North Carolina Central University is a comprehensive university offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and selected doctoral levels. It is the nation’s first public liberal arts institution founded for African-Americans.[citation needed] [edit] History North Carolina Central University was founded by Dr. James E. Shepard as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua. It was chartered in 1909 as a private institution and opened on July 5, 1910. The school was sold and reorganized in 1915, becoming the National Training School, and supported by the wife of Russell Sage of New York. It became a taxpayer-funded institution in 1923, and was renamed Durham State Normal School. In 1925, it was renamed the North Carolina College for Negroes, the nation’s only state-supported liberal arts college for black students.[2] Shepard lobbied the North Carolina General Assembly for support of college; when traveling to lobby the legislature, Shepard traveled by car since the train to Raleigh was divided into segregated sections.[2] Its first four-year college class graduated in 1929. The college was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools as an “A” class institution in 1937 and was admitted to membership in 1957. Graduate courses in the School of Arts and Sciences in 1939, in the School of Law in 1940, and the School of Library Science in 1941. In 1947, the General Assembly changed the name of the institution to North Carolina College at Durham. On October 6, 1947, Shepard, the founder and president, died, and was succeeded in 1948 by Dr. Alfonso Elder. Elder remained with the institution until he retired September 1, 1963. Dr. Samuel P. Massie was appointed as the third president on August 9, 1963, and resigned on February 1, 1966. On July 1, 1967, Dr. Albert N. Whiting assumed his duties as president until his retirement June 30, 1983. The 1969 General Assembly established the institution as one of the State’s regional universities, and the name was changed to North Carolina Central University. Since 1972, NCCU has been a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. On July 1, 1972, the state’s four-year colleges and universities were joined to become The Consolidated University of North Carolina, with 16 individual campuses, headed by a single president and governed by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Whiting was succeeded by Dr. LeRoy T. Walker as chancellor, followed by Dr. Tyronza R. Richmond, Dr. Donna J. Benson, Julius L. Chambers (who had previously been director-counsel (chief executive) of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund), James H. Ammons, and on August 1, 2007, Charlie Nelms. [edit] Academics The most popular areas of study are criminal justice, business administration, nursing, biology, political science, and psychology.[citation needed] [edit] Rankings - US News and World Reports #10 HBCU
- US News and World Reports #1 Public HBCU
- US News and World Reports #1 HBCU in the state of North Carolina
- US News and World Reports #55 Masters level University
[edit] Graduate Studies North Carolina Central offers 36 masters degrees and 1 professional degree. - Biology
- Biology, Secondary Education
- Counselor Education
- Community Agency Counseling
- Career Counseling
- School Counseling
- Chemistry
- Chemistry, Secondary Education
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement
- Education
- Elementary Ed (K-6)
- Middle Grades (6-8)
- English Education (9-12)
- Mathematics Education (9-12)
- Educational Technology
- English
- Earth Sciences
- History
- History, Secondary Education
- Human Sciences
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Human Sciences with Licensure
- Information Sciences
- Information Sciences and Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary and Middle Grades)
- Jazz Studies
- Joint Juris Doctor/ Master of Library Science JD/MLS
- Joint Master of Business Administration/ Juris Doctor JD/MBA JDMBA
- Joint Master of Business Administration/ Master of Information Science MBA/MIS
- Mathematics
- Master of Arts in Teaching Special Education
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Library Science
- Master of Information Science
- Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Master of School Administration
- Middle Grades (6-9)
- Physical Education
- Physical Education (K-12)
- Physical Education (with licensure)
- Physical Education and Recreation
- Adapted Phys Ed
- P.E., with Licensure
- P.E., K-12
- Physics
- Psychology
- Clinical Track
- General Experimental Track
- Public Administration
- Executive Master of Public Admin
- Recreation Administration
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Special Ed.
