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N.C. A&T's 35th Annual Small Farms Week Set for March
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The theme for this year’s celebration is “35 Years: Resilience.
Strength. Diversity.”
Jordan Howse
 EAST GREENSBORO,
N.C. (March 2, 2021) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical
State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture will
begin March 21 and will feature educational programs, panel
discussions, and the unveiling of a new Small Farmer of the Year.
All events will be held virtually, and farmers and interested
members of the public can sign up free of charge at the Small
Farms Week registration webpage.
Small Farms Week was launched in 1987 by Cooperative Extension at
N.C. A&T as a way to connect with small-scale farmers –
including minority farmers and those in limited-resource
communities – and ensure they receive the latest research-based
information on farming techniques, new tools and technologies. It
also gives the public a chance to meet their agricultural neighbors
and learn about farm operations and food production.
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people wake up hungry world wide, requiring at least
one meal a day. North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University’s School of Agriculture &
Environmental Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
services, in support of the state’s $84 billion
Agriculture industry, are all hands on deck
conducting workshops, tours, farming demonstrations
and more in support of small scale farming in
conjunction with the university mission as a
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The theme for this year’s celebration is “35 Years: Resilience.
Strength. Diversity.”
“Our small farmers have to be strong and resilient, even in the best
of times,” said Rosalind Dale, Ed.D., Extension
administrator at N.C. A&T and associate dean in the College of
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES). “The last year has
required extra resourcefulness because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Small Farms Week gives our farmers a needed chance to take a breath,
educate themselves, and take advantage of all the resources
Cooperative Extension has to offer.”
A virtual kickoff event for Small Farms Week 2021 will take
place Friday, March 19, in Avery County, the location of Trosly Farm,
owned by Amos and Kaci Nidiffer, the 2020 Small Farmers of the Year.
Events will begin at 9 a.m. and will include a profile of
agriculture in Avery County and a discussion of agricultural trends
in the county featuring three local farmers. The kickoff will also
recognize the Nidiffers for their 2020 Small Farmer of the Year
Award.
On Monday, March 22, and Tuesday, March 23, educational events will
focus on the health benefits of community gardening – including
boosting your immune system during the pandemic – plant and
livestock production, farm management, and winter production in high
tunnels. Wednesday, March 24, will start with an educational forum
on marketing and agribusiness followed by an update on small farms
initiatives by staff with Cooperative Extension and the CAES.
Wednesday will also feature one of the highlights of Small Farms
Week: the virtual Small Farmers’ Appreciation Program, with a
keynote address by Jimmy Gentry, president of the North Carolina
Grange, and the announcement of the 2021 Small Farmer of the Year.
“The Small Farmer of the Year Award puts a face on farming and
introduces our communities to the people behind the farming
operations they depend on,” said Dale. “These are people who work
year-round without any recognition, so it is a pleasure to learn
about their work and thank them for their efforts.”
Small Farms Week events will conclude Thursday, March 25, with a
panel discussion among NC A&T students on career opportunities in
agriculture.
For more information, visit the Small
Farms Week webpage.
About North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the
nation’s largest historically Black university, as well as its top
ranked (Money magazine, Best Colleges). It is a land-grant, doctoral
university, classified as “high research” by the Carnegie Foundation
and a constituent member of the University of North Carolina System.
A&T is known for its leadership in producing graduates in
engineering, agriculture and other STEM fields. The university was
founded in 1891 and is located in Greensboro, North Carolina
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The MEAC Salutes its Women Leaders
Maurice D. Williams Photo Courtesy MEAC
NORFOLK, Va., March 8, 2021 –
On International Women’s Day (Monday, March 8), the Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference (MEAC) salutes the women in conference
leadership roles to include university presidents, athletics
directors, faculty athletics representatives (FARs) and senior woman
administrators (SWAs).
The MEAC has two women who sit atop of their perspective
universities: Dr. Heidi M. Anderson, President of the University of
Maryland Eastern Shore, and Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, President of
Norfolk State University.
 Dr.
Anderson has been president of UMES since September 2018 and has
been an inspiration for women throughout the campus. A pharmacist by
trade, Dr. Anderson is overseeing the construction of a new building
on campus that will house the University’s School of Pharmacy and
Health Professions. Aware of the academic needs of women on campus,
and the importance of role models, Dr. Anderson’s leadership team
includes a female provost in Dr. Nancy Niemi. Since beginning her
tenure in Princess Anne, Dr. Anderson and her administration have
secured multi-million-dollar donations to start a new
Entrepreneurship program, are working on new majors including Sports
Management and Digital Media Studies, a renewed partnership
with Perdue Farms and the largest donation in University history
from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Athletically, it was recently
announced the school would add Women's Beach Volleyball, which will
make UMES the first HBCU to offer the sport at the NCAA level.
 Dr.
Adams-Gaston has over three decades of higher education experience
and has been at Norfolk State since June 2019. Since her arrival,
she has been an advocate for the advancement of women and
demonstrated her commitment by hiring the first female AD in Norfolk
State history. Dr. Adams-Gaston has always been a pioneer as she was
the first female African-American Vice President for Student Life at
Ohio State. Under Dr. Adams-Gaston’s leadership, the university has
secured numerous major grants and partnerships, including ties with
Dominion Energy, Diageo North America, IBM, the Southern Company,
USAA, Microsoft, Apple, Netflix and the Sandia National Laboratory.
In December 2020, the university was gifted $40 million —the largest
gift in its 85-year history—by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Dr. Anderson and Dr. Adams-Gaston both have backgrounds in the
healthcare field with Dr. Anderson’s background in pharmacy while
Dr. Adams-Gaston has a background in counseling.
The MEAC also has two female ADs: Dr. Ingrid Wicker McCree of North
Carolina Central and Melody Webb of Norfolk State. Dr. Wicker McCree
has been at NCCU since 1994, starting as a volleyball and softball
coach and later becoming SWA and then AD in 2008. During
her time as AD, McCree has led the reclassification process from
Division II to Division I as a returning member of the MEAC; oversaw
more than $2 million in facility improvements and renovations;
celebrated multiple conference championships and NCAA postseason
appearances; served on several decision-making committees, including
the NCAA Division I Council since 2017; and earned numerous awards,
including 2017-18 Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year (FCS)
by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
Webb is in her first year at the helm of Norfolk State athletics,
where she served as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for
Administration and Senior Woman Administrator for six years prior to
becoming the athletics director. Webb made history by becoming the
first female to hold the role. During her time at Norfolk State, she
helped to provide strategies that drove revenue streams while
increasing brand management and awareness to support the mission and
vision of NSU athletics. Under her leadership, Webb oversaw more
than $2 million in facility upgrades and renovations, including the
installation of video scoreboards, locker room renovations,
replacement of the original court in Joseph G Echols Hall and the
installation of new artificial turf at Dick Price Stadium.
