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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

North Carolina Central University

Trustees
Administrative Officers
Academic Affairs
Student Affairs

History of the University of North Carolina
North Carolina Central University Mission Statement
Office of Community Engagement and Service

Trustees

Administrative Officers

Chancellor’s Office

Johnson Akinleye, Chancellor	530-6104

AL Zow , Chief of Staff	530-5423

Fenita Morris- Shepard, Interim University Legal Counsel	530-7558

Ayana Hernandez, Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations	530-7266

Leah Kraus, Chief Information Officer	530-7423

Damon Williams, Chief of Police	530-5397

Piper C. Mitchell	530-6154
Assistant University Legal Counsel

Johnnie Southerland, Director	530-5321
Strategic Planning

Robert Gaines, Internal Auditor	530-7742

Ingrid Wicker McCree, Director Athletics	530-7057

Micheal Page, Director	530-5402
External Affairs

Brenda Shaw, Director, Title III	530-7853

Zelda Stanfield, Executive Assistant	530-7887

Vernita Bowe	530-5561
Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff

Anthony Jarman	530-5011
Assistant to the Chancellor

Katherine Max	530-6104
Administrative Support Specialist

Academic Affairs

Dr. David H. Jackson, Jr	530-6230 djack189@nccu.edu
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Acadmic Affairs	312 Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

Dr. Yolanda Anderson	530-6738 yandersn@nccu.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development and Resources	312 Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

Malissa Evans-Hall	530-5221 mevanshall@nccu.edu
Associate Provost for Academic Budget and Personnel	206 Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

Michelle Mayo	530-7149 mlmayo@nccu.edu
Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Research	310-B Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

Dr. Kimberly Phifer-McGhee	530-5069 kpmcghee@nccu.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Extended Studies and Student Support	306-A Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

Dr. Sharon Oliver	530-5313 soliver@nccu.edu
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollement, Mangement, Scholarship, and Student Aid	106 Student Services Building

Jaleh Rezaie	530-7396 jrezaie@nccu.edu
Associate Provost and Dean of School of Graduate Studies	123 Taylor Education Building

Jerome Goodwin	530-6739 jgoodwin@nccu.edu
University Registrar	110 Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

Theodosia Shields	530-5233 tshields@nccu.edu
Director of Library Services	1st Floor James E. Shepard Library

Pauletta Brown Bracy	530-6900 pbracy@nccu.edu
Director of Accreditation	315 Hubbard Totten Chemistry Building

Sarah Carrigan	530-7487 scarriga@nccu.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning	2028 H.M. Michaux, Jr. School of Education

Denettia Shaw	530-6687 dshaw9@nccu.edu
Director of Transfer Services	106 Lee Biology Building

Deans

Dr. Audrey Beard	530-5327 awbeard@nccu.edu
School of Education	2062 H.M. Michaus, Jr. School of Education
Executive Assistant: Ms. Sharon Coleman	530-6466 scolem28@nccu.edu

Dr. Jon P. Grant	530-7438 jpgrant@nccu.edu
School of Library and Information Sciences	310 James E. Shepard Library
Executive Assistant: Mr. Anthony Philpott	530-7585 aphilpott@nccu.edu

Dr. Joseph Green	530-5234 joseph.green@nccu.edu
University College	238 Alexander Dunn Building
Executive Assistant: Ms. Judith Dunston	530-5235 judith.dunston@nccu.edu

Atty. Browne Lewis	530-6112 blewis39@nccu.edu
School of Law	260 Albert L. Turner Law Building
Executive Assistant: Ms. Demetria Robinson	530-6773 dfrobinson@nccu.edu

Atty. Browne Lewis	530-6112 blewis39@nccu.edu
School of Law	260 Albert L. Turner Law Building
Executive Assistant: Ms. Demetria Robinson	530-6773 dfrobinson@nccu.edu

Dr. Anthony Nelson	530-6175 acnelson@nccu.edu
School of Business	201 Willis Commerce Building
Executive Assistant: Ms. Mena Lewis	530-6458 mlewis92@nccu.edu

Dr. Kimberly Phifer-McGhee	530-7593 kpmcghee@nccu.edu
Extended Studies and Distance Education	306 Shepard Administration Building
Executive Assistant: Ms. Tyheshia Martin	530-7505 tmartin@nccu.edu

Dr. LaVerne Reid (Interim Dean)	530-5349 lreid@nccu.edu
College of Health and Sciences	240 Miller-Morgan Building
Executive Assistant: Ms. Cyndi Shaw	530-7642 cshaw001@nccu.edu

Dr. Jaleh Rezaie	530-7395 jrezaie@nccu.edu
School of Graduate Studies	123 Taylor Education Building
Executive Assistant: Ms. Eva Marmon-Halm	530-6716 emhalm@nccu.edu

Dr. Theodosia Shields, Director	530-5233 tshields@nccu.edu
James E. Shepard Memorial Library	1st Floor James E. Shepard Memorial Library
Executive Assistant: Jill Morris	530-6475 jmorri43@nccu.edu

Dr. Carlton E. Wilson	530-6794 cwilson@nccu.edu
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities	115 Farrison-Newton Communications Building
Executive Assistant: Ms. Cassandra Clifton	530-6796 cclifto6@nccu.edu

Associate and Assistant Deans

Robert Wortham	530-5349 rwortham@nccu.edu
College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities	240 Miller-Morgan Building

Mohammad Ahmed	530-5055 mahmed2@nccu.edu
College of Health and Science	2249 Mary Townes Science Building

Sharon White	530-6133 sharon.white@nccu.edu
School of Business	Willis Commerce Building

Laura Brooks	530-6843 laura.brooks@nccu.edu
School of Law	Albert L. Turner Law Building

Shannon C. Pugh	530-7041 spugh@nccu.edu
Interim University College	Alexander Dunn Building

April Dawson	530-6502 adawson@nccu.edu
School of Law	Albert L. Turner Law Building

Lisa Morgan	530-6115 lmorgan@nccu.edu
School of Law	160 Albert L. Turner Law Building

Adrienne Meddock	530-5249 ameddock@nccu.edu
School of Law	112 Albert L. Turner Law Building

Kyle Brazile	530-6517 kbrazile@nccu.edu
School of Law	Albert L. Turner Law Building

Ronald Douglas	530-6365 rdouglas@nccu.edu
School of Law	148 Albert L. Turner Law Building

Angela Gilmore	530-5482 angela.gilmore@nccu.edu
School of Law	264 Albert L. Turner Law Building

