A $1.5 million gift from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation will help community college students pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro.
The gift will support the university’s new Aggie Commitment Trailblazer Scholars (ACTS) program for students transferring to NCA&T from 11 community colleges in North Carolina.
ACTS is a STEM Pathways program that will support full in-state tuition scholarships, transfer-centric learning communities, mentoring, a co-advising student success model, experiential learning opportunities and work strategy planning.
“The ACTS program is about student success and STEM Pathways, but it is also about equity in opportunities for STEM degrees,” said Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. “As part of our diversity and inclusion efforts at A&T, we are committed to removing barriers to access so that all students have opportunities to succeed.
Howard High Grad Dr. Keith Bridges Assumes CCCE Executive Director Role Sunday, February 7, 2021
Following a nationwide search, UTC has selected Dr. Keith Bridges II to provide leadership as the executive director of The Center for Community and Career Education.
Prior to this position, over a span of 24 years, Dr. Bridges demonstrated global leadership and organizational skills in Australia, England, as well as the United States. Dr. Bridges has successfully facilitated more than 1,100 effective educational instructional lessons for low-income underserved audiences during progressive professional roles encompassing all aspects of executive administrative leadership.
Serving as a regional director for Education Development (Goulburn Valley, Australia), district manager of Sport and Youth Development (Melbourne, Australia), and youth outreach director (London, England) Dr. Bridges secured extensive funding while managing personnel to deliver educational life skills progra
February 06, 2021 - 8:09 PM
Calls grow for US to rely on rapid tests to fight pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) â When a Halloween party sparked a COVID-19 outbreak at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, school officials conducted rapid screening on more than 1,000 students in a week, including many who didnât have symptoms.
Although such asymptomatic screening isnât approved by regulators and the 15-minute tests arenât as sensitive as the genetic one that can take days to yield results, the testing director at the historically Black college credits the approach with quickly containing the infections and allowing the campus to remain open.