ECSU Salutes the Lady Vikings Basketball Team 1999

Elizabeth
City
State
University
Published by the Office of University Relations, (252)335-3686 or 594
MAY 10, 2000
˜ECSU Sports News and Highlights
ECSU Salutes the
Lady Vikings Basketball Team
1999 - 2000 CIAA Eastern Division
Champions!
Inside This
Issue
˜Chancellor’s
Corner
˜ECSU Receives
$800,000 Grant
˜Legislative
Update
˜IT News
˜ECSU’s 130th
Commencement
˜ECSU Viking
Fest 2000
˜“Emerging
Leaders for the
21st Century”
˜Upcoming
Events
˜HR Corner
˜Administrators,
Faculty and
Staff
on the Move
˜Alumni
Spotlight
ECSU salutes Head Lady Vikings Basketball Coach Vanessa Taylor
and the 1999-2000 Women’s Basketball Team for an outstanding
season!
The Lady Vikings clinched the CIAA Eastern Division
Championship and finished the season with an overall record of 22-5.
Coach Taylor was
also named CIAA
Coach
of
the
Year.
Congratulations
Coach Taylor and
the Lady Vikings!
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Chancellor’s Corner
As the 1999-2000 academic year comes to an end, let me first congratulate the graduating seniors of the Spring 2000
class. Four years ago at my installation ceremony, many of these graduates were freshmen and were among my special guests
that day. I take great pride in seeing them complete their degree programs and becoming our
newest cohort of ECSU alumni. I know they will make their alma mater proud as they
embark upon careers or continue their studies in graduate or professional school.
Let me also salute the ECSU faculty who have worked diligently to prepare the
class of 2000 to be leaders in the 21st century. ECSU enjoys one of the highest student
graduation rates in the UNC system. While we are proud of our ranking, we are working
hard to improve retention of our students even more. Our faculty play a vital role since
retention efforts must center around academic advising.
Recently, our faculty has been involved in intensifying several activities to
strengthen retention, including tutorial assistance, special counseling, and academic
guidance. In addition, faculty are being trained in effective student advisement strategies
and “best practices” as recommended by the Noel-Levitz consultants. The director of the
General Studies Program is finalizing the Faculty Advisement Manual that will be
distributed at the Fall 2000 Faculty Institute.
Again, I congratulate our graduating seniors and salute our hard-working faculty. Together, they personify
ECSU’s legacy of academic excellence.
ECSU Receives $800,000 Grant from the U. S. Department of Education
Elizabeth City State University has received an $800,000 grant, implemented over a four-year period, from the Office
of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services of the U. S. Department of Education. This proposal was an extension of the
collaborative effort of the Office of Special Education Programs in the U. S. Department of Education, the North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction, ECSU, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Wilmington, Western Carolina, and UNC- Chapel Hill,
which developed a Distance Education Partnership in Special Education.
The grant, spear-headed by Dr. John A. Dixon, Coordinator of the Special Education Program at ECSU, will create
a statewide partnership to improve the availability of certification programs in Behavioral and Emotional Disabilities (BED)
and Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) through a comprehensive partnership of teacher education programs and the
Department of Public Instruction. Through the efforts of the partnerships, it is projected that the disparity between the need
and the supply of qualified teachers in those two critical areas of special education will be eliminated.
The Honorable Garland Watt Delivers Keynote Address at Founders Day 2000 Convocation;
Memorial Candlelighting Ceremony Held
The Honorable Garland Watt, retired judge, gave an inspirational message at the Founders Day Convocation 2000 on
March 8. Watt, a native of Elizabeth City, received his undergraduate degree from North Carolina Central University, studied law
at Harvard, and earned his Juris Doctorate Degree with honors from DePaul University in
Chicago (IL). He is the maternal grandson of Peter Wedderick Moore, who served as
ECSU’s first principal and chief executive officer. He is presently general partner of Adco
Associates in Chicago and was recently reappointed by the Illinois Supreme Court as a
member of the committee on Character and Fitness.
The convocation also featured a memorial candlelighting ceremony in honor of Ms.
Bernice Bias Brandon, daughter of the late John Henry Bias, the second chief executive
officer of the then known Elizabeth City State Teachers College (1928 - 1939), Dr.
Francis Bias, grandson of John Henry Bias; students Mr. Avery Denard Williams (‘01)
and Ms. Tiffney Reid, (‘00).
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State Government Relations Update:
ECSU Presents to NC State General Assembly’s Joint Select Committee on Higher Education
Facilities Needs
On March 7, 2000, Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim made a presentation on Elizabeth City State
University’s capital needs to the NC State General Assembly’s Joint Select Committee on Higher Education
Facilities Needs in Greenville, North Carolina. The Joint Select Committee’s visit to
Greenville was the first stop of a six-stop tour throughout the state to visit or meet with
all UNC and community college campuses to study higher education capital facility
needs. ECSU, East Carolina University, Pitt Community College, and College of the
Albemarle made up this first group to meet with the Joint Select Committee.
Chancellor Burnim’s presentation covered the state of ECSU’s physical plant,
linking how adequate and improved facilities enable the university to serve its mission
of providing an intellectual and supportive environment that prepares students for a
technologically advanced society. Chancellor Burnim referenced the Eva Klein Study
conducted last year on behalf of the UNC system which confirmed that ECSU’s capital
needs center around obsolescense and programmatically inappropriate space.