Director of Research Institutes

Hernan Navarro, Director	530-7001 hnavarro@nccu.edu
Biomanufacturing/ Research Institute Technology Enterprise (BRITE)	1101 Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE)

Deepak Kumar	530-7017 dkumar@nccu.edu
Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI)	104 Julius L. Chambers BBRI

Director of Centers & Institutes

Jarvis Hall	530-7256 jhall@nccu.edu
Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change	109 Edmonds Classroom Building

Kimberly Cogdell-Boyce	530-6618 kcogdell@nccu.edu
Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Law Institute	160 Turner Law Building

Mark Morris	530-5254 mmorris@nccu.edu
Dispute Resolution Institute	125 Turner Law Building

Gail Hollowell	530-7060 ghollowell@nccu.edu
Center for Science, Math & Technology Education	305 Lee Biology Building

Harvey McMurray	530-5204 hmcmurray@nccu.edu
Center for Advancement of Justice Study and Policy	301 Farrison-Newton Communication Bldg.
*formerly Center for Domestic & International Criminal Justice
Research & Policy

Christopher Herring	530-5206 mherring@nccu.edu
Institute for Homeland Security and Workforce Development	Holy Cross Annex, First Floor

Branislav Vlahovic	530-7253 vlahovic@nccu.edu
CREST (Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology)	1201 Mary Townes Science Complex

Branislav Vlahovic	530-7253 vlahovic@nccu.edu
NASA University Research Center - Center for Aerospace Device	1201 Mary Townes Science Complex
Research and Education

Director of Programs

Calleen Herbert	530-6143 cherbert@nccu.edu
Academic Comm. Service Learning Program	206 Academic Community Service Learning Program Building

Oliva Jones	530-7912
Office of International Affairs	102 Lee Biology Building

Abdul Mohammed	530-6351 amohammed@nccu.edu
Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics	3102 Mary Townes Science Complex

Karen Keaton- Jackson	530-7477 kkjackson@nccu.edu
University Honors Program	G-06 Annie Day Shepard Hall

Micheler Richardson	530-6421 mrrichardson@nccu.edu
Cancer Program	220 Julius L. Chambers BBRI

Administration & Finance

Akua Matherson	530-7425 amathers@nccu.edu
Interim Chief Financial Officer & Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance	113 Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

Michael Hill	530-5214 mhill73@nccu.edu
Chief Human Resources Officer	213-C Hubbard-Totten Building

Melissa Hill	530-7354
Interim Director of Budget and Financial Planning	211 Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

Antonio L McDaniel	530-5422
Comptroller	011A Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

Gary Ward	530-7484 gaward@nccu.edu
Associate Comptroller	011-B Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building

James Tanzosch	530-5063 jtanzosc@nccu.edu
Director of Purchasing	615 Lawson Street

Kristin Long-Witter	530-5325 klongwit@nccu.edu
Director of Environmental Health and Safety	126 Hubbard-Totton Building

Timothy Moore	530-7420 tmoore@nccu.edu
Director of Auxiliaries and Business Services	Lower Level W.G. Pearson Cafeteria

Lori Blake-Reid	530-7244 lblake3@nccu.edu
Director of Facilities Services	Physical Plant

Institutional Advancement

Dr. Gia Soublet	530-7856 gsoublet@nccu.edu
Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement	133 William Jones Building

Randal Childs	530-5264 rchilds@nccu.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor	129 William Jones Building

Patricia Mitchell	530-7204 pmitchell@nccu.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement Services	040 William Jones Building

Ann M. Beamon	530-7072 abeamon3@nccu.edu
Major Gifts Officer	2022 H.M. Michaux, Jr. School of Education Building

Corey Savage	530-7097 corey.savage@nccu.edu
Director of Development, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities	115 Farrison-Newton Communications Building

Jacqueline Allen	530-7074 jaallen@nccu.edu
Office Manager	132 Willam Jones Building

Helen Tannis	530-5259 htannis@nccu.edu
Prospect Researcher	039 William Jones Building

Kizzy Brown	530-7784 kcbrown@nccu.edu
University Program Specialist	William Jones Building

Anita Parker	530-7601 aparker@nccu.edu
Development Associate	132 William Jones Building

Ernest Jenkins	530-6731 ernest.jenkins@nccu.edu
Executive Director, NCCU Foundation	307 Hubbard-Totton Building

Leslie Allen-Howell	530-7397 lhowell@nccu.edu
Accounts Payable Technician, NCCU Foundation	038 William Jones Building

Vacant	530-7517
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director	Alumni House
NCCU Alumni Relations

Lamisa McCoy-Foxx	530-7361 lmccoy@nccu.edu
Event Manager, NCCU Alumni Relations	5 Alumni House

Denise Raynor	530-6363 dgraynor@nccu.edu
Alumni Programs Coordinator, NCCU Alumni Relations	Alumni House

Graduate Education and Research

Undi Hoffler, Director	530-5140 uhoffler@nccu.edu
Research Compliance and Technology Transfer	309-B Hubbard-Totton Building

Hernan Navarro, Director	530-7001 hnavarro@nccu.edu
Biomanufacturing/Research Institute Technology Enterprise	1101 Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE)
(BRITE)

Deepak Kumar, Director	530-7017 kkimbro@nccu.edu
Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute	104 Julius L. Chambers BBRI
(BBRI)

Kendra C Cardwell, Pre Award Assistant Director	530-7756
Office of Sponsored Research and Programs	304A Hubbard-Totton Building

Monica Warner, Post Award Assistant Director	530-5588
Office of Sponsored Research and Programs	304K Hubbard-Totton Building

Sean Kimbro, Director	530-7016 kkimbro@nccu.edu
Cardio-Medibolic Program	124 Julius L. Chambers BBRI

Kendra Cardwell, Assistant Director	530-7756 kcardwell@nccu.edu
Office of Sponsored Research and Programs	304 Hubbard-Totton Building

Camilla Felton	530-7002 cfelton@nccu.edu
Research Operations Manager	006 Julius L. Chambers BBRI

Kizzy C Brown	530-7022 kcbrown@nccu.edu
University Program Specialist	William Jones Building

Derek Norford	530-7023 dnorford@nccu.edu
University Veterinarian	005 Julius L. Chambers BBRI

Micheler Richardson, Director	530-6421 mrrichardson@nccu.edu
Cancer Research	220 Julius L. Chambers BBRI

Randal Childs	530-5264 rchilds@nccu.edu
Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor	309 Hubbard-Totton Building

Student Affairs

Angela A. Coleman, Vice Chancellor	530-6023 angela.coleman@nccu.edu
Student Affairs	208 Student Services Building