Another key component of the MEAC leadership are the faculty
athletics representatives (FARs) and senior woman administrators (SWAs),
who both make up a key part of the Delegate Assembly, the MEAC's
governing body. The female FARs are Carla Lester (Bethune-Cookman),
Dr, Deborah Johnson (Howard), Dr. Gwendolyn Highsmith-Quick (North
Carolina A&T State) and Dr. Deborah Fortune (North Carolina
Central). and the SWAs are Sandra Booker (Bethune-Cookman), Nichole
Person (Coppin State), Alecia Shields-Gadson (Delaware State), Karai
Lockley (Florida A&M), Amy Olson (Howard), Dr. Kristin Drummond
(Maryland-Easton Shore), Erlease Wagner (Morgan State), Alisha
Tucker (Norfolk State), Shawan Hendrix (North Carolina A&T State),
Kendra Greene (North Carolina Central) and Melissa Dawson (South
Carolina State).
The MEAC salutes all these women as they continue to be trendsetters
in the field of college athletics and lead the MEAC to a bigger and
brighter future.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrates its 50th year
of intercollegiate competition with the 2020-21 academic school
year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding
historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline:
Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State
University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of
Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State
University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina
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Howard Volleyball Comes Up Short At Morgan State
Lady Bears down Bison in five
DEREK W. BRYANT
(Photo Credit – Tim Rice)
BALTIMORE (March 8, 2021) – Howard
University women’s volleyball team came up short against rival
Morgan State (MSU), falling to the Lady Bears in five sets (15-25,
25-17, 14-25, 26-24, 10-15) at Hill Field House.
Three Bison reached double-digit kills, led by sophomore middle
blocker Tamar Wells (Apopka,
Fla.) with a team-best 13.
After dropping game one, 15-25, Howard responded with a team-high
.375 hitting percentage and tied the contest at one apiece.
Wells delivered a kill early in set three and gave the Bison a slim
9-8 advantage, but Howard was unable to keep the momentum going. MSU
won game three, 14-25, scoring their next 12-out-of-17 points from
HU hitting errors.
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State had match-point late in game four, 23-24, but the Bison fought
back and forced a fifth set after consecutive hitting errors from
MSU and a service ace by junior setter Milexa
Cardona (Kissimmee, Fla.), 26-24.
MSU took control of the fifth and deciding set after producing a
match-best .562 hitting percentage, scoring nine-out-of-15 points on
kills.
Redshirt junior Marcelle
Butler (Canton, Ga.) and newcomer Jennifer
Bolden (Los Angeles) produced 11 kills apiece while Cardona and
fellow setter Kayla
Diaz (Nanuet, N.Y.) combined for 44 assists in the loss.
(Photo Credit – Herman Shelton/Howard Athletics Media Relations)
Defensively, freshman Kendall
Smith (Glenview, Ill.) recorded 12 digs in a losing effort.
For MSU (3-1, 2-0 MEAC), Tylar Roberson registered a match-high 14
kills while Jada Bivins added 42 assists in the win.
On March 11-12, Howard continues league play with a pair of matches
against Delaware State (DSU). Thursday (March 11), HU hosts DSU
inside Burr Gymnasium. The next night (March 12), the Lady Hornets
welcome the Bison to Memorial Hall. Both nights are scheduled for 6
p.m. start times.
About Howard Athletics
The Howard University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
sponsors 21 NCAA Division I men and women varsity sports. The
programs represent five conferences: the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference (MEAC), Northeast Conference (NEC), Sun Belt Conference
(SBC), Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Atlantic Sun (ASUN)
Conference.
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N.C. A&T’s Online B.S. in Economics Program Achieves
High Rankings
Jackie Torok |
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 8, 2021) – Two organizations that rate
college degree programs have ranked the online B.S. program
in
economics from the Willie
A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on
their list of national leaders in online economics programs.
BestColleges placed N.C. A&T at No. 9 in its rankings of the 2021
Best Accredited Online Bachelor’s in Economics Programs,
while Learn.org
placed A&T at No. 13 in its rankings of Best
Online Bachelor’s in Economics Colleges and Universities.
 “The
Deese College is very proud to be home to a top ranked online
program that makes undergraduate economics education available to a
broad and diverse audience of learners,” said Kevin L. James, Ph.D.,
Deese College dean.
A&T is the only North Carolina institution and only historically
Black college or university on either list. In fact, it is the only
HBCU in the country with a dedicated online
B.S. in economics.
“Our
program was developed to expand access to students across the state
and country who are interested in completing a high-quality online
degree program that develops the quantitative, analytical, and
problem-solving skills demanded by employers in today’s economy,”
said Scott Simkins, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Economics.
“Students in our online program experience the same rigorous
academic training as those in our campus-based program.
The Deese College’s online B.S. in economics “features a flexible
curriculum that allows students to design a custom economics
specialization or pursue a minor in another field. Unique graduation
requirements include a course in African American history,”
BestColleges said, noting the program’s low cost. “On the
university’s career services website, online degree-seekers can
research job postings and search for internship opportunities. They
can also hone essential interviewing skills through InterviewStream.”
BestColleges used statistical data and a few consistently applied
guiding principles, including academic quality, affordability and
online competency, to compile its top 10 list. Its rankings reflect
the most recent data available from the Integrated Postsecondary
Data System and College Navigator, both hosted by the National
Center for Education Statistics.
Learn. Org offered these highlights of the Deese College’s online
B.S. in economics: “Students in the program can choose to focus
their studies and prepare for a specific career through elective
courses and/or choosing concentrations like marketing, management,
and more. The school’s online program boasts diverse faculty members
and program coordinators to help students stay on track with their
studies.
“The program is also transfer-friendly and provides students with
beneficial access to the program coordinator to ensure they have all
the help they need to plan their course of study as best fits their
goals,” Learn.org said.
Using statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and
information from schools’ websites, Learg.org compiled its top 15
list to identify schools that provide students with distinctive
learning opportunities – such as concentration areas or student
organizations in the field – and rank highly in other academic
success indicators – such as graduation rates and affordable tuition
prices.
“The rankings are a reflection of the hard work and commitment of
faculty in the department to create and implement a high-quality
online program that adds value to the university and provides
valuable economic mobility opportunities for our students,” said
Simkins. “The online economics program at A&T has grown
significantly in the two and a half years since it was approved for
implementation by the UNC System.”
About North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is
the nation’s largest historically
Black university, as well as its top ranked (Money magazine, Best
Colleges). It is a land-grant, doctoral university, classified as
“high research” by the Carnegie Foundation and a constituent member
of the University of North Carolina System. A&T is known for its
leadership in producing graduates in engineering, agriculture and
other STEM fields. The university was founded in 1891 and is located
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Lancers Hold Off Eagles in Men’s Tennis Action
DURHAM, N.C. — Junior
transfer Sebastian Pino (Caracas, Venezuela) and freshman Stipan
Madzar (Split, Croatia) picked up their first career singles wins at
North Carolina Central University in a 5-2 non-conference men’s
tennis home loss to Longwood University Friday afternoon at the NCCU
Tennis Courts.
 Pino
secured his win at No. 4 singles while Madzar claimed his win atop
NCCU’s lineup. Pino defeated freshman Andrew Ilett in straight-set
scores of 6-4 and 6-3. Madzar held off a late rally by senior
Guilherme Sergio to prevail 6-4, 7-6 (1).
Pino and Madzar are both 1-2 in singles action early into the
season.
