North Carolina Central University
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| North Carolina Central University | |
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| Motto: | Truth and Service |
| Established: | 1910 |
| Type: | Public, HBCU |
| Chancellor: | Charlie Nelms |
| Students: | 8,383 |
| Location: | Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Former names: | National Religious Training School and Chautauqua National Training School Durham State Normal School North Carolina College for Negroes North Carolina College at Durham |
| Colors: | Maroon and Gray |
| Nickname: | Eagle |
| Athletics: | NCAA Division I |
| Affiliations: | Independent |
| Website: | www.nccu.edu |
North Carolina Central University is a comprehensive university offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and selected doctoral levels. It is the nation’s first public liberal arts institution founded for African-Americans.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
| James E. Shepard | President | 1909–1947 |
| Alfonso Elder | President | 1948–1963 |
| Samuel P. Massie | President | 1963–1966 |
| Albert N. Whiting | President Chancellor |
1967–1972 1972–1982 |
| LeRoy T. Walker | Chancellor | 1983–1986 |
| Tyronza R. Richmond | Chancellor | 1986–1992 |
| Donna J. Benson | Chancellor | 1992–1993 |
| Julius L. Chambers | Chancellor | 1993–2001 |
| James H. Ammons | Chancellor | 2001–2007 |
| Charlie Nelms | Chancellor | 2007–pres |
North Carolina Central University was founded by Dr. James E. Shepard as the National Religious Training School at Chautauqua. It was chartered in 1909 as a private institution and opened on July 5, 1910. The school was sold and reorganized in 1915, becoming the National Training School, and supported by the wife of Russell Sage of New York. It became a taxpayer-funded institution in 1923, and was renamed Durham State Normal School. In 1925, it was renamed the North Carolina College for Negroes, the nation’s only state-supported liberal arts college for black students.[1] Shepard lobbied the North Carolina General Assembly for support of college; when traveling to lobby the legislature, Shepard traveled by car since the train to Raleigh was divided into segregated sections.[1] Its first four-year college class graduated in 1929.
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 1957. Graduate courses in the School of Arts and Sciences in 1939, in the School of Law in 1940, and the School of Library Science in 1941. In 1947, the General Assembly changed the name of the institution to North Carolina College at Durham.
On October 6, 1947, Shepard, the founder and president, died, and was succeeded in 1948 by Dr. Alfonso Elder. Elder remained with the institution until he retired September 1, 1963. Dr. Samuel P. Massie was appointed as the third president on August 9, 1963, and resigned on February 1, 1966. On July 1, 1967, Dr. Albert N. Whiting assumed his duties as president until his retirement June 30, 1983.
The 1969 General Assembly established the institution as one of the State’s regional universities, and the name was changed to North Carolina Central University. Since 1972, NCCU has been a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. On July 1, 1972, the state’s four-year colleges and universities were joined to become The Consolidated University of North Carolina, with 16 individual campuses, headed by a single president and governed by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
Whiting was succeeded by Dr. LeRoy T. Walker as chancellor, followed by Dr. Tyronza R. Richmond, Dr. Donna J. Benson, Julius L. Chambers (who had previously been director-counsel (chief executive) of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund), James H. Ammons, and on August 1, 2007, Charlie Nelms.
[edit] Issues concerning degree accreditation
In 2008, it was disclosed that the university had, since 2004, been operating a small satellite campus at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, whose pastor, Bishop Eddie L. Long, is a member of the University Board of Trustees.[2][3] The accreditor refused to recognize the degrees awarded to the 25 students who attended the program.[4][5]
[edit] Academics
The most popular areas of study are business administration, nursing, biology, political science, and psychology.[citation needed]
[edit] Colleges
[edit] Schools
[edit] Research Institutes at NCCU
- Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute
- Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise
[edit] Additional programs
[edit] Location
North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, N.C.
