W2 forms mailed

W2 forms have been mailed. If you have not received yours, please contact the Office of Business and Finance at 516-4127.

Lady Falcons host Pink Zone game

Saint Augustine’s College will celebrate breast cancer survivors and raise awareness about the disease during a special Pink Zone game at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, February 5, in Emery Gymnasium. The Pink Zone initiative, formerly known as Think Pink, was started by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association to raise breast cancer awareness in women’s basketball, on campuses and in communities. All fans who wear pink will get into the game with $2 off the general admission price of $10. Saint Augustine’s College will donate $2 from each admission to the Breast Cancer Fund.

Delta Sigma Theta chapel service

On Sunday, February 8, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., will host a chapel service at 10 a.m. All students are asked to wear red in honor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. The guest speaker will be Audrey Hedgepeth-McCarter, a former Gamma Rho Chapter member and an alumna of Saint Augustine's College.

Cable network plans to film in Raleigh

“Home Made Simple,” a show on the cable television network TLC (The Learning Channel) is in Raleigh to film six episodes.

Producers are looking for Raleigh residents to feature on the show. The show features three types of people:

·         Volunteers who help others in the community;

·         People who have recently or are currently overcoming adversity and need a “little pick-me-up”; and,

·         People who need assistance organizing their homes to host a dinner party, book club meeting, fundraisers or other event.

To nominate yourself or someone else to appear on “Home Made Simple,” e-mail the following information to falconnews@st-aug.edu by Friday, February 6.

• Name of the nominee;
• Contact information for the nominee;
• The nominee's story (i.e., always giving to others, needs help planning an event, facing adversity);
• Pictures of the nominee’s family and their home.

“Home Made Simple” airs Saturdays at noon on TLC, Channel 39 on Time Warner Cable.

Gallery crawl in downtown Raleigh

The Art Lovers Club invites members of the Saint Augustine’s College community to join them for a “gallery crawl” at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, in downtown Raleigh. The group will meet in the Seby Jones parking lot at 7 p.m. to carpool to Lump Gallery’s parking lot on Blount Street. Attendees will go to Lump and Art Space and return at 9 p.m. Nice casual attire is suggested. 

Vote for Miss CIAA

Miss Saint Augustine’s College, Shariah Scott, is vying to be Miss CIAA. Visit http://www.ciaatournament.org/section/miss-ciaa and cast your vote to crown her Miss CIAA. Select Saint Augustine’s College and click the Vote button. Shariah is still in the lead, with the Shaw University queen close behind. Voting ends February 27.

CTL workshop: How to Get Better Student Writing Part 1

Despite the best efforts to give students tools and strategies to improve their writing, many professors still receive poorly written assignments. Attend this workshop to learn how to approach this common problem from a new perspective. Participants will discuss the benefits of designing effective assignment sheets and informative assessment rubrics to illicit optimal results from students. The workshop will be interactive, so please bring at least one writing assignment and plenty of questions. Professors from all disciplines are encouraged to attend. For more information, call the Center for Teaching and Learning at 516-4695.

Presenter: Cecilia Shelton, Writing Center Director

Date: Thursday, February 5

Time: 12:15-1:15 p.m.

Location: Martin Luther King Student Union Mini Ballroom – Second Floor

ROTC Leaders Training Course

The Army ROTC Leader’s Training Course (LTC) is four weeks of intense classroom and field training held in the summer at Fort Knox, Ky. This course is an accelerated version of the two year leadership development training Cadets receive on campus in the Basic Course. By participating in this rigorous training, you will qualify for enrollment in the Army ROTC Advanced Course – provided you have two years of college remaining (undergraduate or graduate). Once you successfully complete LTC, agree to a contract and enter the Advanced Course, you may also qualify to receive a $5,000 bonus.

The benefits of this leadership training will extend well beyond your college years into any career you choose. You may even qualify for a two-year scholarship that might take care of your college tuition and many other expenses.

For more information, contact Capt. Robert Shaut, recruiting operations officer, in the Tuttle Building, at 516-4562, or at rmshaut@st-aug.edu.

International Studies to host film festival

The Department of International Studies has been awarded a Tournées Festival Grant to help bring contemporary French cinema to colleges and universities. The department will host a French film festival February 4 through March 4. The event is free and open to the public. All showings will be at Seby Jones Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. daily.

