Online giving available

Alumni and friends desiring to give gifts to the College now have the opportunity to use a secure web site to make financial transactions. Simply log on to the Saint Augustine's College web site at www.st-aug.edu and click on “Give Today,” or go directly to the online gift web site at www.gifts-st-aug.org and click “Give Today.”

You may also visit the online giving site to sign up for e-mail updates about College news and events. Log on to www.st-aug.edu or www.gifts-st-aug.org and click "Give Today" and follow the prompts to begin receiving e-mail updates.

Student Government Association news

2008-2009 S.G.A. Election Results:

S.G.A. President – Amber C. Thomas

S.G.A. Vice-President – Nazaire Jean-Baptiste

Miss Saint Augustine's College – Shariah L. Scott

Board of Trustees Representatives – Quinton D. Wilkinson and Jessica Wright

Sophomore Class Queen – Chenae Hammond

Freshman Class President – Cheniqua Rouse 

Freshman Class Vice-President – Tasha Pierre

Freshman Class Queen – Lynell Clenenden

Monday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m.

New Beginnings Gospel Choir meeting

Seby Jones Choir Room

Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

S.G.A. and Student Leaders Chapel Service, “Service of Unity”

Historic Chapel  

Fall Convocation

Fall Convocation is at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25. The keynote speaker will be the Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP State Conference of Branches.

“An Unexpected Egypt”

The Division of Liberal Arts and Education and the Honors Program will host a special screening of “An Unexpected Egypt” at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in Seby Jones Auditorium. The documentary, produced by the Theatre and Film program, chronicles the 2008 study tour to Egypt. A reception and question/answer session will follow the screening. To RSVP, call Wanda Gerald at 516-4095.

Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

The Honda Campus All-Star Challenge tournament is at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, and Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Seby B. Jones Fine Arts Gallery. After the campus tournament, several players will be invited to join the varsity squad. Selected members of the varsity squad will compete at the nationals March 26-30. For more information, contact Dr. Sevealyn Smith at 516-4962, svsmith@st-aug.edu or Hermitage Building, Room 103.

LiveText training

The Division of Liberal Arts and Education hosts training for the LiveText Accreditation Management System from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Participants will learn how to develop an e-portfolio. Those who plan to attend should take their transcript, plan of study, fall 2008 schedule and Praxis test scores. For more information, call 516-4095.

College choir to perform in Charlotte

The Saint Augustine’s College Choir, conducted by Eric Poole, joins the choir and congregation of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church for the All Angels Celebration in Charlotte on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 5 p.m. This service celebrates the 125th anniversary of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church and will take place at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church located at 115 West 7th Street in downtown Charlotte. Join Saint Augustine’s College alumni and friends as the college choir shares in this service. For additional information, contact Saint Augustine’s College alumna Madie Smith via e-mail at MMSEAS1@aol.com.

Graduate school forum

Representatives from Virginia State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a graduate school forum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, in the MLK Student Union. Free lunch will be provided to the first 50 students to sign up. For more information, contact the Belk Career Center in Goold Hall, Suite 001.

Voter registration

Want to make your voice heard in this historic presidential race and have a say in who leads local government? Oct. 10 is the last day to register for the November elections. Students can register in Wake County or request an absentee ballot if they’ve already registered in their hometowns. To fill out a registration form online, visit http://www.rockthevote.com/rtv_register.html?ms=rtv.com-profilenavigation.

Scholarship opportunities for journalism students

Journalism and Communication students are encouraged to apply for the Triangle Association of Black Journalists (TABJ) scholarships. Winners will be recognized at the TABJ Scholarship Gala on Oct. 25 at the Embassy Suites in Cary. Scholarships up to $2,000 will be awarded. Applications are available on the TABJ web site at www.geocities.com/nctabj/downloads/TABJScholarshipApp08.doc. The scholarship application deadline is Sept. 30.

Battle of the classes

The junior class will be hosting a student battle of the classes entitled “St. Aug’s Best Class.” The event is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. The price of admission is $3 at the door. Auditions will be held Thursday, Oct. 2. Flyers will be posted. For more information, contact Roman Caple, junior class president, at romancaple@gmail.com.

Fall Open House

The Office of Admissions will host Fall Open House on Saturday, Oct. 25. Each division/department is asked to have a representative at the fair to staff a table to address any questions prospective students may have. Please plan to have literature for at least 100 prospective students. Set-up will be in the Martin Luther King Jr. student union ballroom; representatives will have to be set up by 10 a.m. The deadline for indicating who will represent your division/area, as well as requests for any special set up is Friday, Oct. 3.  Please e-mail your information to CMHunter@st-aug.edu.

William Jefferson Jackson banquet

The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Alumni Chapter presents the 2008 William Jefferson Jackson Annual Honors Banquet to benefit Saint Augustine’s College. The event is Friday, Oct. 17, from 8 p.m. to midnight at La Fontaine Bleu, 7963 Annapolis Road, Lanham, Md. Honorees for this year’s banquet are Dr. George A. Boyd (’50), Novella Ford-Wright (’72), Orabelle Wright-Price (’76), Constance J. Washington (’76) and Mable Wright, who will receive special recognition. Tickets are available for a $50 donation. For more information, contact Wendy Butler-Richardson at 202-722-5064, Debra Samuels at 202-726-4337, Adam T. Shaw at 202-582-2742 or Lillie Artis at 301-864-8758. Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 3.     

