fSu 1877 -- NEARING A CENTURY OF SERVICE --1977 SUMMER WOICE VOLUME 30 NUMBER 9 FAYETTEVILLE. N.C. JUNE-JULY, 1976 WELCOmE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF TO FSU>S CENTENNIAL YEARI KiVTERIiVG lOOTH YEAR FSU FACULTY CONFAB SET FOR AUGUST 12 AND NEW STUDENTS ARRIVE AUGUST 14 The theme for the Fayetteville State University centennial is “One Hundred Years of Academic Ex cellence: A Past to Remember, A Present to Behold, A Future to Mold.” And with this theme, FSU will move into its 100th year of operation when University Chancellor Charles “A” Lyons, Jr., addresses the opening fall faculty con ference August 12 with fresh men and new students scheduled to arrive August 14. FSU, the second-oldest state supported institution (founded in 1877), will celebrate its centennial year during the 1976-77 academic year and the fall faculty-staff conferencf^ ^’iU highJicht th^ opening of the new year. The four-day confab, which will be presided by Dr. Defield Holmes, Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs at FSU, will include introductions of new faculty and staff members, depart mental meetings, and a faculty-staff dinner in the H.L. Cook Dining Hall. Dormitories are scheduled to open for fresh- Important Dates To Remember August 11-12 Pre-registration for Term I Fort Bragg August 12-17 Fall Faculty- staff Pre-school Conference - 8:30 a.m. August 14 Faculty-Staff Dinner - 6:30 p.m. H. L. Cook Dining Hall August 15 Dormitories Open for New Students 8:00 a.m. - Parents’ Conference 8:30 a.m. August 16 Freshman Orientation, Divisional Meetings - 9:00-12 Noon, Departmental-Area Meetings August 17 Dormitories Open for Returning Students - 8:00 a.m. August 16-17 Students Evaluation for Term VI Courses August 18 New Students Begin Registration 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Registration for Upperclassmen - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. August 19 Registration for Upperclassmen Continues - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Registration for Fort Bragg Term I 9:00 - 6:00 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 9:00-12:00 Noon Saturday August 20 Registration for all Students Ends 5:00 p.m. (Continued on Page 8) men and new students August 15 with returning students arriving August 17. Registration for all students begins August 18 and end August 20. Classes for the first semester starts at 8 a.m. August 23. SUMMER SCHOOL PORTRAIT-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native article “Penny” Walker makes a pretty portrait for the photographer as she takes a break between classes at Fayetteville State University (N.C.) summer school. “Penny” is a Sophomore majoring in Sociology and plans to become a social worker. (FSU Photo by John B. Henderson)