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The News Argus
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Winston-Salem State University’s Student Newspaper
Oct. 30, 2006
NASCAR and a
new curriculum
help put WSSU in
the driver’s seat
Larry Williams
STAFF REPORTER
On Thursday, Oct.l9, uni
versity officials unveiled
plans for a new curriculum:
Motorsport Management.
The announcement was
made at a press conference
in the Cleon F. Thompson
Student Services Center.
The announcement of the
new bachelor of science
curriculum marked the
beginning of a day filled
with opportunity and high
expectations for Winston-
Salem State University and
its students, today and in
the future.
In attendance for the
announcement was Jeff
Burton, NASCAR driver
and current NEXTEL Cup
series points leader. Burton
drives the #31 car for
Richard Childress Racing.
The presence of an A-list
NASCAR driver at the cele
bration spoke to the impor
tance that everyone
involved placed on this spe
cial day.
"Having Jeff Burton lend
his support today is criti
cal," said Dr. Travis L.
Teague, WSSU's Motorsport
Management Program
Coordinator.
Oct. 19 was also a stop
on NASCAR's 2006
NASCAR College Tour,
which focuses on improv
ing diversity in NASCAR
and providing information
about internships and job
opportunities.
The magnitude of the
day wasn't lost on Burton.
"I'm very proud of this
university for stepping up
to the plate," he said. "I
think the program is a
wonderful idea and will
help fill a void in our busi
ness and sport."
The buzzword echoed by
most in attendance was
"opportunity." Interim
Chancellor Michelle
Howard-Vital spoke about
that at the morning press
conference.
"There are 24,000 jobs in
North Carolina dealing
with NASCAR. There are
75 million fans of
NASCAR, and about 8.9
percent are African-
American; that's up 29 per
cent since 1999," she said.
Howard-Vital also spoke
about opportunities and
expectations for students at
WSSU.
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"I'm confident students
will enjoy the academic
challenge in this fast-paced
and exciting field," she
said. "The university hopes
that the curriculum will
begin in the fall of 2007."
NASCAR's goal of
becoming more diverse will
not happen overnight; like
wise, trying to develop a
new academic curriculum
is a long process. This senti
ment was expressed by
Jonathan E. Martin, J.D.,
executive assistant to the
chancellor.
"This is an exciting day at
the university to kick off
this one-of-a-kind pro
gram," he said. "It's the cul
mination of two or three
years of building relation
ships with the motor sports
industry. Our goal is not to
develop a program in a
'vacuum,' but rather to
address the needs of the
motor sports industry as a
whole."
Burton also commented
on the need for the pro
gram to address non-techni-
cal aspects of the industry.
"We need people to
understand there are
opportunities in the mar
keting, promotion and
management side of
NASCAR," he said.
"Without good marketing
and management people on
a race team, there is no
race team."
NASCAR and WSSU
have taken the first step by
letting students know that
the doors are open for
minorities in NASCAR;
However, NASCAR
acknowledges that the
industry must make
progress in the areas of
diversifying and breaking
down lingering stereotypes.
"It's no secret that for
whatever reasons, our sport
See NASCAR, page 3
Advanced degree may guarantee success
Erin C. Per*fcins
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Similar to high school
diplomas in the past,
nowadays, bachelor
degrees come a dime a
dozen. In order to
become professionally
accomplished in most
occupational fields today,
students, especially
underrepresented
minorities and women,
need to be better than
good, smarter than aver
age, and more ambitious
than most.
Graduate school is an
opportunity for under
represented minorities to
be set apart from other
students who will com
pete with them for the
same job positions. Seeking
Winston-Salem State
University students have
the privilege of learning more about
various graduate schools and the
programs they offer during the
Graduate and Professional School
Fair sponsored by the WSSU School
of Graduate Studies and Research.
Forty institutions will be represent
ed at the fair, which will take place
Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the
Anderson Center, McNeil Banquet
Hall..
The annual event provides stu
dents with an opportunity to meet
recruiters from various universities,
learn about graduate school admis-
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a master's degree may be beneficial to one’s future.
Photo courtesy of Lee Adams
sions requirements, determine avail
able funding opportunities and dis
cover future opportunities.
According to WSSU Associate
Dean of Graduate Studies and
Research, Dr. Linda Nixon Hudson,
the Graduate and Professional
School Fair is an opportunity to
encourage students to think outside
of WSSU's walls.
"We hope to generate interest
because we want a lot of students to
come and see what opportunities are
available to them," she said. "We
want to be ranked No. 1 in sending
our students to graduate school.
"Our goal is to get students in
graduate school, regardless if they
go here or elsewhere."
The WSSU School of Graduate
Studies and Research is only six
years old and it houses nine gradu
ate programs. According to Hudson,
"The master's degree is the fasting
growing degree in this country."
Dean and Chief Research Officer
of the School of Graduate Studies
and Research, Amos O. Olagunju
Ed. D, insists that there are several
See Advanced, page 3
Photo by Lee Adams
Winston-Salem police train extensively in order to
maintain a safe driving environment.
Radar training helps
campus police
Darius Porter
STAFF REPORTER
WSSU's campus police
department will be taking
additional measures to
increase the safety of stu
dents crossing Martin
Luther King, Jr. Drive. The
near future will bring
radar detector enforcement
to help deter speed viola
tors.
North Carolina state law
requires an officer to have
40 class hours of radar
training. The overall goal
of the course is to improve
the effectiveness of speed
enforcement, through
proper and efficient use of
radar detectors. The class
focuses on basic skills,
principles and operation of
radar detectors.
Another requirement is
16 hours total, of super
vised clock training. The
officers practice radar
clocking on highways and
city streets. This training
allows officers to clock
traffic speed using front or
See Radar, page 3