North Carolina Central University

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North Carolina Central University
Image:NCCU seal.gif
Motto:Truth and Service
Established1909
Type:Public
Chancellor:Charlie Nelms
Undergraduates:4,000
Postgraduates:3,500
LocationDurham, North Carolina, USA
Campus:Urban
Athletics:11 varsity teams
Colors:     Maroon and      Gray
Mascot:Eagle
Website:www.nccu.edu
For the university in Taiwan, see National Chengchi University.

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a historically black college located in Durham, North Carolina. NCCU has a current enrollment of 8,231 for the Fall of 2005. NCCU is the second largest historically black university in North Carolina after NC A&T State University. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.

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[edit] History

NCCU was chartered in 1909 and opened in 1910 as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua under the leadership of President James E. Shepard. Suffering financial troubles, the school reorganized in 1915 as the National Training School and again in 1923, when it was acquired by the state of North Carolina and renamed Durham State Normal School.

In 1925, the state redefined the school's mission, turning it into a four-year liberal arts college, the North Carolina College for Negroes (NCC), the first state-supported African-American liberal arts college in the United States. After expanding through the support of the state and local philanthropists (including Benjamin N. Duke), NCC was finally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1937.

The college opened its first graduate programs in law (1940) and library science (1941). In 1947, the college was renamed yet again as North Carolina College at Durham. In the same year, founding president James Shepard died after having headed the school for nearly 40 years.

The college received its current title, North Carolina Central University, in 1969. The name "Central" was picked in order to keep the school's initials "NCC". In 1972, it became part of the 16-member University of North Carolina System.

The NCCU School of Law has undergone a multimillion dollar major renovation of the Turner Law School Building, which was completed in 2005. The 100,000+ sq ft (9,300 m²) building is now one of the largest public law school facilities in the Southeast United States.

[edit] Academics

NCCU has several colleges and schools: the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Library & Information Sciences, School of Business, School of Law, School of Graduate Studies and the University College.

In 2005, NCCU ranked third in North Carolina for accepting National Merit Scholars, only trailing Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill. NCCU also tied for third (with Hampton University) in accepting National Merit Scholars for HBCUs, only trailing Morehouse College and Howard University. The NCCU School of Law was recently listed in the Princeton Review as one of America's Best Law Schools.

NCCU also boasts a prominent history department, in which John Hope Franklin once taught, and a prominent biology department. The Recreation program, established in 1949, is the only National Parks and Recreation Association (NRPA) accredited HBCU that has a graduate program.


[edit] Athletics

NCCU's athletic teams, called the Eagles, formerly competed in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in NCAA Division II. In July 2007, NCCU officially moved up to NCAA Division I and will compete as independents (but are looking to rejoin the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The football, volleyball, softball, and cross country teams have all repeated as conference champions. NCCU has an athletics support group made of students called the Screaming Eagles which travels with teams to cheer on the Eagles.


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[edit] Executives

  • 1909–1947: James E. Shepard, President
  • 1948–1963: Alfonso Elder, President
  • 1963–1966: Samuel P. Massie, President
  • 1967–1982: Albert N. Whiting, President (1967–1972), Chancellor (1972–1982)
  • 1983–1986: LeRoy T. Walker, Chancellor
  • 1986–1992: Tyronza R. Richmond, Chancellor
  • 1992–1993: Donna J. Benson, Chancellor
  • 1993–2001: Julius L. Chambers, Chancellor
  • 2001—2007: James H. Ammons, Chancellor
  • 2007— : Charlie Nelms, Chancellor [2]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] See also

  • WNCU 90.7 FM, the college radio station

[edit] External links


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High SchoolN.C. School of Science and Mathematics
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