North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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North Carolina A&T State University
Motto	Mens et Manus (Mind and Hands)
Established	1891
Type	Public Land Grant University
Chancellor	Dr. Lloyd V. Hackley
Faculty	813
Students	11,103
Undergraduates	9,735
Postgraduates	1,368
Location	Greensboro, NC, USA
Campus	Urban 188 acre (0.8 km²) main campus, 567 acre (2.3 km²) farm
Nickname	Aggies
Website	http://www.ncat.edu

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) is a land-grant doctoral/research intensive university located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Founded in 1891, NC A&T now (fall 2005) enrolls 11,103 students from across the United States and 33 foreign countries. NC A&T is the largest historically black university in North Carolina.

NC A&T currently (as of 2004) is the nation's leading producer of African American engineers with both B.S. and PhD degrees.^[1] The university also is the nation's No. 1 producer of minorities with degrees (as a whole) in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. NC A&T is also a leading producer of minority certified public accountants, landscape architects, and veterinarians. NC A&T offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level programs in engineering, all fully accredited by ABET, the nation’s foremost engineering accrediting body. The School of Business and Economics is also fully accredited in all undergraduate accounting and business programs by AACSB International. NC A&T is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.

Contents 1 A brief history 2 Some well-known alumni of NC A&T 3 References and notes 4 External links 5 Notes

[edit] A brief history

The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T) was established as a “mechanic college” for the “Colored Race” by an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina, ratified March 9, 1891. The act read in part: "That the leading objective of the college shall be to teach practical agriculture and the mechanic arts and such learning as related thereto, not excluding academic and classical instruction."

The College operated in Raleigh (at the private Shaw University) until 1893 when it moved to the city of Greensboro, which donated $11,000 in cash and 14 acres (57,000 m²) of land for its campus. The original course of study of A&T included languages and literature, mathematics, business, agriculture and military science. Female students were a part of the college from 1893 until 1901, but were not enrolled again until 1928. In 1915, the name of the College became the Negro Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina by act of the NC General Assembly. In 1967, the name of the College was changed to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

The presidents and chancellors of A&T have been Dr. John O. Crosby (1892-1896), Dr. James B. Dudley (1896-1925), Dr. Ferdinand D. Bluford (1925-1955), Dr. Warmoth T. Gibbs (1956-1960), Dr. Samuel D. Proctor (1960-1964), Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy (1964-1980), Dr. Cleon F. Thompson, Jr. (1980-1981), Dr. Edward B. Fort (1981-1999), and Dr. James C. Renick (1999-2006). Lloyd Hackley has been interim chancellor since the departure of Renick. Stanley F. Battle was named in November 2006 to take the post permanently on July 1, 2007. [2]

NC A&T is a historically black college and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System. The school colors are blue and gold. The school athletic teams are called the "Aggies". The School's Marching Band is known as The Blue & Gold Marching Machine. On the A&T seal are the words "mens et manus" (minds and hands), reflecting on A&T's early focus on agriculture and technical skills.

A&T is currently working on many projects in the engineering field, most notably being the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures, headed by Dr. Jagannathan Sankar.

[edit] Some well-known alumni of NC A&T

• Reverend Jesse Jackson
• Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Illinois)
• Astronaut Ronald McNair (who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986)
• The Greensboro Four (sparked the Civil Rights movement throughout the south)
• Congressman Edolphus Towns (D-New York)
• Al Attles (Golden State Warriors basketball player)
• Major General Charles D. Bussey (retired)
• Lou Donaldson (internationally known jazz musician)
• Brig. Gen. Clara L. Adams-Ender (retired; first black Army Nurse Corps officer to graduate from the U.S. Army War College, first woman to earn a masters from U.S. Army Command & General Staff College)
• Elvin Bethea (NFL Hall of Fame - Houston Oilers)
• Maurice Hicks (NFL running back)
• Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (9/11 Conspirator)^[3][1]
• Hugh Evans (NBA referee)
• Mel Phillips (NFL player and current Miami Dolphins coach)
• Dwaine Board (NFL player and current Miami Dolphins coach)
• Sybil Lynch (Popular 80's R&B singer)
• Terrence J (Current co-host of the BET network's live video countdown show, 106 & Park)
• Curtis Deloatch (NFL player and current New Orleans Saints cornerback)
• Jamal Jones (NFL player and current New Orleans Saints Wide Receiver)
• Vilas Sankar (Popular radio host)

[edit] References and notes

[edit] External links

• Official website

• Stanley F. Battle Elected New Chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University

• Part of the Tom Joyner Foundation for HBCUs

[edit] Notes

1. ↑  North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Retrieved on November 23, 2005.
2. ↑  GESA: Graduate Engineering Student Alliance. Retrieved on November 23, 2005.
3. ↑  National Commission on Terror Attacks Upon the United States. Retrieved on February 21, 2006.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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University of North Carolina System
Appalachian State • East Carolina • Elizabeth City State • Fayetteville State • N.C. A&T • N.C. Central • N.C. School of the Arts • N.C. State • UNC Asheville • UNC Chapel Hill • UNC Charlotte • UNC Greensboro • UNC Pembroke • UNC Wilmington • Western Carolina • Winston-Salem State • N.C. School of Science & Math

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Bethune–Cookman • Coppin State • Delaware State • Florida A&M • Hampton • Howard • Maryland – Eastern Shore • Morgan State • Norfolk State • North Carolina A&T • South Carolina State