The Lancers leveled their record to 2-2 on the season with No. 3 and
No. 5 singles wins. Longwood jumped out early by sweeping the two
contested doubles matches by scores of 6-4 and 6-3 while also and
receiving a default win at No. 6 singles with the Eagles only having
five active players.
Junior Amit Baran (Eilat, Isreal) also nearly got in the win column
for the maroon and gray, but was outlasted by junior Guillermo
Cagigas in a marathon seesaw tilt on the second court. Cagigas
rallied late in the third set to secure the narrow 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-5
win and provide the visitors with a fifth team point.
NC Central (0-3) is next scheduled to host College of Charleston on
Thursday, March 11 at 1 p.m.
Longwood 5, N.C. Central 2
Singles competition
1. MADZAR,Stipan (NCCU) def. SERGIO, Guilherme (LWU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
2. CAGIGAS, Guillermo (LWU) def. BARAN,Amit (NCCU) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6,
7-5
3. SANDOVAL, Ignacio (LWU) def. CLARK,Miles (NCCU) 6-4, 7-5
4. PINO,Sebastian (NCCU) def. ILETT, Andrew (LWU) 6-4, 6-3
5. ROCABERT, Ernest (LWU) def. CRISTELLOTTI,Shaka (NCCU) 6-1, 6-2
6. NAYDENOV, Rosen (LWU) def. No player (NCCU), by default
Doubles competition
1. SERGIO, Guilherme/ROCABERT, Ernest (LWU) def. BARAN,Amit/CLARK,Miles
(NCCU) 6-4
2. CAGIGAS, Guillermo/ILETT, Andrew (LWU) def. MADZAR,Stipan/PINO,Sebastian
(NCCU) 6-3
3. NAYDENOV, Rosen/CASASNOVAS, Marc (LWU) def. CRISTELLOTTI,Shaka/No
player (NCCU), by default
Match Notes:
Longwood 2-2
N.C. Central 0-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,3,1,5,2)
T-3:30 A-15
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LORD, "All NC A&T has is a few degrees and a little land
and they want to take that - defeat their plan",
Stealing [ A&T] Praise - This Mean War* The
LORD is my Shepherd ,Michael J.
Pippen Sr., wingmen " to plow the road" Archangels
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Stop The Steal: UNC Board
of Governors bogus NC A&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus
Grand Theft , was conduit to divert NC A&T, USDA sole
source agreement to located building on NC A&T farm, to
non-existent alleged A&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus
Gateway Research Park, Inc. , South Campus. |
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  HBCU
institution North
Carolina A&T, one of the state's two land grant
institutions, has programs through the doctoral level.
Its programs include engineering, arts and sciences,
agricultural and environmental sciences, business and
economics, education, nursing, technology, and graduates
studies. “
The expected roles of a land-grant institution,
is teaching agriculture and engineering, and providing
cooperative extension services”. NC
A&T's 2001 amend University Master Plan called for
developing 75 acres of land along East Lee Street
targeted to develop new opportunities for both research
and education in both the private and academic arenas
between the University's technology and agricultural
research and its students, which didn't include
across-town historical white UNC Greensboro and its
members of the Greensboro business community. |
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Negotiation began in 2002 and September 2004 NC A&T
State University celebrated the sighing of Memorandum of
Understanding with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) with the opening of the National Resources
Conservation Services Eastern Regional Technology Center
whose service area consisted of 24 states and the
Caribbean area. The Greensboro Center was also home to
the remote  sensing
lab. The Memorandum of Understanding says A&T has a
working farm with modern facilities and farm equipment.
NRCS will benefit from the use of this farm by being
able to provide hands-on training to NRCS employees.
NRCS can sponsor field studies that can serve as  demonstrations
to both NRCS trainees and also local and regional
farmers. A&T constituents will also benefit from this
type of applied investigation. Finally, A&T faculty and
students can also benefit academically by conducting
scholarly research and publishing this information |
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Emerging from a legislative
mandated study HB 1264 ,Staying
a Step Ahead, to ensure the
State's citizens are academically
prepared and equipped for current
job opportunities and jobs of the
future in North Carolina's growing
knowledge economy, explicitly
referred to research clusters
created by HBCU NCA&T. |
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Staying a Step Ahead (HB
1264(7)(2003-04)) the
Legislature mandated the Board
of Governors emphasized existing
and new programs at Liberal
Arts Universities specifically
aimed at meeting business,
industry, workforce, and career
needs of North Carolina in the
State's changing and growing
knowledge-based economy, taking
into account, as appropriate,
State and regional economic
strategies. |
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With the source of enrollment
growth being minorities as white
enrollment leveled off across
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The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro
2003-2004 Profile |
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University of North Carolina,
Guilford Technical Community
College experiencing record
enrollment, ECPI University and
ITT Tech offering addition
technology based education in
the Triad education market
place. |
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Majority serving Liberal Arts
UNCG with a potential national
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regional prominent HBCU NCA&T
across town? Would political
astute business organization
affiliated with university use
political connections to
reposition Majority serving
UNC-G in and Minority serving
NCA&T out? UNC-G 2003-08
formulated a 2003-08 academic
plan to establish a joint
Millennial campus with NC A&T. |
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Note: GS
§ 116-36.5. (c) All money received through
development of a Millennial Campus of a
constituent institution of The University of
North Carolina as defined by NCGS §
116-198.33(4b), from whatever source,
including the net proceeds from the lease or
rental of real property on a Millennial
Campus, shall be placed in a special,
continuing, and non-reverting trust fund
having the sole and exclusive use for
further development of that Millennial
Campus. UNC-G
in a NCA&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus
would benefit from NC A&T engineering etc.
programs and any money generated would go to
UNC Greensboro Affiliate Gateway University
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Public Record Video"
It maybe the USDA is our first tenant at the south
campus the result of them leasing a long term lease will
allow us to build a structure out there" |
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  No
statuary NCGS:
116-198.34. (8b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was designated Oct.
2003 enabling Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development, Inc.
to administer the educational, research,
and economic development mission of a Joint Millennial
Campus. No
lawful leased was executed by Board of Governors to the
Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, Inc. for
Session Law 2003-284, Section 6.20, land and facilities
and 75-acre parcel of NC A&T Farmland. |
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Millennial Campus is Real Property designated by UNC
Board of Governors pursuant NCGS116-198.34 (8b) which
says in part: Upon formal request by the constituent
institutions, the Board of Governors may authorize two
or more constituent institutions which meets the
requirements of this section to create a joint
Millennial Campus. §
116-198.34. General Powers of Board of Governors. (UNC
Policy Manual 600.1.3 ). Any proposal involving the
acquisition or disposition by the institution of any
interest in real property shall be recommended by the
Board of Trustees. |
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 Greensboro
City's Greensboro
Connections 2025
Comprehensive Plan was
adopted May
2003. A
key principle of the
Comprehensive Plan
is to promote
economic development
in historically
under-served parts
of the City such as
East Greensboro.
Properties in these
areas should receive
priority
consideration as the
City designates and
promotes land for
economic
development. The NCA&TSU
Farm site is one
such candidate.
