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WSSU rolls out strategic plan on campus in style BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE Winston-Salem State University rolled out its strategic plan in front of nearly ? 2,000 KMnHnfH students, faculty mem I b e r s , and alumni last Thursday evening. With performances for the Red Sea of Sound, and the cheerleaders, the event felt more like an home coming football game than a strategic plan rollout. Chancellor Elwood Robinson said he could have elected for the more formal approach but felt like the students needed to see the plan in action. Throughout the event various students, profes sors, and well-known alumni took to the stage inside K.R. Williams Auditorium to discuss the different aspects of the five year plan that will focus on equality and social justice. Major goals of the plan include providing a quality education experience that helps students develop the intellectual and interper sonal skills that transfer across careers and context, and gives students oppor tunities to engage impor tant questions within their discipline, community, and society at large. Along with strengthen ing liberal education, the plan also includes; an increase in ' financial resources which include scholarships and grants for students from low income households, as well contin ued investments in tech nology, infrastructure and staff development. According to the plan the university will also provide faculty develop ment for professors and other faculty members. The plan was approved by the WSSU Board of Trustees on Dec. 11. Implementation is set to begin later this year. Though it is resource intensive, the university doesn't anticipate increas es in tuition because of it. University officials said they will be looking for additional and expanding partnerships to help with things like internships. Robinson said, WSSU is a transformative univer sity and has been one fa over 123 years. "This university has always transformed itself," he continued. "This univer sity transformed itself from Slater Industrial College, to Winston-Salem Teachers College and here today as Winston-Salem State University. "It's in the DNA of this institution; that's what we do." Provost Brenda Allen said the plan is designed to build leaders and will cre ate graduates who are, "free independent thinkers. "This is the type of education that will help allow our graduates to do, or become anything that they choose." Change from page AI for December was 5.6 per cent - higher than the national rate - meaning that about 270,000 people were actively looking for work. In Raleigh, community activist Octavia Rainey said more than a dozen people came to her for help understanding letters say ing they could lose their benefits. Rainey, the chair woman of the Citizens' Advisory Council for her neighborhood, said people were confused about the timeframe and what the next steps were. She says many in dan ger of losing benefits are willing to work, but face obstacles. Some are felons who have trouble passing background checks. Others have sought work as jani tors or dishwashers but can't work odd-hour shifts because of public trans portation schedules. Alan Briggs, executive director of the North Carolina Association of Feeding America Food Banks, said many people on food stamps already receive help from food banks, but food stamp rule change is likely to increase demand. "You're talking about the poorest of the poor. These folks are struggling anyway," he said. In Johnston County southeast of Raleigh, Rachel Ayers runs a food assistanpe market affiliated with Interfaith Food Shuttle, More than 600 people, some of whom are already on food stamps, came to a distribution in January. She thinks the cuts are unfair. "Don't take away the food until you get them a job. There's not a lot of jobs around here," she said. In Raleigh, Rhonda Currie oversees a similar program that helps about 350 families per month. Judie Holcomb Pack contributed to this report for the Chronicle Have an Opinion? Let us Know letters@mchmicle.com ? d BOGO: I J Buy One, Gift One! * Buy at the regular rate for one year and gift a one year new subscription to a buddy at NO CHARGE! ? 1 Year $30.72 + 1 year "Gift" subscription FREE Ufifll (Gift must be to new or inactive subscriber) r I^ur ^^?iption"nil>*?? " i***?J ^ HH City State. Zip j| j Phone ; ^Ej| IM Email ? M i 11 1 it 1 n > I I Gift Subscription (Cannot be tame address) ? Name . 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