Sesquicentennial Program Guide

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Celebrating 150 Years of Educational Excellence

Fayetteville State University

150th Program Guide 2017-2018


(ses-qui-cen-ten-e-al)THE 150TH MILESTONE The mutli-colored threads of our history have created a legacy and a future vibrant with pride and expectation. We celebrate the multi-faceted cords that have for one-hundred-and-fifty years served to bind us together in the common quest of knowledge and social well-being. Educational excellence has been the battle cry; tenacity and fortitude the staple. The fabric woven has bloomed in flourescent hues, the product of subtle and bold combinations. We look to the future as we contemplate the faded hues of the past in order to celebrate the effervescent boldness of the present. Sewn in like threads are our common goals with each individually creating a distinctive and unique seam in the fabric of our beloved one-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Fayetteville State University. Find yourself woven in this tapestry. Find yourself in this celebration.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Congratulations Letter from the Chancellor................................................................................................................ 4 Proclamation from the Governor...................................................................................................... 5 Letter from the North Carolina Elected Delegation.......................................................................... 6 Proclamation from Fayetteville’s Mayor............................................................................................ 7 Proclamation from Cumberland County Commissioners................................................................. 8 Letter from the UNC President, Margaret Spellings.......................................................................... 9


The Sesquicentennial Year Fall Convocation | Sesquicentennial Opening Ceremony............................................................... 10 Sesquicentennial Kick-Off Celebration Reception | FACVB............................................................. 11 150th Events by Month..............................................................................................................12-29 Sesquicentennial Tree Planting........................................................................................................ 30 Fayetteville State University Homecoming...................................................................................... 31 Phildanco Dance Company.............................................................................................................. 34 Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series | Margot Shetterly....................................................... 35 The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra with Soprano, Angela Brown.............................................. 36 Great Joy! FSU Choir and Band Concert.......................................................................................... 36 FSU Day of Percussion.....................................................................................................................36 Imani Winds in Concert...................................................................................................................37 The Fayetteville State University Alumni Concert........................................................................... 37 Founders Day Spotlight | Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr......................................................................... 38 150 Steps to Equality | The Sesquicentennial Drama..................................................................... 39 The J. W. Seabrook Auditorium at FSU............................................................................................ 40 The Sesquicentennial Commencement | Congressman G. K. Butterfield...................................... 41 The FSU Deed Signing Reenactment............................................................................................... 42 The Sesquicentennial Hymn.......................................................................................................43-45 New Monument to Leadership....................................................................................................... 46 Jermaine Powell | Official Sesquicentennial Commissioned Painting............................................ 47 HBCU United Sesquicentennial Celebration..............................................................................48-49 The 150th Planning Committees................................................................................................50-55 125th Time Capsule Opening Ceremony........................................................................................ 56 150th Time Capsule Launching Ceremony...................................................................................... 57 150th Time Capsule Proclamation.................................................................................................. 58 Sesquicentennial Website Highlight................................................................................................ 59 Fayetteville State University Chronological History....................................................................60-62 Fayetteville State University Identity (Mace)................................................................................... 63 2017 Cotton Club II Review............................................................................................................. 64 Cotton Club III Sponsorship Options................................................................................................ 65 Cotton Club III Sponsorship Form.................................................................................................... 66 Sesquicentennial Poster Sales......................................................................................................... 67 New Sesquicentennial Gates and Fountain..................................................................................... 68

Your Invitation Celebrate with Fayetteville State University...............................................................................68-69


Dear Alumni and Friends,

When the visionary founders of Fayetteville State University (FSU) made the bold decision to pool their hardearned resources together to form this great institution, they didn’t realize the impact that it would have on this city, state, nation and world. As they sat around the table discussing their vision of a place for educating the children of freed slaves, I am certain it was their wish that the institution would provide an education that was second to none, and that it would prepare its students to be competitive in the world in which they lived. If they were with us today as we celebrate 150 years of existence, they would be proud of what their investment has yielded. FSU and the Fayetteville community have come together to celebrate this tremendous milestone in this university’s history. A great deal of thought went into selecting a theme that would encompass the university’s glorious past while at the same time honor its bright future. The theme, “ Celebrating 150 Years of Excellence in Preparing Educators, Leaders, and Engaged Citizens,” aptly encompasses the vision of our founders and the path FSU has charted during its historical existence. It pays homage to FSU’s roots in training facilitators of learning, preparing global leaders, and challenging them to better serve all of humanity – the very foundations on which this institution was built. It also pays homage to the alumni, Bronco family members, friends, and supporters of FSU. It is my sincere hope that as we move forward in the coming months with this celebration, you take a moment to their life savings – who had the wisdom and forethought to establish Fayetteville State University. Think about where it was then and what it has become now. Like those seven founders, you also should be proud and ready to support the miracle that they launched.

In the Bronco Spirit,

James A. Anderson Chancellor

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September 1, 2017 Chancellor James Anderson Fayetteville State University 1200 Murchinson Road Fayetteville, NC 28301 Dear Chancellor Anderson and Bronco Family: Very few institutions in American public life can claim a 150-year history of proud accomplishments. Fewer still can boast a century and a half of pathbreaking achievement. Fayetteville State University (FSU) is a credit to the University of North Carolina System, an inspiring part of our state’s history, and a guiding light for our nation. Simply put, North Carolina is a better place because of the people of FSU. That has been true from the very beginning, when the founders of the Howard School recognized that civic equality must include the opportunity to pursue an education. They acted with bravery and generosity to serve newly free North Carolinians, setting an example that would echo across the southeast and across the country. That fundamental idea—that educational excellence is the birthright of all Americans—has transformed the lives of generations of students at FSU. Their successes and contributions give life to FSU’s beautiful motto, offering a testament to the power of Res Non Verba (“Deeds, not words”). As the Bronco family celebrates a well-earned anniversary and a glorious homecoming celebration, I offer my deepest appreciation for all that FSU students, faculty, staff, and alumni have accomplished. And I look with great expectation toward an even brighter future for Fayetteville State University. Warmly,

Margaret Spellings President


Fall Convocation and Sesquicentennial Opening Ceremony September 14, 2017 - 2:00 p.m. - The J. W. Seabrook Auditorium Special Guest and Keynote Speaker

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

Immediately followed by Official Dedication of New Campus Entryway

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and the evening’s Sesquicentennial Kickoff Reception with Premier Sponsor Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Celebrating www.150.uncfsu.edu



Sesquicentennial EVENTS

BY MONTH

September | 2017

14 FSU Fall Convocation | Sesquicentennial Opening Ceremony Keynote Speaker: Mr. Hill Harper | Seabrook Auditorium | 2:00 p.m. | Open to the Public Annual Fall Convocation emphasizing the start of the new academic year with special Sesquicentennial Celebration opening ceremony including special guest speaker, Mr. Hill Harper, renowned American actor, author, activist, and motivational speaker. Convocational ceremony to be followed by Ribbon-Cutting and Dedication of the campus’ new entrance gates and water feature and the unveiling of the commemorative Cook Quad sculpture highlighting FSU’s 150 Years of Dedicated Leadership. Academic Affairs/Dr. Jon Young; Events Management/Mr. Ben C. Minter; Chancellor’s Office/Dr. Bertha H. Miller

14 Sesquicentennial Kick-Off Reception Sponsor: Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors’ Bureau | Private RJSC Muti-Purpose | 6:00 p.m. Sesquicentennial Kick-off Reception and Celebration with premier sponsor Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Local/Surrounding Business Community in celebration of the Sesquicentennial Year; By-InvitationOnly Event. Gov Affairs/Mr. Wesley Fountain; Corporate Relations/Dr. Tamara Holmes-Brothers; Events Management/Mr. Ben C. Minter

14 FSU Heritage Walk: Self-Guided Tour Various Locations | Ongoing | Open to the Public Heritage Walk is a self-guided tour of the FSU campus and keynote locations. Guided options are available. Map of the university can be found online. Gov & History/Dr. Kelli Walsh; PFA/Mr. Dwight Smith

14 Digital Catalogue | FSU National Alumni Association Online | 150.uncfsu.edu | Through May 30, 2018 Visit the Sesquicentennial website for a historical look at The FSU National Alumni Association which was organized in 1922 to provide opportunities for alumni to participate in and contribute to the ongoing life of FSU. The association has flourished under the leadership of 21 organization presidents. Its strength lies in fundraising and student recruitment efforts. It is the only alumni organization with University and Board of Governors approval established to represent the over 20,000 living alumni. The Project creates and houses an electronic gallery of the leaders (21 Presidents), since 1922. Printed copies for Archives, Chancellor, and Alumni Presidents/and or families will be made available. The Project is funded by the National Alumni Association. Alumni Affairs/Ms. YaKima Rhinehart

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14 Digital Catalogue | FSU Alumni Queens Online | 150.uncfsu.edu | Through May 30, 2018 The Fayetteville State University National Alumni Association, Incorporated’s Alumni Queens Contest has been an intricate part of the fundraising efforts for the Association and a culture that has a uniqueness for this University. Display includes 1952-2016 Alumni Queens. Alumni Affairs/Ms. YaKima Rhinehart

14 Alumni Affairs | “Proud to be . . . I Am FSU” Montage Online | 150.uncfsu.edu | Through May 30, 2018 An online video montage depicting the history of Fayetteville Teachers College/Fayetteville State University and where we stand today. The presentation includes a collaboration of pictures and video clips from FSU archives with newly created pictures and video clips from 2017. Various alumni within the United States and internationally are part of the story as the presentation outlines where they are today and how Fayetteville State University played a tremendous role in their success. Alumni Affairs/Ms. YaKima Rhinehart

14 Alumni Affairs | The FSU Alumni Oral History Project Online | 150.uncfsu.edu | Through May 30, 2018 The Alumni Oral History Project creates an electronic library of the oral histories of alumni representing FSU’s rich history. A collaborative effort by faculty, student and alumni, the project will produce interviews that can be viewed online and will serve to preserve some of the powerful personal reflections of FSU’s alumni throughout varying eras. Alumni Affairs/Ms. YaKima Rhinehart

14 FSU Military Online Historical Display Online | 150.uncfsu.edu | Through May 30, 2018 An online exhibit highlighting the history of FSU and the Military, including emphasis on the FSU ROTC programs. Gov & History/Dr. Kelli Walsh

14 Friends of the Library: 150 Years of FSU History with Chesnutt Library | Playing Sports: From B to T (Baseball to Tennis) Through 10/12/17; M-T 7:45 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.; Fri 7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Sat 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun 2:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. | Chesnutt Library | Open to the Public Rotating Exhibit One: Playing Sports: From B to T (Baseball to Tennis) is a exhibit of FSU’s sports history highlighting sports accomplishments and accolades. Friends of the Library/Mr. Bobby Wynn

14 Civil Rights and FSU | A Historical Display RJSC Lobby | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Through October 14, 2017 A visual display commemorating the Civil Rights Movement and its impact on Fayetteville State University and the local community. History Projects/Dr. Stanley Johnson

14 An Historical Look at Fayetteville State University Fayetteville Headquarters Library | M-F 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Visual Exhibit with focus on Founders, First Presidents, and Historical Fayetteville State University Buildings. Fayetteville Headquarters Library 13 PROGRAM GUIDE


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14 FSU Historical Society Online Newsletter Online | 150.uncfsu.edu | Ongoing An FSU produced online newsletter highlighting the past as well as history in the making. Updated throughout the year. Gov and History/Dr. Kelli Walsh

14 Fayetteville State University in the Early 20th Century Fayetteville Transportation and Local History Museum | Through 1/15/18 | TuesSat 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Visual Exhibit on the Early History of Fayetteville State University during the 19th Century and its impact on the City of Fayetteville and North Carolina. Fayetteville Transportation and History Museum

17 Fine Arts Series | Sweet Honey in the Rock Seabrook Auditorium | 4:00 p.m. Since its inception in 1973, this Grammy-award winning acapella troupe is known for producing music that embodies equality, empowerment, education, peace, love, and solidarity. Click on the following link for details: http://sweethoneyintherock.org/. PFA/Dr. Don Parker

18 Friends of the Library: Sesquicentennial Exhibits Opening Reception Charles Chesnutt Library | 3:00 p.m. Opening Reception highlighting the Charles Chesnutt Friends of the Library Sesquicentennial Rotating Exhibits. On display will be rotating Exhibit One: Playing Sports: From B to T (Baseball to Tennis) is a exhibit of FSU’s sports history highlighting sports accomplishments and accolades. Chesnutt Library/Jan Whitfield

20 Chancellor for a Day Chancellor’s Office | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Announcement of the first student Chancellor for a Day for academic year 201718. Selected students follow the Chancellor’s schedule for a day and engage in all appointments and activities to give opportunity for exposure and experience on the highest level of academic functioning. Chancellor’s Office/Dr. Bertha H. Miller


21 1867 Deeds Not Words: The Origins of Fayetteville State University Rosenthal Gallery | M-F 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free and Open to the Public

21 1867 Deeds Not Words: The Origins of Fayetteville State University Reception | Rosenthal Gallery | 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Free and Open to the Public Reception in honor of the Rosenthal exhibition. A multi-media exhibition designed to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of Fayetteville State University with an education experience on the founding of the Howard School, using history, humanities and the arts. This exhibition will inform the public of the history of the founding of the institution, thereby filling in a missing narrative and knowledge of the black community in Fayetteville during the 19th Century. This is a moving exhibition and will be relocated to the Museum of the Cape Fear on February 3, 2018. Gov & History/Dr. Kelli Walsh; PFA/Mr. Dwight Smith

21 African-American History All Year: Dept of Government and History Sesquicentennial Lecture Series

September | 2017 | Cont.

