North Carolina A&T has a new head women’s basketball coach. Today, Director of Athletics Earl Hilton announced Tarrell Robinson will head the program. A press conference will be held next week to introduce the new head coach.

KEA ATTENDS EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN CONVENTION

Cathy Kea, professor of special education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at North Carolina A&T State University, attended the National Council for Exceptional Children 2012 Convention in Denver, CO April 11-13. She was an invited speaker on the “Designs for Implementing Standards-Based Teacher Education to Prepare Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Special Educators” panel. In addition, Kea was an invited speaker/facilitator for the town hall meeting “Teacher Effectiveness: The Whole Picture.”

SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 11

A workshop for civil engineers titled, “Sustainability in Construction,” will be held on Friday, May 11, at North Carolina A&T State University.

The workshop will begin with a two-hour session on right of way at 10:30 a.m. The afternoon session at 1 p.m. will cover solid waste management. Lunch is included in the registration fee. Two professional development hours will be offered for each session.

Registration is $40 for non-members of the American Society of Civil Engineers, $30 for members, $20 for life members, and $5 for students. Registration will be provided at the event only.

The event will be held in McNair Hall, Lecture Room 1, on the N.C. A&T campus.

The program is being organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers, North Carolina – Northern Branch. It is co-sponsored by the College of Engineering at N.C. A&T, the university’s Transportation Institute, and the Institute of Transportation Engineers, N.C. A&T Student Chapter.

SUMMER BIOENGINEERING INSTITUTE FOR GRADES 10-12

Future bioengineers will have a chance to get started while still in high school at the weeklong Summer Bioengineering Institute at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

The program is open to rising 10th through 12th graders who are academically motivated and eager to practice engineering by turning new ideas into reality.

The institute will begin with a half-day orientation on Friday July 27 and continue from Monday July 30 through Friday, August 3. The fee is $75. Registration is limited to just 20 students. The deadline to apply is May 15.

In addition, promising rising 11th and 12th graders may apply for the six-week Young Scholars Program, a paid research experience, which will begin Monday, June 25 and include the Bioengineering Institute.

The institute is an outreach program of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials, which is based at N.C. A&T. The center is developing biodegradable, bio-compatible metal alloys for use in implantable medical devices for rehabilitation and regeneration.