Specifically, ECSU plans to upgrade and modernize its dormitories to be more appealing
to students by adding air conditioning, and upgrading its electrical, plumbing, and telecommunications
capabilities. To do so, a new dormitory needs to be built for both the additional beds it will provide and so that,
in the interim, it can house students from five existing dormitories that need major renovations. Each of the five
dorms will be taken offline, one dormitory per year, and during that year those students affected will be housed
in the new dormitory.
Several academic buildings need to be modernized and redesigned to accommodate more adequately the
academic programs they house. Aging buildings need to be upgraded and others need to be retrofitted for
academic programs such as computer science, business and economics, and other disciplines, all of which are
requiring technological upgrades. Infrastructure needs within academic buildings include the need to upgrade
the boiler room/HVAC systems, as well as electrical and plumbing. Further infrastructure improvements are
needed to improve drainage on campus to minimize the flooding problems that result from heavy rains.
Plans to strengthen the athletics facilities are also very important to the university and its students.
Athletics greatly impacts ECSU’s overall recruiting efforts. Plans are to build a stadium field house and a
softball/baseball complex on land that the university currently owns. Chancellor Burnim stated that athletics
programs at academic institutions are imperative to student life and actually give an academic institution a
competitive edge.
ECSU and the UNC system’s reputation for excellence in teaching and research is giving the state of
North Carolina a competitive economic advantage, but unless classrooms, laboratories, and other buildings are
modernized, the University will lose its competitive. Time is critical because of the long lead time required to
construct and renovate state buildings, and also because continuing deterioration and inflation add to the final
bill.
The 2000 General Assembly sessions began May 8th. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and
supports of the universities and community colleges in the state of North Carolina must let their voices be heard
in support of capital improvements on all campuses. Legislators must--at a minimum--provide for UNC’s most
urgent capital needs.
All ECSU friends, alumni, employees, students, and other supporters are invited to be members of the
Vikings for Higher Education Network, an advocacy group to advance legislation for higher education. To
participate or for more information, contact the Office of University Relations at (252) 335-3594 or visit our
website at: www.ecsu.edu (select “Vikings for Higher Education” from the site shortcuts listing).
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Information Technology News
Advanced Networking for Minority-Serving Campuses
A division of the National Science Foundation has awarded a four-year, $6 million grant to
EDUCAUSE (an association of 1,600 colleges and universities and 160 corporate partners) for a project
to help minority-serving institutions develop the campus infrastructure and national connections to fully
participate in Information Technology. Robyn Render, Associate Vice President for Information
Resources–Administration and Networking at UNC-General Administration, has been named to the
committee that is coordinating project development and implementation for three types of institutions:
HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Native American tribal colleges. ECSU, FSU, NCA&T,
NCCU, WSSU and UNCP have been encouraged to participate.
Services for Students
The system-wide Administrative Services for Students group has finished its work on web solutions. Eight campuses – ASU,
FSU, NCA&T, NCSA, UNCP, ECSU and WSSU – will begin implementation after anticipated approvals. July 1 is the target date
for these schools to have Web for Students and Web for Faculty products installed and for technical and user staff to be trained.
Campus Pipeline also will be installed at several institutions once issues involving sponsorship and advertising have been resolved.
Best-Selling Author Dr. Dennis P. Kimbro Keynote Speaker at ECSU’s 130th
Commencement
Elizabeth City State University’s 130th Commencement Ceremony will be Saturday, May 13, at
9:00 a.m. outside in the Roebuck Stadium. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the
Vaughan Center. The keynote speaker will be Dennis P. Kimbro, Ph.D., author of best sellers Think and
Grow Rich: A Black Choice and What Makes the Great Great: Strategies for Extraordinary Achievement.
For more information, contact Dr. Velma Blackmon, Commencement Committee Chair, at
(252)335-3348.
ECSU Celebrates Grand Opening of Fine Arts Complex
Elizabeth City State University hosted a Grand Opening Ceremony for the
Fine Arts Complex on Sunday, April 16. Several activities occurred during this
affair which included: Open House/Guided Tours; an Art Show; the Symphonic Wind
Ensemble Concert; the Grand Opening Ceremony; an Open House Reception; and a
performance by the ECSU Collegians. The festivities culminated with the Annual
Spring Concert of the University Choir.
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Elizabeth City 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, gender, age,
or disability.
