DR. ANNIKA BARNETT
NCCU gave Student Service Impact Awards to seven undergraduate students in recognition of their work in the community. Students receiving the award completed a minimum of 240 service hours —twice the number of service hours required for all NCCU graduating seniors — while maintaining at least a 2.5 GPA. December’s award recipients were: Norjuana Anderson, Amber Lashley, Kamisha Maxwell, Iimani McKnight, Derrell Parker, Lawrence J. Reid and Xavier Wallace-McGrew. Two graduate students, Tracy Turner, a law graduate, and Courtney Williams, a psychology major, were recognized for their work in the community. Turner served multiple communities including: Habitat of Durham, Meals on Wheels, SPCA of Wake County, Salvation Army and Citizen Schools. Williams created POISE (Providing Outreach and Inspiration through Sisterhood and Education), an outreach program designed to improve the health and wellbeing of at-risk middle school girls at Sherwood Githens Middle School. NCCU also awarded 682 baccalaureate degrees on Saturday, May 11, at O’KellyRiddick Stadium. At the ceremony for graduate and professional students the day before, 241 master's degrees and 130 law degrees were conferred.
“It is uncomfortable being the different one. But you have to go out of your comfort zone to grow.” —————— DR. ANNIKA BARNETT
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