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History
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On Saturday, May 12th, Michelle Obama made history as the first First Lady of the United States to be North Carolina A&T State University’s commencement speaker.

On February 25, 2009, Chancellor Stanley Battle announced his resignation, effective June 30, 2009, citing family and personal issues. The following month, on May 22, 2009, Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr. was elected as the 12th chancellor of the university by UNC System Board of Governors.

Campus
W. Kerr Scott Residence Hall, named for North Carolina governor W. Kerr Scott, was completed in 1951 at a cost of nearly $2 million, the largest sum appropriated to the University at that time. The red brick structure housed 1,100 male students and included 505 rooms and three apartments for faculty supervisors. Scott hall would set the scene for conflict between A&T students and members of the National Guard during the 1969 Greensboro uprising. Scott Hall was razed in 2004, with portions of the building being preserved in an on campus memorial reflecting pool and the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in downtown Greensboro.

A&T Farm
The university has the largest agricultural school among HBCU, and is the second largest producer of miority agricultural graduates.

Millennial Campus
On September 23rd 2008, North Carolina A&T State University and UNC Greensboro announced the creation of a Joint Millennial Campus. The Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, its official name, will have north and south campuses that will focus on regional economic development.

Monday, August 23rd 2010 marked the first day of classes for the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN). With the opening of classes, the JSNN became one of fewer than 10 schools nationally to offer degree programs in nanotechnology, according to the National Nanotechnology Initiative. It is the only program created and operated collaboratively by two universities, North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

JSNN opened with 17 students in the doctoral program in nanoscience and 1 student in the professional master's program in nanoscience.

Misc
In 1998, The university granted it's first Ph.D degrees in Electrical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering.

In 2005, Three new interdisciplinary graduate programs were established: Ph.D in Leadership Studies, Ph.D in Energy and Environmental Studies, and M.S. in Computational Science and Engineering.

2008- The School of Business and Economics' Financial Trading Room, a classroom where students can simulate trading analyses, opened on September 25th on the second floor of Craig Hall.

Academic Profile
North Carolina A&T is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), which is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

North Carolina A&T State University offers undergraduate degrees in 177 undergraduate degrees in eighty-four majors in the eight schools and professional colleges. Bachelor's programs are offered through the NC A&T Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Engineering, the Schools of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Business & Economics, Education, Technology, Nursing, & the School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (in conjunction with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro).

North Carolina A&T State University offers thirty master's degrees and eleven doctoral concentrations, through nine doctoral degree programs. Master's and doctoral programs are offered through the Schools and colleges in agriculture and environmental sciences, arts and sciences, business and economics, education, engineering, joint school of nanoscience and nanoengineering, and technology.

N.C. A&T graduates the nation’s largest number of African American engineers at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels and psychology undergraduates.

Through the School of Business and Economics, we are also among the largest producers of African American certified public accountants.

N.C. A&T is home to the largest agricultural school among historically black colleges and is the nation’s second largest producer of minority agricultural graduates.

It is also the nation's top producer of minorities with degrees (as a whole) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

The university is also a leading producer of minority certified public accountants, landscape architects, and veterinarians.

90% of the student body are enrolled full-time.

Research/Economic Impact
On August 19th, A&T entered into a partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/ML) to allow research collaboration and support the study of science, mathematics and engineering at A&T. The Institute for Public Health was created with Dr. James J. Gooch, A&T alumnus, named as Director

2008 - A&T was awarded an $18 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for an Engineering Research Center, the first time an HBCU has been a lead institution for such a center.

In 2014, The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded N.C. A&T eight separate grants worth a total of $2.7 million. The grants are part of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture program intended to strengthen historically black land-grant colleges and universities. The largest single grant of $1.1 million will be used to acquire and improve food sciences facilities and equipment. The university will also receive three grants worth a total of $898,618 for research; three grants worth $431,738 for teaching; and one grant of $249,998 for extension programs.

Rankings
Institutional rankings of North Carolina A&T vary widely, depending on the criteria of the publication. For instance, in the 2012 edition of the Washington Monthly college rankings, NC A&T ranked 33rd among national universities. The Washington Monthly assesses the quality of schools based on social mobility (e.g., percentage of Pell Grant recipients who graduate),in which the university ranked 2nd in the nation, academic quality (e.g., percentage of graduates who go on to earn PhDs), and community service.

