Community Commitment Day Brochure

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We get to make a living; we give to make a life.

~ Winston Churchill

October 15, 2013

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The Campaign for Fayetteville State University The Campaign for Fayetteville State University seeks to grow the following strategic areas: • Scholarships for Deserving Students, $13,000,000 • Support for Scholar Athletes, $1,000,000 • Professional Development for Faculty and Staff, $3,000,000

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• Student Enrichment and Global Enhancement, $3,000,000 • Military and Veteran Partnerships, $2,000,000 • Center for Defense and Homeland Security, $3,000,000

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provides students with the highest quality learning experiences that will enable them to become citizens yetteville community and beyond. Our core values are student success and the pursuit of excellence, shared collaboration. We work tirelessly to advance these values as we continue to transform FSU into a vibrant 21st

l require continued investment to be realized. To pursue these aspirations, the university has embarked on a $25 ur diverse student body, increase the competitiveness and caliber of our academic and student life programs, and nity. We are proud to be partners in this exciting endeavor with the greater Fayetteville and Cumberland County g communities in the southeast United States and beyond.

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mission has been to provide access to higher education for under-represented students. Scholarship funds

capable of succeeding, irrespective of financial means or backgrounds, to attend Fayetteville State University

aduate in a timely manner. State assistance has declined dramatically over the past decade and we must be

% of our students require some form of financial assistance. Therefore, private gift dollars are critical for us to

sed over five years.

Fayetteville State University…a 147 Year Legacy Points of Distinction • FSU accreditation reaffirmed for 10 years by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

• FSU offers unique 3+2 engineering degree program in partnership with North Carolina State University

• The School of Business and Economics awarded a $643,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration to establish an EDA Center

• In 2012 FSU is the only UNC campus that houses both a traditional and an International Early College High School

• FSU signed new agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to support faculty research that simulates coastal immigration interdiction • FSU launched new academic programs: Bachelor of Social Work, a Minor in Africana Studies, Bachelors in Professional Studies to serve adult learners and military veterans, and online graduate certificates in professional writing, teaching writing, and military behavioral health

• FSU co-hosts a “state of the art” electron microprobe in partnership with UNC Pembroke.

• In fall 2012 FSU opened a new 338bed state-of-the-art residence hall – “Renaissance Hall”.

• FSU students conduct summer research at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Oakridge National Laboratory.

• FSU expanded alliances with the military and the community by locating the Veterans Business Outreach Center and the Public Computing Center in Bronco Square.

• FSU filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its “High Efficiency Thermoelectric Device” which can charge a battery using body heat.

• The School of Business and Economics is ranked as one of the top 100 Schools of Business in the United States by the Social Science Research Network.

• FSU has enhanced study abroad with university partnerships in Nigeria, China, France, Tanzania, South Africa, Grenada, Poland, Spain, and Morocco.

Foundation Board of Directors 2013 – 2014 Members

Executive Committee Dr. Jeannette Council Chair

Mrs. Gloria M. Carter Mr. John Chance Mr. Marcus Cox

Mr. Earnest L. Curry Vice Chair Mr. Getchel L. Caldwell II, Ex-Officio Executive Director/Secretary Mr. Carlton Spellman, Ex-Officio Interim Treasurer Dr. James A. Anderson, Ex-Officio Chancellor

Dr. Melvin Echols

Col. (Ret) Donald Porter Ex-Officio: BOT Representative Ms. Jalynn Jones Ex-Officio: SGA President

Mrs. Brenda Freeman

Mr. Raymond Privott Ex-Officio: NAA President

Mr. Willie Gray

Mrs. Allene A. Ritchey

Mr. Walter Greer

Mr. Harry Shaw

Mrs. Cynthia E.M. Harris

Mrs. Alice Stephenson

Dr. George Hood

Mr. Fred Waddell

Mr. James Ivery

Attorney Lila Washington

Dr. Wilson Lacy

Dr. Valerie Wynne-Hall

Attorney Ronnie Mitchell

Dr. Jon Young Ex-Officio

Dr. Linda Wilson-Jones Ex-Officio: Faculty Senate Chair

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