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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship NCAT Student Newspapers Digital Collections 11-11-1980 The Register, 1980-11-11 North Carolina Agricutural and Technical State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister Recommended Citation North Carolina Agricutural and Technical State University, "The Register, 1980-11-11" (1980). NCAT Student Newspapers. 876. https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/876 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Digital Collections at Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in NCAT Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. REGISTER # "COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT" VOLUME LH NUMBER 18 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO, NC Tuesday, November 11, 1980 Biology Department Receives NALCO Grant For Scholarship "This relationship with such The Department of Biology an outstanding firm gives our at A&T State University has biology majors another received a grant of $5,000 option," said Hicks. "We from the NALCO Chemical have not traditionally given Company of Oak Brook, III. much consideration to plus a commitment of $2,000 technical sales, but our v />; per year for scholarships. graduated and former students According to Dr. Arthur have the problem solving Hicks, chairman of the abilities so sought by business department, the $5,000 will be and industry. They need used to support the research persons who are broadly program of the department trained." and for enrichment activities, Hicks said the initial winner including the enhancement of of the Nalco scholarship is * a reading and enrichment Miss Linda Thompson, a room sophomore biology major. Hicks said NALCO is one Under the agreement between of the nation's leading A&T and the company, the Interim Chancellor Dr. Cleon Thompson answers questions ask 'd by organizational presidents at Tuesday's banquet. (Photo by chemical companies and the scholarship winners will also Tyson world leader in treating water be offered summer for industrial use. It is also the employment with the leading supplier of proprietary company. Thompson To ImproveRelations water treatment chemicals and The grant from the technical services company was announced by John Groch Jr., corporate Fairley ground," he NALCO is By Michael A&T's "essential needs" are we are losing He added that of personnel. manager Students and faculty met, but he did not eleborate said particularly interested in Making the was award T.W. members alike mourned on the nature of those needs. Thompson pledged his persons with a background for Anderson, manager of Chancellor Lewis C. Dowdy's According to Thompson a support to the student body technical sales. recruiting and employment. retirement and some view his study team is being formed to and concerns but said, interim successor as another study what schools should "I'm not going to promise UNC General Administration receive doctoral programs and anything I can't deliver-that's interim Chancellor Outlines threat to A&T's longevity. assess the doctoral needs of genocide." But Cleon F North Carolina for the next 20 'Open Administration' Thompson, in an impromptu years address to student leaders on During the past few weeks Priorities which will reflect vice chancellor for fiscal Nov. 2, expressed a sincere interest and concern about Thompson said, "I've met Moore the actions of an "open affairs," he said "The with the administration and A&T's future. The informal administration" were outlined second phase of that process some students and was dinner was held to acquaint Completes to the A&T faculty Monday in will be completed by my concerned about their Thompson with student the first faculty forum meeting office, representatives from perception me; only Doctoral leaders and discuss methods of of and the attended by interim, the board of trustees and the way to contrast that was to chancellor, Dr. Cleon F. General Administration, since bridging communication gaps come and meet the people." Richard E. Moore, Thompson. this will be a senior level between students and director appointment." administrators of public information and Thompson an open- Thompson said his Thompson explained to the stressed coordinator of the mass door-policy as the focal point administration will seek to Thompson also promised attentive crowd that, about communications program at of his administration. He also improve communication additional funds will be sought three weeks ago, UNC A&T State University, has said he is working on a plan to between administration and to continue to enhance the President William Friday completed all requirements for assess student fees and how the Student Government fiscal affairs office. instructed him that he would the doctor of education degree they are spent, stating that not -Association, especially serve as A&T's interim in educational adminstration Thompson, who was given a one dime should be spent regarding the student activities chancellor. Thompson said at the University of North warm ovation at the unless students know where it budget and to improve the Friday later told him "It's Carolina at Greensboro. conclusion of his address, said is going aesthetic environment of the your decision;" and, after Moore came to A&T in 1967 meetings will be held with the campus receiving this option, he after serving as assistant vice chancellor for By the end of November, academic thought about the director of public relations at psychology Thompson said he hopes to "We want to promote a affairs and the various deans appointment. Norfolk State University. He behind his meet with all media in a campus-wide beautification within the next two weeks to Though many people might served as an officer in the improved priorities. 60-mile radius of Greensboro effort, and address academic an to the famed 82nd Airborne Division call him "outsider" about producing a general Aggie Family, Thompson at Fort Bragg, and was a maintenance of our buildings "The office of the A&T program concentrating said, "1 was part of this reporter for papers in and facilities," said chancellor is open by on where we are and where we community in the early 60s. Norfolk, Virginia and Thompson. appointment to the university are going." I've worked close to this Jamaica, New York. community," said Thompson. The interim chancellor said campus and have a special The students listened Moore is a 1954graduate of efforts will be accelerated to 'We are most interested in interest in the five Black attentively Thompson A&T State University and correct university's financial the discussion of issues universities." emphasized that a cooperative holds the M.S. degree in concerns relating to improving our Though labeled an spirit between students and the journalism from Columbia outsider 1 feel an University "A committee of faculty respective tasks and don't like administration vital outsider," is to the and staff will be appointed accelerating the growth of this he said A&T's progress He married former out that Martin within the next ten days to Thompson pointed Annie B. and they are complete the first phase of the he would address a request for "If at any point in time, we the parents of two daughters (See Thompson, Page 6) respecting selection process for a new a doctoral program here after are not one another and one son Page 2 The A&T Register Tuesday November 11,1980 Library Offers Local, Hometown Publications many always up-to- By Eric Brown The department receives Times (Nigeria), Hindustan because students read student can find uses If you are the type of newspapers from most of the Times (India), and the newspapers from their date information when he student who likes to keep major cities in the United Standard (East Africa). hometowns. As stated in the the serials." abreast of current events or States. Major city newspapers Connie O. Smith is head of Bluford Library 1979-80 Report, Eaton, a 22-year old stay in touch with your such as the New YorkTimes the Serial Department at F.D. Annual "The library Ron physical major hometown newspaper, then Los Angeles Times, Bluford Library. Smith said, purchases local newspapers education from Albermarle, said, you should get acquainted Washington Post, and the "There are 1,148 periodicals and representative newspapers "The with the serials available in Wall Street Journal are or serials available for the from major centers in the material in the serial collection good can F.D. Bluford Library. available the serial students." United States." is material, and it be very student." A serial is any publication department Because of the volume and Smith said, "The serials are useful to a The department also offers the complexity of the work provided to aid students in the issued in consecutive parts Smith saidthat,in order for leading North Carolina involved in a serial collection, use of resources." She feels either at regular or irregular F.D. Bluford Library to newspapers such as the libraries often employ two or a sufficient number of intervals. Popular magazines, that continue its serial collection Greensboro Daily News, News more full-time people to students use the serials. daily newspapers, and students must help the library and Observer, Fayetteville handle these materials. Smith Students who use the serials scholarly reports are keep the serials in good Observer, Durham Morning said, "F.D. Bluford Library to like using them, and considered serials, and these seem condition and in circulation. items make up a large portion Herald, and the Winston- has hired three full-time discover that the serials can of the serial collection at F.D.
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