7D.3 Promote
economic development
through
public/private
partnerships to
include government,
economic development
agencies,
educational and
health care
institutions, and
businesses. Build on
existing
partnerships and
initiatives in this
effort. Examples
include:
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University-related
research and
development
opportunities with UNCG
and NCA&TSU (building
on the example of
the Nussbaum Center
incubator facility)[ One
of their primary
tasks will be
keeping tabs on
research at the two
universities, in
areas such as
engineering and
sciences, that might
have commercial
uses. They will look
for existing
companies that could
benefit from that
research and explore
the potential of
using it to create
start-up
businesses.]
Work with NCA&TSU to
establish a research
park on the A&T farm
property, [NCA&T
Farmland is located
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Notwithstanding NC A&T's
2001 Master Plan update calling for establishing a
university Millennial  Campus
at the farm, credited in the media as the work of UNC-G
district NC Senator Kay Hagan, June 30, 2003, the
General Assembly, Session Law 2003-294, Section 6.20,
reallocated former Central School of the Deaf from the
State property Office to UNC BOG to be used for the
establishment of Millennium campuses of the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University. |
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tract of land is part of the Seventy Five
acres we carved out for Gateway University
Research Park." said Chancellor
Martin before the Special Committee of
the Board of Trustees to evaluate the
Florida Street Extension April 5, 2013. NC We
gave up 75 acres of the Farm.
Chancellor Martin [North Carolina A&T State
University Staff Senate Full Body Meeting
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Colleges, SACS alleged JSNN will be housed at
the Gateway University Research Park South
Campus, 2901 E. Lee Street, Greensboro, N.C.
27401. This venue is on the land that was
formerly part of the North Carolina A7AT State
University farm. (See attached memo from Dr. Lea
Williams dated March 16, 2009.) |
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Submitted on Chancellor Martin
watch, alleged Lea Williams Farm History did not
indicated a 2003 JMC transaction but alleged a
2007 allocation to Gateway Research. |
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NC A&T:
"As to the request to General Administration to
approve the ground lease, Ms. Fails cannot find
any transmittal letter, memo, etc." " We wonder
if possibly UNCG sent the request on behalf of
both universities. General Administration should
have whatever was sent to request BOG action."
General Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs North
Carolina Agricultural & Technical State
University. |
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Record Request from the State Property Office NC
A&T/UNCG Bogus Joint Millennial Campus Greensboro Center
for Innovative Development, rename Gateway Research
Park, Inc., development timeline unambiguous indicated
no NC A&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus was designated
Oct. 10, 2003. |
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Public
Record Reply from
UNC-Greensboro for statutory required
request to establish a Joint Millennial
Campus produced alleged Chancellors signed
Document dated Aug. 22nd, 2003.
Alleged Chancellors signed document stated:
"we are pleased to inform you that this
proposal has been approved by both of our
Boards of Trustees and is supported by local
community leaders and organizations
including Action Greensboro. |
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Recommended by Chancellors Renick and
Sullivan, NC A&T and UNC-G Board of  Trustees
duplicate Resolutions: In Support of The
Creation of a Joint Millennial Campus
between NC A&T and UNCG, dated Aug.
22, 2003, and Aug.
28, 2003 , called for seeking
designation of Joint Millennial Campus in
terms of the Central North Carolina School
of the Deaf real estate, transferred to UNC
Board of Governors for the purpose of
establishing a Joint Millennial Campus.
Universities' resolutions seek designation
of Joint Millennial without a syllable
pertaining to a 75-acre parcel of NCA&T
farmland, statutory foreclosed Phillips
alleged NCA&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus inclusive
of NC A&T Farmland. |
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NC A&T Resolutions:
In Support of The Creation of a Joint Millennial Campus maybe
Bogus
 Dr.
Gerald L. Truesdale and Dr. Velma Speight-Buford
certified alleged August 22, 2003 NC A&T Board of
Trustees resolution as Vice  Chair
and Secretary of the Board of Trustees. NC A&T State
Audit Report Ended June 30, 2003 lists Ralph K.
Shelton as Chairman and Dr. Velma R. Speight as Vice
Chairman. University publications A&T Today Volume
6, Number 1, Fall 2002 and Volume 5, Number 2, WINTER
2002 concur with the State Audit report listings Ralph
K. Shelton as Chairman, Dr. Velma R. Speight as Vice
Chairman and Gerald Truesdale-Secretary. |
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Proposed Lease was smoking Gun No
statuary NCGS:
116-198.34.(8b) NC
A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was designated Oct.
10, 2003 by
UNC Board of Governors for
Session Law 2003-284, Section
6.20, land and facilities, and 75-acrearcel of
NC A&T Farmand. |
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UNC Constituent Universities and
General Administration may acquire
or dispose of property by lease.
(UNC Policy Manual 600.1.3 ). Any
proposal involving the acquisition
or disposition by the institution of
any interest in real property shall
be recommended by the Board of
Trustees. All real property
transactions that require approval
beyond the campus level are to be
initiated by submission of the Form
PO-1 for acquisitions and the Form
PO-2 for dispositions to the State
Property Office. |
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UNCG Board of Trustees
Feb. 2nd 2006, Action Item : Lease
Agreement between the Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development and UNCG and NC A&T |
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- Timeline from Feb. 2003 through
Feb2, 2006 does not indicated JMC was
designed by UNC BOG,
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- In order to facilitate GCID ability
to perform its role as manager/developer
it was determined by counsel for the
universities and the GCID to pursue a master
lease for the properties
identified as the JMC,
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- Properties Identified as the JMC
consist of owned by the State of North
Carolina ( Approximately 75 acres at the
former Central North Carolina School for
the Deaf and 75 acres adjacent to the
NC A&T farm, and
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- This document has also been reviewed
by the Office of the President [ Erskine
Bowles Office]
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allege Boards of Trustees at North Carolina A&T
State University and the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro requested that the land
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Deaf and allocated to the Board of Governors by
the 2003 Session of the General Assembly and a
75 - acre parcel of land currently comprising a
portion of the North Carolina A&T State
University Farm be designated as a Joint
Millennial Campus. |
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Section I.F. of the MSDA states, "The
Universities shall lease to CGID any or all
property designated as the JMC. Such leases
shall be long-term lease for nominal
consideration." In order to facilitate GCID
ability to perform its role as manager/developer
it was determined by counsel for the
universities and the GCID to pursue a master
lease for the properties identified as the JMC.
Properties Identified as the JMC consist of
owned by the State of North Carolina (
Approximately 75 acres at the former Central
North Carolina School for the Deaf and 75 acres
adjacent to the NC A&T farm, which unambiguous
constitute properties alleged designated October
10, 2003 by UNC Board of Governors, clearly
demonstrating NC A&T/UNC-G Joint Millennial
Campus was not designated. |
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Draft Ground lease was titled Ground Lease
Between the State of North Carolina Lessor and
Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and
State of North Carolina Lessee for Joint
Millennial Campus, not identified JMC, may have
obfuscated the legal standing of the property.