A multi-media exhibition designed to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of Fayetteville State University with an education experience on the founding of the Howard School, using history, humanities and the arts. This exhibition will inform the public of the history of the founding of the institution, thereby filling in a missing narrative and knowledge of the black community in Fayetteville during the 19th Century. This is a moving exhibition and will be relocated to the Museum of the Cape Fear on February 3, 2018. Reception on Thursday, September 21, 2017, 5-8:00 p.m. Gov & History/Dr. Kelli Walsh; PFA/Mr. Dwight Smith

LSA 120 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Open to the Public Major African-American Thinkers I: Frederick Douglass presented by Dr. Joseph Osei; Booker T. Washington presented by Dr. Greg Rich; W.E.B. DuBois presented by Dr. Blanche Radford-Curry. Gov & History/Dr. Greg Rich

28 Sweet Tea Shakespeare and Honest Pint Theatre Company: King Lear by William Shakespeare Seabrook Auditorium | Through 9/30/17 | Pre-Show 6:45 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m. The local theatre company presents the classic Shakespearean drama, King Lear, under the direction of FSU’s Jeremy Fiebig. “I am a man more sinned against than sinning.” King Lear, Shakespeare’s monumental look at an aging monarch, full of hubris and on the precipice of senility, as he divides his kingdom among his three daughters. In turn, they break his heart, resulting in a loss of country, loss of family, loss of self, loss of sanity; a sublime exploration of foolishness in all its forms. Tickets: $15/$13/$8. For more information visit: www.sweetteashakespeare.com/. PFA/Dr. Jeremy Fiebig

30 Bronco-iRadio Sesquicentennial Outdoor Fall Music Festival FSU Gazebo | 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Each fall, Bronco-iRadio hosts an outdoor music festival that features area musicians. This is an event that is open to the public and local community. The event will be dedicated to the Sesquicentennial Celebration with a “music across the generations” theme and comments from various campus leaders. Communications/Mr. Ray Thomas

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October | 2017

10 FSU Early Historical Context: Dept of Government and History Sesquicentennial Lecture Series LSA 120 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Open to the Public FSU’s Early Historical Context: The Howard School presented by Dr. Tom Hennessey; The Leary Sisters presented by Dr. Kelli Walsh; John Brown and Jonathan Edwards presented by Dr. Richard Hall. Gov & History/Dr. Greg Rich

14 Fine Arts Series | Scott Joplin Marathon Seabrook Auditorium | 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Enjoy the music of American great, Scott Joplin, as presented and performed by the Department of Fine Arts faculty and students. A variety of compositions from the American great will be shared as an uplifting offering to the Sesquicentennial Celebration. PFA/Dr. Don Parker

17 Fine Arts Series | Philadanco Dance Troupe Seabrook Auditorium | 8:00 p.m. Dance presentation by the internationally renowned Philadanco Dance Troupe with VIP Reception for invited guests. Student Affairs/Dr. Janice Haynie

15-21 2017 Homecoming Week Various | www.uncfsu.edu/ia/marketing/homecoming 21st | HC Parade 9:00 a.m. | Open to the Public 21st | HC Game 1:30 p.m. | Tickets FSU Box Office Week-Long Series of Homecoming Events including Student Affairs, Alumni Affairs, Includes Annual Homecoming Parade with Sesquicentennial Emphasis and Game on 10/21/17; Check the FSU Website for full Listing of Homecoming Events from across the university campus. www.uncfsu.edu/ia/marketing/homecoming. Student Affairs/Dr. Janice Haynie; Alumni Affairs/Ms. YaKima Rhinehart; Events Management/Ben C. Minter

16 Friends of the Library: 150 Years of FSU History with Chesnutt Library | Stepping Through Time: Student Clubs and Organizations Through 12/22/17 | M-T 7:45 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Fri 7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Sat 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Sun 2:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Chesnutt Library Rotating Exhibit Two: Stepping Through Time: Student Clubs and Organizations is a visual exhibit highlighting student groups, clubs, and organizations and their impact on FSU’s history. Friends of the Library/Mr. Bobby Wynn

20 Biological Sciences’ Valeria Fleming Round-Up Symposium Location TBD | 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Program to Showcase FSU STEM Alumni and provide current students, faculty and staff an opportunity to develop a Bronco Network with alumni in their prospective career fields. Biological Sciences/Dr. Erin White

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21 The Annual FSU Homecoming Parade Murchison Road to Langdon Street | 10:00 a.m. The annual 125+ entry parade celebrating the Bronco Homecoming complete with VIPs, Bands, Royalty, and Campus and Community entries. Celebrating #NOHOE150. Events Management/Mr. Ben C. Minter

21 The Annual FSU Homecoming Game Luther “Nick” Jeralds Stadium | 2:00 p.m. | Tickets FSU Box Office The annual afternoon game features the FSU Broncos vs. the St. Augustine’s University Falcons complete with special Pre-Show and Half-Time activities highlighting the annual Bronco homecoming. For ticket and additional information check out the Bronco Athletics website. Athletics/Mr. Michael King

24 Chancellor’s Early College Reception RJSC 242 | 2:30 p.m. Reception sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office and hosted by the Chancellor in recognition of FSU Freshman who are graduates of Early College High Schools. Chancellor’s Office/Dr. Bertha H. Miller

25 African-American Heritage Tour 8:30 a.m. Meet at Museum | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. African American Heritage Tour Downtown Fayetteville. Museum of the Cape Fear.

27 Sweet Tea Shakespeare Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s LIT Fainting Goat Brewing Co. | 330 S. Main St. | Fuquay-Varina, NC | Pre-Show 7:15 p.m. | Show 8:00 p.m.| Tickets Required The local theatre company presents the classic Shakespearean drama, A Midsummer Night’s LIT, under the direction of FSU’s Jeremy Fiebig. “While fairies feud and scheme, mortals play and dream....” Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, advance their long-running feud, as the children of men find refuge in the forest. While fairy Puck pulls the strings, the lovers dream and the rude mechanicals polish their lines. Will they escape this magic unscathed? LIT is the irreverent celebration of Shakespeare--over drinks. Strictly limited seating. For ticket information visit: www.sweetteashakespeare.com/. PFA/Dr. Jeremy Fiebig

31 Fine Arts Series: FSU Student Chamber Music Seabrook Auditorium | 7:00 p.m. Tranquil and peaceful chamber selections as selected and presented by the FSU Fine Arts Department students will allow guests to reflect on the 150-year journey of FSU and its accomplishments. PFA/Dr. Don Parker

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November | 2017

1 Chancellor for a Day Chancellor’s Office | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Announcement of the student Chancellor for a Day for November 2017-18. Selected students follow the Chancellor’s schedule for a day and engage in all appointments and activities to give opportunity for exposure and experience on the highest level of academic functioning. Chancellor’s Office/Dr. Bertha H. Miller

1 150 Days of Financial Aid Trivia Online | FSU Website | Through April 30, 2018 The Office of Financial Aid will conduct 150 days of Trivia related to financial aid. Questions will help students and various audiences understand the history of financial aid and how to make informed financial decisions. The 150 Days of Trivia will culminate with Financial Literacy Week in April 2018 with correlation of living out one’s dream by making informed financial decisions. Financial Aid/ Ms. DeOndra Simmons

6 International Education Week RJSC | Seabrook Auditorium | Various | Through November 9, 2017 Activities and events for International Education Week will begin on November 6, 2017, and conclude on Thursday, November 9, 2017. See individual event listing for details. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

6 Alumni Affairs | Community Leaders and Notable Alumni Online | Through November 10, 2017 Various videography that features community leaders and alumni of note will be available for viewing online. Alumni Affairs/Ms. YaKima Rhinehart

6 International Education Week: Global Experiences RJSC 238 | 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Open to the Public Panel Discussion by Fulbright, Peace Corps volunteers and other community and business leaders with overseas experience discussing the importance of overseas travel in a globalized world. A lunch and learn event. International Ed/ Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

6 International Education Week: The Global Classroom, Internet Exchange, and Distance Learning RJSC 240 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.| Open to Faculty Only Global understanding information session and workshop for faculty only. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

6 International Education Week: Cultural Spotlight I RJSC 240 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.| Open to the Public Spotlighting a particular country or region based on 2017-18 FLTA’s. Includes a variety of mechanisms and interactive elements such as teaching students how to cook food of a particular country, learn a traditional dance, or the basics of a foreign language. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

7 CIEE Passport Caravan RJSC 238 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Passport Caravan is sponsored by the Council on International Education Exchanges (CIEE). This agency has agreed to provide 50 passports free of cost to students at FSU that are interested in studying abroad. Free information will also be available to students who are considering this education opportunity. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar


7 International Education Week: Explore Fulbright Student Opportunities RJSC 238 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Information sharing on scholarship opportunities available through the Fulbright Foundation. Fulbright FLTA’s and Fulbright scholar-in-residence will be available to provide guidance and direction. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

7 International Education Week: Cultural Spotlight II RJSC 240 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Spotlighting a particular country or region based on 2017-18 FLTA’s. Includes a variety of mechanisms and interactive elements such as teaching students how to cook food of a particular country, learn a traditional dance, or the basics of a foreign language. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

8 International Education Week: Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants Luncheon RJSC-Chancellor’s Dining Room | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. FSU students have the opportunity to get to know the campus’ Fulbright Teaching Assistants from various countries around the world. A Lunch and Learn experience. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

8 International Education Week: Learning through Immersion/ Study Aboard Panel RJSC 238 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Informative panel discussing the study aboard opportunity for faculty and students. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

8 International Education Week: Cultural Spotlight III RJSC 240 | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Spotlighting a particular country or region based on 2017-18 FLTA’s. Includes a variety of mechanisms and interactive elements such as teaching students how to cook food of a particular country, learn a traditional dance, or the basics of a foreign language. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

8, 9 International Education and Cultural Partnership RJSC 242 / Seabrook Auditorium | Various | See Individual Event Listings A signature event led by the Division of Academic Affairs that highlights FSU’s commitment to developing global citizens, one of the hallmarks of Chancellor’s Anderson leadership. Scheduled events include: International leaders from FSU’s partner institutions will be on the FSU campus for a forum and panel discussion on the topic, “Promoting Global Cooperation through International Education,” with Chancellor Anderson moderating; Commemoration Ceremony of the signing of the FSU Deed; and special international entertainment. Academic Affairs/Dr. Marsha McLean

8 International Education and Cultural Partnership Reception RJSC 242 | 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Welcome reception in honor of the International Education Delegation. Academic Affairs/Dr. Marsha McLean; International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar, Dr. Yunkai Chen

8 International Education and Cultural Partnership Dinner Chancellor’s Residence | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Hosted by Chancellor James A. Anderson and First Lady Nancy Anderson, the International Education Forum Delegation is treated to a private dinner with FSU leadership and special guests. Academic Affairs/Dr. Marsha McLean; International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar, Dr. Yunkai Chen

November | 2017 | Cont.