ECSU Office of Summer School 2000 Special Programs and Activities
May 9 & 23, June 13 & 27
Unlawful Workplace Harassment (Faculty and Staff)
335-3785
May 11, June 6
Focus Groups(Faculty and Staff)
335-3785
May 16
Diversity Training (Faculty and Staff)
335-3785
May 22 - June 30
Clinical Health Summer Program
335-3521
May 19 - May 20
High School Honors Band
335-3360
May 29 - July 14
Biotechnology Program Initiative
335-3240/335-3394
May 15 - May 27
ECSU Summer Institute in Computational Science
335-3361
May 19 - May 20
Earth System Science Academy
335-3696
May 19 - May 20
High School Honors Band
335-3360
TBA
Workshop in Critical Thinking Through Technology for ECSU
Science Faculty Teaching Entry Level Courses
TBA
The Northeastern North Carolina Communications Skills
Enhancement Program
May 28 - May 29
Earth System Science Academy
May 30 - July 21
McNair Summer Research and Scholarly Activity
335-3656/335-3494
TBA
Center of Excellence for Research Teaching and Learning
335-3011
June 11 - June 23
Health Careers Opportunity Programs I
335-3242
June 11 - July 14
Health Careers Opportunity Programs II
335-3242
June 11 - July 28
Upward Bound Program
335-3369
TBA
Head Start in Calculus for Pre-College Students
335-3243
June 12 - July 10
Summer Transportation Institute 2000
335-3728
June 12 - July 15
National Youth Sports Program (NYSP)
335-3390/335-3388
June 19
Internet Classroom Projects (K-12 Workshop)
335-3360
June 19 - June 30
Teacher Workshop in Biomolecular Sciences
335-3240/335-3394
June 22 - June 23
New Student Orientation I
335-3728
June 22 - June 23
NASA Educational Resources (K-12 Workshop)
335-3728
June 25 - June 30
One-Week University
335-3409
June 26 - July 27
Model Summer Student Teaching
335-3342
June 28
Graphics and Multimedia for the Classroom (K-12Workshop)
335-33696
June 29 - June 30
Satellite in Education (K-12 Workshop)
335-3728
July 6 - July 7
New Student Orientation II
335-3728
July 10 - July 15
Summer Music Camp
335-3360
July 23 - July 29
MSEN Summer Scholars Program
335-3409
August 9 - August 11
New Student Orientation II
335-3728
Year Round
Student Support Services
For more information, contact 335-3359.
ECSU Virtual College Offerings for Summer 2000
BUAD 311DL - Principles of Finance
BUAD 380DL - Management Information Systems
BUED 310DL - Trends in Office Skills and Technology
EDUC 201DL - Foundations of Education
EDUC 203DL - Intro to Instructional Computer
EDUC 479DL - Multicultural Education
ENGL 319DL - Children's Literature
GE 135 - Introduction to Music Literature
HIST 250DL - African American History
MATH 454DL - History of Mathematics
MNGT 321DL - Human Resource Management
PSY 212DL - General Psychology
PSY 309DL - Educational Psychology
READ 320DL - Teaching Reading in Content Areas
SPED 340 DL - Introduction to Learning Disabilities
STAT 251DL - Basic Statistics
For more information, call (252)335-3699, or visit the website at
http://vc.ecsu.edu.
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UNC Board of Governors Presents
University-wide Awards for Teaching
Excellence
to discover how published writers use the ‘Six Elements’
effectively.”
The six-week series will meet on Tuesdays, May
23 - June 27, from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in the K. E. White
Center, room 130. The workshop fee is $30.00 and the book
fee is $10.00. For more information, contact Ms. Dana Hay
at 335-3349 or e-mail at djhay@mail.ecsu.edu.
The Board of Governors of the 16-campus
University of North Carolina recognized its best teachers on
April 14 at its sixth annual Awards for Excellence in
Teaching. During a recognition luncheon at the Carolina
Inn, a faculty member from each UNC campus received a
commemorative bronze medallion and a $7,500 cash prize.
This year’s ECSU recipient is Dr. Gary Harmon, associate
professor of biology. The 16 recipients, representing an
array of academic disciplines, were nominated by special
committees on their home campuses and selected by the
Board of Governors Committee on Teaching Awards,
chaired by William T. Brown of Fayetteville. The awards
were presented by UNC President Molly Corbett Broad
and Board of Governors Chairman Benjamin S. Ruffin of
Winston-Salem.
T E C H N O L O G Y
E X P O
WRVS-FM Jazzy 89.9 Listener Showdown
Successfest 2000 Huge Success
WRVS-FM Jazzy 89.9 held a Listener
Showdown between two of the finest public radio stations
in the southern region:
WRVS-FM Jazzy 89.9
-vsWJSU-FM 88.5
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi
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The event was a huge success! Because of the the
generosity of the listening audience, guest DJs, and those
who secured donors, WRVS surpassed its goal and raised
a record $30,000 in pledges in record time (6 days). WJSU
raised $27,000 within the same time period. In previous
years, WRVS’ fundraising drives have always lasted 8 days.
The management and staff of WRVS wishes to thank
everyone for their support in making this happen. Although
WJSU reached $25,000 before WRVS, the challenge was
one in which both stations benefitted greatly.
The ECSU Virtual College and the Academic
Computing Center recently sponsored a Technology Expo
2000 on April 4 at the K. E. White Graduate Center. The
Expo showcased on-line courses offered as part of the
university’s distance education program. ECSU professors
from several academic departments were available to
demonstrate and discuss their on-line courses.
Vendors were also on-hand to demonstrate some
of the latest instructional and office technologies. They
included IKON Office Solutions; SCT; On-Site Solutions,
Inc.; NC Assistive Technology Project; Virtual Learning
Technologies; MCSi; Seed Communications; Commtech
Computers; Compustar Computers; Camera Corner;
and Albemarle Computer Outlet.
Happy 14th Anniversary
WRVS-FM Jazzy 89.9!