- North Carolina Central University is at coordinates 35°58′35″N 78°54′03″W / 35.97645°N 78.90092°WCoordinates: 35°58′35″N 78°54′03″W / 35.97645°N 78.90092°W
[edit] Notable alumni
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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| Sunshine Anderson | R&B Singer | ||
| Herman Boone | Former high school football coach, featured in motion picture Remember the Titans | ||
| Ernie Barnes | Artist and former professional football player | ||
| Larry Black | Olympic track & field gold and silver medalist | ||
| Dan Blue | First African-American Speaker of the House, State of North Carolina | ||
| Julia Boseman | 1992 | Senator, State of North Carolina | |
| Wanda G. Bryant | 1982 | Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals | |
| G.K. Butterfield | Congressman and former Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court | ||
| Lee Davis | 1968 | Retired pro basketball player, 1-time ABA all-star | [6] |
| Ivan Dixon | 1954 | Actor, best known for role as POW Staff Sergeant Ivan Kinchloe in Hogan's Heroes | |
| Walter Douglas | 1958 | CEO, Avis Ford | |
| Mike Easley | 1976 | former Governor, State of North Carolina | |
| Rick Elmore | 1982 | Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals | |
| Kevin Foy | Mayor, Chapel Hill, N.C. | ||
| Willie Gary | 1974 | Attorney, motivational speaker and cable television executive | |
| George Hamilton Sr. | President, Dow Automotive | ||
| Charles "Tex" Harrison | Former Coach and Member of the Harlem Globetrotters | ||
| Audwin Helton | 1981 | President and CEO, Spatial Data Integrations, Inc. | |
| Maynard Jackson | 1964 | First African-American mayor of Atlanta, G.A. | |
| Gene C. Jarmon | General Counsel, Texas Department of Insurance | ||
| Sam Jones | NBA Hall of Famer | ||
| Clarence Lightner | First African-American mayor of Raleigh, N.C. | ||
| Phonte Coleman | Member, Little Brother (Hip Hop Group) | ||
| Bishop Eddie Long | Senior Pastor, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Lithonia, G.A. | ||
| Jeanne Lucas | First African-American elected to the North Carolina Senate | ||
| Crystal Gail Mangum | 2008 | NCCU student, who falsely accused three lacrosse players of rape, resulting in the well-publicized 2006 Duke University lacrosse case. An op-ed run in the Duke Chronicle criticized NCCU for giving Mangum a degree despite her behavior violating its honor code. | [7] |
| Henry M. “Mickey” Michaux | Member, N.C. House of Representatives | ||
| LeVelle Moton | 1996 | Former professional basketball player | |
| Greg Peterson | Professional football player | ||
| Evelyn Smalls | 1967 | President and CEO, United Bank of Philadelphia | |
| Jason Smoots | 2003 | Professional track athlete | |
| James Speed | 1975 | President and CEO, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company | |
| Andre Leon Talley | Editor-at-Large,Vogue Magazine | ||
| Doug Wilkerson | Former professional football player |
[edit] Student activities
[edit] Student organizations
North Carolina Central University has 130 registered student organizations and 12 honor societies.
[edit] Athletics
| Basketball (Men) | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1946, 1950 |
| NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances | 1957, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997 |
| NCAA Division II Regional Champions | 1989, 1993 |
| NCAA Division II National Champions | 1989 |
| Football | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1980, 2005, 2006 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions (MEAC) | 1972, 1973 |
| NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances | 1988, 2005, 2006 |
| Track & Field (Men) | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1964, 1965, 1971 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions (MEAC) | 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| NAIA National Champions | 1972 |
| Tennis (Men) | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1998 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions (MEAC) | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| Volleyball (Women) | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Softball | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1998, 1999, 2006 |
| NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances | 2006, 2007 |
| Basketball (Women) | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1984, 2007 |
| NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances | 1984, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 |
| Cross Country (Women) | |
| 2005, 2006 | |
| NCAA Division II Regional Champions | 2006 |
| Cross Country (Men) | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 2004 |
| Bowling (Women) | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 2001 |
NCCU sponsors fourteen men’s and women’s sports teams that participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I as an independent. Athletic teams include football, softball, baseball, basketball, track and field, tennis, volleyball, bowling, and golf.
The university has applied for admission to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Channing, Steven (2009-04-01). "John Hope Franklin, 1915-2009". Independent Weekly.
- ^ "NCCU operated Atlanta campus: UNC system never approved branch run near Atlanta". Raleigh News & Observer. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1171548.html.
- ^ "State University in North Carolina Had Unauthorized Satellite Campus in Georgia". Chronicle of Higher Education. 2008-8-10. http://chronicle.com/news/article/?id=4971.
- ^ Quinn, Christopher (2008-8-11). "25 students got no-good degrees from New Birth campus". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/08/11/long_college_degrees.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab.
- ^ "SACS Official Casts Doubt on Degrees Awarded by Unaccredited Campus". Chronicle of Higher Education. http://chronicle.com/news/article/4978/sacs-official-casts-doubt-on-degrees-awarded-by-unaccredited-campus.
- ^ "Lee Davis Statistics". Sports Reference, LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/davisle01.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Summa cum loony". Duck Chronicle. 2008-5-15. http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2008/05/15/Columns/Summa.Cum.Loony-3371900.shtml.
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