Obscuring Leasing identified JMC as Board of
Governors designated JMC. Ground
Lease Real Estate[ section
1.1.3 Land.] The two separate tracts or parcels
of real estate denominated the "North Campus"
and the "South |
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Campus" and collectively comprising the "Joint
Millennial Campus.., more specifically
described in Exhibit
A attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the
"Land"). Attachment
EXHIBIT A Legal
Description of the Land [To be inserted] was
blank. |
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UNC Policy Manual 600.1.3 ). Any proposal
involving the acquisition or disposition by the
institution of any interest in real property
shall be recommended by the Board of Trustees.
UNC-Greensboro did not have a real property
interest in 75 acres adjacent to the NC
A&T farm, or located on NC A&T farm nor land
formerly designated for the Central School for
the Deaf and allocated to the Board of Governors
by the 2003 Session of the General Assembly,
lacking designated JMC. Background information
indicated "This document has also been reviewed
by the Office of the [ Erskine Bowles ]
President . |
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NC
A&T Board of Trustees Table
Action Item : Lease
Agreement between the Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development and UNCG and NC A&T |
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Ground Lease Agreement between the
State of North Carolina and Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development (GCID), Feb.
15, 2006 was presented for
Approval at NC
A&T Board of Trustee Meeting. Allegedly,
Mr. Merrill presented a ground Lease Agreement between the State of
North Carolina and Greensboro Center for Innovative Development
seeking approval of the Ground Lease by the Board so that GCID can
be granted control of the two millennial campus properties as
the development moves forward. Allegedly,
He [Merrill] noted that on February 2, the Ground Lease Agreement
was presented to the Board of Trustees at UNCG and was approved. Feb.
2nd 2006. Note: Term
"Millennial Campus" means all real property and appurtenant
facilities designated by the Board of Governors as part of a
Millennial Campus of a constituent institution of The University of
North Carolina other than North Carolina State University or the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. § 116-198.33.
Definitions. (4b). UNCG
Board of Trustees Action Item : Lease Agreement between the
Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and UNCG and NC A&T was
consider ;whose purposed was to pursue a master Lease for properties
[Identified] as Joint Millennial Campus by counsel for the
universities and GCID not UNC Board of Governors designated
millennial campus. Documents
presented to the Board of Trustees when considering
was Ground
Lease Agreement and Resolutions : In Support of the Creation of
a Joint Millennial Campus between NC A&T and The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro dated Aug. 22, 2003, calling for designation
of Joint Millennial Campus in terms of the School of the Deaf without
a syllable pertaining to additional Real Estate nor 75-acre parcel
of land on NC A&T farmland. Draft Ground
lease was titled Ground Lease Between the State of North Carolina
Lessor and Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and State of
North Carolina Lessee for Joint Millennial Campus. Ground Lease
Real Estate[ section
1.1.3 Land.] The two separate tracts or parcels of real estate
denominated the "North Campus" and the "South Campus" and
collectively comprising the "Joint Millennial Campus.., more
specifically described in Exhibit
A attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the "Land"). Attachment
EXHIBIT A Legal
Description of the Land [To be inserted] was
blank.  Third
Regular Board of Trustees Minutes , 02/15/06 minutes allege,
Mrs. Bruce made a motion for approval of the Agreement. Dr.
McCain then made a substitute motion to delay approval of the
Agreement . He
intimated that he felt strongly about the Board members needing time
to review the before casting their vote. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Clements and was carried by majority vote-five members voted in
favor of the delay, four members opposed with two members abstaining
from the vote.  Chairwoman
Speight-Buford/ Fails February 22, 2006 Memorandum to Executive
Committee says " By
majority vote, the Board decided that more time was needed to review
the document I [Chair Velma Speight-Buford]  announced
that I would seek approval of the document by way of the Executive
Committee. NC
A&T Board of Trustees Bylaws contained no provision by which
Executive committee acting alone had authority to approve Ground
Lease Agreement tabled in Feb. 2006 Third Regular.
Note: Pursuant NC A&T bylaws Executive Committee lack authority to
override full board decision. dNC
A&T Board of Trustees table Ground lease agreement February 22,
2006, and did not subsequent to the Third Regular scheduled meeting
approve Lease, legally killing attempt to lease Identified NC
A&T/ UNCG Joint Millennial Campus, as lease of Joint Millennial
Campus to GCID. |
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March 06, 2006 the
General Services
Administration "GSA" posted
notice U.S. Government
Intends to Lease Space on
the NC A&T Millennial Campus
in Greensboro, North
Carolina (Solicitation
Number: TNCOO75). Response
date March 10, 2006. |
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System General Administration is not a
constituent university in the UNC
System, therefore, the Millennial Campus
Statue does
not provide for the General
Administration to create an NC G. S.:
116-198.34. (8b) Joint Millennial
Campus. UNC Policy Manual
600.1.3 limits the President to
acquisition of Real Property to $25,000
or less without Board of Governors
approval and any proposal involving the
acquisition or disposition by the
institution of any interest in real
property shall be recommended by the
Board of Trustees. |
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Erskine
Bowles UNC System
Acquisition of Real Property
by lease P0-1 dated March
13, 2006 for the purpose of
establishing a Joint
Millennial Campus for North
Carolina A&T |
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State
University and The
University of North Carolina
Greensboro. Proposed Lease
unequivocal extinguished
UNC Board of Governors
alleged Joint Millennial
Campus - North Carolina A&T
State  University
and the University of North
Carolina Greensboro - false
claim Oct. 10, 2003
designation of the Central
School of the Deaf
reallocated to the Board of
Governors and 75-acre parcel
on NC A&T farmland as Joint
Millennial Campus. |
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No lawful leased was
executed by Board of Governors to the
Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development, Inc. for
Session Law 2003-284, Section 6.20,
land and facilities and 75-acre
parcel of NCA&T Farmland. |
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The General Assembly, Session Law
2003-284, Section 6.20, reallocated
former Central School of the Deaf
from the State property Office to
UNC BOG to be used for the
establishment of  Millennium
campuses of the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro and North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical
State University. Property which
could not be leased without UNC
Board of Governors establishing
Millennium campuses of the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro and North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State
University. In addition UNC-GA
required UNC-BOG approval to execute
a lease over $25,000. |
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Millions of Taxpayer
dollars would flow
through UNC Committee
Budget and Finance,
approved by full UNC
Board of Governors, and
funded by the
Legislature for
non-existing bogus NC
G. S.: 116-198.34. (8b)
NC. A&T/UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus. |
The
Millennial
Campus
statue
required an
expressed
determination
universities
had the
fiscal  capacity
to
established
and maintain
the joint
millennial
Campus. Five
month after
the alleged
Oct. 2003
designation
Phillips'
Board of
Governors
Committee On
Budget and
Finance,
March 2004,
recommended
Supplemental
Expansion
Budget
Requests
2004-05, $4
million
dollars to
renovated
the School
of the Deaf
property,
and pay for
telephone
and high
speed
networking, [SL
2004 -124.] |
And
another $10
Million
dollars for
land
acquisition,
site
preparation,
and
engineering,  architectural
and other
consulting
services for
facilities
for
development
of the Joint
Millennial
Campus of
North
Carolina
Agricultural
and
Technical
State
University
and the
University
of North
Carolina at
Greensboro,
non-existing
Joint
Millennial
Campus.