The Albemarle Literary Center at ECSU
Offers Writers’ Workshops
Beginning May 23, the Albemarle Literacy
Center at ECSU will offer a series of six writers’
workshops. During each of the three-hour evening sessions,
writers will explore “Six Elements of Fiction:
Characterization, Setting, Point of View, Tone, Theme, and
Plot.”
“We’re excited about this six-session series,” said
Dana Hay, workshop leader and director of the Albemarle
Literacy Center. “We’ll use mysteries and adventure stories
V i k i n g
F e s t
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Student Government Association Host
Speaker’s Forum
and
Gospel Concert
The Student Government Association recently held
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M. Carter; Nellie M. Clark; James Cooper; Kizzy V.
Crawford; Samantha Royster-Cunningham; Phebe Eley;
Sarah Foster; Christa Gallop; Bethaney Hague; Joshua
Henson; Clarice R. Johnson; Arnold Jones; Waquita N.
Lane; Gregory O. Lawson; Michelle E. Lewis; Veronica R.
Overton; Adriane D. Patterson; Ebony L. Sneed; Vernecia V.
Townes; Albert R. Walker, III; and Jeanette Watson.
Viking Fest 2000. The week showcased events that were
informative, educational, entertaining and fun. Part of the
festivities included a Speaker’s Forum which featured NBC
News Correspondent, Ms. Rehema Ellis, and a Gospel
Concert featuring renowned artist Ms. Karen ClarkSheard.
ECSU Professor and Students Shine at 23rd
Annual Symposium of the New York State
College Learning Skills Association
The 23rd Annual Symposium of the New York State
College Learning Skills Association accepted a proposal from
Dr. Karl Terryberry, Assistant Professor, Department of
Language, Literature and Communications (LLC), to
demonstrate the Department’s tutorial services to students via
distance learning. The presentation, entitled "Web Technology
and the Developmental Writer: Strategies and Applications,"
demonstrated the development of the Online Writing Lab (OWL)
and the Paper Submission Forum that is a component of it.
ECSU student Jeanette Watson delivered a report on
her research concerning tutoring writing across distance,
including statistical information about the effect of
web-technology teaching on visual learning styles. She then
demonstrated how to edit papers using various tools common to
word processing software applications and how to successfully
transmit those comments into a teaching style that will best
benefit visual-dominant learners.
ECSU student William Nelson presented his work on
the re-development of the OWL, showing how interactive
strategies can enhance student learning and professor's teaching.
His part of the program demonstrated new tools that are
available in web applications, such as video, audio, and java
scripting, and how these tools can be used as effective teaching
tools to make learning a truly interactive experience.
The presentation received the highest marks and
evaluative comments at the conference. Many of the people who
attended the session commented positively on the work of the
students and the level of professionalism they demonstrated.
Ms. Rhema Ellis, 2nd left, poses with students (l-r) Peter Eley,
Albert Walker, III, and James Polk.
“Emerging Leaders for the
21 st Century ”
Announcing the 2000-2001
Student Government Association Officers . . .
President - Albert Walker, III
Vice President - Zack Hawkins
Treasurer - Keisha Ferguson
Corresponding Secretary - Felicia Taylor
Recording Secretary - Shaleka Eley
Attorney General - Tremaine Roberts
Miss ECSU - Waquita Lane
Mr. ECSU - James Polk
e Katrina Godwin and Sheri Joyner have been selected as
GEM Master of Science Engineering Fellows by the National
Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in
Engineering and Science. This fellowship, worth up to
$60,000, can be used at the graduate school of engineering of the
students’ choice. These students are scheduled to graduate from
ECSU this May. Both students participated in the ECSU
ONR/NASA Research Scholarship Program under the direction
of Dr. Linda Hayden, Professor in the ECSU Department of
Mathematics and Computer Information Science.
Elizabeth City State University Has 25
Students Selected for Who’s Who
The 2000 edition of WHO’S WHO AMONG
STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES will include the names of 25 students from
Elizabeth City State University who have been selected as
national outstanding campus leaders.
ECSU students will join an elite group of students
from more than 2,300 institutions of higher learning in all 50
states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations.
ECSU students named this year are: Rayshawn L.
Askew; Joseph B. Batts; Stacy Brock; Tyrell Carr; Kimberly
eTwo honor students, Alesha Jones and Gamalid Cherry,
broadened their educational experience by participating in the
Study Abroad Opportunity in Scotland at the Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania last summer.
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eThe Office of Student Life and Student Activities sponsored
a bus to the historic town of Princeville, NC, to assist in the
Hurricane Floyd Clean-up. Several volunteers accompanied
staff and students for this worthwhile event.
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The following satellite event will be broadcasted in
the Videoconference Center in the G. R. Little
Library, room 215:
eThe ECSU Honors Program Junior Class held an
African/American Cultural Extravaganza as part of its Black
History Month Activities.
"Risky Living: Adolescents in Contemporary America"
Tuesday, May 16, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
eNine VANS (Vikings Assisting New Students) traveled to
Mississippi State University to participate in the Southern
Regional Orientation Workshop (SROW) for student and
professional orientation leaders. Curtis Braswell, Shamelya
England, Bryan Hawkins, Sherri Horner, Arnold Jones
Tremaine Roberts, Valenta Wade, and Mikel Womack
represented the VANS and are among 32 VANS who will
interact with new freshmen during New Student Orientation.