Tierney Bates, Assistant Vice Chancellor	530-6303 tbates10@nccu.edu
Student Affairs	221 Student Services Building

Valerie Barnwell, Medical Director	530-7335 vbarnwell@nccu.edu
Student Health	118 Student Health Building

Nicole Lewis, Director	530-5467 nlewis18@nccu.edu
Women’s Center	1 Women’s Center

Nicole Piscitelli, Director	530-5466 npiscitelli@nccu.edu
Campus Recreation and Wellness	C Walker Complex

Tifanie Lewis, Director	530-7068 tlewis55@nccu.edu
Development	244 Student Services Building

Marquita Johnson	530-7848 mjjohnson@nccu.edu
Business Manager	224 Student Services Building

Carolyn Moore, Director	530-5294 cmoore@nccu.edu
Counseling Services	209 Student Health Building

Jennifer Williams, Coordinator	530-5544 jwill341@nccu.edu
LGBTA	31-A Student Union

William L. Clemm, II , Assistant Vice Chancellor of	530-5548 wclemm@nccu.edu
Student Engagement	226 Student Services Building

Vacant, Director	530-5058
Student Support Services	120 Student Services Building

James Leach, Executive Director	530-5157 jleach@nccu.edu
Residential Life	G-06 Student Services Building

Georgia L. Sawyer, Director	530-6736 gsawyer@nccu.edu
New Student Services	G-36 Alfonso Elder Student Union

Kent Williams, Assistant Director	530-7846 kwill122@nccu.edu
Student Activities	134 Student Union

Jalen Baker, Assistant Coordinator	530-5547 jbaker25@nccu.edu
Student Engagement and Leadership	124 Student Union

Star Dorsett	530-5198 star.dorsett@nccu.edu
Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor	Student Services Building

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Nicole Gibbs, Director	530-6665 ngibbs2@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	2 McDougald House

Marquesha Johnson, Associate Director	530-6096 mjack103@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	Latham Parking Deck

De’Janel Henry, Assistant Director	530-6093 dhenry30@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	Latham Parking Deck

Camilla Ross, Administrative Manager	530-7344 cross@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	5 McDougald House

Wallecia Eley, Comm & Marketing Specialist	530-6909 wbarnett@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	3301 Nursing Building

Brandon Bryant, Admissions Counselor	530-6094 bbyrd14@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	Latham Parking Deck

Jada Hunter, Admissions Counselor	530-6099 jhunte29@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	Latham Parking Deck

Ruth Islas, Admissions Counselor	530-6092 rislas@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	3 McDougald House

Terra Anthony, Sr., Administrative Support Specialist	530-6298 tanthony@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	3305 Nursing Building

Vacant, Student Services Assistant	530-5219
Undergraduate Admissions	McDougald House

Angela Hawkins, Administrative Support Associate	530-7254 ahawkins@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	McDougald House

Tonya Moses, Administrative Support Associate	530-6298 tmoses@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions	McDougald House

Jasmyn Rochester, Administrative Associate

History of the University of North Carolina

In North Carolina, all public educational institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees are part

of the University of North Carolina. North Carolina Central is one of the 16 constituent

institutions of the multi-campus university.

The University of North Carolina, chartered by the N. C. General Assembly in 1789, was the

first public university in the United States to open its doors and the only one to graduate

students in the eighteenth century. The first class was admitted in Chapel Hill in 1795. For the

next 136 years, the only campus of the University of North Carolina was at Chapel Hill.

In 1877, the N. C. General Assembly began sponsoring additional institutions of higher

education, diverse in origin and purpose. Five were historically black institutions, and another

was founded to educate American Indians. Several were created to prepare teachers for the

public schools. Others had a technological emphasis. One was a training school for performing

artists. In 1931, the N. C. General Assembly redefined the University of North Carolina to

include three state-sponsored institutions: the campus at Chapel Hill (now the University

of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State

University at Raleigh), and Woman’s College (now the University of North Carolina at

Greensboro). The new multi-campus University operated with one board of trustees and one

president. By 1969, three additional campuses had joined the University through legislative

action: the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at

Asheville, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

By 1971, the General Assembly passed legislation bringing into the University of North Carolina

the state’s ten remaining public senior institutions, each of which had until then been legally

separate: Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State

University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State

University, North Carolina Central University, the North Carolina School of the Arts, Pembroke

State University, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University. This action

created the current 16-campus University. (In 1985, the North Carolina School of Science and

Mathematics, a residential high school for gifted students, was declared an affiliated school of

the University; and in 1996, Pembroke State University was renamed The University of North

Carolina at Pembroke through legislative action.)

The UNC Board of Governors is the policy-making body legally charged with “the general

determination, control, supervision, management, and governance of all affairs of the

constituent institutions.” It elects the president, who is the chief executive officer of the

University. The 32 voting members of the Board of Governors are elected by the General

Assembly for four-year terms. Former board chairmen and board members who are former

governors of North Carolina may continue to serve for limited periods as non-voting members

Emeriti. The president of the UNC Association of Student Governments, or that student’s

designee, is also a non-voting member.

Each of the seventeen constituent institutions is headed by a chancellor, who is chosen by the

Board of Governors on the president’s nomination and is responsible to the president. Each

institution has a board of trustees, consisting of eight members elected by the Board of

Governors, four appointed by the governor, and the president of the student body, who serves

ex-officio. (The NC School of the Arts has two additional ex-officio members.) Each board of

trustees holds extensive powers over academic and other operations of its institutions on

delegation from the Board of Governors.

North Carolina Central University Mission Statement

North Carolina Central University, with a strong tradition of teaching, research, and service,

prepares students to become global leaders and practitioners who transform communities.

Through a nationally recognized law school, highly acclaimed and innovative programs in visual

and performing arts, sciences, business, humanities, and education programs, NCCU students

are engaged problem solvers. Located in the Research Triangle, the University advances

research in the biotechnological, biomedical, informational, computational, behavioral, social,

and health sciences. Our students enhance the quality of life of citizens and the economic

development of North Carolina, the nation, and the world.

Academic Standing and Accreditation

North Carolina Central University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and

Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 3003-4097 or

call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of North Carolina Central University.

Specialized accreditation and/or certification in the following areas contribute to the

University’s goal of ensuring academic rigor and integrity in all degree programs. The following

is a list of accredited and certified academic programs and their respective accrediting

organizations.

