CAMPUS Al Zow
Chief of Staff
Al Zow was named chief of staff by Chancellor Johnson O. Akinleye in January 2018. Zow, who holds a law degree from the University of Florida College of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Bethune-Cookman University, was most recently serving as president of HGS, a management consulting firm, and as head of HEAL Global Institute, a nonprofit agency in Orlando, Fla. Zow has more than three decades of experience in higher education, healthcare, research, law and compliance oversight. He is known as an e-Health and technology pacesetter, as well as health care innovator. Zow previously served as assistant to the president/chief of staff and as a tenured professor at Savannah State University, where he also founded the Institute of Minority Health. He is a prior member of the Georgia Department of Community Health Advisory Council and a University System of Georgia Board of Regents Excellence in Public Service Award nominee. He also served as a member of the leadership committee in the establishment of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and Distance Learning Initiative for the Georgia state university system. Zow is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, the Health Care Compliance Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Akua Matherson Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Akua Johnson Matherson was appointed as associate vice chancellor for Administration and Finance effective March 1, 2018. Matherson previously served as the university’s director of Budgets and Financial Planning, where she brought greater efficiency to the office. She also developed a more responsive system for financial planning in concert with tuition and fee reviews and student enrollment projections. As associate vice chancellor, she serves as the principal deputy to the vice chancellor for Administration and Finance in developing and implementing key initiatives for the division and university, as well as serve as an advisor to the Chancellor’s Executive Leadership Team on a range of accounting, budget, financial and business operations. A native of Greensboro, N.C., Matherson holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and master’s degree in adult education from N.C. A&T State University.
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NEW BRAND UNVEILED
Over the course of more than 100 years, NCCU has built a rich heritage in producing change agents, leaders, scholars and innovators. During that time, the university's look and brand has occasionally been updated to showcase NCCU's expanded relevance and continuing vitality as an institution of access and opportunity. Most recently, in 2016, NCCU engaged an agency, Engine Brandmakers, to develop an innovative and creative identity mark and tagline that would: o Honor NCCU’s HBCU legacy, while simultaneously looking toward the future o Appeal to our diverse university community o Better reflect the university’s rapidly expanding academic programs The company sought feedback from focus groups involving NCCU students, alumni, faculty, staff and university supporters as they sought to update the nearly 14-year-old marketing logo that bore an outline of Hoey Administration Building and the university's name. In developing the new identity mark and accompanying tagline – "Discover what’s Central to you." – Engine Brandmakers incorporated quoins, architectural elements that are part of the historic administration building. The quoins decorate each corner of the stately brick structure, signifying permanence and strength. As used in the new identity mark, the quoins resemble the wings of an eagle, a symbol of pride and achievement, as well as our university mascot, creating both a foundational and inspirational new image for our campus. VIDEO
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