[Session Law
2004-179] |
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Session Law
2004-124
ratified
July 20,
2004,
appropriated
$4,000,000
to an
UNC-Greensboro
and NC A&T
Millennium
Campus.
SESSION LAW
2004-179
ratified
August 5th,
2004
approved
$10,000,000
Certificate
of
Participation
for
UNC-G/NC AT
land
acquisition,
site
preparation,
Joint
Millennial
Campus of
North
Carolina
Agricultural
and
Technical
State
University
and the
University
of North
Carolina at
Greensboro. |
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Millennial Campus
Statue] § 116-198.34.
General powers of Board of
Governors.
The Board may exercise any
one or more of the following
powers: (1) To determine the
location and character of
any project or projects, and
to acquire, construct, and
provide the same, and to
maintain, repair, and
operate, and to enter
into contracts for the
management, lease, use, or
operation of all or any
portion of any project or
projects and any existing
facilities. |
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Notwithstanding
Erskine Bowles
General
Administration
submission of
Acquisition of
Real Property
PO-1, dated March
16, 2006,
to Department of
Administration,
State Property
Office for the
purpose to
establish Joint
Millennial
Campus for NCA&T
and UNCG;
claiming this
action has been
approved by NCA&T
and UNCG Board
of Trustees. |
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The Bowles
Administration May
2006,
recommended
approval of UNC
BOG document
Lease of Joint
Millennial
Campus – North
Carolina A&T
State University
and The
University of
North Carolina
at Greensboro,
containing known
false claim:
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The Board of
Governors
approved,
the
designation
of the land
(formerly
the Central
School for
the Deaf)
reallocated
to the Board
of Governors
by the 2003
Session of
the General
Assembly and
a 75-acre
parcel of
land
currently
comprising a
portion of
the NCA&T
State
University
Farm as a
Joint
Millennial
Campus,
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Now, the
Boards of
Trustees of
NCA&T and
UNCG are
requesting
permission
to execute a
ground lease
of the land
and existing
improvements
for the
Joint
Millennial
Campus to
the
Greensboro
Center for
Innovative
Development,
a
jointly-controlled
and
jointly-funded
501(c) (3)
entity that
will
administer
the
educational,
research,
and economic
development
mission of
the Joint
Millennial.
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Now, the Boards of
Trustees of NCA&T and
UNC-G are requesting
permission to execute a
ground lease of the land
and existing
improvements for the
Joint Millennial Campus
to the Greensboro Center
for Innovative
Development, a
jointly-controlled and
jointly-funded 501(c)(3)
entity that will
administer the
educational, research,
and economic development
mission of the Joint
Millennial Campus.
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Note: GS §
116-36.5. (c) All
money received
through development
of a Millennial
Campus of a
constituent
institution of The
University of North
Carolina as defined
by NCGS §
116-198.33(4b), from
whatever source,
including the net
proceeds from the
lease or rental of
real property on a
Millennial Campus,
shall be placed in a
special, continuing,
and non-reverting
trust fund having
the sole and
exclusive use for
further development
of that Millennial
Campus.
Note: Millennial
Campuses are exempt
from the Umstead Act
which prohibits
State government
from engaging in the
Sale of Goods in
competition with
citizens of the
State.
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Public Record requests to
Erskine Bowles UNC BOG/GA
for the statutory
requirements to establish
the NC A&T/UNCG joint
Millennial Campus (JMC) ,
allegedly made by Committee
on Budget and Finance,
expressed by Greensboro
Attorney Jim W. Phillips,
Jr. before the Committee and
Board of Governors [ Designation
of Millennial Campuses –
North Carolina A&T State
University and The
University of North Carolina
at Greensboro- Oct. 10,
2003,]; And Erskine
Bowles Administration Lease
of Joint Millennial Campus –
North Carolina A&T State
University and The
University of North Carolina
at Greensboro - May 2006.
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Reply from Ms.
Joni Worthington [Vice
President for Communications
UNC General Administration] ”
we have provided hundreds of
pages of documents related
to the establishment of the
joint campus and joint
school. If the requested
documents exist, they
would be included in the
documents we’ve already
provided, since I’ve given
you everything we have.”
Emphasis added. Notwithstanding
hundreds of pages of
documents, including
multiple copies of the same
email, related to the
establishment of the joint
campus and joint school UNC
BOG/GA didn't produce Board
authorization establishing
the (NC A&T & UNCG) Joint
Millennial Campus and NCGS
§ 116-198.34.(8b) statutory
requirement/ lease:
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•Consultations and
recommendations
establishing the Joint
Millennial Campus;
•Documents the basis for
the determination that
the campuses had the
administrative and
fiscal capacity
required;
•President
Recommendation to
establish Joint
Millennial campuses;
•NC A&T and UNCG Request
to Establish Joint
Millennial;
•NCA&T and UNCG Request
to Lease alleged Joint
Millennial Campus land
and facilities to the
Greensboro Center for
Innovative development,
Inc.
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UNC BOG document Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus – North Carolina
A&T State University and The
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro was
approved by the Hanna Cage Committee
on Budget and Finance; forward to
full UNC BOG where it was approved
on the consent agenda, and forwarded
to be processed by the State
Property Office. |
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Certified
Public Record Request to UNC Office
of the President Dr. Thomas Ross,
UNCG Chancellor Brady, and NCA&T
Chancellor Martin for alleged
University requests to establish
Joint Millennial Campuses and its
Lease. |
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NC G. S.: 116-198.34 (8b): upon
formal request by the constituent
institutions, the Board of Governors
may authorize two or more
constituent institutions which meet
the requirements of this section to
create a Joint Millennial. (UNC
Policy Manual 600.1.3 ). Any
proposal involving the acquisition
or disposition by the institution of
any interest in real property shall
be recommended by the Board of
Trustees. |
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public record request for the NCA&T
Board of Trustees request for
permission to execute a ground lease
of the land and existing
improvements for the Joint
Millennial Campus to the Greensboro
Center for Innovative Development
and request for permission to
execute a ground lease of the land
and existing improvements for the
Joint Millennial Campus to the
Greensboro Center for Innovative
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NCA&T:
"As to your prior request for
the resolution/motion about the
75 acres of land being a part of
the Gateway Research Park, There
is no 2003 resolution, etc. that
specifically says 75 acres are
involved." determined J. Charles
Waldrup J.D., Ph.D. General
Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs
North Carolina Agricultural &
Technical State University.
NCA&T:
"As to the request to General
Administration to approve the
ground lease, Ms. Fails cannot
find any transmittal letter,
memo, etc." " We wonder if
possibly UNCG sent the request
on behalf of both universities.
