The Office of Alumni Relations values your health and safety during the Greatest Homecoming on Earth. We encourage you to take advantage of three fitness events throughout the weekend.  Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4  Aggie Fitness Boot Camp Instructor: Karen Roberts Time: 6 a.m. Location: Sheraton Greensboro Hotel, Colony BC, 3121 W. Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, N.C.  Friday, Nov. 3  Aggie Fitness – Step/Line Dance Class (SOLD OUT) Instructors: Letasha Williams and Catina Redd Times: 8 – 9 a.m.; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Location: Sheraton Greensboro Hotel, Augusta Room, 3121 W. Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, N.C.  Friday, Nov. 3  Aggie Fitness Young Alumni Boot Camp Instructors: Randall Ellington, Coach Patrice and Curtis Walls Time: 10 a.m. Location:…

The Greensboro community will see some familiar faces on Saturday, Nov. 4, for the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Homecoming Parade, the Honorable Justice Henry E. Frye Sr. and Shirley T. Frye will take the lead in the parade as grand marshals. The parade will start at Lindsay and Morrow streets at 8 a.m. ET where it will come to an end on Laurel Street. The Fryes graduated from North Carolina A&T in 1953 and went on to become local, state, and national trailblazers, each in their own right. Henry Frye graduated from A&T with the highest honors, majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry. He joined the…

The Blue and Gold Marching Machine (BGMM) has been a driving factor in enrollment at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University for decades. As an iconic staple of Aggieland, the city of Greensboro and the nation, the band attracts millions at the drop of the beat. For 20 years, Kenneth Ruff, Ed.D. ‘90 and ‘93, has been the band director who has been instrumental in the elevation of BGMM. A former member of the band, Ruff was a leader from the very beginning as a North Carolina A&T student. His instrument of choice was the flute, and as he progressed in the Blue and Gold Marching Machine, he became…

Unless it is your discipline, you may overlook that the “A” in A&T stands for “Agricultural.” The study of agriculture is core to our foundation as a land-grant doctoral research university, and a farm is essential for practice. Today, the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm stands on 455 acres of land off McConnell Road about three miles from campus. It has hosted international scholars in all fields of agriculture. As some generations of A&T alumni can recall, the farm was smaller and closer to campus. For our very first generations of Aggies, it was even smaller, and even on the campus. The “Agricultural and Technical College For…

One of North Carolina A&T’s oldest alumnus Mr. Nathaniel Hines ’52, celebrated another milestone birthday by turning 103 years on Sept. 28. Hines was born Sept. 28, 1920, to Cicero and Amanda Hines in Bladenboro, North Carolina. Before attending A&T, he enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 11, 1941, during World War II and completed tours of duty in France, Germany, Belgium, and Japan within four and half years. “After I was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, I read about North Carolina A&T, and my late wife, Lottie, encouraged me to attend,” he said. “I was a non-traditional student, married with two daughters, and I lived in military…

General admission ticket sales for the Aggie Alumni Homecoming Concert featuring R&B Icon, Charlie Wilson, will open on Monday, Sept. 25, at noon ET on Eventbrite.com. The concert will take place on Friday, Nov. 3, in the Guilford Ballroom at The Koury Convention Center. It will include a dinner for all ticket holders that begins at 7:15 p.m., and the show time for the concert is 8:30 p.m.  All tickets are available on a first-come, first served basis.  Please note: An Eventbrite processing fee and state sales tax will be added to all ticket purchases.   Pricing Breakdown with Fees Individual Ticket Price: $200Table Price: $2,000 Service Fee: $7.85Processing Fee:…

In the fall semester, Aggies look forward to Football season, and besides Homecoming, the most anticipated battle on the field is the Aggie-Eagle Classic. For over a century, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina Central University in Durham have been close allies, as well as rivals. Situated only 55 miles apart, the game, generations of Aggie faculty and staff are North Carolina Central alumni, and many Central faculty and staff are “Aggie Born and Bred.” Many families boast of having alumni from both HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). This closeness and competition for students and faculty have fueled the spirit of this rivalry to this day. Between two competitive universities, what better way to declare victory than to be a winner of a rousing football game?   Beginning in 2019, a team of historians, archivists, and museum curators from Greensboro and Durham began to collect and document histories about the rivalry. This has led to a new exhibit called “More…

The Honors College kindly invites you to join the Distinguished Scholarships Application Review Committee for the Class of 2028. Application readers are an integral part of our selection process and we believe our alumni can assist in selecting the best and brightest candidates because that’s what Aggies Do! The Honors College oversees three (3) full ride scholarship enrichment programs to include the Cheatham-White, Lewis & Elizabeth Dowdy, and February One Scholarships. For more information about the scholarship programs, please read the full program descriptions on our website. To read and score applications you only need a computer or tablet with access to the internet. The total anticipated time commitment is…

United Way of Greater Greensboro (UWGG) announced that Frank McCain Jr. ‘87 has been named president and CEO, effective on Aug. 21, and will lead the organization’s strategy to end local poverty.  Earlier in his career with United Way, McCain served for more than 10 years as vice president of Community Investment and Impact. In this role, McCain was responsible for administering UWGG’s community investments on an annual basis to address human service needs facing the Greensboro community. Before starting his non-profit career, he held several positions in banking and financial services.   McCain was selected and approved as president and CEO by the UWGG Board of Directors.  “I’m delighted to…

Samuel Harrison ’70 had his first experience with racial tension when he was a freshman at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He found himself in the middle of a protest after a well-known African American pastor had moved into a predominately white neighborhood. Harrison and his friends were out exploring Greensboro as college students and found themselves among protesters when he was hit in the back of his head with a glass bottle, leaving a lasting scar for more than 50 years. College life for Harrison in the late 1960s and early 1970s was shaped by the 1968 riots, after the assassinations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…