- Visually Handicapped
- Behavior/Emotionally Handicapped
- Learning Disabilities
- Mentally Handicapped
- Orientation & Mobility
[edit] Colleges [edit] Schools [edit] Research Institutes at NCCU [edit] Additional programs [edit] Location North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, N.C. [edit] Notable alumni | Name | Class year | Notability | Reference | | Sunshine Anderson | | R&B Singer | | | Herman Boone | | Former high school football coach, featured in motion picture Remember the Titans | | | Ernie Barnes | | Artist and former professional football player | | | Larry Black | | Olympic track & field gold and silver medalist | | | Dan Blue | | First African-American Speaker of the House, State of North Carolina | | | Julia Boseman | 1992 | Senator, State of North Carolina | | | Wanda G. Bryant | 1982 | Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals | | | G.K. Butterfield | | Congressman and former Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court | | | Lee Davis | 1968 | Retired pro basketball player, 1-time ABA all-star | [3] | | Ivan Dixon | 1954 | Actor, best known for role as POW Staff Sergeant Ivan Kinchloe in Hogan's Heroes | | | Walter Douglas | 1958 | CEO, Avis Ford | | | Mike Easley | 1976 | former Governor, State of North Carolina | | | Rick Elmore | 1982 | Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals | | | Kevin Foy | | Mayor, Chapel Hill, N.C. | | | Willie Gary | 1974 | Attorney, motivational speaker and cable television executive | | | George Hamilton Sr. | | President, Dow Automotive | | | Charles "Tex" Harrison | | Former Coach and Member of the Harlem Globetrotters | | | Audwin Helton | 1981 | President and CEO, Spatial Data Integrations, Inc. | | | Maynard Jackson | 1964 | First African-American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia | | | Gene C. Jarmon | | General Counsel, Texas Department of Insurance | | | Sam Jones | | NBA Hall of Famer | | | Clarence Lightner | | First African-American mayor of Raleigh, N.C. | | | Phonte Coleman | | Member, Little Brother (Hip Hop Group) | | | Bishop Eddie Long | | Senior Pastor, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Lithonia, Georgia | | | Jeanne Lucas | | First African-American elected to the North Carolina Senate | | | Henry M. “Mickey” Michaux | | Member, N.C. House of Representatives | | | LeVelle Moton | 1996 | Former professional basketball player | | | Greg Peterson | | Professional football player | | | Dr. Leon Rouson | 1983 | Former National Black Teacher of the Year | | | Evelyn Smalls | 1967 | President and CEO, United Bank of Philadelphia | | | Jason Smoots | 2003 | Professional track athlete | | | James Speed | 1975 | President and CEO, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company | | | André Leon Talley | | Editor-at-Large,Vogue Magazine | | | Doug Wilkerson | | Former professional football player | | [edit] Controversy [edit] Issues concerning degree accreditation In 2008, it was disclosed that the university had, since 2004, been operating a small satellite campus at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, whose pastor, Bishop Eddie L. Long, is a member of the University Board of Trustees.[4][5] The accreditor refused to recognize the degrees awarded to the 25 students who attended the program.[6][7]
[edit] Student activities [edit] Student organizations North Carolina Central University has 130 registered student organizations and 12 honor societies. [edit] Athletics Championships | Basketball (Men) | | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1946, 1950 | | NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances | 1957, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997 | | NCAA Division II Regional Champions | 1989, 1993 | | NCAA Division II National Champions | 1989 | | Football | | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1980, 2005, 2006 | | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions (MEAC) | 1972, 1973 | | NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances | 1988, 2005, 2006 | | Track & Field (Men) | | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1964, 1965, 1971 | | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions (MEAC) | 1972, 1973, 1974 | | NAIA National Champions | 1972 | | Tennis (Men) | | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1998 | | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions (MEAC) | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 | | Volleyball (Women) | | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 | | NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances | 2004, 2005, 2006 | | Softball | | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1998, 1999, 2006 | | NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances | 2006, 2007 | | Basketball (Women) | | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 1984, 2007 | | NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances | 1984, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 | | Cross Country (Women) | | 2005, 2006 | | NCAA Division II Regional Champions | 2006 | | Cross Country (Men) | | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 2004 | | Bowling (Women) | | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA) | 2001 | NCCU sponsors fourteen men’s and women’s sports teams that participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I as a newly readmitted member of the MEAC. Athletic teams include football, softball, baseball, basketball, track and field, tennis, volleyball, bowling, and golf. [edit] Rivals [edit] References [edit] External links |