General Administration should
have whatever was sent to
request BOG action." General
Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs
North Carolina Agricultural &
Technical State University
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Unambiguous NC A&T Board of
Trustees had not Requested:
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- that the land
formerly designated for
the Central School for
the Deaf allocated to
the Board of Governors
by the 2003 Session of
the General Assembly and
a 75- acre parcel of
land currently
comprising a portion of
the North Carolina A&T
State University Farm be
designated as a joint
millennial campus -
Designation of
Millennial Campuses –
North Carolina A&T State
University and The
University of North
Carolina at Greensboro
(APPENDIX G) ;
- permission to
execute a ground lease
of the land and existing
improvements for the
Joint Millennial Campus
to the Greensboro Center
for Innovative
Development. As stated
in UNC BOG document
Appendix C Lease of
Joint Millennial Campus
– North Carolina A&T
State University and The
University of North
Carolina at Greensboro
(May 2006) - (APPENDIX C
) Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus)
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As fraudulent stated
by the Erskine
Bowles
Administration, Jim
Phillips, Jr.
Committee on Budget
and Finance in UNC
BOG documents Designation
of Millennial
Campuses – North
Carolina A&T State
University and The
University of North
Carolina at
Greensboro (APPENDIX
G) (Oct. 10. 2003)
and (APPENDIX
C ) Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus)
(May 2006) which the
32 member unelected
UNC Board of
Governors approved.
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Session Law
2003-294,
reallocated from the
State Property
Office the former
Central School of
the Deaf to BOG to
be used for the
establishment of
Millennium campuses
of the University of
North  Carolina
at Greensboro and
North Carolina
Agricultural and
Technical State
University. Lacking
designation by Board
of Governors of JMC
the former school of
the deaf property
remained allocated
to UNC Board of
Governors and could
not be leased. |
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Unambiguous statuary NC
G. S.: 116-198.34.
(8b) NC
A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus
was not designated enabling
Greensboro Center
for Innovative
Development, Inc.
to administer
the educational,
research, and
economic development
mission of a Joint
Millennial Campus . No
lawful leased was
executed by Board
of Governors to the
Greensboro Center
for Innovative
Development, Inc. for
Session Law
2003-284, Section
6.20, land and
facilities and
75-acre parcel of NC
A&T Farmland. Nor
were NCA&T and UNCG
partner institutions
in a Joint
Millennial Campus. |
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UNC BOG document Lease of Joint Millennial
Campus – North Carolina A&T State University and
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was
approved by the Hanna Cage Committee on Budget
and Finance; forward to full UNC BOG where it
was approved on the consent agenda, and
forwarded to be processed by the State
Property Office. |
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Kevin Holland, Contracting Officer GSA July
3, 2006 letter
to John Merrill.
Re: U.S. Department of Agriculture, natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) Lease Project, Greensboro ,
NC
This correspondence correspondence to your June 30, 2006
inquiry concerning the status of this project as a firm
action that will move forward. As I have advised on
numerous occasions and want to reiterate, this
particular project is an endeavor which was approved by
the U.S. General Services Administration  as
a sole-source" procurement based upon the unique
requirements provided by the NRCS...As such, we have
been working and are committed to diligently pursing
satisfaction of NRCS need for space
to be located on the campus of North Carolina
Agricultural & Technical State University through
a negotiated lease procurement. |
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| NCGS § 146-28. Agency
must file application with Department;
Department must investigate. Any
State agency desiring to sell, lease, or
rent any land owned by the State or by any
State agency shall file with the Department
of Administration an application setting
forth the facts relating to the proposed
transaction, and shall furnish the
Department with such additional information
as the Department may request relating
thereto. Upon receipt of such application,
the Department of Administration shall
promptly investigate all aspects of the
proposed transaction, including particularly
present and future State need for the land
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Mr.
Terrance C. Feravich, P.E., UNC University
Property Officer document addressed to
Joseph H.  Henderson,
Director, State Property Office says Please
find attached property actions approved by
the Board of Governors at their May 12, 200
meeting. Other back-up materials including
PO-1s and/or PO-2's are also attached where
appropriate. Please seek approval of these
actions by the Governor and Council of State
and the Joint Legislative Commission on
Governmental Operations if required.
Feravich document enclosure Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State
University and The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro ( May 2006) Mr.
Terrance C. Feravich, P.E., University
Property Officer May 15, 2006 letter to
Department of Administration didn't included
a Form
PO-2 pertain to DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY
by Lease. |
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14, 2006 Terrance Feravich email to Joe
Henderson, John Webb, CC Robert Nelson;
John Merrill: I was hoping that we might
have an opportunity to sit and walk through
any hurdles that you see in proposed lease
between NCA&T/UNCG joint Millennial Campus
and GCID. Talking with John of Friday.
I've learned that he has gained a
significant commitment from the USDA for up
to a 50,000 sq. ft. new building. While
they understand that we are working hard at
getting things properly set-up for all
parties and are being patient, my sense is
that it would be in the best interest of
this new venture to get that first client
off to a healthy and timely start. I'll be
in Raleigh Wednesday for a couple of
meetings ... and would welcome the
opportunity to work the issues that you are
see in the lease. I know that John Merrill
is also pretty flexible this week is well.
Sorry to be a bit of a pest with this
important issue and I appreciate your
understanding. |
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Public Record Request from the State Property
Office NCA&T/UNCG Bogus Joint Millennial Campus
Greensboro Center for Innovative Development,
rename Gateway Research Park, Inc., development
timeline unambiguous indicated no NCA&T/UNCG
Joint Millennial Campus was designated Oct. 10,
2003. |
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UNC-G August 31, 2006 Action
Item: Master Plan for the South
Campus of the Greensboro Center
for Innovative Development, the
Joint Millennial campus of UNCG
and NC A&T
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The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro Board of
Trustees Business Affairs
Committee August 31, 2006 Action
Item: Master Plan for the South
Campus of the Greensboro Center
for Innovative Development, the
Joint Millennial campus of UNCG
and NC A&T was considered
two month after May Board of
Governors approval of Lease of
alleged Joint Millennial Campus
and three  month
before alleged Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus was considered
by the Council of State.
Chancellor Sullivan introduced
John Merrill, Director of the
GCID, and gave a short history
of the Joint Millennial Campus
to the new members of the Board
of Trustees. John presented a
power point presentation of
findings of the consultant firm
working on the Master Plan for
the campus. John Merrill then
requested approval from this
Board of the Master Plan for the
South Campus of the JMC (75
acres adjacent to the NC A&T
Farm).
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August 31, 2006 Action
Item Background Information
says " In
January 2006, a ground Lease
was approved and recommended
for approval by the Board of
Governors.. .of the
properties identified as the
JMC."
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UNCG
August 31, 2006 Action Item: Master Plan for
the South Campus of the Greensboro Center
for Innovative Development, the Joint
Millennial campus of UNCG and NC A&T clearly
associated UNC Board of Governors un-law
ground lease of Identified Joint Millennial
Campus as alleged NCGS:
116-198.34. (8b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus. |
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The State Property Office concurred with Disposition
by Lease
for Area Joint Millennial Campus to
Greensboro to Greensboro Center for
Innovative Development, Inc., inclusive of
the known fraudulent statement: |
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“The General Assembly and the Board of
Governors of the University of North
Carolina designated this property
to be developed as a Joint Millennial
Campus of NC A&T State University and
UNC at Greensboro”.
