News and Notes: July 2023

July 25, 2023

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Dean Ahmedna named to Business N.C.’s Power List

Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D.

Mohamed Ahmedna, dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, has been named to Business N.C. magazine’s Power List in the agricultural area. The magazine lists N.C.’s most influential leaders in such categories as agriculture, economic development, life sciences, health care, media and communication, transportation and more.

This issue marks the first time an Aggie agriculturalist has appeared in the feature.

Aggie student featured on Indianapolis newscast

Agribusiness and food industry management major Jayden Turner was featured on Indianapolis TV station WRTV for helping to arrange a community dinner to address food insecurity.

Turner has been an intern at Hatch for Hunger, a nonprofit that works to deliver fresh protein to food-insecure areas.

Watch the broadcast here:

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/nonprofits-host-community-dinner-to-help-address-food-insecurity-in-indianapolis

Fashion professor shares “What HBCUs Need” at fashion summit

Devona Dixon

Devona Dixon, Ph.D. , had a “fireside chat” with moderator D’Shonda Brown as part of a summit organized by Harlem’s Fashion Row. Here’s the story:

https://fashionista.com/2023/06/hbcus-fashion-industry-needs-professor-summit

Dean discusses SAPLINGS grant on WFMY

Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D.

Dean Ahmedna appeared on WFMY News 2, educating viewers about SAPLINGS, the CAES’s $18.1 million project to build, and sustain, students’ interest and participation in agriculture as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new initiative, “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN.)”

The project, fittingly called SAPLINGS (System Approach to Promote Learning and Innovation for the Next GenerationS), is designed to grow the number of underrepresented minority students in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences. It will involve faculty and staff from each department of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and specialists with Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T.

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/education/nc-at-works-to-improve-diversity-in-agriculture-increasing-students-in-food-and-agriculture/83-7ceb874e-81a5-478c-8837-79982b43d400

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News and Notes: August 2023

August 30, 2023

Shewana McSwain, coordinator of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-ED) and the Interim coordinator for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), both in Cooperative Extension, has won the Excellence in Extension Award in the Family and Consumer Sciences category at the Program Leaders Network Conference in Orlando Florida. 

N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension Responds to Hurricane Helene

October 15, 2024

Hurricane Helene cut a devastating swath across Western North Carolina and through the state’s $111 billion agricultural economy.

Chavious Burns ’23: Designing a Career in Landscape Architecture

April 19, 2021

Growing up in Atlanta, Chavious Burns ’23 saw plenty of urban architecture in the skyscrapers and buildings of its bustling downtown. But although he didn’t know it as such at the time, he also saw spectacular landscape architecture in the green spaces, parks and natural areas within the city.

A&T’s VITA Program Makes Tax Time Less Taxing

March 24, 2026

“Not everybody can afford a certified tax preparer,” said Abraham Adu-Mills, who helped people fill out their taxes for free earlier this month as part of N.C. A&T State University’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

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