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Brown University administrator excited about her move to WSSU Allen named schools next provost BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Dr. Brenda Allen got to know Winston-Salem State a little better earlier this week during a visit to the university. The sprawling campus will become her second home next year when she officially becomes WSSU's next provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. "It's the best holiday gift I've gotten in a long time," Allen said of landing the job after the university conducted a national search. "It's a won derful feeling ... to be chosen by a place that you really value." She succeeds former Provost Pedro Martinez, who served in the role from February 2006 until earlier this year. Juliette B. Bell, a former Fayetteville State University administrator, has been serv ing as interim provost since September. In an email to the WSSU community. Chancellor Donald Reaves says the school has found the right fit in Allen. "The search committee and I sought the right person to assist me in leading this insti tution, and we found that per son in Dr. Allen," commented Reaves. "I am excited about her selection and look forward to working with her." An alumna of Howard University, Allen currently serves as associate provost and director of Institutional Diversity at Brown University in Providence, R.I. She is slat ed to assume her new position on July 1,2009. "I am absolutely thrilled that Brenda Allen has agreed to join the leadership team at WSSU," stated Reaves. "We are indeed fortunate to have been able to attract and recruit Dr. Allen to WSSU. I am sure that she will provide the criti cal leadership that this univer sity needs as it continues its transition from an exclusively undergraduate university to a graduate level institution..." Reaves is also a former member of Brown University's administrative team. Though their paths had never crossed prior to her applying for the position at WSSU, Allen says the chan cellor's reputation preceded him. "I was really attracted to Reaves as a leader," she stated. "(And) I'm really attracted to this institution." Allen began her academic career as an undergraduate at Lincoln University, a histori cally black establishment in Lincoln, Penn. She says it was there that her abiding love for higher education began. "My own life was hugely transformed by ... having gone to a place like Winston Salem State University," she said. "I found that it was how % much (the professors) pushed me (and) praised me ... that really built in me that motiva tion to learn. I came to under stand why learning was so important." Despite spending a signifi cant portion of her career at Ivy League institutions, Allen says she longed to return to the HBCU circuit. "I made the decision about six years ago that I would like to pursue the administrative side of higher education," she explained. "HBCUs were high on my list (of potential employers). Winston-Salem State is one that seemed to be strong and doing a good job. . . I just saw it as an ideal move." Having a background that is steeped in the HBCU expe rience has allowed her to bet ter understand the important role such schools play in soci ety, Allen says. "I come with a profound appreciation for the education al mission of Winston-Salem State University," she declared. "I think you have to have that in order to be suc cessful in this job." When she makes the move to Winston-Salem in the sum mer, Allen will be accompa nied by her 15 year-old niece, Zijai King, whom she has reared from an infant. "We see this as a life move. It's not just a professional move for me; it's a family decision," Allen said. "We're very excited." Dr. Allen .Burke will address WSSU graduates tomorrow CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke will address hundreds of graduates, their families and friends tomorrow (Dec. 19) at Winston-Salem State University's Fall 2008 Commencement. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 4 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. A member of the Winston Salem City Council since 1977, Burke represents the city's Northeast Ward and is the longtime chairwoman of the Public Safety Committee. Burke is a retired. guidance counselor and Industrial Education Coordinator of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System. She has had work experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. She is a former Regional Manager for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Resources in Mooresville and is a former Program Coordinator for "Another Chance," a continu ing education program for merly housed in the Division of Lifelong Learning Winston-Salem State University. In July 2002, the Vivian H. Burke Endowment was established at WSSU, to honor her work in promoting minority entrepreneurship in the School of Business and Economics. Burke received her bache lor's degree from Elizabeth City State University and her Burke master's degree from North Carolina A & T State University. In February 2002, Livingstone College con ferred upon Burke the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. In Dec. 2004, Winston-Salem State University conferred upon Burke the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. Although a smaller affair than the school's May Spring Commencement, the Fall graduation ceremony has grown by leaps and bounds since the school started it in 2001 . The event has gotten so popular, that for the past few years it has been held at the coliseum, where the Spring events takes place, having outgrown the sanctuary of a local mega-church. News Clips A&T expects state funds for several construction projects North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Mate University will receive state construction funding for several projects. Gov. Mike Easley recent ly said that he is fast-tracking >Ul million in state con struction projects in an effort to create jobs and stimulate North Carolina's economy The projects will go to the Council of State for approval JAa" ? 6.? Easley's office said. rh 861 to more than $22 million for its Horse Barns, Upper Piedmont Research Station and con struction of its General Classroom Instruction Facility. University officials are excited about the recent announcement and look for ward to the benefits it will offer both students and facul ty' "North Carolina A&T State University strongly supports the recommenda tion of Governor Mike asley to fast-track $722 million in state construction in an effort to create jobs and stimulate North Carolina's economy," said Dr. Alton Thompson, A&T interim provost and vice chancellor tor academic affairs. "For A&T, it would mean approx imately 71,000 new ^are footage of academic instruc tion and laboratory space for all of our students. Thismul tidisciphnary and multifunc tional academic classroom building would greatly enhance our efforts to respond to the UNC Tomorrow recommendations to maintain our historic com mitment to excellence in teaching and to undergradu ate education." Highway Patrol's canine unit being overhauled North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety Secretary Bryan Beatty and Colonel Walter J. Wilson, Jr., commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, have announced the department has com pleted the review of the State Highway Patrol's policies, procedures and proto cols for the B tatty canine unit. The current canine pro gram has been dissolved and preparations to rebuild the unit are now underway. "The Highway Patrol's canine program has proven to be effective in interdict ing drug trafficking on our highways and that impor tant work needs to continue, said Beatty, who ordered the review earlier this year. "I ordered the review of our Highway Patrol Canine Unit to identify areas which needed improvement and draw upon best practices of other statewide law enforce ment agencies." o Project Homeless Connect receives grant from American Express The local Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness has received a grant from American Express to assist with Project Homeless Connect - a one-day, one-stop event designed to improve and coordinate access to critical services for individuals who are homeless or on the brink of homelessness. It will be held April 15, 2009 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Annex. Both the Ten Year Plan and Project Homeless Connect are coordinated by United Way of Forsyth County. Project Homeless Connect serves about 450 people every year with the assistance of over 200 vol unteers. 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