9 International Education Forum: SINO/US Presidents Forum “Global

Cooperation and the Future of Higher Education” JC Jones Bd Room, Chesnutt Library | 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Open to the Public

November | 2017 | Cont.

Opening remarks from international Partner Presidents followed by questions and answers and discussion on higher education from an international perspective; Chancellor Anderson presiding. Academic Affairs/Dr. Marsha McLean

9 International Education and Cultural Partnership Luncheon RJSC: Chancellor’s Dining Room | 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | By Invitation Only Luncheon in honor of the International Education Delegation. Academic Affairs/Dr. Marsha McLean; International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar, Dr. Yunkai Chen

9 International Education and Cultural Partnership: FSU Deed Signing Commemoration Ceremony Seabrook Auditorium | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Open to the Public Commemoration Ceremony of the FSU Sesquicentennial including a theatrical re-enactment of the FSU Deed Signing in 1867. Academic Affairs/Dr. Marsha McLean

9 International Education Week: Peace Corps Information Session RJSC 238 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. FSU students exposed to the requirements of Peace Corp volunteerism. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

9 International Education Week: International Coffee Hour with Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants Eccogrounds Coffee Shop | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Open to the Public Informal session with Fulbright Teaching Assistants in an effort to forge international friendships and work opportunities. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar

9 International Education and Cultural Partnership: International Mongolian Dance Troupe Seabrook Auditorium | 7:00 p.m. | Free and Open to the Public Performance by the internationally acclaimed Mongolian Dance Troupe. Academic Affairs/Dr. Marsha McLean; International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar, Dr. Yunkai Chen

9 International Education and Cultural Partnership: International Mongolian Dance Troupe Reception Hotel Hospitality Room | 9:00 p.m. | By Invitation Only A post-event reception for the International Mongolian Dance Troupe and International Education Delegation. Academic Affairs/Dr. Marsha McLean; International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Udyavar, Dr. Yunkai Chen

13 American Education Week: C. I. Brown Lecture Series with Elementary Art and Essay Contest Winners Seabrook Auditorium | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Kick-Off Celebration for American Education Week with the annual C.I. Brown Lecture Series which will also include winners of the Elementary Art Contest and High School Essay Contest. SOE/Dr. Noran L. Moffett

14 My Discipline in 1867: American Education Week, School of Education Shaw Auditorium | 6:15 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. An American Educational Revolution for Public Education to Serve All: A View of Education/ If You Were There in 1867: Lecture with background visual, musical and historical documentation. Presented by Dr. Noran L. Moffett, Department of Educational Leadership, School of Education. SOE/Dr. Noran L. Moffett


Library Board Room | 2:00 p.m. A special English Department Sesquicentennial Recognition Reception for select students excelling in Freshman Composition. Students, selected by instructors, receive certificates as well as a commemorative letter from the English Dept Chair. The recognition reception is in honor of those student writers. English/Dr. Carole Boston-Weatherford

15 American Education Week: Administrators’ Panel Discussion Shaw Auditorium | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Part of the American Education Week Series, distinguished regional principals and administrators come together to discuss with the FSU Education Community and others the historical perspective of building management, its evolution, current mission and vision for the future for their schools. Discussion also to include issue facing today’s administrators and teachers. SOE/Dr. Kimberly SmithBurton

16 American Education Week: 4th Annual Future Educators’ Club/ SNCAE Talent Show Lily Gym | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Part of the American Education Week series, the 4th Annual Future Educators’ Club/SNCAE Talent Show; Free and Open to the Public. SOE/Dr. Kimberly SmithBurton

16 Sweet Tea Shakespeare Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s LIT Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd, Fayetteville | Pre-Show 2:15 p.m. | Show 3:00 p.m. The local theatre company presents the classic Shakespearean drama, A Midsummer Night’s LIT, under the direction of FSU’s Jeremy Fiebig. “While fairies feud and scheme, mortals play and dream....” Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, advance their long-running feud, as the children of men find refuge in the forest. While fairy Puck pulls the strings, the lovers dream and the rude mechanicals polish their lines. Will they escape this magic unscathed? LIT is the irreverent celebration of Shakespeare--over drinks. Strictly limited seating. For ticket information visit: www.sweetteashakespeare.com/. PFA/Dr. Jeremy Fiebig

17 American Education Week: A Night at the Movies with SOE RJSC Theater | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Final event in American Education Week commemorative events. Enjoy the internationally acclaimed hit movie, Hidden Figures, in anticipation of the author’s visit to FSU in February 2018 as a Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker. SOE/Dr. Kimberly Smith-Burton

27 Fine Arts Series | FSU Graduating Senior Exhibition Rosenthal Gallery | M-F 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Through December 10, 2017 | Open to the Public Graduating Visual Arts Majors exhibit their body of work prior to spring commencement. PFA/Mr. Dwight Smith

28 African-American History All Year: Dept of Government and History Sesquicentennial Lecture Series LSA 120 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Major African-American Thinkers II: Martin Luther King, Jr. by Dr. Paul Boaheng; Malcolm X by Dr. Nicole A. McFarlane; Angela Davis by Dr. Linda Tomlinson. Gov & History/Dr. Greg Rich

November | 2017 | Cont.

14 Charles Chesnutt Circle Recognition Ceremony and Reception


December | 2017

3 Fine Arts Series | Holiday Spectacular Seabrook Auditorium | 5:00 p.m. The annual Holiday Concert by the FSU Concert Choir and Band is a seasonal must! Join Choral Director, Dr. Denise Payton and Mr. Jorim Reid, Band Director, and their talented students as the holidays are ushered in with seasonal music and a salute to the Sesquicentennial year. PFA/Dr. Denise Payton/Mr. Jorim Reid

7, 8, 9 Sweet Tea Shakespeare Theatre Company: Behold: A Folk Christmas Cantata Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1601 Raeford Rd, Fayetteville | 7:00 p.m. The local theatre company presents seasonal music and drama under the direction of FSU’s Jeremy Fiebig. Behold features folk music from Andrew Peterson and others in a simple, powerful, life-giving tapestry of the stories of Moses, David, Mary, and Joseph. Strictly limited seating. Pay What You Will event. For ticket information visit: www.sweetteashakespeare.com/. PFA/Dr. Jeremy Fiebig

January | 2018

3 Friends of the Library: 150 Years of FSU History with Chesnutt Library | Retro Zone: A Look at the Library as a Place in Students’ Lives Chesnutt Library | M-T 7:45 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Fri 7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Sat 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Sun 2:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. | Through March 14, 2018 | Free and Open to the Public Rotating Exhibit Three: A Look at the Library as a Place in Students’ Lives chronicles the role that Chesnutt Library has played in the individual educational process and its service as a resource in the matriculation of FSU students through the years. Friends of the Library/Mr. Bobby Wynn

15 Celebrating Heritage | Lecture and Reception Rosenthal Gallery | 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Free and Open to the Public Lecture on the Rosenthal exhibition of John and Hazel Biggers Collection followed by an open reception in honor of the exhibit. Lecture 2-3:00 p.m.; Reception 3-6:00 p.m.; Free and Open to the Public. PFA/Mr. Dwight Smith

15 Celebrating Heritage: The John and Hazel Hale-Biggers Collection of African and African-American Art Rosenthal Gallery | M-F 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Through February 25, 2018 Celebrating Heritage features selected, original works by renowned and prolific American Artist, John Biggers and his wife, Hazel Hale-Biggers. The exhibition will feature works from John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Charles White, Walter Williams, Paul Goodnight, and others. PFA/Mr. Dwight Smith

25, 26 27, 28 Sweet Tea Shakespeare Theatre Company: Songs for a New World, A Musical by Jason Robert Brown Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1601 Raeford Rd, Fayetteville | Pre-Show 6:45 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m. The local theatre company presents music and drama under the direction of FSU’s Jeremy Fiebig. Strictly limited seating. Tickets $15/$13/$8. For ticket information visit: www.sweetteashakespeare.com/. PFA/Dr. Jeremy Fiebig

29 My Discipline in 1867: SBE African-American Entrepreneurs SBE Lobby | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Through February 2, 2018 Exploration of prominent African-American entrepreneurs in the 1860’s with self-paced display. SBE/Dr. Pamela Jackson; Dr. Lee Brown


Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1601 Raeford Rd, Fayetteville | Pre-Show 6:45 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m. The local theatre company presents music and drama under the direction of FSU’s Jeremy Fiebig. Strictly limited seating. Tickets $15/$13/$8. For ticket information visit: www.sweetteashakespeare.com/. PFA/Dr. Jeremy Fiebig

3 1867 Deeds Not Words: The Origins of Fayetteville State University Museum of the Cape Fear | Through May 27, 2018 | W-F 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Sat by Appt Only An exhibit highlighting the history of FSU’s founding year. A month by month accounting of events in the city, state and the planning among the Freedmen’s Bureau with emphasis on November 1867. The stories are told using newspaper articles, personal, and government documents. Some of the events featured that will provide context to the period in which FSU was founded are: Military rule in the South during reconstruction; The Freedmen’s Bureau records highlighting North Carolina; The leadership of Bishop James Walker Hood and his settlement in Fayetteville, NC; Black owned businesses and government positions held by African Americans; The Archibald Beebee/Duncan McRae Trial; The General Assembly’s referendum to choose delegates to a constitutional convention the following year; Establishment of the Howard Normal School, Robert Harris, Principal; The return of the Chesnutt Family from Ohio to Fayetteville, and more. Gov & History/Dr. Kelli Walsh; PFA/Dwight Smith/Museum of the Cape Fear

5, 6, 7, 8, 9 My Discipline in 1867: SBE Product Categories Introduced in the 1860’s SBE Lobby | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free and Open to the Public Self-paced display exploring the proliferation of products and product categories introduced in the second half of the 19th Century. SBE/Dr. Pamela Jackson; Dr. Lee Brown

6 Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series: Margot Shetterly, Author of “Hidden Figures” Seabrook Auditorium | 7:00 p.m. | Free and Open to the Public Internationally acclaimed author, Margot Shetterly, discusses her current bestseller, “Hidden Figures,” story of the American dream and the black female mathematicians who helped win the space race. Office of the Chancellor; Events Management/Ben C. Minter.

8 African-American History All Year: Dept of Government and History Sesquicentennial Lecture Series LSA 120 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. FSU and Civil Rights featuring Dr. Stanley Johnson, Chancellor Emeritus Willis McLeod, Mr. Samuel Dove, and Dr. Jeannette Council; Civil Rights Display including mounted pictures with narratives, publication of essays that focus on the engagement of Fayetteville State University in the Civil Rights Movement. Gov & History/Dr. Greg Rich

8 Dept of Criminal Justice: US Crime and Justice in 1867 LSA 121 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Lecture and Discussion about the nature and extent of crime and justice at this particular point in history. Criminal Justice/Dr. David Barlow

February | 2018

1, 2, 3, 4 Sweet Tea Shakespeare Theatre Company: Songs for a New World, A Musical by Jason Robert Brown


10 Fine Arts Series | Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra: 1867 Celebration with Soprano Angela Brown Seabrook Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.

February | 2018 | Cont.