Business

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Chemistry

American Chemical Society

Communication Disorders (College of Health and Sciences)

Council on Academic Accreditation in Speech-Language Pathology

Counseling (School of Education)

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

Dietetics (Department of Human Sciences)

Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education

Education

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences

National Environmental Health Science & Protection Accreditation Council

Geography and Earth Sciences (Department of Environmental, Earth, and Geospatial Sciences)

University Consortium for Geographic Information Science

Hospitality and Tourism Administration (School of Business)

Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration

Law

American Association of Law Schools

American Bar Association

Library and Information Sciences

American Library Association

Nursing

North Carolina Board of Nursing

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

Parks and Recreation Management (Department of Physical Education and Recreation)

National Recreation and Park Association /American Association for Physical Activity

and Recreation

Social Work

Council on Social Work Education

Theater

National Association of Schools of Theater

In the School of Education, programs approved by the North Carolina Department of Public

Instruction include Elementary Education (K-6); Middle Grades Education in Language Arts,

Math, Science, and Social Studies; Communication Disorders; Career Counseling; Mental

Health Counseling; School Counseling; Secondary Grades Education in English, Mathematics,

Comprehensive Science, and Comprehensive Social Studies; Special Subjects (K-12) in Art,

Dance, Music, Theater Arts, Physical Education, French, and Spanish; Educational

Technology; School Administration; and Special Education in General Special Education,

Visual Impairments, Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities.

History and Background

North Carolina Central University, a state-supported liberal arts institution, was chartered in

1909 as a private institution and opened to students on July 10, 1910. It was founded by Dr.

James E. Shepard. From the beginning, when it was known as the National Religious Training

School and Chautauqua, its purpose has been the development in young men and women of

that fine character and sound academic training requisite for real service to the nation. To this

end, the training of all students has been entrusted to the most capable teachers available.

The institution’s early years were characterized by a wealth of enthusiasm and high endeavor,

but not of money. Private donations and student fees constituted the total financial support of

the school, and the heavy burden of collecting funds rested on the President.

In 1915 the school was sold and reorganized, then becoming the National Training School.

During this period of its history, Mrs. Russell Sage of New York was a generous benefactor of

the school. In 1923, the General Assembly of North Carolina appropriated funds for the

purchase and maintenance of the school; thus, in that year, it became a publicly supported

institution and was renamed Durham State Normal School. Two years later, the General

Assembly converted the institution into the North Carolina College for Negroes, dedicating it to

the offering of liberal arts education and the preparation of teachers and principals of

secondary schools.

At its 1927 session, the General Assembly began a program of expansion of the college plan

to conform to the needs of an enlarged academic program. The interest of the Honorable Angus

W. McLean, then Governor of North Carolina, and his belief in the institution, aided greatly in

the promotion of this program. State appropriations were supplemented by a generous gift

from B.N. Duke and by contributions from citizens of Durham in 1929. The 1930s afforded

federal grants and state appropriations for a new program of physical expansion

and improvement of educational facilities, a program that continued until the beginning of World

War II.

The College was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools as

an “A” class institution in 1937 and was admitted to membership in that association in 1957.

The General Assembly of 1939 authorized the establishment of graduate work in liberal arts

and the professions. Pursuant thereto, graduate courses in the arts and sciences were first

offered in that same year. The School of Law began operation in 1940, and the School of

Library Science was established in 1941.

In 1947 the General Assembly changed the name of the institution to North Carolina College at

Durham.

On October 6, 1947, Dr. Shepard, founder and President of the college, died. The Board of

Trustees appointed an interim committee consisting of Dr. Albert E. Manley, Dean of the

College of Arts and Sciences; Miss Ruth G. Rush, Dean of Women; and Dr. Albert L. Turner,

Dean of the School of Law, to administer the affairs of the institution until the election of the

second president.

On January 20, 1948, Dr. Alfonso Elder was elected President of the institution. At the time of

his election, Dr. Elder was serving as the head of the Graduate Department of Education and

had formerly been Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Elder retired September

1, 1963.

Dr. Samuel P. Massie was elected as the third President of the College on August 9, 1963. Dr.

Massie came to the institution from Washington, D. C., where he was Associate Program

Director for Undergraduate Science Education at the National Science Foundation, and

Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Howard University.

He resigned on February 1, 1966.

The Board of Trustees appointed an interim committee consisting of Mr. William Jones, Business

Manager; Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, Graduate Dean; and Dr. William H. Brown, Professor of

Education, to administer the affairs of the institution until the fourth president took office.

On July 20, 1966, Dr. Albert N. Whiting was named fourth President of the institution. He came

to North Carolina College from Baltimore, Maryland, where he had been Dean of the Faculty at

Morgan State College. Dr. Whiting served as President and Chancellor from July 1, 1967, until

his retirement June 30, 1983.

In 1969, the General Assembly changed the name of the institution to North Carolina Central

University. On July 1, 1972, North Carolina Central University became a constituent institution

of the University of North Carolina. On July 1, 1983, Dr. LeRoy T. Walker became interim

Chancellor of the University. He had served the institution as Chairman of the Department of

Physical Education and Recreation, Head Track Coach and Vice Chancellor for University

Relations. At their February 1986 meeting, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors,

at the request of the University’s Board of Trustees, decreed that Dr. Walker was Chancellor of

the University rather than Interim Chancellor and made that action retroactive to the

beginning of his term.

Dr. Tyronza R. Richmond, formerly Dean of the School of Business, succeeded Dr. Walker as

Chancellor on July 1, 1986. Prior to his arrival at North Carolina Central University, Dr. Richmond

was Associate Dean and Professor at the School of Business and Public Administration at

Howard University.

In December 1991, Dr. Richmond resigned as Chancellor to return to the classroom and was

succeeded on January 1, 1992, by Dr. Donna J. Benson as Interim Chancellor. Dr. Benson was

succeeded in January 1993 by Attorney Julius L. Chambers, former director of the National

Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense Fund.

Mr. Chambers led the University for over eight years, stepping down on June 1, 2001. At that

time, Dr. James H. Ammons, Jr., became the ninth chief administrator of North Carolina Central

University. Prior to his election, Dr. Ammons was the Provost and Vice President at Florida A

& M University in Tallahassee, Florida.

Dr. Charlie Nelms became the tenth chief administrator of North Carolina Central University in

August of 2007. He came with a “Destination Graduation” slogan. Prior to joining North Carolina

Central University, Dr. Nelms served as Vice President for Institutional Development and

Student Affairs for the Indiana University System.