According to the 2014 issue of U.S. News & World Report's "Historically Black College & Universities (HBCU) List", NC A&T was ranked 8th nationally; criteria include tuition & fees, total enrolment, fall acceptance rate, retention, and graduation rates

Admissions
Admission to North Carolina A&T is rated as "less selective" by U.S. News & World Report. In 2013, the university received over 6,000 applications and admitted 56.5% of those that applied, The universtiy maintain a Rolling Admissions program. Of those students admitted, SAT scores range from 390-480 in Critical Reading, 370-460 in writing, and 410-500 in Math. According to the US News, 85.4 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid, and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $5,023.

Incoming freshmen are eligible to receive either the Lewis and Elizabeth Dowdy or the National Alumni Association Scholarships. The Lewis and Elizabeth Dowdy Scholarship, named after the university's 6th chancellor and his wife, covers the full cost of tuition and is available to students with a 3.75 high school GPA and a minimum 1200 SAT or 26 ACT score. The National Alumni Association Scholarship, provided by the NC A&T National Alumni Association, also covers the full cost of tuition and is available to students with a minimum 3.0 cululative GPA and a 100 or 22 ACT score.

Alumni
N.C. A&T is proud of its 40,000 alumni of record who occupy leadership positions around the world. These alumni spread the Aggie tradition throughout the nation, continuing to strive for excellence and to make their mark in society

Greek Lettered Council
Other National fraternities and sororities with registered chapters are members of the Greek Lettered Council. The current members on campus include:

Social fellowships
National Social Fellowships that do not affiliate with Greek Lettered organizations fall under the jurisdiction of 'Social Fellowships. The Current Members on campus Include:

Environmental Leadership
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is one of three North Carolina colleges that have partnered with Environmental Defense Fund (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Defense_Fund) since 2009 to identify cost-effective energy efficiency improvements. This program is called Climate Corps. Trained graduate students spend their fellowships identifying and analyzing savings opportunities. They also develop detailed investment and implementation plans that help their hosts cut costs and reduce emissions. Their host organizations in turn commit to opening up their financial and operational records, providing senior level support and sharing results. (http://edfclimatecorps.org/page.cfm?tagID=55053)

There is also a YouTube video about it that may or may not be appropriate to cite - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdzIWjXCeac

Athletics
2010-The Women's Basketball Team made A&T the first HBCU to enter the "Sweet 16" of a Division I post-season tournament. They advanced tot he third round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) after defeating Wake Forest on March 18th and Charlotte on March 21st. They were defeated by Miami on March 25th.

Events
2012-On Saturday, May 12th, Michelle Obama made history as the first First Lady of the United States to be North Carolina A&T State University’s commencement speaker.

Willie Grimes
Willie Ernest Grimes, a freshman at A&T who was shot on campus and succumbed on May 22nd, 1969, was posthumously awarded the Bachelor of Science in 2008. Accepting the degree was Willie Grimes' mother, Mrs. Ella Grimes, who was accompanied by her son, George Grimes.

A&T Four Statue
2002-The monument honoring the Greensboro Four was unveiled. James Barnhill, a faculty member in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, sculpted the statue. The monument is located in front of the James B. Dudley Building.

Campus shooting
During the evening hours of Saturday, November 2, 2013, an unknown shooter fired gunshots, at least one of which struck a single individual, having been fired from some distance, according to police. They were fired toward the vicinity of a group of students on the north campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, not far from the campus's McCain Hall. The unknown shooter shot and wounded 21-year-old Devine Eatmon (it was not specified whether he was a student, and, if so, at the University, or not). His condition is apparently serious, but is not believed to be life-threatening at this time. The university police have the lead on the investigation, according to the Greensboro Police Department's public information officer. Law enforcement is searching for four suspects, three of which had dreadlocks, and all of whom were believed to be carrying handguns of an unknown type. They may or may not have known Mr. Eatmon. The campus was closed after the shooting and the area was placed on lockdown.

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