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John Merrill email Eastern Guilford High
School and Joint Millennial Campus Ground
Lease dated 16 Nov. 2006 to Joseph Henderson
:THANKS so much for your support of GURP and
for your tremendous presentation on our
behalf at last week's meeting of the Council
of State"! |
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Gateway University Research Park
South Campus |
Gateway University Research Park
North Campus |
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Lease
Ground lease Agreement
between The State of
North Carolina (Lessor)
and Greensboro Center
for Innovative
Development (Lessee) for
Joint Millennial Campus
Greensboro, North
Carolina. Land 1.1.3 The
two separate tracts or
parcels of real estate,
denominated the North
Campus and South Campus
and collectively
comprising the" Joint
Millennial Campus",
homonymic terminology
was consistent
Chancellor Sullivan and
Renick Sept. 24, 2003
proposed Joint
Millennial Campus and
alleged Board of
Governors alleged Oct.
10, 2003 designated JMC
obfuscated lease real
estate wasn't statutory
(NCGS. § 116-198.34.
(8b) designated JMC. |
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Lessor desires to lease
the Land and existing
Improvements to the
Lessee, and the Lessee
desires to rent the land
and the existing
Improvements pursuant to
the terms contained
within this Lease and to
secure financing for the
construction on the Land
of certain additional
Improvements to be
hereafter determined,
designed and
constructed. Emphasis
added March 15, 2007
Lease Recitals: |
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Land. The two separate
tracts or parcels of
real estate, denominated
the “North Campus” and
the “South Campus” and
collectively comprising
the “Joint Millennial
Campus” situated in or
near the City of
Greensboro, Guilford
County, North Carolina. |
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Complex/Name UNC-GA Gateway
University Research Park
In accordance with General Statutes
143-341 and 146 State Property
Office Maintain a complete and
accurate inventory of State owned
lands, buildings, and space in
buildings. State
Property Office inventory of
State-owned lands, buildings, and
space in buildings, Public Record
Land Lease listing 3-26-2013.pdf did
not list Lease of Joint Millennial
Campus, Lessor NC A&T and UNCG,
Lessee Greensboro Gateway University
Research Park, 5900 Summit Avenue,
Greensboro, Guilford County, Area
Joint Millennial Campus. |
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State Property Office document
Land Lease listing 3-26-2013.pdf
(inventory) did list Complex UNC-GA
Gateway University Research Park,
Lessor UNC General Administration,
lessee Gateway University Research
Park, property Address 5900 Summit
Avenue, Greensboro term 50 years.
Comment:
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Property to be developed as a
Joint Millennial Campus for NCA&T
State University and
UNC-Greensboro to support the
education and research missions
of the Campuses and to foster
economic development and
entrepreneurial activity in the
Region.
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 Mr.
John R. Merrill, Executive
Director of Gateway Research
Park-renamed Greensboro Center
for Innovative Development- in a
letter dated March 22, 2007
claimed" The original basis
for the creation of a joint NCA&T
and UNCG Millennial Campus, now
called the Gateway University
Research Park to Mr. Jim
Lora, Office of State Budget
Management requesting funds
authorized by SL 2004-124 for
an appropriation from the
General Fund for capital
improvements $4,000,000 for the
UNC-Greensboro and NC A&T
Millennial Campus" be granted"
from the University of North
Carolina to Gateway for
renovations to the former campus
of the Central NC School for use
as classrooms and offices, as
part of a continuous conspiracy
to access appropriations
designated for non existing NC
A&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus
by Gateway Research Park. |
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12.12.15 Email to John Merrill
Gateway University Research
Park, Inc. Executive Director.
Greetings,
Mr. Merrill my is question, what
is the foundation for your
statement "Gateway University
Research Park is defined as a
Joint Millennial Campus"?
2. Feb. 2nd 2006, UNCG Board of
Trustees Action Item : Lease
Agreement between the Greensboro
Center for Innovative
Development and UNCG and NC A&T
was consider ; background
information indicated the
purposed was to pursue a master
Lease for properties
[Identified] as Joint Millennial
Campus by counsel for the
universities and GCID.
Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development, Inc. Development
Timeline does not indicate
designation of Joint Millennial
Campus. Feb. 2nd 2006, UNCG
Board of Trustees Action Minutes
indicates you were present and
participated.
4. UNCG BOT Action Item August
31, 2006, Master Plan for the
South Campus of the Greensboro
Center for Innovative
Development, the Joint
Millennial campus of UNCG and NC
A&T, Background Information
says: In January 2006, a ground
Lease was approved and
recommended for approval by the
Board of Governors of the
properties identified as the
JMC. Unambiguous UNCG BOT's
recommendation pertained to
Ground Lease to the Greensboro
Center for Innovative
Development was for an
identified JMC and not the
alleged Board of Governors Oct
2003 approved and designated
Joint Millennial Campus , as
defined by G.S. 116-198.33(4b)
as put forth in UNC BOG May 2006
Lease of Joint Millennial
Campus. August 31, 2006, Master
Plan for the South Campus of the
Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development minutes indicates
you were present and
participated.
What is the foundation for your
statement "Gateway University
Research Park is defined as a
Joint Millennial Campus"?
Response is requested ASAP.
Michael Pippen
12.12.15
Hello Mr. Pippen,
The most appropriate source to
respond to the question you are
raising would be the
Universities. Please forward
your request to either Mr.
Charles Waldrup (cwaldrup@ncat.edu)
at NCA&T or Ms. Elizabeth
Bunting (ecbuntin@uncg.edu)
at UNCG.
Regards,
John |
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Unambiguous
no statuary NC
G. S.: 116-198.34. (8b) NC
A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was
designated enabling
Greensboro Center for
Innovative Development, Inc.
to administer the
educational, research, and
economic development mission of
a Joint Millennial Campus . No
lawful leased was executed by
Board of Governors to the
Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development, Inc. for
Session Law 2003-284, Section
6.20, land and facilities and
75-acre parcel of NCA&T
Farmland. Nor were NC A&T and
UNCG partner institutions in a
Joint Millennial Campus. |
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Updated 03.10.21 |
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Published
as "the 
Lease
of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina
A&T State University and The University of
North Carolina at Greensboro says: The lease
of the land will be accomplished within the
guidelines, procedures, and policies of the
North Carolina Department of Administration
and must be approved by the Council of
State. Prior to approval of Lease of
alleged Joint Millennial Campus by the
council of State. The Greensboro Center
for Innovative Development claiming to be
the NCA&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus
signed a 10 year lease for space for the
USDA at NC A&T farm prior to approval of the
lease by the Council of State in Nov. 2016.
Prior
to Nov. 2007 Council of State approval of
alleged JMC Lease to GCID Page2 of a letter
dated Aug. 16, 2006 from Joseph H.
Henderson, Director NC Department of
Administration to State Budget Officer David
McCoy soliciting input pertaining to Lease
stated UNC-General Administration is
pressing to move forward with the 50-year
lease (the agreement with GCID has already
been executed)."
Sept.
28, 2006 Director Joe Henderson to Don
Teeter whose subject Joint Millennial Campus
seeking input stated UNC General
Administration has requested that the State
Property Office approve and accept its
concept for developing the JMC which
involves a lease of the existing land and
facilities to a nonprofit created by the
campuses (UNCG and NCA&TSU) and subsequent
subleases to tenants that will occupy the
JMC