Black History Month events

Bryan Booker, Department of History, Government, and Public Policy, is putting together a college-wide calendar of events for Black History Month. Anyone wanting to publicize their Black History Month events can forward that information to him via e-mail at bdbooker@st-aug.edu. Student groups are asked to forward their events to Mr. Booker through their advisor.

Energy Conservation

Faculty and staff members are reminded to be mindful of energy usage. Amongst other measures, please turn off lights and computers at the end of each work day.

Faculty/staff, alumni news wanted

Faculty, staff and alumni are invited to submit news of their accomplishments for the upcoming Falcon Review. Please send submissions by February 6 to lmsutton@st-aug.edu.

Words of Wisdom Scholarship

Alltel invites all current and prospective students of America’s black colleges and universities to enter the Words of Wisdom essay contest by answering this question: The election of our country’s first African-American president is proof that the dream of change can become a reality. How are you called to build upon this new spirit of change?

Ten winners will be chosen from all essays submitted to the contest. Each winning essayist will receive a $10,000 scholarship to a participating black college or university. All 10 winners will be honored at an awards luncheon to be held Thursday, March 12, in Little Rock, Ark. Words of Wisdom spokesperson and esteemed poet and author, Dr. Maya Angelou, will personally present winners with their scholarship. A reception will feature Musiq Soulchild.

Essays must be 750-1,000 words and must be the original work of the submitting author. Contestants have until midnight February 14 to submit their essays. Students can pick up contest information from Doris Bullock in Hunter 204; Nadine Ford in the Financial Aid Office; or Ann Brown in Goold Hall. Students are encouraged to have their essays prepared for submission by Wednesday, February 11.

The Writing Center is making special efforts to accommodate and support students who would like to participate in this contest. Students who need assistance with their submissions may visit www.rich37.com/st-aug to make appointments with Writing Center staff.

Internship opportunities

The Belk Professional Development Center has the following internship opportunities available:

• Nathan J. Stark Internship for Non-Profit Development; application deadline March 1
• NuBeginnings Women’s Resource Center (Knightdale); no application deadline
• PGA Tour Diversity Internship; application deadline February 28
• North Carolina Aquariums; application deadline March 12
• MAOP Summer Research Internship; application deadline March 1
• Raleigh Planning Department; application deadline April 15
• Catholic Social Teaching/IWJ Summer Internship; application deadline March 15
• Democracy North Carolina; application deadline March 13

For more information about any of these or other internship programs, contact Ivy Wilcox in the Belk Professional Development Center at 516-4242.

Blow will enter Virginia Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame

Head men’s basketball coach Lonnie Blow Jr. will be inducted, along with seven other charter members, into the newly established Virginia Wesleyan College Athletic Hall of Fame during a special ceremony in Norfolk, Va., on February 7, 2009.

Blow said he is elated to be a member of the 2009 inaugural Hall of Fame class at Virginia Wesleyan College.

“It is always special to go in the Hall of Fame, but to go in as a charter member makes it more special,” Blow said. “It symbolizes the best of the best.”

A first-year college head coach, Blow was one of the most prolific basketball scorers in the 40-year athletic history of Virginia Wesleyan College, located between Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Va. He holds two school records including the single-season scoring mark (625 points) and most field goals in one season, and shares the school mark for most points in one game (40 points).

The record-setting sharpshooter also ranks second in career field goals, second in career scoring average (23.1 during 1980-81 season) and third in career scoring average. Blow finished his collegiate basketball career as the school’s all-time leading scorer and is currently fifth on the career scoring list with 1,574 points.

Bryant, Fain earn CIAA honors

Keyona Bryant (Springdale, Md.) and Hayward Fain (Akron, OH) of Saint Augustine’s College earned CIAA weekly basketball honors Monday, February 2.

Fain, a 6-foot-5 sophomore forward, was named CIAA men’s basketball player of the week after averaging a double-double last week. He averaged 11.7 points and 11 rebounds in three games including 15 points and 15 rebounds in a 90-72 win over Virginia State University on Jan. 27. Fain scored 11 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in a 64-58 loss to Virginia Union University on January 31.

Bryant, a 6-foot freshman center, was voted CIAA women’s basketball rookie of the week for the sixth consecutive week and eighth time overall, the most of any CIAA player this season. She averaged 18.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and shot 63 percent from the floor in three games last week including 22 points and 10 rebounds in a 66-62 loss to Bowie State University on January 29.

