Belk Professional Development Center

The Belk Professional Development Center is officially open for business!  The Center’s grand opening featured a tour of the facility, the debut of a video about the Center’s services, and a luncheon for the program’s donors. Visit the Center for interview practice; resume development assistance, and career research.  Contact the Center at 919-516-4242.

Student e-mail activation

Having trouble accessing your campus e-mail? Visit the IT office in the Benson Building from 9-10 a.m. through Friday, Nov. 7. Students will be served according to the first letter of their last names.

Tuesday          11-4-2008                    F-J

Wednesday     11-5-2008                    K-O

Thursday         11-6-2008                    P-T

Friday              11-7-2008                    U-Z

(Students with last names beginning with A-E were served today.)

Leadership Summit

The Saint Augustine’s College ROTC will participate in the 2008 Leadership Summit presented by the Old North State Medical Society, the North Carolina Division of Public Health and the North Carolina Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. The event will be Nov. 7-8 at the North Raleigh Hilton. The ROTC will provide the color guard and be on hand to support keynote speaker retired Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore. Call 919-696-0206 for ticket information.

Saint Augustine’s College debate team

Are you interested in becoming a Great Debater? Come join the newly established debate team. Meet with Professor Marjorie Newman at 6:30 p.m. in Boyer Building, Room 301, on the following dates: Monday, Nov. 3; Wednesday, Nov. 5, and Wednesday, Nov. 12. Call 516-4110 for additional information.

Employee Giving Month

The Employee Giving Month campaign has been extended to Nov. 15, and the goal is 100 percent participation. All faculty and staff members are asked to participate with a donation of any amount to meet the goal. For more information, call 516-4092 or e-mail development@st-aug.edu.

ACLU executive director to speak to class

Jennifer Rudinger, executive director of the North Carolina ACLU, will address the students of LIS221.03 Terrorism: Meaning and Media in Boyer 201, Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. The topic is the USA PATRIOT Act, subsequent legislation, and balancing domestic security and civil rights. Interested parties not enrolled in the class may contact Dr. Stephen Scholz at 516-4108 or sgscholz@st-aug.edu to attend. Space is limited. If you are interested in attending, please contact Dr. Scholz as soon as possible.

CTL workshops

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at Saint Augustine’s College will present Proposal Budgeting Basics on Friday, Nov. 21, from 2-3 p.m., in the Martin Luther King Building conference room. This workshop is designed to provide the basics of developing a project budget and is geared toward those who have general or no knowledge of project budget development.

Attendance is limited to 25. To RSVP, e-mail cmbarber@st-aug.edu. For more information, contact Dr. Linda Hubbard at 516-4695.

Door decorating contest winners

First place: Webmaster

Second place: Admissions

Third place: Institutional Advancement

Thanks to all who participated, and congratulations to all winners!

Tips for protecting sensitive information

The Saint Augustine’s College community is urged to make safety and security a top priority at all times. We must protect ourselves and our customers from the threat of identity theft and the compromise of sensitive information. Please use the Shred It boxes provided, and do not throw sensitive information in the regular trash. Change your passwords and combinations frequently, especially when there is a change in personnel. For more information, visit http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/business/safeguards.html.

Library director leads oral history project

New Bern native Linda Simmons-Henry, director of Library Services at Saint Augustine’s College, recently went back to her Eastern North Carolina home to kick off an eight-month oral history project entitled “African American Voices: Between Two Rivers.”

The project will involve more than two dozen older residents, and interviews will include such topics as family background and education, religion in the community, social life and the changes that occurred over the years. To read more about the project, visit http://www.newbernsj.com/news/project_42698___article.html/oral_history.html.

Habitat for Humanity hosts homeowner workshops

You may qualify for a home built by Habitat for Humanity of Wake County. Homeowners are selected based on their need for housing, ability to pay an interest-free mortgage and willingness to partner with Habitat. Because of Habitat’s no-profit loans and because the houses are principally built with staff-led volunteer labor, mortgage payments are affordable for people with modest incomes.

Find out about Habitat’s Homeownership program at one of the upcoming Homeownership Information Sessions on the following dates:

Saturday, Nov. 8, 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 6, 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Public information sessions are held twice a month at the Habitat Wake offices at 2420 Raleigh Blvd. in Raleigh. These sessions are free to the public and reservations are not required. For more information, call John McIntyre, family services recruiter, at 833-1999 x249 or visit our web site at www.HabitatWake.org/homeowners.

Lion Shop & Share

Lion Shop & Share is an easy, convenient way to raise money for Saint Augustine’s College. Each time you shop at Food Lion and use your MVP card, a portion of your total grocery purchase will be donated to the College. In order to participate, you must first register your MVP card:

·         Log onto www.foodlion.com

·         Select Fundraising (to the left) under In the Community

·         Select Register MVP Card

·         Fill in required fields (for organization, select Saint Augustine’s College)

·         Select Add MVP Cards

·         Fill in your information (enter all 12 digits of MVP card)

·         Select next

·         Select finished

Sanders gains 262 yards as Falcons outlast Chowan 33-31

Sophomore tailback Walter Sanders (Baltimore, Md.) rushed for a school-record 262 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries to spark Saint Augustine’s College past Chowan University 33-31 Saturday (Nov. 1) at Broughton High School Stadium in the final regular-season game for both teams.

The Falcons improved to 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the CIAA after winning on Homecoming/Senior Day in front of 5,018 fans. The Hawks dropped to 2-8 overall and 1-6 in the CIAA. The Falcons finished third and the Hawks sixth in the CIAA Western Division.

Three Falcons capture CIAA football weekly awards

The CIAA honored football players Johnaton Glenn, Walter Sanders and Phillip Stevenson of Saint Augustine’s College Monday (Nov. 3) after the trio led the Falcons past Chowan University 33-31 on Saturday (Nov. 1) in the final regular-season game.

Glenn, a 6-2, 270-pound senior offensive tackle from Raleigh, N.C., was named CIAA offensive lineman of the week. He anchored an offensive line which cleared the way for 426 yards of total offense including 315 rushing yards against Chowan. Both yardage totals are season highs for the Falcons.

Sanders, a 5-11, 210-pound sophomore tailback from Baltimore, Md., was selected CIAA offensive back of the week. He rushed for a school-record 262 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries against Chowan, scoring on runs of 44, 33 and 17 yards.

Stevenson, a 6-3, 270-pound junior defensive tackle from Statesville, N.C., was chosen CIAA defensive lineman of the week. He led the Falcons with 10 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks against Chowan. His sack late in the game helped stop a potential Chowan scoring drive to preserve the win. Stevenson finished the regular season as the CIAA sacks leader with 10 quarterback sacks.

Listen to Coach Costa on WAUG

Tune in to WAUG-AM 750 tonight at 7 p.m. to hear Falcon Football Coach Michael Costa review Saturday’s game. Call in with your questions at 919-546-9284.

Women’s Volleyball

Nov. 6-8                       CIAA Volleyball Championships                      TBA

Hampton, Va.

Golf

Nov. 7-9                       Savannah State University Invitational            TBA

Savannah, Ga.

Bowling

Nov. 7-9                       CIAA Western Division Tournament                TBA

Fayetteville, N.C.