CaesNews

Where Science Meets Society

Logo featuring the letters "A" and "T" in blue and gold, representing North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

CaesNews

Where Science Meets Society

Home

Sign up for the Newsletter

MERRY MONDAY

|

Monday is being made merry this season, as CAES Interim Dean Shirley Hymon-Parker hosts her annual holiday reception. The fete is scheduled from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, in the student lounge area of Webb Hall.

Refreshments will be served. Music will be played. Spirits are expected to be festive. All CAES faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the floating reception to celebrate the successes of the semester and fellowship with one another.

Would you like to learn more about N.C. A&T State University?

Founded in 1891 in Greensboro, North Carolina, N.C. A&T is the nation’s largest historically Black university and a premier 1890 land-grant doctoral research institution. Home to more than 14,000 students, A&T is nationally recognized as the top public HBCU in the country and the number one producer of Black graduates in engineering and agriculture. With over $2.4 billion in annual economic impact, the university combines rigorous academics, pioneering research, and a vibrant campus culture to prepare the next generation of global leaders. 

Read more CAES News

Kimberly Parson ’21: ‘A&T Taught Me to Think Beyond’

Kimberly Parson ’21: ‘A&T Taught Me to Think Beyond’

Teaching young children in an environment impacted by COVID-19 has been a challenge for even seasoned educators. But child development and family studies major Kimberly Parson was up to the task.
September News and Notes

September News and Notes

Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T will announce the 2020 North Carolina Small Farmer of the Year during a ceremony streamed on Facebook Live at 11 a.m. Sept. 30. Farmers in Avery, Lenoir, and Robeson counties have been named finalists for award, which recognizes a small-scale grower in recognition of their commitment to their work, their community and North Carolina agriculture.
DeShawn Blanding ’19: Ready to lead

DeShawn Blanding ’19: Ready to lead

Agribusiness major DeShawn Blanding, who graduated Dec. 14, is already a national leader. As Southern region vice president of the National FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) in 2016-17, he traveled the country, visiting FFA chapters, hosting state and local conventions, and meeting FFA members. His election as a national FFA officer made him one of only six African Americans to achieve that distinction, and the first from a HBCU.
“It Has Been a Journey”: CAES Aggies’ Resilience Guides Them to Graduation

“It Has Been a Journey”: CAES Aggies’ Resilience Guides Them to Graduation

More than 120 students in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences entered N.C. A&T in the early years of COVID and now leave with master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Spring 2024’s graduation.
No results found.