The Faculty

North Carolina Central University seeks to attract and maintain an outstanding faculty of

individuals who are capable of contributing to the enrichment of its educational and research

programs. The University’s faculty members come from all sections of the United States as

well as from several foreign countries, bringing to the campus a rich diversity of training and

experience.

In addition to the primary responsibility of instruction, faculty members actively engage in

research and other creative pursuits. Research interests are widespread among the various

disciplines and the faculty eagerly compete to bring grants to the University. Much of this

research result in books, scholarly papers, and presentations at professional conferences,

bringing acclaim both to the individual faculty members and to the University. Faculty

members are also encouraged to participate in the activities of the community at large as well

as the University community. Many participate in government, business, educational, artistic,

and other endeavors that enrich the Durham community.

The Campus

North Carolina Central University is located in the eastern section of North Carolina’s Piedmont,

within the world-famous Research Triangle. The city of Durham, with a population of 218,179

is a part of a larger standard metropolitan area with 1,401,331 people. The city is sufficiently

large to afford to students the advantages of contacts with urban institutions. The University

draws on the cultural resources of the city, state, and nation in furthering the development of

its students; it also encourages students who participate in worthwhile activities of the

community.

The University is located in a community and region in which noteworthy efforts are evolving

to utilize all available resources to the end of creating better environments for human

development. Basic changes are taking place in the sociology and technology of the region.

The University seeks to assist students to understand these changing situations so that as

future community leaders they may participate in guiding the dynamics of American society

toward desirable goals.

Buildings

Sixty-two buildings of modern and modified Georgian brick construction are now located

on North Carolina Central University’s 106-acre campus. All academic buildings, as well as the

cafeterias and the student union, are completely air-conditioned.

The buildings are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing and have been designed

especially to meet the needs of the students and teachers who use them. They are also

designed with the fact in mind that in a state-supported institution the people of the State

are ever welcome visitors and resource persons who can make significant contributions to the

overall development of the institution. Lounges, seminar rooms, auditoriums, and numerous

utility services for the residents and visiting public are features of all the buildings.

Attractively landscaped lawns and the geometrically arranged walks and roadways blend with

the natural scenery of the foliage and trees to provide the kind of beauty that the University

traditionally has regarded as one of the essentials of educational experiences.

The Dr. James E. Shepard Administration Building Administration Building, with its statute of the

school’s founder, Dr. James E. Shepard, in front, is a focal point of the campus. The

institution’s administrative offices as well as registration services, cashier, and the student

accounting offices are located in this building. The William Jones Building, which is next to

Hoey, is the former home of the School of Law and now serves as home to the Office Of

Institutional Advancement, and Career Services.

The newly renovated Alexander-Dunn Building, contains the administrative offices of the

University College. Services provided include Academic Advising, Academic Support,

Developmental and Supplemental Learning/Reading Instruction, and Title III Retention and

Academic Strategies to ensure student success.

The B.N. Duke Auditorium, also next to Hoey, seats 875 persons for theatrical and musical

performances as well as other assemblies. It was named after a generous benefactor of the

institution.

Facing the Fayetteville Street side of the campus are the Lee Biology Building and

the Robinson Science Building.

The Mary M. Townes Science Complex at Concord and Lawson Streets now serves as home for

the Biology, Chemistry, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences, Mathematics and

Computer Science and Physics departments. These departments make up the College of

Science and Technology.

The Helen G. Edmonds Classroom Building houses classrooms and seminar rooms for the

departments of History, Political Science, Sociology, and Social Work.

The School of Business is housed in the recently renovated Willis Commerce Building. This

building contains the most up-to-date classroom and seminar facilities as well as the School’s

own computing center available for use by its faculty and students and the University as a

whole.

The Taylor Education Building contains the Department of Psychology, the Institute for

Minority Issues, Graduate Studies Office, office space, classrooms for the Human Sciences

Department, and swing space for offices displaced because of renovations.

The Human Sciences Department is housed in the Dent Building, which contains classroom

and laboratories for clothing and textiles, food and nutrition, family relations and child

development, family resource management and housing, and interior design. In addition, a

biochemistry and a child development laboratory for children ages 3-5 occupy sections of the

Dent Building.

The Miller-Morgan Health Sciences Building offers modern classrooms, clinical and laboratory

space for the departments of Nursing, Health Education, and ROTC. This building contains

lounges for students and faculty, a learning resources center, and an auditorium that seats

300 and is used extensively for community and University functions.

The Criminal Justice Department and the Public Administration Program are located in the

Albert N. Whiting Criminal Justice Building, which was completed in 1984 and named after a

former chancellor. This building offers up-to-date classrooms, seminar rooms, and laboratory

facilities that include crime and computer labs. The building also contains a library used by

these disciplines.

The newly renovated Turner Law Building, facing the Alston Avenue side of the campus,

houses the School of Law. The four-story building contains offices for student activities

including the Law Journal, the Legal Clinic, and other student activities, as well as classroom

space. The Law Library is also in the building and provides a comfortable environment for

study and research.

The Leroy T. Walker Physical Education and Recreation Complex, named for a former

chancellor, contains 102,000 square feet of offices, classrooms, sports facilities, and

laboratories. The Center is actually four structures joined together by enclosed stairs and

walkways. These structures include an aquatics building that houses a 50-meter, Olympic-size

swimming pool; an administration building that also contains classrooms, faculty offices,

locker rooms, and a student center; a gymnasium building that includes dance studios,

training and weight rooms, dressing and storage rooms, offices, two teaching theaters, and

practice areas for archery, riflery, and golf; and a gymnastics building that includes a

gymnasium designed for gymnastics and eight handball courts.

The Alfonso Elder Student Union, named for a former president of the University, contains

student government offices, lounges for students, meeting rooms, a snack bar and cafeteria,

a game room, barber shop, and the campus book store. Facilities are available for receptions,

concerts, and other public functions. The Fine Arts Building houses art studios and

classrooms. The adjoining C. Ruth Edwards Building is the home of the Department of Music

and includes practice studios and classrooms for music. The Edwards Music Building also

contains rehearsal space for the band and a small concert auditorium. Connected to this

building is the University’s Art Museum.

The Farrison-Newton Communications Building contains the departments of English and Mass

Communication, Modern Foreign Languages, and Theatre. In addition to classrooms,

laboratories, and seminar space, the WNCU radio station is also located in the building. The

Communications Building also houses a modern 250-seat theatre in which the University’s

acclaimed dramatic productions are presented.

One of the University’s newest buildings is the Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute.

