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Wake's Carson goes to Furman
Connie Carson, a longtime administrator at
Wake Forest University who currently serves as
assistant vice president of Campus Services and
Planning, has been named vice president for Student
Services at Furman University.
Carson will assume her new duties at Furman
Feb. 1 . She replaces Dr. Harry Shucker, who is retir
ing after serving nearly 40 years at the university.
"We are very excited about having Connie
Carson join Furman's senior administration," said
Furman president David E. Shi. "She was the over
whelming choice of the faculty, staff, students and
trustees involved in the search process. Her col
leagues at Wake Forest hold her in the highest
regard
We look forward to her sharing her creativity, expe
rience and expertise with Furman."
The vice president for Student Services at
Furman is responsible for creating, maintaining and
evaluating services and programs for the university
community, including career services, health servic
es, housing, leadership programs, multicultural
affairs, psychological counseling, recreational sports
and student activities.
"Connie Carson impressed the committee with
her diverse experience, unwavering commitment to
students and thorough understanding of the mission
of student services within the small liberal aits envi
ronment," said associate academic dean Linda
Bartlett, who chaired the search committee. "We are
confident that she will provide exciting leadership in
this essential area of the university."
Wal-Mart, Sam's Club
scholarships available
The Wal-Mart Foundation announced that the
application period for the Sam Walton Community
Scholarships has begun in all U.S -based Wal-Mart
stores, Sam's Clubs and Wal-Mart Neighborhood
Markets. More than 5,000 scholarships are available
to graduating high school seniors, who will receive
a one-time scholarship of
51,000 to help pay for
expenses at the accredited
college or university of their
choice. Winners will be rec
ognized in April. The Wal
Mart Foundation awards
nearly $6 million annually to
graduating high school sen
iors throughout the country.
Qualified students can
obtain applications for the
Sam Walton Community
Walton
Scholarships at local Wal
Mart stores and Sam's Clubs. Applications and
additional information are also available online at
www.walmaitfoundation.org. The deadline for sub
mitting applications is Jan. 14.
For 27 years, the Sam Walton Community
Scholarship program has provided assistance to stu
dents trying to find a way to pay for college. Since
its inception, the program has awarded more than
$64 million to approximately 64,000 students. To be
eligible for consideration, a student must be a grad
uating high school senior, a permanent legal resident
of the U.S. and have a minimum grade point average
of 25. The Scholarship Program Administrators
(SPA) will select winners based on financial need,
academic record, and school and community
involvement.
WSSU's Monique Taylor
off to UNC-Asheville
. Monique Taylor, internal auditor at Winston
Salem State University, has been named director of
internal audit at the University of North Carolina at
Asheville, effective Dec. 1 , 2007.
Taylor joined WSSU in January 1992 and has
been instrumental in developing the internal audit
department. During her tenure she has had the oppor
tunity to work collaboratively with members of the
university community on numerous projects.
In addition to her work as an internal auditor,
Taylor has served as an adjunct member of the facul
ty in WSSU's School of Business and Economics in
the Department of Accounting. She has also been
active in the Winston-Salem community, participating
annually in the IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance Program (VITA) housed at the Malloy
Jordan East Winston Cultural Heritage Center.
While a search is being conducted to fill the posi
tion, university officials have announced that the
position >vill be filled temporarily with an experi
enced auditor provided with the assistance of the
UNC General Administration.
Mayors: end housing crisis
DETROIT (AP) - A mortgage industry group
agreed Tuesday to help the nation's mayors raise
public awareness about ways to avoid falling into
foreclosure as part of an effort to address the nation's
housing crisis.
The agreement was announced following a
meeting in Detroit organized by the U.S. Conference
of Mayors and attended by mayors from across the
country. The Mortgage Bankers Association also
plans to help cities get access to information on
homes in foreclosure to ensure those properties don't
blight neighborhoods.
The daylong National Forum on
Homeownership Preservation and Foreclosures was
closed to the media, but mayors said progress was
made. The mayors plan to discuss the housing crisis
again at a Conference of Mayors meeting in January.
Black Chamber will hear from Freeman
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Local actor and playwright
Nathan Ross Freeman will pres
ent a workshop Saturday, Dec. 1
to members of the Winston
Salem Black Chamber of
Commerce.
"Get Heard Above the
Clamor" will be from 10 a.m. -
1:30 p.m. at the Southside
Branch Library, 3185 Buchanan
St.