CTL workshops

The Center for Teaching and Learning at Saint Augustine’s College will offer the following workshops:

• Sept. 24, 2-3 p.m., MLK Ballroom; Expertiza, A Peer Review System for Collaborative Learning: Expertiza is a Web-based application for collaborative learning. Students can work individually or in teams, with all members having access to the same documents, or they can compose their work on a wiki. Students are assigned to review other individuals or teams anonymously. Authors may also give feedback to reviewers anonymously. All of these evaluations are presented to the instructor to use in assigning a grade.

• Oct. 17, 2-3 p.m.; An Introduction to Grant Development: This workshop serves as an introduction to the process of developing a grant proposal for federal and state agencies. It will cover the entire spectrum of planning to submission. An overview of each section of a grant application will be presented along with important writing tips. No previous proposal writing experience is assumed.

• Nov. 21, 2-3 p.m.; Proposal Budgeting Basics: This workshop is designed to provide assistance with the basics of developing a project budget that is geared for those who have general to no knowledge of proposal development.

Attendance for each of these sessions is limited to 25. To RSVP for any of these workshops, e-mail cmbarber@st-aug.edu. For more information, contact Dr. Linda Hubbard at 516-4695.

Lion Shop & Share

Lion Shop & Share is the easiest, most 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

Lady Falcons sweep CIAA volleyball honors

After a weekend of strong conference play, Saint Augustine’s College’s Lady Falcons swept CIAA volleyball honors last week. Brittany Watts (Severn, MD) was named CIAA player of the week, Roxanne Smith (St. Catherine, Jamaica) was chosen as CIAA rookie of the week, and Head Coach Covance Mortimer was selected as CIAA coach of the week.

Watts, a sophomore outside hitter, was named CIAA top player for the second straight week. She totaled 54 kills and 66 digs in 21games. Smith, a freshman setter, amassed 72 assists and 78 digs in 21 games. Mortimer led the Lady Falcons to a 3-2 record in the CIAA Volleyball Round-Up in Fayetteville, N.C., last weekend including three straight victories.

Mullins rushes for career-high

Sophomore tailback Arnold Mullins (Philadelphia, Pa.) of Saint Augustine’s College rushed for a career-high 135 yards on 24 carries Saturday (Sept. 20) against Virginia State University. Mullins gained the second-highest rushing total since the Falcons re-instituted football in 2002. Former Falcon Travoris Carter set the record for most rushing yards in one game when he gained 144 yards against Edward Waters College in 2003.

The Falcons lost to Virginia State University 6-3 on a last-second field goal. Their next game is Saturday (Sept. 27) against Elizabeth City State University in the Down East Viking Classic in Rocky Mount, N.C. The game starts at 4 p.m. at Rocky Mount Athletic Complex.

Lady Falcons top Livingstone 3-0 in volleyball

Junior outside hitters Curby Rogers (St. Paul, Minn.) and Casey Williams (Rocky Mount, N.C.) both had nine kills as Saint Augustine’s College blanked Livingstone College 3-0 in CIAA Western Division volleyball action Friday (Sept. 19) at Emery Gymnasium. The victory lifted the Lady Falcons’ record to 5-8 overall, 5-3 in the CIAA and 2-1 in the Western Division. The Lady Blue Bears fell to 5-5, 3-3 and 0-1.

Sophomore middle blocker Stephony Newkirk (Greenville, N.C.) added eight kills and freshman setter Roxanne Smith (St. Catherine, Jamaica) contributed 23 assists for the Lady Falcons, who won by a score of 25-18, 25-19, 25-21. Defensively, freshman libero Nicolette Campbell (Nassau, Bahamas) led the Lady Falcons with 10 digs while Rogers and Williams added seven and five digs, respectively. Campbell also had three service aces. Sophomore middle blocker Stephony Newkirk (Greenville, N.C.) added eight kills and freshman setter Roxanne Smith (St. Catherine, Jamaica) contributed 23 assists for the Lady Falcons, who won by a score of 25-18, 25-19, 25-21.

Defensively, freshman libero Nicolette Campbell (Nassau, Bahamas) led the Lady Falcons with 10 digs while Rogers and Williams added seven and five digs, respectively. Campbell also had three service aces.

Listen to Coach Costa on WAUG

Tune in to WAUG-AM 750 Mondays at 7 p.m. to hear Falcon football Coach Michael Costa review the week’s game and take your questions. The number for the call-in show is 546-9284.

Football

Saturday, Sept. 27      Elizabeth City State University                                      4 p.m.

Rocky Mount, N.C.

Women’s Volleyball

Sept. 26-27                   Winston-Salem State University Tournament            TBA

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

Saturday, Sept. 27      Greensboro Cross Country Invitational                        TBA

Greensboro, N.C.

Golf

Sept. 26-28                   National Black College HOF                                       TBA

Atlanta, Ga.