Accompanying the VANS were Mrs. Deborah G. Branch and
Ms. Melody Brackett from the Counseling and Testing Center.
Seating is limited. For more information, call 335-3703 or Email at dsflippens@mail.ecsu.edu.
The University of North Carolina Center for
Public Television has produced a major documentary on
the University of North Carolina facilities needs. This
program,
entitled
A
Building
Crisis,
offers
a
comprehensive review of the condition of some of the
eKeisha Hardison and Twan Weaver, McNair Scholars,
conducted poster presentations at the 12th Annual Black
Graduate Student Conference held March 29 - April 2 at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
buildings on the University campuses. This documentary
will air on the following dates on public TV channels in
North Carolina:
eSeveral students in ECSU’s Business and Economics
Department offered free assistance with the preparation of
state and federal income tax returns for the community.
Sunday, May 21 - 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 1 - 9 p.m.
Tuesday, June 27 - 10 p.m.
eECSU Pre-med students recently made site visits at UNCChapel Hill School of Medicine and Eastern Virginia Medical
(EVMS) in Norfolk, VA.
Parents in Cyberspace 2000 Training Workshops
eStudents from ECSU’s Department of Language, Literature
and Communication recently conducted free hearing
screenings for the community.
Upcoming
2000
Spring
The following is the last of the Parents in Cyberspace training
workshops:
Microsoft PowerPoint - May 23
Events
Commencement
The session will be held from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in room 174 of
the C. W. Griffin Building. For more information, call 3353758.
Activities
Kindergarten Commencement
Thursday, May 11 - 7:00 p.m.
Moore Hall Auditorium
Summer School Dates
June 2 - July 16, 2000
May 30 - Regular Registration
May 31 - Six-Week Session Begins
(Late Registration)
June 1 - 1st Three-Week Session Begins
June 20 - 2nd Three-Week Session Begins
July 14 & 15-Final Exams
ROTC Commissioning
Friday, May 12 - 11:00 a.m.
ROTC Classroom Building
Commencement
Saturday, May 13 - 9:00 a.m.
Roebuck Stadium
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May 11, June 6
Preparing Makes $ense
July 27 & 28
Writing Job Descriptions
Upon Request
Performance Management
Upon Request
The Summer 2000 New Student Orientation program
dates for entering freshmen are:
Thursday and Friday, June 22-23
Thursday and Friday, July 6-7
Thursday and Friday, August 10-11
Upcoming Events
Disciplinary Action, Dismissal and Suspension
Summer 2000
Lifelong Learning Program
Fall 2000
For more information, call 335-3271.
For more information, contact the Office of
Human Resources at 335-3252.
HR Corner
ECSU’s
Open Enrollment Training Courses Offered
by the Office of State Personnel
LLeadership Success
LMyers Briggs
LGoals and Measurers
LConflict Management and Mediation Skills
LEmpowered Leadership
LCreative Problem Solving
LInterpersonal Skills
ECSU Employees Receive New Appointments!
( Dr. Gerald McCants has been appointed as Interim Vice
Chancellor for Institutional Advancement.
( Bruce Boyd has been appointed Interim Director of Residence
Life.
For Supervisors and Middle Managers
LIntroduction to Supervision and Supervision for Managers
and Professionals
Equal Employment Opportunity Institute (EEOI)
Addresses issues of workplace diversity in state government
and concentrates on developing awareness and building skills
Raleigh: May 17-19;
June 7-9; June 21-23
U n i v e r s i t y
Employees!
( Prudentia Chiabi-Ngwainmb, University Guidance
Counselor/Tutorial Coordinator (Talent Search)
(Rita Dunstan, Enrollment Services Officer (Admissions)
(Vivian Moss, University Guidance Counselor/College
Placement Officer (Talent Search)
(LuAnn Riddick, Enrollment Services Officer (Admissions)
(Nina Spence, Office Assistant (Student Life)
(Patricia Stoddard, Enrollment Services Officer (Financial
Aid)
(Chelsea Whidbee, Accounting Specialist (Business &
Finance)
The Office of Human Resources continues to aggressively
seek to address the personal and professional needs of the
employees by providing both state mandated and other training
to aid the employee to become a better individual and worker.
The following represents the offerings for the remainder of the
1999-2000 academic year:
O n - g o i n g
Newest
In Memoriam
Mrs. Jean Robertson, RN, retired Lead
Nurse of Elizabeth City State University
passed on February 15. The funeral service
was held February 19.
T r a i n i n g
Condolences may be sent to:
The Family of Jean Robertson
1206 Bias Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Unlawful Workplace Harassment
May 23, June 13, June 27
Diversity
Required workshop for all university employees
May 16
Communications/Customer Relations
Dates: TBA
Time Management
May 25
Conflict Resolution: A Win/Win Approach
May 23
Focus Groups
Words of Wisdom . . .