"My goal is simple ... to help
you deliver your unique message
with prowess from your signature
voice to net you the desired opti
mum results," said Freeman.
Freeman - who has had a 30
year career as a prolific
scriptwriter, filmmaker, perform
ance arts educator and director of
stage and film - is one of the
Nathan Ross Freeman speaks at a recent conference.
forces behind the Winston-Salem
Youth Arts Institute. The institute
gives local young people an out
let to express their creative tal
ents through song, dance and
spoken word.
Freeman is also an expert cre
ative writing and spoken word
performing arts educator. He says
that communication skills used
by artists can greatly benefit
everyone, especially those in the
business world.
Ross is 2007 B. E. S. T.
Outstanding Faculty Member
Award recipient at the University
of North Carolina at Charlotte.
The workshop is open to the
public. Pre-registration is
required by calling Randon
Pender at 336-575-2006 or
emailing her - rpen
derl@triad.rr.com.
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ECONOMIC POLICY
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Economics in
Africa subject
of Boko book
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ?
Sylvain Boko, the Zachary T. Smith
Associate Professor of Economics at Wake
Forest University in Winston-Salem, is co
editor of a new book, "NEPAD and the
Future of Economic Policy in Africa,"
published by Africa World Press.
Diery Seek, director of the United
Nations African Institute for Economic
DeveloDment and .
Planning (IDEP),
based in Dakar,
Senegal, co-edited
the volume.
The African
Union -established the
New Partnership for
Africa's
Development
(NEPAD) in October
2001 , at a summit in
Boko
Abuja, Nigeria. The NEPAD program is a
framework for socio-economic develop
ment in Africa through poverty reduction,
immersion in the global system and
increased investment.
In 2005, the African Finance and
Economic Association and the IDEP
organized an international conference on
the NEPAD, in Dakar. Senegal. Boko and
Seek co-chaired the conference, which
was attended by researchers, academics |
and representatives of governmental and
nongovernmental organizations from .
Africa, the United States and Europe. The
new book contains selected research
papers presented at the conference that (
were chosen for their rigorous analysis of i
such subjects as agriculture, market
access, institutional reform and finance.
"The book is intended to serve as a
handbook for African policy-makers,"
Boko says. "In it, they will find practical
recommendations for improving the
implementation of the NEPAD framework,
from increasing foreign investments to
setting up mechanisms that ensure partici
pation by the institutions of civil society.
The book may also be useful for
researchers, students and professors inter
ested in African economic policy."
Boko is the author of "Decentralization
and Reform in Africa" and other books and
articles on economic development in
AMca. He serves as a consultant on
regional development projects in Africa
and is also the former president and cur
rent board chairman of the African
Finance and Economic Association.
The book is available for purchase
directly from the publisher at its Web site.
www.africaworldpressbooks .com .
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The new issue of Black Enterprise magazine contains the list of the nation's "Most
Powerful Players Under 40." Although NBA star LeBron James graces the cover (one of
five different covers available), the list includes more than movers and shakers from the
world of sports. Among those also named are Chris Brown, Kirk Franklin, Queen Latifah,
Wyclef Jean, John Legend and Venus Williams.
Check makers fork over grant to Symphony
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
One of the nation's top
:heck producers produced a big
:heck recently for the
jreensboro Symphony
3rchestra
The Deluxe Corporation
Foundation handed over a
510,000 grant to the Greensboro
Symphony Orchestra to help
fund the symphony's education
outreach programs. The Deluxe
grant will assist in funding the
2008 Elementary Students
Concerts and In-School
Ensembles program, which
illows the symphony to provide
music programs to third- and
Fourth-grade students in
juilford, Rockingham,
Randolph and Alamance County
schools.
"We are overwhelmed at the
generosity of Deluxe
Corporation Foundation and the
grant," said Lisa Crawford,
president & CEO of the
jreensboro Symphony
Drchestra. "It's this kind of
:ffort ? community groups
Submitted Photo
Deluxe's Cheryl Anthony, from left, with the symphony's
Sheila Cauthen and Lisa Crawford and Deluxe's Lin Snowa.
working together to make a dif
ference - that allows us to con
tinue to provide even more
opportunities for our young peo
ple."
The Greensboro Symphony
Orchestra was formally organ
ized in 1959 and provides resi
dents of Greensboro and sur
rounding communities with
quality musical entertainment
and unique educational opportu
n i t i e s
The Orchestra, in cooperation
with area school systems, has
established an extensive music
education program for students,
preschool through high school,
reaching more than 50,000 stu
dents.