FAYETTEVILLE – When the world’s biggest military base is just a mile away, it’s bound to play a role at a local university. And Fayetteville State University continues to build its relationship with Fort Bragg and the military, Chancellor James Anderson says in the accompanying video. Almost 25 percent of FSU’s students are veterans, active-duty military… READ MORE
UNC Strategic Plan: Measuring progress at FSU
By Chancellor James A. Anderson Fayetteville State University FAYETTEVILLE – The University of North Carolina, of which Fayetteville State University (FSU) is a proud constituent institution, recently unveiled Higher Expectations, the Strategic Plan that will chart the course of the system for the next five years. The UNC Strategic Plan incorporates five meta-goals and encourages… READ MORE
Hurricane-affected UNC institutions give back to community
Courtesy of UNC@Work Like much of eastern North Carolina, UNC campuses suffered major disruption in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Several campuses closed for more than a week, with students sent home while staff worked around the clock to restore power, repair wind damage, and dry out soaked facilities. But even as they struggled to… READ MORE
Teaching from the headlines at Fayetteville State
FAYETTEVILLE – Heather Griffiths almost missed out on becoming a professor. “I worked two or three jobs at a time to pay for college,” she recalled in an interview this year. “I didn’t think I could afford grad school.” Luckily, the sociology major found her way into a stipend-supported graduate program and kept on studying…. READ MORE
Fayetteville State Science Building: “We have a choice.”
FAYETTEVILLE – The Lyons Science Complex at Fayetteville State University was built in 1981, the same year IBM introduced its first personal computer. That PC weighed 28 lbs — without the monitor and keyboard — and featured a cassette player as an optional attachment. 1 A lot has changed since 1981, but Fayetteville State’s main… READ MORE
HOUSE BONDS: $900M for Universities, $300M for Community Colleges
RALEIGH (Aug. 4, 2015) – A bond proposal unveiled Monday by state House leaders improves on a plan offered by Gov. Pat McCrory, devoting more than $900 million in bonds to University projects and $300 million to community college projects. House Speaker Tim Moore said the proposal – which would be put to voters in… READ MORE
Keeping our house in order
It’s said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – which is why public university officials are eager to launch maintenance projects for campus buildings that have been postponed for far too long. As the NC House and Senate begin negotiating a compromise budget, lawmakers should heed the Senate’s call for… READ MORE
Fayetteville State receives $1 million to help retain and graduate students
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (February 12, 2015) – Students who learn differently will have access to an array of academic supports through a new program at Fayetteville State University (FSU) called Bronco STAR (Supporting Transition, Access and Retention). The program was made possible through a three-year, $1 million grant from the N.C. GlaxoSmithKline Foundation. Through the Bronco STAR… READ MORE
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Make a Difference
What do wide receiver Reggie Langhorne, astronaut Ronald E. McNair, and former Chapel Hill mayor Kevin Foy have in common? They all attended historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the University of North Carolina school system. The five public HBCUs in North Carolina – North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T), North Carolina Central… READ MORE