A 150-Year Celebration! In celebration of the Sesquicentennial of Fayetteville State University, the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra will be performing with guest artist, the world-renowned soprano Angela Brown. Together we will explore the influence of African Americans on music composed during this 150year time period including works by Joplin, Gershwin, and Still. PFA/Dr. Don Parker

11 FSU Day at John Wesley United Methodist Church John Wesley United Methodist Church, 616 Cumberland Street, Fayetteville | 11:00 a.m. Annual worship service honoring FSU and its students. Special music provided by Dr. Denise Payton and the FSU Concert Choir with special keynote speaker and congregational contribution to the university. Chancellor’s Office/Dr. Bertha H. Miller

12, 13, 14, 15, 16 My Discipline in 1867: SBE Early Advertising in the 1860’s SBE Lobby | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exploration of how advertising campaigns were managed in the 1800’s with visual display and self-paced information sharing. SBE/Dr. Pamela Jackson; Dr. Lee Brown

12 My Discipline in 1867 | Dept of Psychology: Mental Health in 1867 NERC, 2nd Fl Lobby | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Through February 23, 2018 “150 Ways in which Psychology Changed the World” is a self-paced, electronic analysis of the state of mental health in 1867 and to the present. Presented by the Department of Psychology. Psychology/Dr. Daniel Montoya

14 Chancellor for a Day Chancellor’s Office | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Announcement of the student Chancellor for a Day for February 2018. Selected students follow the Chancellor’s schedule for a day and interact with all appointments and activities to give opportunity for exposure and experience on the highest level of academic functioning. Chancellor’s Office/Dr. Bertha H. Miller

15 My Discipline in 1867 | Dept of Psychology: Mental Health in 1867, A Celebration of Psychology NERC 2nd Fl | Psy Dept Lobby | 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Enjoy music, food and a celebration of psychology during the late 1800’s with a video presentation and discussion. Psychology/Dr. Daniel Montoya

19 My Discipline in 1867: SBE Vintage Ads of the 1860’s SBE Lobby | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Through February 23 2018 Display of vintage advertising samples from the 1860’s and second half of 19th Century. SBE/Dr. Pamela Jackson; Dr. Lee Brown

22 Dept of Sociology | My Discipline in 1867: Black Lives in 1867 LSA 120 | 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. A Lecture and discussion on the historical context of the African-American experience during this period of history. Sociology/Dr. Nicole Lucas; Ms. Masceline Petitlubin

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NERC, 1st Fl Lobby | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Nursing in 1867: Oral presentation on the State of Nursing and Medicine in the specific historical time period. Nursing/Dr. Afua Arhin

2 Fine Arts Series | FSU Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition Rosenthal Gallery | M-F 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Through April 21, 2018 | Free and Open to the Public Faculty exhibition featuring works from the visual art department faculty of the Department of Performing and Fine Arts to include works by Jonathan Chestnut, Shane Booth, Soni Martin, Dwight Smith, and Skylar Swan. PFA/Mr. Dwight Smith

March | 2018

1 My Discipline in 1867: Nursing

3 5th Annual iINSPIRE Showcase Concert: Sesquicentennial Celebration Seabrook Auditorium | 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. An electrifying musical celebration promoting inspirational artists and musicians. Tickets: $10; FSU Student w/ID $5; Group (10+) $8. Communications and World Cultures/Mr. Ray Thomas

6 Fine Arts Series | Imani Winds in Concert Seabrook Auditorium | 7:00 p.m. Chamber music concert by the Grammy nominated Imani Winds and Angela Brown. The performance will conclude with a commissioned piece of music for Ms. Brown to sing with the Imani Winds. Valery Coleman, the flutist with the Imani Winds, will compose the new work. A reception that will follow the performance will be a scholarship fundraiser for students in the Department of Performing and Fine Arts. The reception will be a sponsored event. PFA/Dr. Don Parker

15 African-American History All Year: Dept of Government and History Sesquicentennial Lecture Series LSA 120 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. African-American Women Leaders I: Zora Neale Hurston by Dr. Erin Eldridge; Nina Simone by Dr. Sherree Davis; and Ida B. Wells by Dr. Nicole Lucas. Gov & History/Dr. Greg Rich

15 My Discipline in 1867: 150 Years of Chemistry Curriculum at FSU STB 435, 436, 444, 4th Fl Lobby | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Oral presentations and related poster presentations on the field of Chemistry in the latter part of the 1800’s; Poster display all day on 4th Fl Lobby of STB; Oral presentations 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. in STB 435; with chemical demonstrations throughout the day in STB 436 and 444. Chemistry & Physics/Dr. Cevdet Akbay

19 Friends of the Library:150 Years of FSU History with Chesnutt Library | Special Collections Signature Series--Chesnutt, Smith, Seabrook, and Jones Chesnutt Library | M-T 7:45 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Fri 7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Sat 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Sun 2:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. | Through May 9, 2018 Rotating Exhibit Four: Special Collections Signature Series--Chesnutt, Smith, Seabrook, and Jones exhibits special editions and writings from Chesnutt Library’s collection of books and writings from four of FSU’s founding leaders. Friends of the Library/Mr. Bobby Wynn

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March | 2018 | Cont.

21 FSU Global Awareness Day RJSC 240 and 242 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. A celebration of cultures from around the world to showcase international talent at FSU and in the local community thereby enhancing global awareness among students, the campus community and attendees from the local community. This program will demonstrate Fayetteville State University’s efforts towards globalization while simultaneously enriching the experiences of attendees. The short 7-9 minute video entitled “A Global FSU” will be highlighted at this event by showing it at regular determined intervals. This video is a visual demonstration of FSU’s journey in globalization. International Ed/Ms. Sharmila Uydavar

22 My Discipline in 1867: 150 Years of Chemistry Curriculum at FSU STB 435, 436, 444, 4th Fl Lobby | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Oral presentations and related poster presentations on the field of Chemistry in the latter part of the 1800’s; Poster display all day on 4th Fl Lobby of STB; Oral presentations 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. in STB 435; with chemical demonstrations throughout the day in STB 436 and 444. Chemistry & Physics/Dr. Cevdet Akbay

29 African-American History All Year: Dept of Government and History Sesquicentennial Lecture Series LSA 120 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. African-American Women Leaders II: Anna Julia Cooper by Dr. Stacye Blount; Mary Church Terrell presented by Dr. Chandrika Johnson; Shirley Chisholm presented by Dr. Alysia Childs. Gov & History/Dr. Greg Rich

29 Conjure Online Literary Journal Launch Party RJSC 242 | 6:00 p.m. Conjure: A Journal of HBCU Creativity will make its debut with the North Carolina issue and the National issue to follow in Spring 2018. The online publications will include reading and spoken word events at FSU and elsewhere. English/Dr. Carole Boston Weatherford

30 Department of Social Work | The Hull House: Social Work circa 1867 LSA 120 | 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. A lecture and discussion about the social conditions of this historical period and how they contributed to the development of the Hull House in the late 19th Century. Social Work/Dr. Terri Moore-Brown

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Seabrook Auditorium/Butler Theatre | Various | Through April 7, 2018 Various Fine Arts presentations and activities celebrating the Department’s annual Fine Arts Week, April 2, 2018 through April 7, 2018. See individual events listing for details. PFA/Dr. Don Parker

4 Chancellor for a Day Chancellor’s Office | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Announcement of the student Chancellor for a Day for April 2018. Selected students follow the Chancellor’s schedule for a day and interact with all appointments and activities to give opportunity for exposure and experience on the highest level of academic functioning. Chancellor’s Office/Dr. Bertha H. Miller

April | 2018

2 Fine Arts Series | 2018 Fine Arts Week

5 Founders Day Weekend Various | Through April 8, 2018 A series of campus events commemorating the University’s annual Founders Day commemoration. Check the official FSU website at www.uncfsu.edu and events listing for details. Events Management/Mr. Ben C. Minter

5 Founders Day Convocation | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Seabrook Auditorium | 2:00 p.m. Founders Day signals the return of alumni to the FSU campus in commemoration of the Founding Fathers. The full, academic convocation will feature the Sesquicentennial Anthem, as well as special keynote speaker, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Television Personality; Author; Genealogist; Historian) and Sesquicentennial components in celebration of the 150th milestone. Includes pilgrimage to the Founders’ Monuments, Opening of the 125th Time Capsule, and the launching of the 150th Time Capsule. Events Management/Mr. Ben C. Minter

10 Office of Civic Engagement and Service Learning: Third Annual Community Partners Appreciation Luncheon RJSC 242 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The annual luncheon of appreciation continues into its third year as the Office of Civic Engagement and Service Learning hosts community supporters in honor of their continued support of FSU and its students. Academic Affairs/Dr. Sherree Davis, Dr. Marsha McLean

12 Chancellor’s List Reception Seabrook Auditorium | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The annual Chancellor’s List Reception, sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office, honors students who maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher for either spring semester 2017 or fall semester 2017. Chancellor’s Office/Dr. Bertha H. Miller

16, 17 150 Days of Financial Literacy Culmination RJSC 242 | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. April 2018 is Financial Literary Month: Culminating events. Financial Aid/ Ms. DeOndra Simmons

19 African-American History All Year | Dept of Government and History Sesquicentennial Lecture Series LSA 120 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Civil Rights: Desegregation by Dr. Ngozi Kamalu; Voting Rights by Dr. Han Lheem; White Primaries by Dr. Hsiaofen Hemstock; Environmental Justice by Dr. Juan Ma. Gov and History/ Dr. Greg Rich

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19, 20, 21 The Founders’ Play “150 Steps to Equality”

April | 2018 | Cont.

Butler Theatre | 7:30 p.m. Interpretive play denoting the beginning of FSU and its Founders perseverance for educational opportunities for local black children and the generations to follow. Presented as part of 2018 Founders Day activities and the Sesquicentennial Celebration, the cast will provide impromptu excerpt dialogues, in collaboration with the Division of Student Affairs, throughout the Sesquicentennial year in various campus locations and to a variety of audiences leading up to the curtains opening on this original play. PFA/Ms. Phoebe Hall

20 150 Days of Financial Literacy Culmination RJSC 242 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. April 2018 is Financial Literary Month: Culminating events. Financial Aid/Ms. DeOndra Simmons

21 Fine Arts Series | The Fayetteville Symphony in Concert Seabrook Auditorium | 7:30 p.m. Appalachian Spring: Travel to the Blue Ridge Mountains for the last concert of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra’s Carolina season. Imagine hiking the Appalachian Trail as the symphony performs Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Sibelius’s Finlandia. This concert will also feature a solo performance by Alex Jokippi, Principal Trumpet of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, as he performs an original piece composed especially for him. PFA/Dr. Don Parker

24 SBE Recognition Luncheon: Bronco B.L.U.E. SBE 207 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Business Leaders United for Excellence: A luncheon to recognize School of Business & Economics alumni who have made a significant impact in their community. The honorees have outstanding accomplishments in the business community and exemplify true leadership. SBE/Dr. Pamela Jackson; Dr. Lee Brown

26, 27, 28, 29 Sweet Tea Shakespeare Theatre Company: Honey Series Event: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 1897 Poe House at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex, 801 Arsenal Ave, Fayetteville | Pre-Show 6:45 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m. The local theatre company presents a new adaptation by Jessica Osnoe of a timeless classic, Jane Eyre, under the direction of FSU’s Jeremy Fiebig. The Honey Series is the Sweet Tea Shakespeare series celebrating women. This premiere adaptation “shakes” up this haunting, lush, gothic romance. Jane comes of age in a world where she must keep secrets to herself. When she falls in love with Edward Rochester, secrets become heartbreak as she and Edward journey through love, loss, unrelenting hope, and undying passion. Strictly limited seating. Tickets $15/$13/$8. For ticket information visit: www.sweetteashakespeare.com/. PFA/Dr. Jeremy Fiebig

28 The Annual Mr. FSU and Miss FSU Pageants Seabrook Auditorium | 7:00 p.m. |Free and Open to the Public The annual competition to crown the 2017-18 Mr. Fayetteville State University and Miss Fayetteville State University. Student Affairs/Dr. Juanette Council


1897 Poe House at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex, 801 Arsenal Ave, Fayetteville | Pre-Show 6:45 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m. The local theatre company presents a new adaptation by Jessica Osnoe of a timeless classic, Jane Eyre, under the direction of FSU’s Jeremy Fiebig. The Honey Series is the Sweet Tea Shakespeare series celebrating women. This premiere adaptation “shakes” up this haunting, lush, gothic romance. Jane comes of age in a world where she must keep secrets to herself. When she falls in love with Edward Rochester, secrets become heartbreak as she and Edward journey through love, loss, unrelenting hope, and undying passion. Strictly limited seating. Tickets $15/$13/$8. For ticket information visit: www.sweetteashakespeare.com/. PFA/Dr. Jeremy Fiebig

4 The Charles Chesnutt Senior Research Symposium Library Board Room | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. This high-impact practice is a part of the ENGL470 Senior Seminar. Students present research papers to faculty, peers, family and friends. For the Sesquicentennial, students plan to hold a day-long symposium with presentations by students, scholars, performers and community representatives. The focus will be the literature of Charles Chesnutt and will include a special, keynote speaker. English/Dr. Carole Boston Weatherford