To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste
the person you are.-- Anonymous
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ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, AND STAFF ON THE MOVE
hChancellor Mickey L. Burnim served as one of eleven panelists for the Business Conference for Students sponsored by the PASCAM
JobReady Partnership. The panel discussion was on preparation for successful employment. Panelists from various county top-level
positions talked to junior and senior high school students from Northeastern and Camden County High Schools. Dr. Jan King Robinson,
Assistant Professor (Department of Business and Economics), served as moderator for this event.
hDr. Margery Coulson-Clark, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs-Administration, has been nominated and accepted to
the International Who’s Who of Professionals. She will also present a paper entitled “Mentoring in the New Millennium,” at the Global
University Conference in Capetown, South Africa.
hDr. George Jackson, Chair (Department of Business and Economics), recently gave a lecture on “Financial Planning for College
Graduates” for the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Also, Dr. Jackson, along with Drs. Hanif Hafiz and Nader Suleiman, served as
faculty advisors for Volunteer in Tax Assistance (VITA). This program assisted students in providing help in preparing state and federal
income tax forms for area residents.
hDrs. Ronald H. Blackmon, Chair, Gary L. Harmon, Moses A. McDaniel and James M. Russell (Department of Biology) published
an article “Superoxide Dismutase as a Reliable Marker for Distinguished Rapid-Cycling Brassicas” in volume 33 of the Gene Families
and Isozymes Bulletin.
hDr. Demetra Y. Tyner, Associate Professor and Director of Weekend/Evening College, will be included in the sixth edition of Who’s
Who Among America’s Teachers. Selection is based on being nominated by a successful former student. Only high school and college
students who have been cited for academic excellence themselves in Who’s Who Among American High School Students and The National
Dean’s List, respectively, are invited to nominate one teacher from their entire academic experience who made a difference in his or her
life. Dr. Tyner will join the 2.5% of the nation’s college teachers honored in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
hMrs. Margaret Cole White, Interim Director of Teacher Education, recently conducted a multimedia presentation entitled, "Assessment
of P-12 Learning: Planning for New Teacher Success" in Washington, DC at the NCATE 2000: Continuing Accreditation and Beyond
Conference. In February, at the 52nd AACTE Conference, she was recognized as a contributor to the book, Telling Our Story: The HBCU
Teacher Education Technical Support Network. She was one of the original consultants who developed the model implementation and
worked with HBCUs in their process of becoming NCATE accredited.
hDr. James S. Chow, Assistant Professor (Department of Business and Economics), lecture at the Great Decisions 2000 Lecture Series
on April 4. His lecture was entitled “Indonesia in Aftershock: Prospect for Recovery”, which was published the Midwest Academy of
International Business. He also published a paper “A Comparative Study of the Export Performance of Small & Medium-sized Canadian
and United States Manufacturers.”
hDr. Jan King Robinson, Assistant Professor (Department of Business and Economics), was the motivational speaker for the 2000 Allied
Health Fair at Edgecombe Community College. The title of her speech was “Success is an Attitude”. The event, sponsored by the
Edgecombe JobReady Partnership, was attended by 240 Edgecombe County ninth through twelfth graders. ECSU graduating seniors,
Tenisha Harris and Jerome James also participated in the event. The high school audience was pleased and enthused by the presentation.
hDr. Georgia Lawrence, (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science), recently attended the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics annual meeting in Chicago (IL).
hDr. Alan J. Pierce (Department of Technology) had the following articles published in Tech Directions Magazine: February
2000-"Purifying Water by the Glassful,” March 2000-"SuperDisk Technology,” April 2000-"Digital Projection,” May/June2000-"Frankenstein Foods" (in press).
hDr. Flora Bryant Brown (Department of Social Sciences) is a consultant with the Museum of the Albemarle for the exhibit “American
Builders and Architects” and is on the advisory board of the North Carolina Museum of History on an upcoming exhibit on the History
of North Carolina. She has also published in the Journal of Negro History “NAACP Student Sit-ins by Howard University Students, 1943
& 1944" and will publish two Book Reviews in the Journal of North Carolina Historians: John F. Sensbach. A Separate Canaan: The
Making of An Afro-Moravian World in North Carolina,” 1763 - 1840; and Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore. Women and the Politics of White
Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896 - 1920.”)
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hWorks by Mr. Alexis Joyner, Associate Professor (Department of Art), and Harriett Evans (student), will be exhibited at the
Witherspoon Gallery on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The Mentor Student exhibit explores the works of
African-American faculty and their students. The show will run through July 31, 2000.
hDr. Cheryl J. Lewis, Director of TRIO Programs, recently completed the Academy of Negotiating Institutional Change in Boston (MA).
The Academy is sponsored by the National Association for Women in Higher Education (NAWE).
hMr. Harry Monds, Director of Telecommunications and Information Systems, participated in the third annual Groundhog Job Shadow
Day in February. The program is sponsored by PASCAM JobReady Partnership. Michael Hoffler and Brandon Moore, 8th grade
students at River Road Middle School in Elizabeth City, spent the day observing mainframe computer operations at ECSU. Monds also
served as a judge for the Elizabeth City Middle School Science Fair.
hMrs. Izila F. Mouring was appointed/elected to the Southern Region of the National Association of Medical Minority Educators Board
of Directors as Communications Chair in Little Rock (AR). She was also a presenter at the P. W. Moore Elementary School’s Health
Careers Seminar.
hMs. Susan J. Peck, Instructional Technology Specialist (Academic Computing & End-User Services), was recently inducted into Phi
Kappa Phi National Honor Society at East Carolina University where she is completing her master’s degree in Instructional Technology.
