Wilkes Community College President Dr. Jeff Cox describes how he gets the word out about fantastic career opportunities. Describing his family’s path, he explains the importance of having honest conversations with students about which career options best improve economic mobility. He believes the conversations need to start in middle and high school.
UNC Pembroke Pathways to Success
PEMBROKE – As a regional university, UNC Pembroke can’t offer a major in every subject – yet UNCP has figured out how to propel its graduates into some of the most competitive professional schools in the South. “We can’t provide every program to every student,” Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings says in the accompanying video. “And… READ MORE
NC’s public universities make the grade
When the college-raters come calling, North Carolina’s public universities stack up very, very well. In a flurry of rankings released over the past year – but particularly in recent weeks – schools in the University of North Carolina System have drawn high marks: • UNC-Chapel Hill was the 5th-ranked public university in the nation for… READ MORE
Video: Dr. Jeff Cox – Inspiring Entrepreneurship
What will make N.C. A&T greater? ‘Strategic investments’
GREENSBORO – North Carolina A&T State University is a critical component of the economy in Greensboro and the Piedmont Triad. So for A&T to get better, it will take more support for the things that made it that critical component. “We as a university are a critical, integral part and partners with business leaders in… READ MORE
A&T Cheatham-White Scholars: ‘Exceptionally talented’
GREENSBORO – UNC Chapel Hill has its Morehead-Cain merit scholarships. N.C. State has its Park Scholars. And now N.C. A&T State and N.C. Central Universities have Cheatham-White Scholars.1 To be considered, high-school students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 4.0, a minimum SAT score of 1280 or a score of 28 on the ACT…. READ MORE
Video: Dr. Jeff Cox – Entrepreneurial Opportunities
NC A&T: ‘An incredible land-grant institution’
GREENSBORO – Land-grant institutions were established by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 to focus on teaching agriculture, science and engineering. “We are an incredible land-grant institution – that really is our mission,” Chancellor Harold Martin of NC Agricultural and Technical State University says in the accompanying video. “And then we are secondly a… READ MORE
At A&T, ‘students first, now and always’
GREENSBORO – It seems so simple – but it helps to hear it. Provost Beryl McEwen emphasizes in the accompanying clip that NC A&T State University’s focus is first and foremost on its students. “Today, we still have as priority number one student success. Priority number two? Student success. And number three? Same thing,” says… READ MORE
NC A&T: The nation’s largest HBCU
GREENSBORO – As a result of quality academic programs and the success of graduates moving into great jobs and graduate schools, applications to North Carolina A&T State University have grown dramatically for six or seven years. And in the fall of 2014, A&T emerged as that nation’s largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU).1 Enrollment… READ MORE
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