4 The Charles Chesnutt Circle Recognition Ceremony and Reception Library Board Room | 2:00 p.m. This event recognizes students for achievement in ENGL 110 and ENGL 120 Freshman Composition. Students are selected by instructors and receive certificates as well as a letter from the English Department chair. A reception for the honorees will follow the Ceremony as part of the Sesquicentennial celebration. English/Dr. Carole Boston Weatherford

5 Alumni Step Show/Stroll Capel Arena | 6:00 p.m. | Ticketed Stepping and Strolling presented by alumni of FSU Greek life with a chance to show their expertise in the genre. Also participating will be current fraternity and sorority campus members whose combined efforts will present an entertaining and enjoyable show. Student Affairs/Mr. Julian Capel 12 The Sesquicentennial Spring Commencement Crown Coliseum Complex | 9:00 a.m. Annual Spring Commencement exercises with special Sesquicentennial components including distinguished keynote speaker, the Sesquicentennial Anthem, and final Sesquicentennial Celebration. Academic Affairs/Dr. Jon Young; Dr. Marsha McLean; Events Management/Mr. Ben C. Minter

May | 2018

3, 4, 5, 6 Sweet Tea Shakespeare Theatre Company: Honey Series Event: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte


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Celebrate Sesquicentennial Presiding Mr. Jon Parsons

Welcome Mr. Jon Parsons Dr. James A. Anderson Chancellor of the University The Sesquicentennial Hymn In Observance Mr. Elliot O. Jackson President, Student Government Assoc. Chancellor James A. Anderson Mrs. Vedas Neal Mr. Jon Parsons Dr. Bertha H. Miller Mr. Elliot Jackson Tuesday, September 26, 2017 | 2:00 p.m. | Grace Black Circle September 24-30, 2017 | www.HBCU9.org

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Closing Remarks Chancellor James A. Anderson


No. One Homecoming On Earth: Celebrating 150 Years of Excellence

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Fayetteville State University’s Sesquicentennial Celebration will embody a series of special events appropriately termed Sesquicentennial Marquee Events. These special events will be highlighted and planned as keynote special events with special emphasis placed on inclusion of ALL. The 2017 Homecoming festivities, as a marquee event, will encompass planning that includes our campus and our community so that the full strength of our Bronco Pride will be evident throughout the week of Homecoming 2017.

October 15-21, 2017 promises to offer a schedule of events and activities that will redefine

FSU Homecoming, and make it the “must attend” event of the fall. The FSU Executive Planning Committee (composed of campus and community volunteers) has been busy at work endeavoring to lay the perfect foundation for the perfect celebration. Students, alumni, faculty and staff are planning now to welcome to our campus a record-breaking number of Broncos and friends. Watch for the final schedule of events at

www.uncfsu.edu/ia/

marketing/homecoming

• City-Wide Bronco Observance • Game: FSU vs. St Augustine’s • Special Parade Grand Marshals • Vendors • Department Events • Tailgating • Student Events • Entertainment • Game Half-Time • Bands • Parade Floats • Alumni Events • Kings and Queens • AUTOS Campus Parade





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“Great Joy” FSU Concert Choir and FSU Concert Band Holiday Spectacular Seabrook Auditorium 5 p.m. General admission is free.

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FSU celebrates the Holidays and will share this Holiday Concert with the students, faculty, and community of FSU. The Concert Choir hosts a Holiday concert each year This year, they will be performing many carols that include gospel renditions of the carols, mostly by Joseph Joubert and Michael Elroy. “The work is entitled “Great Joy” and takes the regular Christmas carols that we know and adds a new millennium twist to them so it is not just your standard concert of carols,” said Dr. Denise Payton, Director of Choral Activities at FSU. “Everyone will be able to identify with it and enjoy it no matter their ethnicity or age.” Payton plans to have Cumberland County high school choirs in the Concert Choir for the performance. Alumni of the University and Concert Choir will also be performing.

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FSU Day of Percussion Rosenthal Building 9 a.m. General admission is free.

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FSU Day of Percussion will feature clinics, master classes, and performances by guest artists and groups of students on a variety of areas of percussion from drum set, keyboard percussion, and hand percussion. The focus of the day is geared towards exposing students from kindergarten thru 12th grade in the surrounding region to the traditional/fundamentals as well as current trends in the percussive world.

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Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra 1867 Celebration with Soprano Angela Brown Seabrook Auditorium 7:30 p.m. Tickets range in price and can be purchased through Fayettevillesymphony.org.

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The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra performs regularly on the Fayetteville State University campus. This year, they are back, performing as part of the FSU Arts Series again this season, but this year, they will feature a special guest. World-renowned soprano and opera singer, Angela Brown will be performing with the symphony. As part of FSU’s Sesquicentennial Year celebration, this performance will feature African Americans in music during that 150-year time period. The performance will include music by Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, and William Grant Steele among others. “We don’t often capture music by African Americans. I don’t know how much people have heard this music and have been exposed to this music. It is a chance to educate our audience,” Dr. Don Parker, FSU Professor of Music and Interim Chair in Performing and Fine Arts, who is also a Principal Percussionist with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra said. “This is unique. It’s not often that the symphony gets to perform with a world-renowned soprano.” Angela Brown has performed at FSU in the past. She performed a presentation related to opera from a black woman’s perspective, a show she does. In addition to her performance, she also did a master’s class with some of the students. Angela Brown “This is an opportunity to bring her back as part of our history but to also allow her to be featured on a larger stage. She is an incredible performer. This is a concert not to be missed.” Parker said. The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1956 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is a professional, regional orchestra whose mission is to “educate, entertain, and inspire the citizens of the Fayetteville, North Carolina region as the leading musical resource.” They often perform at FSU once or twice a season. The concert will be held on February 1, 2018 in Seabrook Auditorium.

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Imani Winds

Imani Winds Seabrook Auditorium 7 p.m. General admission is $10, FSU Students are admitted for free. Tickets can be purchased through Etix.com.

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Grammy-nominated Woodwind Quintet, Imani Winds, will be performing at Fayetteville State University on March 6, 2018 in Seabrook Auditorium. Imani Winds is no stranger to FSU. In the 2010-2011 academic year, they were featured as Artist in Residence. They visited several times throughout the year and worked with area middle and high school students as well as FSU students. “They have a redefined the classic woodwind quintet by commissioning new works, and reaching out to a diverse audience of all ages,” Dr. Don Parker, FSU Professor of Music and Interim Chair in Performing and Fine Arts said. Imani Winds has been performing for more than 20 years. They have bridged a gap between American, European, Latin, and African styles and are known for their collaborations with other artists and groups. Imani (which means faith in Swahili) Winds features a clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and a French horn.

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FSU Music Alumni Concert Seabrook Auditorium 7 p.m. General admission is free

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Fayetteville State University Music Alumni will participate in an Alumni Concert as part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration at FSU this year. The concert will be in March of 2018.

plays in the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and an endowed chair with the Snyder Memorial Baptist Orchestra said. “The idea is to have the alumni bring their groups to perform. It will be like looking back but also looking into the future. Teachers are out there teaching the next generation of students that could come to FSU to study.” The concert will consist of several different types of music, possibly including choirs, bands, string ensembles, and show choirs. The concert will take place in Seabrook Auditorium.

Sheryl Linch-Parker, Professor of Music at FSU came up with the idea for an alumni concert and has been working to locate alumni who may want to take part. “The University has put out so many music teachers that are still in the area, I thought it would be a good idea to feature our alumni as an extension of what FSU does for the community,” Linch-Parker, who

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Keynote Address

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

FOUNDERS DAY CONVOCATION April 5, 2018 | 2:00 p.m. | J.W. Seabrook Auditorium Free and Open to the Public

Founders Day signals the return of alumni to the FSU campus in commemoration of the Founding Fathers. The full academic convocation will feature the Sesquicentennial Anthem, keynote address, and additional Sesquicentennial components in celebration of the 150th milestone. Includes the annual pilgrimage to the Founders Monuments and the 150th Time Capsule Ceremony

SPECIAL GUEST, Dr. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., and public intellectual who currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He discovered what are both women, and has published extensively on appreciating African-American literature as part of the Western canon. In addition to producing and hosting previous series on since 2012 Gates has been host for four seasons of the series Finding Your Roots on PBS. It combines the work of expert researchers in genealogy, history, and genetics historic research to tell guests about their ancestors’ lives and histories.


One Hundred and FiftySteps

to Equality

Compiled for the Stage from Historical Accounts and Documents A Dramatic Interpretation Commissioned Especially for the FSU Sequicentennial

By Phoebe Hall

The play focuses on the creation of a school during the Reconstruction period shortly after the end of the Civil War. Seven local businessmen pooled their money and resources, purchased a parcel of land and formed a school dedicated to teaching local black youths to read and write— something heretofore illegal. The play then plots the growth of the school over a span of 150 years to its’ current inception and highlights each dedicated leader who took the school closer to what it is today. Finally, the play looks at the changing student population over the years and how the face of education was transformed at Fayetteville State University.

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SEE PAGE 28 FOR PERFORMANCE DETAILS AND TICKET INFORMATION.


The J. W. Seabrook Auditorium

Built in 1954, Seabrook Auditorium is a Fayetteville State University landmark, and a cornerstone of entertainment for the community and campus. Listed below are some of the best known visitors to the FSU campus and Seabrook Auditorium. Marian Anderson, Opera Singer Philippa Schuyler, Child Prodigy Pianist Duke Ellington, Jazz Musician Langston Hughes, Author and Poet President Bill Clinton, Governor of Arkansas Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz Trumpeter Lionel Hampton, King of the Xylophone Leon Bates, Concert Pianist Ruby Dee, Actress Nikki Giovanni, Poet and Author Dr. Benjamin Mayes, Morehouse College

The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra

James Brown, The Godfather of Soul

Danny Glover, Actor

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra Adele Addison, Opera Singer William Brown, Opera Singer George Shirley, Opera Singer Henry Boatwright, Opera Singer Olantunji, African Drummer Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre Julian Bond, Civil Rights Activist Yolanda King, Daughter of Rev. Martin L. King The Three Doctors


George Kenneth Butterfield, Jr. was born April 27, 1947, and is a United States Congressman elected in 2004. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district is located in the northeastern corner of North Carolina, stretching from Durham to Elizabeth City and including all or parts of 24 counties (NC District 1). An African American and a longtime advocate on behalf of civil rights, Butterfield is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and served as its chair from 2015 to 2017. Butterfield was born and raised in Wilson, North Carolina in a prominent African-American family. He graduated from Charles H. Darden High School and earned degrees in political science and sociology from North Carolina Central University (NCCU). In 1974, he received a Juris Doctor degree from the NCCU School of Law. Butterfield served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970. Butterfield serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and formerly served on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Agriculture Committee. He is the Region VIII representative on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. Beginning in 2007 in the 110th Congress, Butterfield was chosen to serve as one of eight Chief Deputy Whips. He was appointed to this position by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.

Saturday, May 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m., The Crown Coliseum

Representing North Carolina’s 1st District

The Sesquicentennial Commencement

Keynote Congressman G. K. Butterfield


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Deed Signing Ceremony Celebrating the University’s Founding

An Official Sesquicentennial Commemorative Event


The Sesquicentennial Hymn

Musical Score by Dr. Marvin Curtis Lyrics by Dr. Marvin Curtis and Dr. Denise M. Payton

Dr. Denise Murchison Payton, Director of Choral Activities at FSU, collaborated with Dr. Curtis in writing the lyrics for our Sesquicentennial Anthem. Dr. Payton came to FSU in 2008, and under her direction the FSU Concert Choir has maintained its stellar reputation for excellence, having performed at Carnegie Hall, for the governor of North Carolina, for major university events, churches, civic functions, state and national events, and has produced three compact discs. Drs. Payton and Curtis have choreographed numerous programs to include, but not limited to, MLK Remembrances, European Tours, and Lift Every Voice at Indiana University-South Ben. Dr. Payton has extensive experience as a dramatic soprano, specializing in African American Choral and solo Music. She is founder of The Heritage Restoration Chorale, and was nominated for a Grammy in Music Education in 2014. Dr. Payton performed regularly with the Long Leaf Opera Company. She has performed frequently as a soprano soloist and in such operas as Susannah, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and in the world premiere of Strange Fruit, and Regina. Internationally, Dr. Payton performed at the American Church in Paris, France, at St. Jacobs Church in Liege, Belgium, the National Basicilia of Koekelberg, and St. Giles Church Brugge, Belgium. Dr. Payton has been a featured soloist with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in British Columbia, Canada. She studied at North Carolina A&T State University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Fayetteville State University, Boston University, and Walden University.