Those elected to membership in Phi Kappa Phi include the upper five percent of last-term juniors and the upper ten percent of seniors along
with outstanding graduate students, faculty, and alumni.
Alum Spotlight
The following ECSU Alumni recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the National Association for Equal
Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) :
Mr. Wilson M. Goode (‘66) - President, GCI, Chesapeake, VA
Mrs. Ziner Johnson Alexander (‘68) - Manager, Information Systems, ECSU
Dr. Demetra Y. Tyner (‘71) - Associate Professor/Director of Weekend/Evening College, ECSU
Colonel Randy Braxton Bell (‘72) - Assist. Chief of Staff, Aviation Logistics, Commander, USMC Forces, Norfolk, VA
Ms. Annie W. Everett (‘73) - Deputy Regional Administrator, General Services Administration, Silver Springs, MD
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Webmaster for the ECSU Division of Student Affairs.
Scenes from the CIAA Chancellor’s Reception
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Upcoming Alumni Events
May 12
General Alumni Association Board Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
General Alumni Association Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
The Office of Alumni Affairs will host the Alumni Awards Banquet Saturday, May 13, at 5:00 p.m. in the K. E. White Graduate Center.
For more information, contact Mrs. Barbaina Houston-Black, Director of Alumni Affairs, at 335-3226.
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Author Bernard MacKinnon and Poet-educator Luis Rodriquez Visit ECSU
k Bernard MacKinnon, who publishes with Houghton-Mifflin, recently visited ECSU and gave a reading and book signing. Mr.
MacKinnon, visit was made possible through a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council awarded to the Albemarle Literary Center
at ECSU. His novels, IN THE MEANTIME and SONG FOR A SHADOW explore poignant, universal current issues and concerns.
While in the area, he also spoke about writing to fifth, sixth and seventh-grade students in Camden. Also, Luis Rodriquez, poet-educator
and nationally acclaimed author, recently gave a reading at ECSU as part of the residency program entitled “Word Wide: Writers of
Americas.”
kThe ECSU TRIO Programs (Educational Talent Search, McNair Scholars, Student Support Services, and Upward Bound) celebrated
National TRIO Day on February 26. The TRIO Programs were presented a Proclamation from the Mayor of Elizabeth City, Mr. Brett
Vann Nieuwenhuise. During the last decade, TRIO Programs generated more than $7.4 million to provide comprehensive outreach
services to 9,557 students residing in Elizabeth City and the surrounding communities.
kECSU’s Office of Career Services sponsored the Annual Teacher Job Fair March 23. Several representatives from school systems in
Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, South Carolina and North Carolina participated. The Summer Job Fair 2000 was also held April
5.
kThe Lyceum Series Committee presented the Carroll Dashiell Jazz Ensemble in concert, March 25, in the Fine Arts
Complex Concert Hall. Educated at Howard University, Dashiell is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies
at East Carolina University. He has performed which such jazz greats as Vanessa Rubin, Ray Charles, Maceo Parker,
Bobby Watson and Horizon, and Fifth Dimension, to name a few.
kThe ROTC Program held its Annual Spring Ceremony on March 28. The ceremony recognized Military Science students who have
excelled in academics, military skills, and physical fitness. The Annual Military Ball was held on April 15.
kECSU’s Division of Education sponsored TEACH DAY 2000 (Teacher Education Alumni Celebration and Homecoming) on April
6. Special topics discussed during the celebration included Performance Based Licensure (PBL), Initial Licensure (ILT) and
State Department Public Instruction Updates.
kThe ECSU Library Club celebrated National Library Week April 9-13. This year’s theme was “Read, Learn, Connect
@ the Library.” Part of the activities included an African-American Book Fair featuring The Know Book Store of Durham
(NC), and a “Meet the Author” Book Signing Reception.
k Spring Open House for high school juniors, seniors and community college transfer students was held on April 15.
k ECSU’s Community Development Program offered an "ECSU Homebuyer's Workshop" on Tuesday, April 18. The workshop included
information on the advantages of homeownership, the steps needed in buying a home, and what is involved in applying for a mortgage
loan. A licensed real estate broker and a financial lender were available during the workshop. They also offer a career seminar on the
real estate profession entitled, "Career Opportunities in Real Estate,” Tuesday, April 25. Professionals in the field of real estate provided
general information and shared personal experiences on the various professions offered in real estate.
k The Honors Convocation was held Thursday, April 20. The keynote speaker was Mrs. Alice Carson Tisdale, Director of the Alice
Carson Tisdale Honors College at Claflin College, Orangeburg, SC. Mrs. Tisdale is also a 1973 graduate of Elizabeth City State
University. Students received recognition for academic achievement and excellence.
