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 – upcoming events

Monday, Sept. 29 – 7:30 p.m.

Christian Fellowship Organization Believers Lounge Meeting

Guest Speaker: Minister Brentley Wright,

Vision International Church, Raleigh

Monday, Sept. 29 – 8 p.m.

Saint Augustine's College Gospel Choir Meeting

Seby Jones Choir Room

*Please attend if you are interested in joining the choir.

Tuesday, Sept. 30 – 4 p.m.

Pre-Alumni Council Meeting

Alumni House (In front of school)

Sunday, Oct. 5 – 4 p.m.

S.G.A. Campus Cleanup

(Meet in Quadrangle) 

Residence Life and Housing – upcoming events

Monday, Sept. 29        Fire Prevention Programs

                                    7 p.m. Weston Hall Lobby

                                    7:30 p.m. Latham Hall Lobby

Tuesday, Sept. 30       Self-Defense w/Beverly Crawford

                                    7 p.m. Weston Hall Lobby

Friday, Oct. 3              Lee National Denim Day – Residence life team and Falcon Crusaders will distribute pink ribbons in recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

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.

 On Lee National Denim Day, Oct. 3, Saint Augustine’s College’s Falcon Crusaders, have pledged to wear jeans and donate at least $5 each to the Women’s Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation. The team invites you to join them and work with them to help raise money for this important cause. To join or make a donation, visit the team page at http://www.denimday.com/team_page.aspx?tid=221016.

Lee National Denim Day is a charitable campaign of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) in collaboration with Lee Jeans.

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 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.     

Fall Career Fair

The Belk Career Center will sponsor a career fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the MLK Student Union. Students should come professionally dressed and bring several copies of their resume. For more information or help developing a resume, visit Goold Hall, Suite 001.

CTL workshops

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

• 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.

Student counseling services

Students who need someone to talk to or someone to listen to their concerns can visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). For more information, call 516-4255 or visit the office at 1320 Oakwood Ave. (across from the bus stop).

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 down Bowie State 3-1 in volleyball

Casey Williams (Rocky Mount, N.C.) had 13 kills and eight digs to lead Saint Augustine’s College to a 3-1 CIAA win over Bowie State University at A.C. Jordan Arena in Bowie, Md., on Tuesday (Sept. 23). The Lady Falcons won by a score of 25-19, 17-25, 25-17, 25-23.

The victory was the second straight for the Lady Falcons, who upped their record to 6-8 overall and 6-3 in the CIAA.

Brittany Watts (Severn, Md.) added 12 kills and 13 digs, and Shakira Carter (St. Michael, Barbados) had 12 kills for the Lady Falcons. Stephony Newkirk (Greenville, N.C.) of the Lady Falcons contributed 10 kills, Roxanne Smith (St. Catherine, Jamaica) collected 44 assists and Nicolette Campbell (Nassau, Bahamas) had a game-high 21 digs.

Carter named to All-Tournament Team

Outstanding play at the net earned sophomore outside hitter Shakira Carter (St. Michael, Barbados) a spot on the all-tournament team at the WSSU Lady Ram Volleyball Invitational this past weekend.

Carter averaged three blocks in four matches for the Lady Falcons, who finished third in the tournament. Carter had five blocks to help the Lady Falcons defeat Savannah State 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-7) on Saturday (Sept. 27).

The tournament was held at the C.E. Gaines Center on Winston-Salem State University’s  campus.

Falcon rally falls short in 23-14 loss

Saint Augustine's College almost overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit, but Elizabeth City State University held on for a 24-13 CIAA football victory in the Down East Viking Classic on Saturday (Sept. 27) at Rocky Mount Athletic Complex.

The loss was the fourth straight for the Falcons (1-4 overall, 0-2 CIAA) after surprising nationally-ranked Catawba in the season opener on Aug. 30. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Vikings (2-3, 2-0 CIAA), whose losses were to teams from the highly-respected South Atlantic Conference.

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, Oct. 4          Shaw University          4 p.m.

Broughton High School

Women’s Volleyball

Monday, Sept. 29        Saint Paul’s College    6 p.m.

Emery Gymnasium

Wednesday, Oct. 1     Johnson C. Smith University  6 p.m.

Emery Gymnasium

Thursday, Oct. 2         Cape Fear Community College          6 p.m.

Emery Gymnasium

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

Friday, Oct. 3              Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational         TBA

Newton, N.C.

Saturday, Oct. 4          Hagen Stone Classic              TBA

Greensboro, N.C.