteville State University, played in their development and future success. Make no mistake Broncos, our institution has come a great way, and as we march toward our sesquicentennial year, we are still forging new paths, and striving toward greater heights.

This coming Spring, we will witness the largest class in FSU history receive degrees. Over 1000 students will complete their matriculation from Fayetteville State University this year. Those Broncos will join the ranks of alumni worldwide who proudly

display our motto Res Non Verba. Let us show these new alumni what it means to truly have our lives lead by our actions. In September we will kick off the celebration of our 150th year since founding. Throughout the year you will be invited to many events commemorating this milestone.

If you’ve not returned to the campus in some time, this is the year to return. Come and witness for yourself the great progress that has taken place across campus. Interact with our students, our future alumni, and leave your mark by supporting the initiatives we are undertaking. Our celebration will culminate with graduation of 2018. We do hope that you will join us in this year-long celebration.

Whether you share your “Proud to Be” story via You Tube, host a “Dinner with Broncos” event on the weekend of June 10th, or join us for our Sesquicentennial Homecoming on October 21, 2017, please stop by the Office of Alumni Affairs to say hello. We would love to have you regale us with your own tales from your time on campus. Each tale holds its own unique place in the history of our great institution, and cements our place in North Carolina, HBCU, and national history.

In Bronco Love and Blessings, YaKima S. Rinehart, ’96 Senior Director of Alumni Affairs

Fellow Broncos: It is with joy that I greet our BRONCO FAMILY as we celebrate another edition of FS&U together. I treasure the opportunity to thank each member of the BRONCO NATION for your support of FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY. You have all given of yourselves through your time, talents, and means to assist in our carrying out the work that our ALUMNI ASSOCIATION has endeavored to do. THANK YOU ALL! As we begin a new year, 2017, I am sure that you are aware of the many social, economic, and political problems that our HBCU faces on a daily basis. In the midst of the upheavals of our turbulent existence in North Carolina and America today, we as BRONCOS must live our lives under the rulership of God’s spirit as lifelong supporters of our ALMA MATER. As we observe the conditions within our community, city, state, nation, and entire planet earth, it is evident that we must continue to lend our support and our voices to our ALMA MATER. We still have much to offer.

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Let me encourage each of us and all of us to strive to help the students at FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY to be the best that they can be with the help of God. Our challenge is to allow our Holy Father to use what He has given us to equip our students for their future. We must continue to give back.

I am delighted to serve as your president. I am thankful for each person who is a part of the BRONCO FAMILY. We couldn’t get along without you. Peace be unto you!

I am always in service to FSU, Raymond

Bronco Updates Golden 50th Reunion: Class of 1967 Homecoming 2017 Contact: Ronnie W. Alexander

ronalexander67@gmail.com or 910 489 4073

40th Reunion: Class of 1977 Contact: Debra Baker- DebraBaker55@live.com T-Hall’s 3rdAnnual Football and Classmate’s Reunion

Fallen Broncos Hermine J. Dobbins, 1963 Ethel Ford 1964 Bettye Murchison, 1958 Ernest Walker 1971 Ruby Bryant Atkinson, 1977 Gladys Baskin, 1950.

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ALUMNI

Mozella Lambert McLaughlin Celebrates 100th Birthday Mozella Lambert McLaughlin was born in Chatham County on March 22, 1917 in a little town called Goldston. She was the ninth child of twelve children and was the first to finish high school and the first to finish college. Her parents, though poor, valued hard work and managed to maintain the family by farming.

It was their dedication to her schooling that inspired her to seek higher education.

Mozella walked two miles to an elementary school where there was a stove in the middle of the room that was heated by wood. One of her duties was helping the teacher starting the fire as there was no janitor at the school. There were four teachers, none with a high school education, who taught the students the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic in grades one through seven.

Mozella continued at this school until she was 14 years old because there was no high school in Chatham County for black students.

She assisted the teacher in teaching the younger children and those who had learning difficulties.

About this time, Mozella was sent to Greensboro and stayed with a cousin to attend Dudley High School. After two years at Dudley, a high school was opened in Siler City, 12 miles from Goldston so Mozella came back home and went there. Her brother drove the school bus that picked up the black children because while the black students were given a bus, they were not provided a driver.

Mozella finished high school in 1935 and enrolled in Fayetteville State Normal School (FSNS) that fall. She first received a two-year teaching certificate in 1937 since at that time FSNS only offered a two-year degree. The next fall, the Normal School became four-year Fayetteville State Teachers’ College and Mozella enrolled at Fayetteville State to receive her bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1939.

After graduation, she returned to Goldston and taught the second grade for eight years in the same area where she attended elementary school. At this time, however, the public education for black students had significantly

improved and the elementary school was housed at the J.S. Waters School for grades 1-11. It was at J.S. Waters that Mozella met her husband, William Henry McLaughlin, who was already teaching there as a math instructor.

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After five years of marriage, Mozella’s husband was drafted into the Army and on his return the couple decided to move to Durham so they could work toward their Master’s degrees at North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central University) which they received at the same time in 1953. Her husband also began his business at that time as the co-proprietor of Neighborhood Grocery Store with his brotherin-law, Samuel Dillard.

Throughout their marriage and until her husband’s death in 1984, Mozella not only taught in the Durham Public School System, she also assisted her husband in the business.

Three children were born of that marriage— Gwendolyn, William and Beverly. Gwendolyn is an attorney; William is a pharmacist; and Beverly is a psychologist.

Mozella taught in the Durham School System for 32 years. After retiring, she substituted for five years and then started a new career as a rehabilitation specialist in a group home with mentally challenged adults for 13 years.

Mozella has remained involved as a community activist. She ran her own family foundation for many years through which she helped the needy and adopted a North Carolina Highway. In addition, she was chosen as “Mother of the Year” in 1982 by the city of Durham; she is a long time member of St. Titus’ Episcopal Church; she served on the Arusha, Tanzania committee of Sister Cities of Durham; she is a member of the Alphabettes, a civic and social club; she regularly attends the meetings of the Durham Chapter of the Fayetteville State University Alumni Association; and she is active in Fayetteville Street Historic Planning through renovation and operation of a residential and commercial property in this district.

Mozella is the proud grandmother of six and the great-grandmother of four. Her happiest moments are when they come to visit with her.

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State Colored Normal School has been renamed “ Fayetteville State Teachers College” and earns both state and regional accreditation.

Thousands of Employers, Jobs, and Internships for FSU Broncos Q: What is Handshake?

A: Handshake is Career Service’s job and internship database, exclusive to FSU students and alumni. This system allows you to search for full and part-time jobs, internships, on-campus interviews, and career events such as workshops and career fairs. As a user of the system you can upload resumes , cover letters, references, and portfolios to be visible to employers that are actively recruiting. You can also search employers and jobs by type, industry, or location.

Q: Who can access Handshake?

A: All current students and alumni have access to the system as well as employers that have registered with Career Services

Q: Where can I access the system?

A: To log into Handshake, visit https://uncfsu.joinhandshake.com/login. Enter your Bronco ID and password ALUMNI: Please contact Career Services to create your account for the first time.

Q: When can I begin to use Handshake?

A: NOW! Whether you are a freshman or alumni, it is never too early to start exploring possible internship and career opportunities.

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