Did you know that Saint Augustine’s University is the only historically black college or university in the nation with a full fledged Real Estate Department? Additionally, did you know that Saint Augustine’s University is the only school in the state of North Carolina offering an undergraduate degree in Real Estate? Impressive to say the least.
The university's Center for Real Estate Management and Development also offers the Right of Way (ROW) Program. ROW involves the conversion of private property to public use and is used by governmental agencies for a variety of tasks such as creating new highways or parks, widening of streets, and establishing utility easements (laying of communication cables, natural gas pipelines, erecting power lines.etc.)
Students who graduate from St. Aug with a ROW concentration or minor enter a lucrative career field. “The starting salary is $40,000 to $45,000 with an industry median salary of $67,998" said Elizabeth Shareef, ROW administrative assistant. Glenn French, executive director of ROW went on to say, “Our real estate students increase their employment opportunities when they graduate from this institution.”
The ROW program began offering its minor and concentration in 2011. For more information on ROW contact Elizabeth Shareef at 919-516-4540 or Glenn French at 919-516-4182. The email address for is: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Pictured: Glenn French, Executive Director of Center for Real Estate Management and Development.
For the fifth consecutive year, Saint Augustine's University’s has opened its doors and campus to the YMCA and various local youngsters during its summer camp. “Saint Augustine's University is the perfect fit for our camp,” said Dexter Hebert, senior director of Community Outreach at the YMCA. “Not only are we serving the community but we’re giving kids a chance to be on a university campus. St. Aug is our home.”
Congressman Brad Miller visited the campus of Saint Augustine's University, Friday, July 13. Miller attended the Office of TriO’s Summer Bridge program graduation ceremonies in the Martin Luther King Ballroom. During the ceremony Miller presented Antonio Stephenson, director of the Office of TriO a check for more than $500,000.00 in federal dollars.
“Kids can do better than the circumstances to which they were born through education and educational programs such as those offered by TriO,” said Miller.
Tuesday, July 10, the Summer Bridge Leadership Program held their closing program in the Arts Gallery of Seby Jones Fine Arts Gallery. The Bridge program is sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Andrew Mellon Foundation provides grants in five different areas, including: scholarly liberal arts programs, such as the one offered at St. Aug. More than 15 students participated in the 2012 summer session. “We celebrate the achievements of students who have excelled in all areas of life,” stated Marjorie Newman, assistant professor of Journalism and Mass Communication and Principal investigator of the Bridge program.
The President's Office and the Office of External Affairs are working with the Department of Alumni Affairs to establish the organization of Pre-Alumni Councils. The Pre-Alumni Councils will be made up of students enrolled from eight regions of the United States. These students will form "chapters" based on their home regions and will work together throughout the year participating in activities designed to strengthen their relations with each other and to build a sense of future alumni connections and friendships which will continue once they become actual alumni.