The 3,800-square-foot facility contains 12 research laboratories, teleconferencing

capabilities, an auditorium, classrooms, and state-of-the-art telecommunications technology.

The building’s construction was completed in 1998.

Chidley North Residence Hall, opened in August 2011. This facility houses 517 students. The

building is LEED GOLD certified. There are eleven other residence hall on the campus , all of

which are coed.

The H.M. Michaux Building is a 103,000-square-foot modern equipped building that was ready

for occupancy in Fall 2000. The new School of Education is a state-of-the-art

telecommunications technology facility, and adds an additional 100 parking spaces. This

facility houses the School of Education; Information Technology, (The Early College High

School is currently housed in the Robinson Science Building); Office of Research, Evaluation,

and Planning; the University’s Academic Computing Center; and the Extended Studies

Program.

The Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise Building (BRITE) houses

the Pharmaceutical Science Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs. It contains state-of-

the-art scientific, technological, and research equipment used in the biomanufacturing and

technology industries. It was opened for classes in Fall 2006.

Benjamin Ruffin Residence Hall was opened in 2007. Located off Fayetteville Street, it

overlooks the University Circle and Hoey Administration Building. The newest of all residence

halls, Ruffin Hall accommodates 344 students.

Martha Street Apartments are located off Lincoln and Cecil Streets. Designed for graduate

students, these apartments contain 32 units.

The renovation of the W.G. Pearson Cafeteria added two new conference rooms, the

Chancellor’s dining room, a faculty dining room, a banquet hall, and a spacious open dining

area for students with choices of six different cuisines.

Library Facilities

The mission of the libraries at North Carolina Central University is to provide resources and

services, which support the University’s educational research, cultural and public service

objectives.

The James E. Shepard Memorial Library, with an estimated cost of $900,000, opened

November 1951. It provided open shelves, an excellent reference collection, and current

books and periodicals for every field of study offered by the college. The seating capacity of

the new library was approximately 500 students.

Early in 1974, construction began on a three-story addition to the library. This added

approximately 50,000 square feet to the building and cost over $2,400,000. The library moved

into the new addition during December 1975 and January 1976.

Before an additional library renovation could begin, mold removal and asbestos abatement at

the library needed to occur. Partitions were erected on the first and second floors, sealing off

the annex section of the building. In September and October 2004, mold was removed from

three floors’ worth of circulating books, bound journals and historical theses (approximately

600,000 volumes). In November, all collection materials from the annex were moved to an off-

site storage facility near Durham Technical Community College. Asbestos abatement was

completed in December.

In January 2005, Shepard Library’s renovation was underway and completed in 2007. As the

end of Shepard Library’s renovation neared, preparations were made to move off-site

materials back into the building. Space on the ground floor that had previously been devoted

entirely to the circulating book collection was now seriously diminished because of the

creation of the Mega Lab, a new area for the Reserve department, some staff offices, and a

large student study area. The Mega Lab is maintained and staffed by the Information

Technology Services Department. The library’s expanded Treasure Room and University

Archives moved into what had formerly been the Government Documents department. Most of

the documents collection moved into the space vacated by the CMC, with some highly-used

items located to the Reference department. All departments initiated major weeding projects

at the off-site facility, pulling duplicates and little-circulated items as well as closed

subscriptions or outdated journal titles. Shepard Library staff moved into their renovated

office space at the end of the spring 2007 semester. A student group study area was created

on the second floor and the area vacated by the Teleconference Center’s return to the third

floor was turned into the library’s first Electronic Classroom. Twenty-four computers and

state-of-the art projection screens created a home base for the library’s Information Literacy

program.

Library resources at North Carolina Central University are located in the James E. Shepard

Memorial Library, the Music Library, the Library in the School of Library and Information

Sciences, the Library of the School of Law, and the Curriculum Materials Center Library

located in the Michaux School of Education. These libraries contain a total of over 850,000

volumes. They subscribe to a total of 6,165 periodicals. Access to these collections is

provided by an integrated online catalog and circulation system.

In 1994, NCCU became a member of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN). TRLN is

a cooperative comprised of libraries at Duke University, NCCU, UNC at Chapel Hill, and NC

State University, with combined collections of over 10 million volumes.

NCCU students can borrow directly from any of the TRLN institutions by presenting a valid

NCCU student ID card. Borrowing privileges at TRLN libraries are extended to faculty, staff,

and administrators who present a current University ID card. Additional library resources are

available at the remaining thirteen institutions in the UNC System, which graduate students

and faculty have direct borrowing privileges. Electronic access to these collections is

provided via Search TRLN and UNC Express, which are integrated online catalogs.

The James E. Shepard Memorial Library contains 498,000 volumes and 140,200 federal and

state government documents. Microform and an extensive inventory of full-text electronic

databases are among the library’s non-print resources. Some of the electronic databases can

be accessed off-campus by students and faculty. An outstanding collection of books and

pamphlets on African American life and culture is found in the Treasure Room.

Textbooks, curriculum guides, and non-print items in the field of education, are housed in the

Curriculum Materials Center (CMC). Audiovisual materials are also part of the CMC collection.

Word processing and Internet access are available on library computers for student use.

The Music Library, located on the third floor of the Edwards Music Building, contains an

excellent collection of instrumental and vocal music, orchestral scores, and records, in

addition to a carefully selected collection of books in the field of music. The Music Library is

a branch of the Shepard Library.

The School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS) is located on the third floor of the

James E. Shepard Memorial Library. The SLIS Library, which is a part of the School of Library

and Information Sciences, houses an outstanding collection of current materials and

equipment to support the academic programs in Library Science and Information Systems.

The Law Library has over 400,000 volumes and volume equivalents for your research needs.

We also participate in the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), which gives our

students and faculty access to the holdings of the other academic research libraries in the

Research Triangle. We subscribe to electronic resources like LexisNexis, Westlaw, Fastcase,

Loislaw, BNA and HeinOnline. Students, faculty and staff can access most of our electronic

resources from their homes anytime using the University’s Virtual Private Network! Using these

resources is not as simple as “Googling,” so our librarians provide training to ensure you have

meaningful access to the many legal research databases we offer.

The Law Library provides two stories of space for individual and collaborative study.Our

reading room, a product of the 2005 law school renovation, is light-filled and boasts both soft

seating for momentary study breaks, and beautiful shaker-styled seating for intense study.

The library’s second floor contains eight state-of-the-art study rooms available for collective

study and study carrels that are unassigned and available to all students. Our students have

access to the library’s space 100 hours per week.

