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# Times have changed since North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) was founded in 1891, but the school’s commitment to excellence has never wavered. A public, land-grant, doctoral-research university located in Greensboro, N.C. A&T cultivates academic achievement, innovative research, and civic engagement. The university also boasts a strong civil rights legacy as the home of the Greensboro Four — a group of N.C. A&T students who staged the ﬁrst sit-in at a Woolworth lunch counter in 1960 — and an innovative, student-centered curriculum. Students choose from 168 major concentrations within 95 baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degree programs spread across nine schools and colleges. Even though the university enrolls more than 10,000, the student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Over the years, N.C. A&T has adapted its curriculum and teaching to ensure that students receive an education that keeps them competitive in a changing world. For example, students have the opportunity to participate in groundbreaking research projects in areas such as bioengineering and nanotechnology. The university also encourages creative connections with its interdisciplinary programs in sectors as varied as agricultural research, environmental technology, humanmachine studies, entrepreneurship and e-business, and more. N.C. A&T’s long-term mission is to be the institution of choice for high-achieving students, inspired by the university’s outstanding teaching, transformative research, and applied scholarship. At N.C. A&T, the social, economic and global challenges facing higher education are simply opportunities for a 21st-century renaissance. Points of Pride PHOTOS COURTESY OF NC A&T STATE UNIVERSITY N.C. A&T has ranked third in research funding among the University of North Carolina system’s 17 member institutions since 2005. N.C. A&T is the home of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Revolutionizing Biometallic Materials, an $18-million project that’s developing advances in cardiovascular, orthopedic, and craniofacial medicine. N.C. A&T is the leader of this consortium, which includes the University of Pittsburgh, University of Cincinnati, and Hannover Medical School in Germany. Above: N.C. A&T The university’s spin-off company, Advaero offers many Technologies, is a full-function composites comextracurricular pany that specializes in engineering, design, mateactivites. Opposite, clockwise from top rials testing, mold development, and prototyping. left: construction Its initial customers are in the aerospace industry. management U.S. News & World Report has ranked the student; Proctor Hall and Academic College of Engineering in the top third of the Classroom Building; Best Engineering Programs and Best Engineering students in a Schools at the graduate level. The college also Joint School of Nanoscience and graduates the nation’s largest number of African Nanoengineering American engineers, including the highest numlab; commenceber of African American female engineers. ment; and a greenhouse in The School of Agriculture and Environmental the School of Sciences is the largest school of agriculture among Agriculture and the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Environmental Sciences. Universities. It also administers the Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, making N.C. A&T a major partner in a $1-billion biotechnology hub near Charlotte. The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering — a collaboration between N.C. A&T and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro — offers master’s and doctoral degrees and has expanded its research focus areas to include computational nanotechnology. All of the programs in the School of Business and Economics bear the hallmark of excellence designated by AACSB International, the nation’s premier accrediting agency for business and accounting programs. The school’s Department of Accounting is one of the top 1601 East Market Street producers of African American Greensboro, NC 336.334.7500 Certiﬁed Public Accountants ncat.edu in the nation. usairwaysmag.com AUGUST 2013 75 http://www.ncat.edu http://www.ncat.edu http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - August 2013

US Airways - August 2013
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Architectural Attractions
Wine & Dine: Italy's Gourmet Capital
Adventure: Diving for Dinner
Golf: The Wyndham Championship
Adventure: Drive Time at Bondurant
Great Escapes: Riu Resorts
Gear Up: Tools to Stay Cool
Travel Feature: Seattle's Outdoor Delights
US Airways: Staffing the Skies
Health Matters: Rapid Recovery
Special Section: Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Must Read: The Book of Immortality
Great Dates: Euphoria Festival
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Giving: Pulling Together
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - August 2013