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Dr. Marvin V. Curtis became the first African-American composer commissioned to write a choral work for a Presidential Inauguration when his composition, The City on the Hill was premiered at President Clinton’s 1993 Inauguration, performed by The Philander Smith Collegiate Choir of Little Rock, Arkansas and The United States Marine Band. Numerous other commissions include the 100th anniversary anthem for Morris Brown College in Atlanta and the 125th anniversary of North Park University in Chicago. He has written music for the documentary A Road to Hope, which earned him the Bronze Award for best Original Song at the Prestige Film Festival. He also co-wrote music for the recent theatrical production A Place to be Somebody: The Story of Charles Gordone with Delshawn Taylor as part of the Bicentennial Celebration of Indiana. Dr. Curtis is in his 10th year as Dean of the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts at Indiana UniversitySouth Bend, and under his leadership, the Raclin School of the Arts was accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, and their Aspire magazine won the Bronze Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Dr. Curtis is also the conductor of The Symphonic Choir of South Bend, a community choir that performed a 90 minute concert at The White House on December 21, 2009. Dr. Curtis serves his communities on numerous boards and commissions which include the Board of Trustees of North Park University, the National Scholarship Chair for the National Association of Negro Musicians, and President of the board of The Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend. Numerous awards includes the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Roland Carter Living Legends Award from the Hampton Minister’s Conference for his music. He is also a member of the 21st Century Council for the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. Dr. Curtis is a former member of the FSU faculty and served as Choir Director, Chair of the Department of Performing and Fine Arts, and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School. Under his leadership, the FSU Choir and band members performed twice in Europe and in Canada. Dr. Curtis is a graduate of North Park University and The University of the Pacific. He also studied at Westminster Choir College, The Juilliard School of Music, and at the University of Ghana at Legon as a Ford Foundation Fellow. 43 PROGRAM GUIDE PROGRAM GUIDE


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Monument to Leadership 1867-2017 The Transformative Vision Vandorn Hinnant The Monument to Leadership represents the transformative vision of Fayetteville State University’s founders, principals, presidents, and chancellors whose ideas, hard work, and collaboration with state, federal, and allied contributors, converged into a swirling, ever reaching upward motion, moving the grammar school to a normal school, to a college, and now as a university “celebrating 150 years of excellence in preparing educators, leaders and engaged citizens”. The wings extending out at the top represent graduation, yet the commencement of a new beginning for graduates to transform the state, nation, and world.

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Honoring the Fayetteville State University Legacy, A Sesquicentennial Celebration 35.5”x44” Mixed Media, May 2017

Part of the Fayetteville State University Permanent Collection Rudolph Jones Student Center Concourse

Jermaine “JP” Powell is truly, “Art History In The Making.” JP is a North Carolina-based professional artist, and muralist. He has made a name for himself by creating the first Handmade App Painting, #iosluxury (2013). He also created the most expensive painting in Downtown Raleigh, #JP100k (2014). JP’s professional art career began at age fifteen, painting T-shirts in a Cleveland, Ohio mall. JP later received an art scholarship and is a graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City. “I love serving others with functional art and want to continue that tradition of making beautiful, amazing stuff for my generation to enjoy,” JP says. On JermainePowell.com he shares inspirational stories and marketing tips inspired by his #loveyourwork theme. JP has pieces in collections throughout the United States, Argentina, and Japan. He is married and has three children.

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The year 1867 was a very important year in the history of African Americans. It witnessed many significant advances in civil rights—such as the granting of voting rights to African-American men in Washington, D.C., the beginning of Reconstruction in the South with voter registration for blacks, black ride-ins staged in Richmond, VA, and New Orleans, LA, and the first votes cast by blacks in a U.S. state election in the South. That year also was a banner year for advancements in higher education for African Americans, as well. It witnessed not only the founding of the Peabody Fund to promote education for blacks in the South and

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the establishment of the original U. S. Department of Education, but also the founding of more Historically Black Colleges and University than in any other year, before or after, in U. S. history. Nine HBCUs—located in four southern states (Alabama, Georgia, Maryland and North Carolina) and in the District of Columbia—trace their founding to 1867: Alabama State University, Barber-Scotia College, Fayetteville State University, Howard University, Johnson C. Smith University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, St. Augustine’s University and Talladega College. Throughout 2017, all of them will celebrate their sesquicentennial on their campuses; and they decided over a year ago, and have been working for the last year, on a joint one-week celebration—September 24-30, 2017—in which they will focus collectively on the enduring legacy and achievements of their institutions and their contributions, as well as on those of other HBCUs, to the making of this nation. With this unified and collaborative observance, they hope to focus the nation’s attention sharply and effectively on the remarkable record of HBCUs, both historically and presently, and their tremendous value as some of the nation’s hidden treasures. In addition, they wish to generate a national conversation on the critical role that HBCUs must play in 21st-century American education and what the nation must do, in its own best interest, to preserve and enhance them. During the first three days of this HBCU-9 United Sesquicentennial Celebration, the institutions will hold a number of common activities on their own campuses, including a worship service, a Sesquicentennial Tree-Planting Ceremony and student spoken-word and writing competitions on the importance of HBCUs. During the last three days of the week, they will convene at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, for an HBCU-9 Sesquicentennial Summit, where the leaders, faculty, students and alumni of those institutions will hold a joint celebration and conduct a major conversation about their legacies, their achievements and their challenges. The Summit will include an evening performance by the United HBCU-9 Choir (composed of singers from all of the institutions), a torch relay of runners from all nine institutions, a roundtable discussion and fireside chat among the presidents and chancellors of the

Alabama State University Mrs. Zillah Fluker Vice President of Institutional Advancement Barber-Scotia College Dr. David Olah President Ms. Karen Soares Special Assistant to the President Fayetteville State University Dr. Bertha Miller Executive Assistant to the Chancellor Howard University Ms. Andreya Davis Communications & Marketing Specialist Mr. Calvin Hadley Student Ombudsman and Strategic Initiatives Advisor Johnson C. Smith University Ms. Joy Springs Vice President of Institutional Advancement Morehouse College Ms. Amanda Bailey Acting Chief of Staff to the President Morgan State University Ms. Andrea Hart Staff to the Board of Regents Dr. Burney Hollis Sesquicentennial Committee Chairman Dean Emeritus, English Dr. Edwin Johnson Assistant Archivist St. Augustine’s University Ms. Sharon M. Lipscomb Vice President for Administration Talladega College Walvid King Acting Vice President of Institutional Advancement

institutions and government and foundation leaders, and a number of keynote addresses about the national imperative to support the nation’s HBCUs.

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Sesquicentennial PLANNING faculty | staff | alumni | student | community in sesion since March 2017

Executive Committee Dr. James A. Anderson, Chancellor

Chancellor’s Office

Dr. Bertha H. Miller, Chair

Chancellor’s Office

Mr. Bruce Daws, Co-Chair

Fayetteville Transportation Museum

Dr. Stacye Blount, Co-Chair

Academic Affairs

Mr. Kenneth Craig, Co-Chair

Business and Finance

Ms. Ann Zomerfeld, Recorder

Chancellor’s Office

Mr. Steve Mack

Business and Finance

Mr. Charles Broadwell

The Fayetteville Observer

Col (Ret) Donald Porter

FSU Board of Trustees

Mr. Kirk deViere

FSU Board of Trustees

Ms. Margaret Dickson Mr. Jeffery M. Womble

Community Institutional Advancement

Mr. Ben Brown

Alumni

Mr. Rudy Cardenas

Facilities Management

Mr. Earnest Curry

FSU Foundation, Inc.

Dr. Pamela Jackson

School of Business & Economics

Dr. Marion Gillis-Olion

School of Education

Mr. Nate Gantt

ITTS

Ms. Bo Thorpe

Community

Ms. Vedas Neal

FSU Board of Trustees

Dr. David Barlow

College of Arts and Sciences

Ms. Linda C. Coley

Alumni

Dr. Inder Nijhawan

FSU Board of Trustees

Mr. Wayne Branch

Alumni

Mr. John Meroski

FACBV

Mr. Ben C. Minter

Events Management

Rev. Raymond Privott

National Alumni Association

Dr. Stanley Johnson Dr. Janice Haynie

Academic Affairs Student Affairs

Dr. Rollinda Thomas

Academic Affairs

Dr. Jon Young

Academic Affairs

Dr. Adegoke Ademiluyi

Academic Affairs

Ms. Yakima A. Rhineheart

Alumni Affairs

Mr. Wesley Fountain

Community and Government Relations

Mr. Nick Ganesan Dr. Juanette Council

ITTS Student Affairs

Ms. Tamara Brothers

Institutional Advancement

Ms. Sandy Cookman

Community

COMMITTEES


All Committees | Phase One |Discovery March - June 2017

Marquee Events Committee Rollinda Thomas, Chair

Academic Affairs School of Education Business and Finance

Noran Moffett, Co-Chair Christine Jumalon

External and Community Collaboration Committee Wesley Fountain, Chair Tamara Holmes Brother, Co-Chair Teresa Thompson-Pinckney, Co-Chair Sheree Davis, Co-Chair Jeannette Council Veronica Alexander Priscilla Manarino-Leggett John Chance Trela Anderson Dorothy Fielder Jeffery Womble Gloria Moore-Carter Marion Gillis-Olion

Government and Community Affairs Corporate and Foundation Relations College Access Programs Civic Engagement Alumna Ft. Bragg Campus Elementary Education Alumnus Department of English Community Communications Early Childhood Learning Center School of Education

Marketing and Communications Committee Ben C. Minter, Chair Jeffery M. Womble, Co-Chair Alfreda Cromartie, Co-Chair LaWon D. Williams LaShanta McCorkle Dennis McNair Kristina Newcomb Tammy Owens JaLisha Pone May Rodriquez Adrianna Seeney

Events Management Communications Alumni University Publications Marketing and Strageic Communications Student Affairs Marketing and Strageic Communications Institutional Advancement Development Development Student

Finance Committee

The Founders Seal | Entrance to Rudolph Jones Student Center

Mr. Kenneth Craig, Chair Ms. Yolanda Bonnette, Co-Chair Mr. Steve Mark, Co-Chair Ms. Cyntha Jones Attorney Wanda L. Jenkins Mr. Wilson Lacy Ms. Linda C. Coley Mr. Clanton Johnson

Grants Committee Dr. Pamela Jackson, Chair Dr. Leslie Evelyn, Co-Chair Dr. Earnest Lamb Ms. Phoebe Hall Ms. Sondra Martin Ms. Shenetta Dudley Mr. Dwane Hodges

Business and Finance Business and Finance Business and Finance Business and Finance Legal Affairs FSU Foundation Alumni Advancement Services

School of Business & Economics Sponsored Research Fine Arts Fine Arts Fine Arts School of Business & Economics School of Business & Economics


All Committees | Phase Two |Discovery March - June 2017

ITTS Committee

Mr. Nick Ganesan, Chair Mr. Bill Gibson, Co-Chair Mr. LaWon Williams, Co-Chair Mr. Ben C. Minter, Co-Chair Ms. Suzanne Hesseltine Mr. Ray Thomas Mr. Rick Perko Dr. Nicole McFarlane

Academic Events & Programs Dr. Jon Young, Chair Dr. Marsha McLean, Co-Chair Mr. Ben C. Minter, Co-Chair Dr. Peggy Green Dr. Tanya Hudson Dr. Shari Herring Dr. Earnest Lamb Ms. Carole Weatherford Ms. Deondra Simmons Dr. Erin White Dr. Teresa Thompson-Pinckney Dr. Pamela Jackson Dr. Todd Frobish Ms. Sharmila Udyavar Dr. David Barlow Dr. Beatrice Carroll Dr. Blanche Radford Curry

Historical Projects Dr. Adegoke Ademiluyi, Chair Dr. Stanley Johnson, Co-Chair Dr. Kelli Walsh, Co-Chair Dr. Linda Tomlinson Ms. Jan Squire Whitfield Historical Projects/FSU & The Military Dr. Kelli Walsh, Coordinator Lt. Col. Heber F. Toro Lt. Desiree Whitaker Mr. Lester McGuire Gen (Ret) Rodney Anderson CPT Sabrina L. Gammage Mr. Charles Anderson