Institutional Advancement

The Office of Institutional Advancement (IA) is charged with communicating the University’s

mission, vision and goals to the public for the purpose of cultivating widespread financial

support. In turn, private funds raised by Institutional Advancement help to ensure the

University’s excellence in higher education. These contributions are put to use as soon as

possible to provide support for need- and merit-based student scholarships, research,

fellowships, professorships, new programs and opportunities for students, and special events

that would not exist except for the work of Institutional Advancement.

According to the University’s funding priorities, professional gift officers assigned to Major

Gifts, Planned Giving, Corporate and Foundation Relations and Annual Giving, plan and

implement fund-raising initiatives that identify prospective donors, engage them and cultivate

giving. The officers look for opportunities to connect potential donors with particular campus

programs or initiatives that coincide with the donors’ interests and philanthropic goals. Our

donor base of support includes faculty and staff, alumni, parents, friends, corporations and foundations.

Once the gift is received, the Advancement Services unit is responsible for acknowledging

donations, providing tax receipts, preparing and distributing reports and assisting donors

face-to-face, on the phone and online. These staff manage a database of 70,000

constituent records.

Alumni Relations is the unit of IA that serves to foster the relationship between 30,000 NCCU

alumni and their alma mater. Alumni Relations encourages alumni to serve as ambassadors

who will promote the university to prospective students and work to enhance the positive

public perception of NCCU in their varied communities. Alumni Relations staff develop,

coordinate and promote programs to keep alumni informed about and involved in campus life.

They plan and implement special events, especially including Homecoming, to help alumni

maintain their connection to their academic home.

The Office of Public Relations is part of Institutional Advancement and has a responsibility to

university employees, students and alumni to enhance the image of the institution and to

keep the public informed about NCCU’s staff, students, programs and activities. The Office is

also responsible for final review and sign-off on the content and design of all university

publications for external audiences. It is solely responsible for disseminating information to

the news media or to hold news conferences on behalf of the university, particularly including

crisis communications. Except for crisis communications, the Office delegates all public

relations services for the Division of Athletics to the Office of Sports Information.

NCCU Foundation, Inc.

The NCCU Foundation, a 501(c) 3 organization works in close collaboration with Institutional

Advancement and it is housed in IA’s offices. The Foundation receives the donations on

behalf of the university and oversees the investment and financial accounting of donor funds.

The Foundation has a Board of Directors with the executive director reporting to the

president of the Foundation Board who interacts daily with the vice chancellor for

Institutional Advancement.

University Career Services

The mission of the Career Services is to facilitate and ensure growth, expansion, and

awareness of each student’s career development process through interactive programs,

technological initiatives, effective career assessments, and employment opportunities. Career

Services is dedicated to helping students hone career and professional development skills

needed to stay employable in the current job market. The Office serves students from

freshman year through graduation and beyond; whether it’s selecting the right major,

exploring career options, looking for part-time job or internship, or preparing for an interview.

Mentoring and coaching from alumni and corporate partners also facilitate career and major

decisions. Online services are available and allows students, alumni and employers to

access information through the Eagle Career Network, nccucareerservices@nccu.edu.

Numerous representatives from Fortune 500 and other companies throughout the United

States visit Career Services each year to conduct employment interviews with prospective

candidates. Many graduate and professional schools visit or contact the Career Services

are seeking candidates for graduate study in areas such as business, law, medicine, social

science, and the humanities.

Part-time job resources, on-campus student employment, internships, and cooperative

education opportunities are available through an extensive “experiential learning program” to

assist students with obtaining valuable work experience before graduation. Experiential

opportunities are available in the governmental, private, and public sectors. Some of these

include serving as White House and Washington Center interns, working in the United States

Congressional Offices or working in a major corporation such as GlaxoSmithKline, SAS,

Environmental Protection Agency, and PNC Bank.

Also, Career Services programming provides a variety of professional and developmental

workshops on topics such as resume writing, interviewing, job search training, and

experiential education. Brochures, pamphlets, magazines, graduate school catalogs, company

annual reports, videos, and other career related materials are available for students, faculty,

and alumni to browse in the Career Center and online. Appointments may be scheduled or a

counselor may see students on a walk-in basis at anytime.

Office of Community Engagement and Service

Mission Statement

The Office of Community Engagement and Service (OCES), formerly Academic Community

Service Learning Program (ACSLP), contributes to the preparation of local, state, national,

and international leadership through public and community service opportunities and service-

based intellectual inquiry and research. The OCES provides a setting for the convergence of

service and scholarship for NCCU students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The OCES serves as a

clearinghouse for all community service activities at NCCU.

Goals

The OCES provides outstanding service learning and community engaged service activities for

NCCU students, faculty, and staff. The OCES facilitates and supports excellence in

innovative teaching, learning, and research through the intersection of intellectual theory and

community-based practice across the academic spectrum.

The Program

The Office of Community Engagement and Service was opened at North Carolina Central

University in October, 1993. North Carolina Central University was one of the first institutions

in NC as well as one of the first HBCUs in the United States to establish a formal presence for

the integration of community service and service learning within the academic setting.

Students at NCCU utilize the community service and service-learning programs organized

through the OCES to gain valuable leadership and intellectual inquiry skills and to link

academic theory to “real world” issues.

The OCES program has been a pioneer in Higher Education in expanding the classroom setting

to include service to community. The University encourages all undergraduates to embrace

the critical thinking, leadership, and interpersonal skills, and research training developed

through service to the community.

The program is structured to support student, faculty, and staff involvement in direct

community service learning activities either combined with a formal departmental course or

through “service activities” sponsored by the OCES program, academic departments, colleges

and schools and through Student Affairs. The OCES program also registers more than 100

local non-profits and agencies as official community service partners.

The University requires all full time, transfer, and re-admitted undergraduate students to

earn 15 hours of community service for each academic semester while attending

NCCU until the completion of their academic requirement for graduation.

The OCES integrates service with the academic mission of NCCU in the following ways:

Campus and Community Partner Symposium: This forum will be offered annually to

assist campus and community organizations to better understand the link between inquiry and

practice. The symposium provides a training and communication forum for campus and

community organizations who partner to provide academic service learning activities.

Annual Service Recognition Reception: This event formally recognizes and showcases

student, faculty, staff, and community for community-engaged and community-based service

achievements.

Benefits of Community Service and Service-Learning

There are numerous benefits of the community engagement, including, but not limited to the

following:

Students develop leadership skills and a sense of civic and social responsibility
Students learn reflective and analytical skills through service.
The Faculty is supported in providing high quality service learning courses to

undergraduate students.

