ChanCellor'S - North Carolina A&T State University

n Joint Venture
On May 16, 2007, ground was broken for
the South Campus of Gateway University
Research Park, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit
entity created to manage and operate
the joint collaboration between North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University and The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro for the purposes
of supporting research and economic
development within the Triad.
The two universities are developing
state-of-the-art research facilities for
cutting edge work in the life and physical
sciences, engineering, technology and
other applied science areas. When fully
developed, Gateway University Research
Park will generate an economic impact in
excess of $50 million per year within the
Triad region.
The South Campus is located on
approximately 75 acres of A&T’s farm
property in southeast Greensboro. The
campus will house multiple research
facilities and offer scenic landscaping,
pedestrian friendly walkways, sculpture
gardens, amphitheatre, auditorium, and
roof garden and patio. The North Campus,
which currently has eight buildings
that are being renovated in support
of university research and economic
development, is located northeast of
Greensboro off Hwy. 29 near Bryan Park.
n Blue & Gold Fever
On Sept. 2, 2006, a sellout crowd at Aggie
Stadium watched North Carolina A&T
and Winston-Salem State renew their
football rivalry. It was the largest nonhomecoming
crowd in school history
and the No. 1 attended on-campus game
in Division I-AA that weekend. And on
Nov. 2, Aggie students filled the lower
portion of Corbett Sports Center for the
Aggies’ nationally televised volleyball
game against South Carolina State. Nearly
1,000 students attended the game, which
was more than three times the normal
attendance.
n Web Attraction
Live basketball stats, photo galleries and
video were added to ncataggies.com, the
official website of North Carolina A&T
Athletics. The site also posted all of the
sports media guides online in an effort to
save money.
n Two-way Communication
The North Carolina A&T State University
Alumni Association, the Division of
Development and University Relations,
and the Division of Information
Technology and Telecommunications
hosted their first webcast to provide an
opportunity for two-way communication
between Chancellor Lloyd V. Hackley and
alumni across the country. Alumni were
able to call in and email questions to the
video conferencing site in the General
Classroom Building that houses the
College of Arts and Sciences.
n Chancellor-elect
In November 2006, the UNC Board
of Governors elected Stanley F. Battle,
president of Coppin State University
since 2003, as chancellor of North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University, effective July 1, 2007. Battle,
55, succeeds Lloyd V. Hackley, interim
chancellor since Jim Renick stepped down
in June 2005 to accept a senior leadership
position with the American Council on
Education.
N.C. A&T and UNCG are developing
state-of-the-art research facilities for cutting edge
work in the life and physical sciences, engineering,
technology and other applied science areas.
When fully developed,
Gateway University Research Park will generate
an economic impact in excess of $50 million
per year within the Triad region.
N.C. A&T State University Chancellor’s Report 2007