Historical Projects/Sports History

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Dr. Peggy Green, Coordinator Mr. Wayne Branch Mr. Lamont Hinson Mr. Willie Gray

ITTS ITTS IA/University Publications IA/Events Management ITTS Academic Affairs Community Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs Academic Affairs IA/Events Management Athletics School of Education School of Education Fine Arts College of Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs College of Arts & Sciences University College School of Business & Economics College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences School of Education College of Arts & Sciences

Academic Affairs Academic Affairs Academic Affairs Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs Air Force ROTC Air Force ROTC Academic Affairs Community Army ROTC Academic Affairs

Athletic Department Alumni Athletic Department Athletic Club


Historical Projects/GreekSociety

School of Education School of Social Work FSU Foundation Student Affairs Pan-Hellenic Council

Historical Projects/Civil Rights Movement

Dr. Stanley Johnson, Coordinator Dr. Thomas Hennessey Dr. Willis B. McLeod Dr. Jeanette Council Rev. Dr. A. Jamale Johnson Rev. Richard Jackson Dr. Angela Taylor Ms. Diana Anthony

Academic Affairs Academic Affairs Alumni, Chancellor Emeritius Alumni Community Community Criminal Justice Academic Affairs

Historical Projects/Founding Drama Ms. Phoebe Hall, Coordinator Mr. Jeremy Fiebig Mr. Dave Griffie Dr. Annette Billie Mr. Tom Quaintance Rev. Teddra Smith

Fine Arts Fine Arts Fine Arts Community Community Community

All Committees | Phase Three |Discovery March - June 2017

Dr. LaDelle Olion, Coordinator Dr. Annie Chavis Mrs. Brenda Freeman Mr. Julian Capel Ms. Whitney Wilson

Broncos from around the world take pride in identifying with their alma mater and its illustroius mascot. Alumni Bronco Pin, circa 2012

Historical Projects/150 Points of Distinction Mr. Jeffery M. Womble, Coordinator Dr. James A. Anderson Dr. Bertha H. Miller

IA/Public Relations Chancellor Chancellor’s Office

Historical Projects/Smith House; Chesnutt Tour

Mr. Wesley Fountain, Coordinator Mr. Bruce Daws Dr. Tamara Holmes Brothers Mr. Ernest Curry Mr. Fred Waddell Dr. Jon Young Dr. Kelli Walsh Ms. Dorothy Fielder

Government and Community Relations Community IA/Corporate and Foundation Relations FSU Foundation FSU Foundation Academic Affairs Academic Affairs Community

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All Committees | Phase Two |Discovery March - June 2017

Logistics Committee Dr. Stacye Blount, Chair Ms. Antoinette Fairley, Co-Chair Mr. Ben C. Minter, Co-Chair Mr. LaWon Williams Mr. Lester McGuire Mrs. JanJee Wells Dr. Priscilla M. Leggett Ms. Cassandra Jenkins Mr. Byron Riddick Mr. John A. Bellamy Mr. Terrance Robinson Ms. Deborah McPherson

Academic Affairs Business and Finance Events Management University Publications Academic Affairs Business and Finance Academic Affairs Business and Finance Business and Finance Academic Affairs General Counsel Academic Affairs

Historical Projects/Sesquicentennial Hymn Dr. Marvin Curtis, Coordinator Dr. Dense Payton

History of Fayetteville State University

Community Fine Arts

Dr. Bertha H. Miller, Chair Ms. Eloise Vowotor Ms. Michele McIver-Bell Mr. LaWon Williams Ms. Alfreda Cromartie Ms. Nicholle Young Ms. Jan Whitfield Ms. Kashema Jackson

Chancellor’s Office Alumni Alumni IA/University Publications Alumni Academic Affairs Academic Affairs Chancellor’s Office

Student Activities Dr. Janice Haynie, Chair Dr. Juanette Council, Co-Chair Mr. Julian Capel, Co-Chair Ms. Cynthia Jones Mr. Xavier Adam Mr. Elliott Jackson Ms. Whitney Wilson Dr. Emily Lenning Ms. Tonya Williams

Student Affairs Student Affairs Student Affairs Business & Finance Student Activities Council Student Activities Council Pan-Hellenic Council Criminal Justice Academic Affairs

Alumni Activities Ms. YaKima Rhinehart, Chair Rev. Raymond Privott, Co-Chair Ms. Linda C. Coley, Co-Chair Ms. Vedas Neal Ms. Clementine McAllister Ms. Mary Bailey Ms. Nadine Gilbert Dr. James Raynor Ms. Nancy Harris Mr. William McLeod Mr. Terrance Robinson Ms. Tonya Williams Dr. Annie Chavis

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IA/Alumni Affairs National Alumni Association Alumni Board of Trustees/Alumni Alumni Alumni Alumni Alumni Alumni Alumni Alumni Academic Affairs Department of Social Work


President Bill Clinton on the campaign trail at FSU in support of wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, for the presidency (2016).

Building and Grounds Mr. Jon Parsons, Chair Mr. Harold Miller, Co-Chair Ms. Soni Martin, Co-Chair Mr. Dwight Smith, Co-Chair Dr. Doreen Hilton Mr. Rhudy Cardenas Ms. Patricia Petty

Facilities Maintenance Facilities Maintenance Fine Arts Fine Arts Academic Affairs Facilities Maintenance Academic Affairs

Committee of the Whole

All Campus Units

All Committees | Phase Two |Discovery March - June 2017

External Community Collaboration Mr. Wesley Fountain, Chair Community and Government Affairs Dr. Teresa Thompson-Pinckney, Co-Chair University College Dr. Quienton Nichols, Co-Chair Academic Affairs Dr. Sherree Davis, Co-Chair Academic Affairs Dr. Jeannette Council Community/Alumni Dr. Tamara Holmes Brothers IA/Corporate and Foundation Relations Mr. John Chance FSU Foundation Ms. Dorothy Fielder Community Mr. Jeffery M. Womble IA/Public Relations Dr. Marion Gillis-Olion School of Education

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Sesquicentennial Time Capsule Committee 2017 Dr. Bertha H. Miller Chair, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives Ms. Keshema Jackson Recorder

Opening of the Fayetteville State University 125th Time Capsule Tuesday | April 3, 2018 | 2:00 p.m. | Convening at the Monument to E.E. Smith Chancellor James A. Anderson, Presiding Call To Order…………............….Trumpet Fanfare………….…Miss Whitney K. Pollard Freshman Music Major The Proclamation of the125th…………………..………………....Dr. James A. Anderson Chancellor of the University Presentation of The 125th Capsule Contents…………………………Dr. Bertha H. Miller Executive Assistant to the Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives The Chancellor’s Office - Dr. James Andreson, Chancellor

Ms. Nicholle Young Academic Affairs Dr. LaWanda Miller Athletic Department Mr. Namid Gates Business and Finance Ms. Suzetta Perkins Chancellor’s Office

Division of Academic Affairs - Dr. Pamela Jackson, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Division of Student Affairs - Dr. Janice Haynie, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Division of Business and Finance - Mr. Carlton Spellman, Vice Chancellor for Business & Finance Division of University Advancement - Mr. Damien Williams, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement

Ms. LaDonna Glover General Counsel

College of Arts and Sciences - Dr. Samuel Adu-Meriku, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences College of Business and Economics - Dr. J. Lee Brown, Interim Dean, College of Business and Economics College of Education - Dr. Marion Gillis-Olion, Dean, College of Education Student Government Association - Mr. Elliot Jackson, President, Student Government Association

Milestones From the 125th to the 150th…………………....…….…..…..…Dr. Jon Young Chief of Staff The Sesquicentennial Hymn……………….……….......…........Vocal Chamber Ensemble Dr. Denise Payton, Director Trumpet Fanfare.............................................................................Ms. Whitney K. Pollard Adjournment All items from the 125th Time Capsule will be on display in the J. W. Seabrook Auditorium foyer throughout Founders Day week.

Mr. Julio Jimenez ITTS Mr. Fred Sapp Student Affairs Ms. Kristina Newcomb Institutional Advancement


Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, North Carolina

Proclamation

Whereas, FSU is celebrating 150 years of providing

high-quality

educational

learning

experiences that will produce global citizens and leaders as change agents for shaping the future of the State and,

Whereas, the University is the second oldest public institution in North Carolina, awarding degrees at the baccalaureate and master’s levels and the doctorate in educational leadership, and

Whereas, the University provides programs in teacher education, the arts and sciences, health professions, business and economics, the visual and performing arts, cyber-security, and

Whereas, through its history, the University has made significant contributions to the community, state, nation, and world, and

Whereas, the University is an institution of opportunity and diversity—“From a Proud Legacy to a Twenty-First Century World-Class University of Choice,” and Signed this Fifth day of April, in the year Two Thousand and Eighteen, And in the One-Hundred-Fiftieth Year (Sesquicentennial) of Fayetteville State University

Whereas,all administrators, faculty, staff, and students want to preserve outstanding aspects of this historic era, now Therefore, Be It Proclaimed that this time capsule,

Dr. James A. Anderson, Chancellor

sealed this 5th day of April 2018, will be opened Founders Day, April 2043.


The 150th Time Capsule Launching 2018 – 2043

Program/Ceremony Following Pilgrimage to E. E. Smith Monument Presiding Dr. Bertha H. Miller, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives Reading of The Time Capsule Proclamation.....................................................................................Dr. James A. Anderson Chancellor Presentation of 150th Time Capsule Items Chancellor

Secretary of the University

Interim Provost and Vice

Business and Finance……………… Mr. Carlton Spellman...........................Mr. Namid Gates Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Institutional Advancement.………... Mr. Damien Williams...........................Ms. Kristina Newcomb Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement ITTS………………………………..Mr. Nick Ganesan................................Mr. Julio Jimenez Vice Chancellor for ITTS General Counsel…………………....Ms. Wanda Jenkins..............................Mrs. Charles Massie General Counsel Athletic Department……………......Mr. Anthony Todd Bennett..................Dr. LaWanda Miller Director of Athletics Student Government Association...................................................................Mr. Elliot O. Jackson President Closing Remarks...................................................................................................................................Dr. Bertha H. Miller Trumpet Reveille............................................................................................................................Miss Whitney K. Pollard Freshman Music Major Adjournment

To Be Opened In The Year Two Thousand and Forty-Three, and in the One Hundred Seventy-Fifth Academic Year of the University.


There is something for you at FSU. Discover FSU today. FSU is celebrating our 150th anniversary! Come join our Sesquicentennial celebration! Learn more at www.150.uncfsu.edu.

Art and engaging summer camps.

Live shows and sports.

Outstanding library and planetarium.

Here in your community.

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Timeline and Brief Highlights of Fayetteville State University Celebrating Our Sesquicentennial, 150 Years of Excellence 1867-2017 1865

American Missionary Association (AMA) established a school in Evans Chapel with Reverend David Dickson as Principal. Dickson died in 1866.

1866

Robert William Harris named Superintendent by AMA. He divided the school into two levels, naming them the Phillips and Sumner Schools with his brother Cicero Harris as his assistant.

1867

Howard School founded by black citizens who named David A. Bryant, Nelson Carter, Andrew J. Chesnutt, George Grange, Sr., Matthew Leary, Jr., Thomas Lomax, and Robert Simmons as Trustees. They paid $136.00 for two lots on Gillespie Street as the site for the school.

1867

Robert W. Harris named Principal of the Howard School.

1868

Howard School building constructed and paid for by the Freedman's Bureau, best students sent out to teach in rural schools

1877

State Colored Normal School. Excellence of the Howard School enabled its selection as the first state teacher training institution for blacks. Robert W. Harris named Principal and Charles Chesnutt Assistant Principal. (After UNC-Chapel Hill, it is the second oldest State supported school in North Carolina). Harris died in 1880.

1880

Charles W. Chesnutt became Principal, advocated high ideals and ambition, resigned in 1883.

1883

Ezekiel Ezra (E. E.) Smith became Principal, left to become Minister in Resident and Consul General of the United States to Liberia in 1888.

1888

George H. Williams became Principal. Supported distinguished speakers series.