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k ECSU’s NASA-Network Resources and Training Site recently sponsored a “webchat” with Astronaut Michael P. Anderson,
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force.
kThe ECSU Office of Human Resources sponsored the Retirees Recognition Reception Wednesday, May 3, and the Employee
Recognition Convocation Thursday, May 4. Mr. Ronald G. Penny, State Personnel Director, was the guest speaker for the Employee
Recognition Program. Several employees were recognized for years of outstanding service to ECSU.
kThe ECSU Planetarium presents multimedia productions under the stars on a variety of topics, including space exploration, science
fiction, current astronomy, and laser shows. Housed within a 30-foot dome with a 54 seating capacity, the Planetarium’s SPITZ 512 Star
Projector can serve as a “time machine” capable of taking the most casual observer on a celestial adventure into the past or the future, as
well as providing a view of the night sky as seen from anywhere in the world. The Planetarium is open during weekdays, weekends, and
evenings. Shows are free, by RESERVATION ONLY, and on a first come, first serve basis. Area school teachers and ECSU Faculty are
encouraged to utilize the facilities for their weekday, weekend and extended day classes. For more information about the ECSU
Planetarium and shows available,
call (252)335-3SKY or visit the WEBSITE at
http://www.ecsu.edu/Tracy/planetarium/ecsuplanetarium.html.
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k Dr. Sangsun Song Lee performed an Evening of French Piano Musical, on March 2, in the Fine Arts Complex Concert Hall. The
recital included several classic pieces including Nationalists and Exoticists, Dance Music, Viennese Masters, and Images and Stories.
k ECSU’s University Choir recently completed its Annual Spring Tour. The tour included performances in Bloomfield and Stamford
(CT); White Plains and New Rochelle (NY); and Washington, D.C.
kECSU University Symphonic Band Wind Ensemble recently presented the Concert “Music of African Americans.” Guest
composers/conductors included Professor O’Neal Sanford from Norfolk State University (VA) and Professor Sidney Sessoms of Lincoln
University (PA). The Ensemble also presented its Annual Spring Concert on Sunday, April 9.
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Salute to Coach Bobby Vaughan
Coach Vanessa Taylor Named CIAA Coach of the Year; Kim Bedgood Named CIAA Rookie of the Year
and to All-CIAA Team; Raquita Washington and Daminica Moody Named to All-CIAA Team
Head Lady Vikings Basketball Coach Vanessa Taylor was named the 1999-2000 CIAA Women’s
Basketball Coach of the Year. Coach Taylor, in her fifth year at ECSU, guided the Vikings team to a 22-5 overall
record. Kim Bedgood, freshman forward, was named 1999-2000 CIAA Rookie of the Year. She was also named
to the 1999-2000 CIAA Women’s All-Rookie Team. Raquita Washington, a junior guard, and Daminica Moody,
a sophomore center, were named to the 1999-2000 All-CIAA Women’s Basketball Team.
Hines and Riddick Named to All-CIAA Team
Derick Hines and Marcus Riddick were named to the 1999-2000 All-CIAA Men’s Basketball Team and AllTournament Team.
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ECSU at CIAA Basketball Tournament
The ECSU Lady Vikings and Vikings Basketball teams competed for the 56th Annual CIAA Tournament
Championship held at the Raleigh Sports Arena. Unfortunately, the Eastern Division Champion Lady Vikings were defeated
in the semi-finals. The Lady Vikings lost to Livingstone 72 - 67. They finished with an overall record of 22-5. The Vikings
Basketball Team were upset in the quarter-final game, 76-62, by Johnson C. Smith. The Vikings finished with an overall 18-9
record.
Head coaches Barry Hamler and Vanessa Taylor are proud of their teams’ efforts this season. Both are actively
recruiting for next year in anticipation of an exciting, winning season.
All-Sports Athletic Banquet - Mr. Nate Higgs, Former CIAA Player of the Year, Keynote
Speaker
ECSU Intercollegiate Athletics hosted the All-Sports Athletic Banquet on May 2. The keynote speaker was Mr.
Nate Higgs (‘94), former CIAA Player of the Year. All student-athletes were honored for both their athletic and academic
achievements during 1999-2000.
Spring
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Three Vikings Named to CIAA All-Tournament
Basetball Team
ECSU
Three Lady Vikings Named to CIAA All-Tournament
Softball Team
Fayetteville State
host
Fayetteville
For more information, call (252)335-3278.
1:30 p.m.
Rocky Mount, NC
4:00 p.m.
(Down East Classic)
9/16
Morehouse
Atlanta, GA
1:30 p.m.
9/23
NC Central
Durham, NC
1:30 p.m.
9/30
Johnson C. Smith
Charlotte, NC
1:30 p.m.
10/7
Virginia State
Elizabeth City
1:30 p.m.
10/14
Bowie State
Bowie, MD
1:30 p.m.
10/21
Livingstone
Salisbury, NC
1:30 p.m.
10/28
Benedict
Columbia, SC
1:30 p.m.
11/4
Winston-Salem
Elizabeth City
2:00 p.m.
(HOMECOMING)
State
Rocky Mount Athletic Complex in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
ECSU 2000 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
(TENTATIVE)
9/9
will
Viking Football Classic. The classic will be held at the Nash-
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Elizabeth City
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University on September 9 at the Third Annual Down East
Raquita Washington, Monica Johnson and Nicole
Higgins were named to the 2000 CIAA Softball AllTournament Team.
Virginia Union
TBA
Down East Football Classic
Scheduled
Johnny Fuller, Chad Boyd and Brian Willoughby
were named to the 2000 CIAA Baseball All-Tournament
Team.
9/2
CIAA Championship
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