NC A&T State University State A&T NC 15 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NNCC A&T StateState UUniversityniversity Throughout the years North Carolina A&T State University’s elite academic programs have led to pioneers in the areas of politics, media, business, engineering, sports the Armed Services. Become an Aggie and watch your goals realized. Whether it is running for president, being an executive for a pro franchise or hosting a popular television show, N.C. A&T offers tremendous opportunities for its student population. N.C. A&T has a lot to offer beyond the typical classroom setting. The large variety of student organizations, intramural sports and leadership opportunities foster excellence and make for an unforgettable and rewarding college experience. Lasting friendships are created through participation in athletics, Greek life, the A&T student newspaper (A&T Register), WNAA 90.1 FM, Blue & Gold Marching Machine, ROTC and much, much more. Unlike other campuses, where students are randomly assigned to residence halls, at N.C. A&T you can choose from 13 different halls including traditional rooms, suites, and two or four bedroom apartments. Currently, more than 4,000 students take advantage of the convenience and community of campus life. INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE AND DEDICATED N.C. A&T is the nation’s No. 1 producer of minorities with degrees in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. Aggieland is the third largest producer of African-American engineers with master’s degrees and it is a leading producer of African-American engineers with doctorate degrees. Females comprise approximately 30 percent of the students in the College of Engineering, thus ranking the college sixth in the country in the percentage of degrees awarded to women. N.C. A&T is one of only two schools in North Carolina with an accredited mass communication and journalism program. N.C. A&T had the first nationally accredited accounting program in the country among HBCUs. N.C. A&T was reaffirmed for accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) for another 10 years. N.C. A&T is ranked among the top three HBCUs in the nation for science and engineering research. More than 95 percent of N.C. A&T’s full-time tenured faculty have doctorates. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BASKETBALL WOMEN'S WOMEN'S N.C. A&T is one of the top producers of certified public accountants among HBCUs. N.C. A&T is the only HBCU in the nation with a landscape architecture program, and the only university in North Carolina with an undergraduate landscape architecture program. N.C. A&T is also a leading producer of minority landscape architects and veterinarians. N.C. A&T’s motorsports program races internationally. The School of Business and Economics holds the distinction of being the nation’s only HBCU with its own Wall Street trading room. 16 Admissions Estimated Annual Cost 1601 East Market Street Estimated Annual Cost - Does not include books, Greensboro, NC 27411 supplies, and spending money Phone: (336) 334-7946 or 1-800-443-8964 (North Carolina resident*) E-mail: uadmit@ncat. Tuition and Fees ....................................$1,994 Student Financial Aid Required Fees (maximum ........................ $1,506 1601 East Market Street Housing Fees (maximum) ........................$2,956 Greensboro, NC 27411 Meals (maximum) .................................. $2,300 Phone: (336) 334-7973 or 1-800-443-0835 Parking (maximum) .................................. $781 E-mail: [email protected] Total .................................................... $9537 Department of Housing *Non-resident pays an additional $9442 for tuition. 226 Murphy Hall 1601 East Market Street Student Snapshot Greensboro, NC 27411 Enrollment: 10,660 Phone: (336) 334-7708 86% are undergraduates E-mail: [email protected] 54% are women 46% are men WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 17 HHomecomingomecoming On Feb. 1, 1960 four black freshmen at North Carolina A&T State University, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), and David Richmond took seats at the segregated lunch counter of F. W. Woolworth’s in Greensboro, N.C. They were refused service and sat peacefully until the store closed. They returned the next day, along with about 25 other students, and their requests were again denied. The Greensboro Four inspired similar sit-ins across the state and by the end of February, such protests were taking place across the South. Finally in July, Woolworth’s integrated all of its stores. The original Woolworth’s counter and stools now sit in the Smithsonian Museum, but a Sit-In Museum is being planned for the old Woolworth’s building where the event actually occurred. The four have become icons of the civil rights movement. A statue of the four sits prominently in front of the Dudley Building on the West Campus. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BASKETBALL WOMEN'S WOMEN'S 18 Homecoming North Carolina A&T’s Homecoming celebration is one of Greensboro’s largest tourist attractions. Thousands of Aggies participate in the elaborate parade, football game and activities totaling millions of dollars in revenue for the city. More than 40 events are normally planned throughout the week. Considered The Greatest Homecoming on Earth, the event lives up to its reputation consistently. Each year the gameday crowd ranks among the most highly attended games nationally in the Division I Football Championship Series. The Aggies annual Homecoming comedy show and concert attracts some of the most popular names in entertainment WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 19 FFamousamous AggieAggie AAlumnilumni Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., is an American Major General Hawthorne Proctor (Retired) politician, civil rights activist, and Baptist received his commission in 1968 as a distinguished minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic military graduate from N.C. A&T. presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. Jackson played football while he was a student Elvin Bethea was a gridiron great on the football at N.C. A&T. In 2005, he was named as one of field for the Aggies, and was inducted into the NFL the NCAA’s most influential athletes over the Hall of Fame in 2003. past 100 years. Al Attles is a former Aggie great on the basketball Jackson’s son Jesse Jackson Jr., is a U.S. court and is the vice president of the NBA’s Golden Congressman from Illinois. Representative Jackson State Warriors. currently sits on the House Appropriations Committee, serving as the 5th ranking Democrat Henry Frye, a former North Carolina Supreme on the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Court Justice, graduated from N.C. A&T in 1953. Human Services, and Education as well as the In 1983, he became the first black justice to serve 2nd ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on the N.C. Supreme Court. on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs. Lillie Robbins retired in 2002 from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights after Dr. Ronald McNair is the late astronaut who 34 years of award-winning service. Robbins has been perished in the Challenger Tragedy in 1986. The actively involved in A&T’s Alumni Association. University honored him with the dedication of the Ronald E. McNair Hall, which houses the College Edolphus Towns is a U.S. Congressman from of Engineering. New York. Towns is an American politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Joe Dudley is the founder of the multi-million representing the 10th District of New York based dollar company called Dudley Products. Dudley in Brooklyn, and including such communities such started selling his hair products door-to-door. as Fort Greene, Bedford Stuyvesant, East New Today, Dudley Products has annual revenues of York, and Canarsie. He has served in the House $30 million. since 1983. Brig. Gen. Clara L. Adams-Ender (retired) Terrence Jenkins is known to the world as is the first black Army Nurse Corps officer to Terrence J, the co-host of Black Entertainment graduate from the U.S. Army War College, Television’s music video countdown show 106 first woman to earn a masters from U.S. Army & Park. The program is the highest rated show Command & General Staff College. on BET. During his undergraduate days at N.C. A&T, Jenkins worked at the campus radio station WNAA 90.1 FM, and he was Student Government Association president. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BASKETBALL WOMEN'S WOMEN'S 20 JESSE JACKSON, JR JOE DUDLEY LILLIE ROBBINS REV. JESSE JACKSON, SR. MAJOR GEN. H. PROCTOR ELVIN BETHEA DR. RONALD MCNAIR AL ATTLES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EDOLPHUS TOWNS TERRENCE JENKINS HENRY FRYE BRIG. GEN. CLARA L. ADAMS-ENDER 21 22 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GGreensboro,reensboro, PPiedmontiedmont TTriadriad The Piedmont Triad is largely made up of three cities – Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point. The area is connected by four major Interstates – 40, 85, 73 and 74. Steeped in a rich cultural history, the Triad area consists of three historically black colleges and universities and was a pioneer in the American Civil Rights Movement. There are an estimated 1.5 million people in the area making it the 30th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. GREENSBORO is the largest city in Guilford County and the third largest city in North Carolina. It has been the home of North Carolina A&T since 1893 when the school was relocated from Raleigh, where it was originally founded in 1891. Greensboro is midway between Raleigh and Winston-Salem, creating an urban triangle known as the Piedmont area. Greensboro has a population of more than 220,000. The average high temperature in Greensboro is 69 degrees. The average low is 48 degrees. The average temperature for the area is 58 degrees. Nearly 40 percent of Greensboro’s population is African American. Almost 50 percent of the population is made up of minorities.