The frontrunner for CIAA women’s rookie of the year, Bryant is the league’s second-leading scorer (18.0 points per game) and sixth-leading rebounder (7.3 rebounds per game). She ranks second in the CIAA in field goal percentage (55.5 percent).

Falcons win six events at Texas Roadhouse Indoor Classic

Saint Augustine’s College earned victories in six events on Saturday, January 31, at the 2009 Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic indoor track and field meet hosted by the University of North Carolina.

Senior jumper Joe Kindred (Fuquay-Varina, NC) led the way with a victory in the men’s high jump. His leap of 6-9.75 beat Donte Hall of the University of North Carolina, who jumped 6-8. Kindred, a Division II indoor national high jump champion, also placed second in the triple jump invitational with a leap of 49-11.25.

Olympic sprinter Barbara Pierre (Winter Haven, Fla.) was victorious in the 60-meter dash in 7.59 seconds. Pierre is a two-time Division II indoor national 60-meter champion and competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. For the men, senior sprinter Dennis Boone (Petersburg, Va.) won the 60-meter dash in 6.75 seconds.

Senior sprinter Travon Lee (Norwalk, Calif.) claimed the 200-meter dash over teammate Ramon Gittens (St. Michael, Barbados), a sophomore sprinter. Lee ran a time of 21.81 seconds and Gittens finished in 21.87 seconds. The Falcons captured the first six places in the race. Lee also placed third in the 60-meter dash in 6.84 seconds.

Junior sprinter Joshua Robinson (Kansas City, Kan.) won the 600-meter run in 1:24.51, and junior middle-distance runner Johnny Shuping (Klerksdorp, South Africa) was the winner in the 800-meter run in 1:53.85.

Falcons lose to Virginia Union 64-58

Sophomore forward Hayward Fain (Akron, Ohio) recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds for Saint Augustine's College, but Virginia Union University extended its winning streak to 13 games with a 64-58 victory over the Falcons on Saturday, January 31, in a CIAA men’s basketball game at Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va.
 
Ironically, the last time the Panthers (15-3 overall, 11-2 CIAA) lost this season was to the Falcons 77-55 in Raleigh on Dec. 4, 2008. With the win, the Panthers maintained the league's best CIAA record while the Falcons (15-7, 8-5 CIAA), who entered the game with the second-best CIAA mark, had a three-game win streak snapped. Still, the Falcons have won 14 of their last 17 games.
 
Senior guard Will Gill (Clinton, Md.) added 10 points and junior guards Brandon Hickson (Columbia, S.C) and Steven Brignol (Brooklyn, NY) both scored nine points for the Falcons.

Lady Falcons pull away from Virginia Union 79-60

Sophomore guard LaKiesha White (Richmond, Va.) and freshman center Keyona Bryant (Springdale, Md.) both scored 17 points, and Saint Augustine's College shot 60 percent from the floor for a 79-60 CIAA women's basketball victory over Virginia Union University on Saturday, January 31, at Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va.

The win ended a two-game losing streak for the Lady Falcons (11-9 overall, 6-7 CIAA), who shot 68 percent and limited the Lady Panthers (6-12, 3-9 CIAA) to 28 percent in the second half to overcome a 35-34 halftime deficit. Senior guard Dierra Washington (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore guard Whitney Griffis (Richmond, Va.) both added 10 points, and sophomore forward Allison Sikes (Richmond, Va.) and sophomore guard Crystal McCaffity (Havelock, NC) both contributed nine points for the Lady Falcons, who outscored the Lady Panthers 46-25 in the second half.

Men’s game will be televised

The Sunday men’s basketball game against Fayetteville State will be televised at 5 p.m. on WAUG, Digital Cable Channel 102 on Time Warner Cable.

Women’s Basketball

Thursday, February 5 Bowie State                                                        5:30 p.m.

Emery Gymnasium

Sunday, February 8                Fayetteville State                                    1:30 p.m.

Fayetteville, N.C.

Men’s Basketball

Thrusday, February 5 Bowie State                                                        7:30 p.m.

Emery Gymnasium

Sunday, February 8                Fayetteville State                                     5 p.m.

Fayetteville, N.C.

Baseball

February 7                               Claflin University                                     1 p.m.

Orangeburg, S.C.

Bowling

February 6-8                           CIAA Bowling Round-up

Charlotte, N.C.

Indoor Track

February 7                               CNU Invitational                     

Newport News, Va.