The Faculty is resourced in demonstrating the link between theory and community

issues/needs.

Both Campus and Community partners collaborate to develop and strengthen sustainable

partnerships.

How Do I Earn Community Service Hours?

Community-Engaged Service

More than 100 campus and community partners are registered with the OCES office. The

OCES has service descriptions of volunteer service opportunities in almost every academic

field and in most interest areas. Students earn one hour of community service credit for each

hour served in a community setting to count toward the university service requirement. Al

l partners provide service opportunities through the portal, Get Connected that is utilized by

NCCU students to record approved service credits.

Service Learning

The OCES works with every school, college, and academic department on campus to register

service learning courses. If students are enrolled in a service learning course in any academic

department, you can receive community service credit with successful completion of the

courses. Credit earned during the course is based on the number of hours the professor has

listed on the syllabus. All service learning courses and community service credits are tracked

through the portal, Get Connected, that is used by NCCU students to record approved service

credit.

Selected Campus-wide Service Events

Selected campus-wide Service Events are sponsored each semester to encourage the entire

campus community to engage in the University’s commitment to service. Each year a service

theme is selected and at least one campus-wide event is held each semester. These events

provide up to 10 hours of community service credit.

Schools, colleges, and academic departments can also request to sponsor campus-wide

service events. For the events vetted and registered with the OCES staff, students can

receive up to 10 hours credit for participation.

OCES and Research

We encourage faculty and students to develop service-learning research projects that

combine critical inquiry with civic engagement. Each year, the OCES will sponsor a workshop

to assist faculty and students to consider utilizing civic engagement/action research

methods. Civic Engagement research is an excellent tool for upper level courses, completing

independent assignments, and for faculty to utilize in research.

Utilizing Civic Engagement/action research meets university goals and enhances university-

community collaboration.

Commonly Asked Questions About Community Service/Service Learning

What activities constitute acceptable Community Service? Community Service is conducted

when students are engaged in the following activities:

Students are placed in a community-based public or private organization through the
OCES program. The placement will involve approved sites selected by the OCES to

provide NCCU students with optimal opportunities to link theory with practice. All service

organizations must be registered with OCES.

Students participate in service events hosted either by academic departments, OCES or

student organizations. All service events must be registered with the OCES.

Students participate in approved service-learning courses such as (practicum, clinical,

non-paid internship, field experience) or other courses that combine theory with practical

volunteer hours served in the community. All hours served in the community must be

volunteered. All service-learning courses must be registered with the OCES.

Who is exempt from Community Service?

Students who have graduated from NCCU after completion of a four-year degree and are

returning for a second degree are exempt from the service requirement. All current students

that have 100% of their courses online are exempt.

Student Veterans, Military Reserve and National Guard

Community Service Requirement

Student Veterans

Enrolled NCCU students who are veterans and have completed military active duty with an

honorable discharge will earn 60 hours of service credit towards their required hours of

community service. To qualify for this credit, the student must present their military form

DD-214 showing the discharge status to the Veterans Resource Center (VRC). The VRC staff

will provide the qualifying students to the Office of Community Engagement and Service.

National Guard and Military Reserve

Enrolled NCCU students who are current members of the Military Reserve or National Guard will

earn 60 hours of service credit towards their required hours of community service. The

qualification for this credit is based upon completion of basic training, job training, and a

minimum of one year cycle (one weekend per month and two-weeks per year assignments),

and the student must present their enlistment contract and military form DD-214 to the

Veterans Resource Center (VRC). The VRC staff will provide the qualifying students to the

Office of Community Engagement and Service.

Active Duty

Enrolled NCCU students who are called to active duty must present a copy of their military

orders to the Veterans Resource Center (VRC) and the University Registrar. These students

will earn 60 hours of service credit towards the required hours of community service. The

VRC staff will provide the qualifying students to the Office of Community Engagement and Service.

Why are we required to complete community service?

NCCU’s motto is “Truth and Service”. Dr. James Shepard, NCCU’s founder thought that

service was an essential element of a college education. In today’s competitive world, the

character, commitment, and sense of purpose developed through community service provide

NCCU students a clear and consistent advantage.

What will happen if I fail to complete community service?

Students will be required to meet with the OCES Student Service Advisor to develop a service

action plan until the service requirement is completed. Continued deficits in service will

jeopardize the student’s participation in the graduation ceremony and release of university

transcript.

Transportation

Transportation is provided to placement sites within a 5-mile driving distance from campus.

Transportation services depend upon the availability of resources.

Other Resources Available Through ACSLP

America Reads Program

America Reads Program is a national literacy effort seeking to involve college students as

volunteer tutors. NCCU students serve in the local elementary schools in the community

surrounding the university to help young children improve reading skills.

America Reads has a federal work-study funded component whereby students can earn work-

study funding while participating in this community service activity. Students must complete

an application with OCES to become eligible for the America Reads program.

America Reads Coordinators, selected by OCES to participate as members of a state/national

service program, NC Literacy Corps, lead the program. As coordinators of the program,

students will earn an education award with the successful completion of the program’s

service requirement.

Certified Internship Program

The Office of Career Service and Outreach coordinates the unpaid internship programs at

NCCU. The office has initiated the Certified Internship Program (CIP) that offers the

opportunity for students to enhance their knowledge and experiences learned through their

non-paid experiential learning experiences. CIP is open to students in all majors and

departments, currently enrolled at NCCU, who meet the eligibility requirements. Students

earn a professional development certificate that certifies that they have completed the

program and are awarded community service hours through the Office of Community

Engagement and Service based on the number of total hours worked. That allows flexibility

for students to identify an internship opportunity that best suits their goals and objectives.

Focus on Sustaining

The OCES has initiated a “Sophomore Community Engagement Experience” initiative to help

sustain sophomore students at the university and to continue their connection between

community service/service learning and college retention. This experience will enhance

sophomore student’s development with five expected learning outcomes. Each learning

outcome is undergirded by a City Year facilitated workshop that helps reinforce the theme

and ethos of each outcome. The initiative will provide leadership skills and opportunity for a

“glocal” global immersion experience.

Gap Year Experience

The OCES has partnered with a national service program, City Year, to provide a service

opportunity during the gap year, post-graduation. City Year is working to bridge the gap in

high-poverty communities between the support the students in the communities actually

need and what their schools are designed to provide. In doing so, our students will help to

increase graduation rates across the country, and making an impact in the lives of the

students we serve. This opportunity provides training and service opportunities for students

to serve at one of the national locations and earn an education award with the successful

completion of the program’s service.