1895

Dr. E. E. Smith returned as Principal. Left In 1898 to serve as Regimental Adjutant of the Third North Carolina Voluntary Infantry for the Spanish American War.

1898

Reverend Leonard E. Fairley became Acting Principal.

1899

Dr. E. E. Smith returned as Principal.

1902

School moved to Ashley Heights, then to rented building on Worth Street in 1906.

1908

School moved to its permanent site on Murchison Road with 40 acres of land. Smith set the standard for teacher training in NC with practice school concept.

1916

Name changes: 1916-State Normal and Industrial School; 1921 State Normal School for the Negro Race; 1926-State Normal School.

1922

New two-year collegiate course of study required for Normal School graduates.

1926- Dr. E. E. Smith, President. High school courses discontinued, and the title of Principal changed to 1929 President and Vice Principal to Dean. Celebrated Semi-Centennial in 1927. Newbold Elementary School built on campus (1930), served as practice school for student teachers. 1933

Dr. E. E. Smith retired as President. Eight new brick buildings and cottages, with fifty acres on Murchison Road Campus.

1933

Dr. J. Ward Seabrook appointed as President.

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1939

Fayetteville State Teachers College. State approved granting of B.S. degree in Elementary Education.

1941

Coach William (Gus) Gaines won 10 Conference Championships in basketball and football, 19411951.

1947

Accredited by SACS. Student Council organized.

1954

Member of AACTE.

1956

Dr. J. Ward Seabrook retired. Nine new buildings on campus.

1956

Dr. Rudolph Jones elected President.

1959

B.A. degrees and B.S. in Secondary Education. Charter revised to authorize degree programs in secondary education and degrees outside the teaching field.

1960

Fayetteville State Teachers College became a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (SACS). Enrollment reached a record of 1,000 students.

1960- College students participated in Civil Rights demonstrations which helped to integrate public 1964 accommodations in Fayetteville. 1963

Fayetteville State College. Name changed. Student body and faculty integrated.

1964

First white student to graduate from FSU. NTE required for teacher education graduates.

1966

Dr. Jones’ Master Plan added 60 acres and 8 new buildings, extending the campus across the railroad tract.

1969

Dr. Jones retired.

1969

Dr. Charles "A" Lyons, Jr. became President

1969

Fayetteville State University. Designated as a state regional university.

1970

Established Early Childhood Educational Laboratory School.

1972

Dr. Charles "A" Lyons, Jr., became the first Chancellor of the University. FSU became a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina and a Comprehensive Level I Institution, offering masters’ degrees.

1971

Telecommunication Center and WFSS-89.1 FM established. Faculty Handbook adopted. University Senate created.

1973

Offered Associate of Arts degrees at Fort Bragg. Air Force ROTC activated at FSU.

1976

NCATE Accreditation. (Celebrated Centennial in 1977.)

1982

First Master’s Degrees Conferred.

1987

Dr. Charles "A" Lyons, Jr. retired. School offered 23 bachelor’s degrees and 3 master’s, including the MBA. Constructed 8 new buildings.

1988

Dr. Lloyd V. Hackley named Chancellor. Established University College and Chancellor’s Scholars Program.

1989

Initiated Army ROTC with Campbell U. at FSU

1990

Teacher Education Warranty, $4 million Capital Campaign, NCATE, SDPI Accreditation

1991

Expanded collaboration with public schools. Initiated FIRST scholarship program with junior high school students.

1992

Celebrated 125th Anniversary. Buried Time Capsule to be opened in Sesquicentennial 2018 (150th Anniversary).

1993

Technology Plan and Distance Learning Center developed. Title III enabled strides in technology. 61 PROGRAM GUIDE


1994

First HBCU approved to offer new Ed.D.in Educational Leadership, expanded academic programs to include 36 disciplines, including nursing (RNBSN), 14 new master’s degree programs. Increased enrollment from 2,790 in 1988 to 4,109.

1994

Dr. Hackley resigned to become President of the North Carolina Community College System. Extensive renovation of buildings with air conditioning, and 3 new buildings.

1995

Dr. Donna J. Benson served as first female Interim Chancellor. Completed renovation of three buildings.

1995

Dr. Willis B. McLeod became first alumnus appointed as Chancellor on November 15, 1995.

1995

NLN Accreditation for RNBSN Nursing Program. Capital Campaign $5 million

1996

Introduced Freshman Year Initiative (FYI) to assure student success.

1998

CCNE Accreditation for Nursing Program.

2001

Reaffirmation of SACS, NCATE and SDPI.

2002

From 2002 through 2003, FSU won 14 CIAA Championships.

2003

Dr. Willis B. McLeod resigned. Initiated Bronco Square and University Place Apartments with FSU Foundation

2003

Dr. T. J. (Thelma Jane) Bryan, first female appointed Chancellor of FSU.

2005

Generic nursing program accredited by CCNE. Added 10 new academic programs and four programs online. Initiated Early College High School on campus.

2006

Master of Social Work program accredited by CSWE

2007

Business and accounting programs accredited by AACSB. Reaffirmation by NCATE and SDPI.

2007

Dr. T. J. Bryan resigned as Chancellor. Renovated five campus buildings and initiated Fire Station #14.

2007

Dr. Lloyd V. Hackley named Interim Chancellor. 64 workshops on ethics, BRAC RTF participation. Lyons Science Annex completed, improved business practices, returned to Book Rental system.

2008

Dr. James A. Anderson named Chancellor.

2009

2009-2015 Strategic Plan implemented.

2011

$25 million Capital Campaign initiated. SACS reaffirmation.

2011

Expanded community outreach: Public Computer Center, Student Service Learning and Distinguished Speaker Series, and Youth Entrepreneurship Day.

2012

Global initiatives with 14 countries, Study Abroad, Fulbright Fellows Program. International Early College High School established on campus.

2012 2014

Top national rankings: Nursing program, Social Work, School of Business and Economics, Sustainability Awards, High Military Friendly rating, and established Center for Defense and Homeland Security.

2015

NCATE and DPI Accreditations reaffirmed; Added 4 new degree programs and 9 certificate programs. Three new buildings, first LEEDs certified buildings, expanded Student Center, campus beautification, Monument to Leadership, and new campus entrance with water fountain..

2016

Initiated 2015-2020 Strategic Plan

2017 2018

Sesquicentennial Celebration, successful $26 million Capital Campaign, opened 125th Time Capsule and launched the150th Time Capsule

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The University Seal The Chancellor’s Medallion The Fayetteville State University Chancellor’s Medallion features the university seal in bronze brushed with gold, surrounded with decorative

stone. The medallion’s chain echoes the decorative pattern that the seal is couched in, complete with stones in the university’s spirit color of royal blue. The seal displays symbols of the university’s history. The historic Alumni Gates stand near the main entrance of Fayetteville State University (FSU) on Murchison Road. The gates were donated by alumni and erected in 1925. The gateway symbolizes the university’s warm and welcoming nature, and the wrought-iron lamp situated at the center of the arch represents learning and scholarship as lighting the way to success for our students. Below the gates, the founding year of 1867 is prominently displayed. Between the gates is the Howard School, from which the university emerged. An open book depicts the early mission of the university as a teacher preparatory institution, and the clasped hands over the book symbolize the cooperation among races that has enabled FSU to grow and prosper throughout its history. Within the banner is the university Motto, “Res Non Verba.” Latin for “Deeds, Not Words.”

The seal for Fayetteville State University, commissioned in 1989, was recently redesigned but retained the previous historic symbols. The seal shows the historic Alumni Gates, erected in 1925. Below the gates, the founding year of 1867 is prominently displayed. Between the gates is the Howard School from which the university emerged. An open book depicts the early mission of the university as a teacher preparatory institution, and clasped hands inside the book symbolize unity. Within the banner is the university Motto, “Res Non Verba,” Latin for “Deeds, Not Words.”

The University Mace The ceremonial mace dates back to ancient Rome, where it honored heroes and nobility. Today, it is used as a symbol State University in 1986 and has recently been redesigned. During all formal academic processions the mace is carried by the Chief Marshal. Fayetteville State University’s Chief Academic Marshal is its Teacher of the Year, who is named annually during Spring Commencement. The university the head is the university seal in gold. It is embraced with laurels to mark the spirit of victory. When unattended, the mace stands in a solid walnut and gold base.

Mascot “Bronco”

Colors

“White and Blue”

Motto

“Res Non Verba”

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An Official Sesquicentennial Gala Event

Saturday, September 29, 2018 • 7:00 pm • Rudolph Jones Student Center

Highlights from:

Thank you for your support!


An Official Sesquicentennial Gala Event

Saturday, September 29, 2018 • 7:00 pm • Rudolph Jones Student Center

Sponsorship Package Options Billie Holiday Sponsorship

$10,000

Two Tables of 8 (16 Guests) Logo/Name inclusion in all Marketing Materials, to include the Newspaper, Social Media, Sponsorship Pull-Up Banners, Advertising Materials, Invitations, and Publications VIP Reserved Parking (8 VIP Parking Passes) VIP Reception for You and Your Guests prior to the Gala VIP Premiere Seating Premiere Recognition in the University’s FS&U Magazine

Ethel Waters Sponsorship

$5,000

One Table of 10 (10 Guests) Logo/Name inclusion in all Marketing Materials, to include the Newspaper, Social Media, Sponsorship Pull-Up Banners, Advertising Materials, Invitations, and Publications VIP Reserved Parking (5 VIP Parking Passes) Reserved Seating Recognition in the University’s FS&U Magazine

Sarah Vaughn Sponsorship

$2,500

One Table of 8 (8 Guests) Logo/Name inclusion in all Marketing Materials, to include the Newspaper, Social Media, Sponsorship Pull-Up Banners, Advertising Materials, Invitations, and Publications VIP Reserved Parking (4 VIP Parking Passes) Reserved Seating Recognition in the University’s FS&U Magazine

Your support will have a direct and positive impact on our students at Fayetteville State University and our community!


An Official Sesquicentennial Gala Event

Saturday, September 29, 2018 • 7:00 pm • Rudolph Jones Student Center

Yes!

Sponsorship Form We would love to participate at the following level: The “Billie Holiday” Sponsorship $10,000 The “Ethel Waters”

Sponsorship $5,000

The “Sarah Vaughn” Sponsorship $2,500 Please list company/organization/individual on all event correspondence as follows: Company/Organization/Individual Name: Contact Person: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Phone: Email: Payment Method: Check enclosed (payable to Fayetteville State University Foundation) Please send an invoice Please charge credit card Credit Card Information: MC Visa Amex Discover Card Number: Expir Date: CVV Code: Name as it appears on credit card: Card Billing Address: City: State: Zip Code: Authorized Signature: Please return with payment to: Dr. Tamara H. Brothers Institutional Advancement • Fayetteville State University 1200 Murchison Rd • Fayetteville • North Carolina • 28301 If you have any questions, please email: thbrothers@uncfsu.edu or call: 910-672-1349

Thank you for your support!


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Posters $10 plus $2.50 each Postage and Handling for Mail Orders For Campus Purchases: Seabrook Auditorium Box Office at 910.672.1724

Check out the full FSU Sesquicentennial Gift Collection at Follett Bookstore 1073 Bronco Square, Fayetteville, or at www.uncfsu.edu/bookstore

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Fayetteville State University’s new Sesquicentennial Gates and Fountain serve as a reminder of the invitation to enter and become a part of this illustrious institution and this 150th year. In observance of miles trudged forward and the anticipation of educational opportunities to be had, the university’s new gates serve as a beacon to all Broncos and our extended family as a welcome home.


The Sesquicentennial Program Guide

in commemoration of the planning schedule implemented for the celebratory 150th year of Fayetteville State University.

Chancellor Dr. James A. Anderson Editor Dr. Bertha H. Miller Executive Assistant to the Chancellor Office of the Chancellor Sesquicentennial Chair Associate Editors Mr. Ben C. Minter Assistant Vice Chancellor for Events Management Institutional Advancement Mr. LaWon D. Williams Director of University Publications Institutional Advancement Dr. Stacye Blount Assistant Chair, College of Arts and Sciences Sesquicentennial Logistics Chair

1200 Murchison Road Fayetteville | NC | 28301 | www.uncfsu.edu www.uncfsu.150.edu Proud to be a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina. 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.


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