About ABOUT NSU Norfolk State University was founded in 1935 as a beacon of Black Colleges and Universities are graduating a growing share of hope to the region’s youth. Brought to life in the midst of the African Americans who go on to earn Ph.D.s in science and engineering. Great Depression, Norfolk State was named the Norfolk Unit of Norfolk State’s Dozoretz National Institute for Mathematics and Applied Virginia Union University at its founding. By 1969, Norfolk State began Sciences (DNIMAS) is specifically geared toward increasing the its status as in independent college and was designated a university number of Ph.D.s in science, engineering, technology and mathematics. in 1979. The program has been in place since 1986. More than 50 percent of DNIMAS scholars have earned advanced degrees. Today, the University remains a source of inspiration for those who aspire to fulfill their dreams. A four-year public institution, Norfolk MOVING FORWARD State is located in the dynamic Hampton Roads region and is close Norfolk State is making the right changes to provide the best learning to the Virginia Beach oceanfront and downtown Norfolk. NSU has and living experiences for its students. The University is in the midst an enrollment of more than 6,300 students. of $80 million worth of capital improvements. Projects just completed, underway, or in the pipeline include the 84,500-square-foot New A STRONG ACADEMIC PROFILE Student Center scheduled to be completed in August, a new library and NSU recently received reaffirmation of its accreditation from the a new classroom building. The New Student Center will offer students Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges a place to socialize as well as take care of student business. Offices and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, for the Student Affairs division and the Office of Student Activities 404-679-4501) which is effective through 2018. In addition, the College will be located in the new center. It will also provide students with of Science, Engineering and Technology was awarded accreditation a two-level bookstore, a two-level wellness center and student from the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET. The lounges. The new library will be 132,000 square feet and will house School of Business received reaffirmation of accreditation from the library services, archives and a 24/7 café with Internet connection. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, International groundbreaking for the new library was held in June. The anticipated and the School of Education received continuing accreditation from occupancy date is August 2011. A new nursing and general classroom the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. building is in the planning stage. The building will have 13 labs, 33 classrooms, 39 group study/lounges and 63 offices. Additionally, the National Collegiate Athletic Association recertified Norfolk State’s intercollegiate athletics programs for NCAA accreditation, From the university choirs to the 250-member Spartan Legion effective February 2009 for a 10-year period. The certification means Marching Band, Norfolk State is known for its rich music tradition. that Norfolk State is considered to be operating under the principles The marching band has made appearances at the Honda Battle of adopted by the NCAA’s Division I membership. the Bands, while the University concert choir has toured the country. The choir is best known for its beauty of choral tone and the ability Norfolk State’s Athletics program is experiencing unprecedented to render exemplary performances of masterworks. NSU choirs are success at the NCAA Division I level. Athletes are competitive on the among the most ardent and prominent ambassadors of the University. field of play and in the classroom. During the academic year, NSU recognized more than 60 young men and women who were inducted into the Athletics All-Academic Team for 2008–2009. To qualify, the Behold, the Green and Gold!™ scholar-athletes had to have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale. This team includes first-year and continuing students and represents all 15 of the department’s sports programs. From 2005–2009, NSU athletics has won the last five MEAC Men’s All-Sports Awards (Talmadge Layman Hill Award) and earned the department $125,000 during that period. Norfolk State University is also one of the top 50 producers of African- American Ph.D. recipients, according to Inside Higher Ed. The finding, based on a National Science Foundation report, says that Historically 24 2010 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL HAMPTON ROADS an innovative recreational compound with bicycle trails, picnic areas, and soapbox derby and cross- country courses around two lakes used for a myriad of recreational water sports. The unique 17-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel links Virginia Beach with Virginia’s Eastern Shore and a national wildlife refuge. The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the Children’s Museum are located in Portsmouth. Newport News has the Mariners’ Museum, which houses one of the world’s most extensive nautical collections, while Hampton is home to the Air and Space Museum. The vibrancy of city life, the charm of the seashore, the verdant countryside and the historic landmarks are just a few of the NSU is just off Interstate 264 within walking distance of features found in Hampton Roads. The area, which includes downtown and other major area attractions, such as the Scope, the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Chrysler Hall and MacArthur Center Mall. Newport News, Hampton and Suffolk, has a growing population of about 2 million. Hampton Roads has three daily newspapers, one African- American weekly, three independent TV stations and more than There are numerous attractions within each city. Norfolk has its 30 radio stations. Waterside, a festive marketplace similar to those in Baltimore, St. Louis and Boston. The financial and cultural hub of Virginia, Norfolk is the home of the world’s largest naval installation and serves as headquarters for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). As a cultural center, its featuresm include the Chrysler Museum, the Douglas MacArthur Memorial, the Nauticus National Maritime Center, the Virginia Symphony and several theater companies, including Norfolk State University’s own NSU Players. Besides a long and beautiful coastline, Virginia Beach offers numerous landmarks, including the first landing cross (where the first settlers touched the shores of the New World in 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock); The Adam Thoroughgood House, probably the oldest brick house in America, dating back to 1636; and Mount Trashmore, a project that turned a mountain of solid waste into 2010 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL 25 NSU PRESIDENT Board of Governors for RTI International, the Advisory Board for the Journal of Engineering Education, the Board of Directors of Riverside Health Foundation, Hampton Roads Partnership, the Greater Norfolk Corporation, Nauticus, the Norfolk Forum and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board. Also serves on the Regional Board of Directors for the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, an Advisory Committee Member for the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project, a member of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s 2007 Assessment Task Force, a member the Economics Club of Hampton Roads, and serving a second term as a member-at-large of the ASME Committee on Honors. • Current appointments to the Innovative Technology Authority, the American Council on Education Commission on Effective Leadership and a two-year term on the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Council of State Representatives beginning January 1, 2009. • She has served on other boards in other states including the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and the Moses Cone Health Systems. • Served as the first associate dean of research for the College of Carolyn Winstead Meyers, Ph.D. Engineering at Georgia Tech and was later appointed professor and dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. Carolyn W. Meyers, Ph.D., the fourth president of Norfolk State University, previously served as provost and vice chancellor • Inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni for Academic Affairs and a tenured professor in the College of at Georgia Tech, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi and Tau Beta Pi honor Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State societies. University. Meyers holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Howard University, a master’s in mechanical • In addition to university service, served as a program officer in engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) two divisions of the National Science Foundation—the Division and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering also from Georgia Tech. She of Undergraduate Education and the Division of Human Resource has completed post-doctoral work at Harvard University. Her career Development. in higher education spans more than 30 years and includes both academic and administrative experiences. • Received numerous national awards in higher education including the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, Society Highlights from her career include the following: of Automotive Engineers’ Ralph A. Teetor Award and the National • Currently serves as the first chair