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Careers _? Briefly WSSU grant will help educate child care providers Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has received a $957,797 grant to improve the cultural competence of the early childhood workforce. The grant was awarded by N.C. Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Child Development and Early Education. It is being funded from the $70 million North Carolina received from the fed eral Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge program designed to promote innovation and reform in early care and education. North Carolina is one or only nine states to receive funding in the first round. North Carolina finished first in the national com petition. "Dr. Beth Day Hairston, associate profes sor of education, and her colleagues worked very diligently on this grant proposal that we believe will develop and strength en culturally responsive teaching practices," said Dr. Manuel Vargas, dean of the School of Education and Human Performance at WSSU. "The funds will be used to develop and support the WSSU Practice Improvement Collaborative that will engage 100 participants in learning institutes and in teams that will engage in action research activities," said Day Hairston. The collaborative will include a cross-cul tural group of teachers, parents and community leaders, as well as emerging and experienced early childhood leaders, center administrators and staff from the state Division of Child Development and Early Education. The action research will be facilitated by coaches who have expertise in cultural competence and early childhood care and education. Day-Hairston Popular pizzeria turns 10 Burke Street Pizza, 1140 Burke St., cele brated its 10th anniversary on Feb. 19. The eatery has been a local favorite for many years, winning the "Best Pizzeria in Winston-Salem" award in Smitty's Notes Reader Poll from 2007-2012. Since opening in 2003. Burke Street has opened two other Winston-Salem locations. "We are proud fo have come to down town Winston-Salem and to be a part of the growth and develop ment over the past ten years." said owner David Hillman. "There has been quite a bit of Bu,tc smw ptwo change and we have grown right along with the rest of downtown Winston-Salem. We hope to be here for a long time to come." Hillman thanked his customers and employees Jason O'Brien, Cameron Dilley, Hugo Lopez. Boris Bliman. Jeff Livengood, and Moises Martinez, who have been with the restaurant ffom the beginning. During last week's anniversary celebration, customers took t-shirts, keychains. tote-bags and other ffeebies. "Congratulations to Burke Street Pizza for 10 years in business," said Mayor Allen Joines. "They were one of the early pioneers to Burke Street and downtown Winston-Salem, and it would not be the same place without them." Rue joins WFU Wake Forest University has appointed Dr. Penny Rue as vice president for campus life. She will assume her new duties mid-July. Rue. who currently serves as vice chancel lor for student affairs at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego), is nationally known for her creative leadership in strengthening campus communities. Rue will oversee most facets of student life with broad responsi bility for the well-being and safety of students and their engagement outside the classroom. The departments she will supervise include: Residence Life and Housing. Student Services, Campus Life, Campus Recreation, Student Health Service, the Office of the Chaplain and University Police. "I have a passion for creating a compelling student experience," said Rue. "At Wake Forest, the high degree of student contact, the teacher-scholar model, the focus on service and the common good, the emphasis on stu dent well-being ? all of these are appealing j^iments. I've never seen such collective ded Kikon to providing a truly enriching educa JlKmi experience." Rue fin MML IWD LIVE MUEUB Local UW meets goal CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The most recent United Way of Forsyth County campaign met its goal of $17,325,000. Campaign Chair Leslie Hayes, executive vice president and region al president of Wells Fargo, announced the good news last Friday at a luncheon for volunteers at the Sawtooth Center. United Way has set the same goal for the past two years and met it each time. "This year's successful fundrais ing effort is due to the commitment and selfless ness of those who gave through work place cam paigns, grants and individual donations," said Hayes. "Our commu nity has a long and distin guished histo ry of support for its United Way, and this year was certainly no exception." Among the hundreds of organi zations that conducted workplace campaigns across Forsyth County, 11 were recognized statewide with United Way of North Carolina's Spirit of North Carolina Award for Campaign Excellence. They are Adele Knits/Twin City Warehouses/COR 365, B/E Aerospace, BB&T, First Tennessee Bank, Hanesbrands, Inmar, Pepsico, Reynolds American, RockTenn Merchandising Displays, US Airways and Wake Forest University. "We commend the many indi viduals. companies and others who rallied around the United Way effort," said Cindy Gordineer, presi dent and CEO of United Way of Forsyth County. "And while it's good to celebrate the milestone, it's even better to acknowledge the tremendously good work that the funds will allow us to continue to do in our community." Hayes Another honor for IFB SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind (IFB) was recently honored for its efforts to increase employment retention, growth and upward mobility for people who are blind. Presented by National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the 2012 NIB Employment Award recognizes IFB's commitment to increasing employment and economic opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired. IFB has received this national award eight years in a row. With a 70 percent unemployment rate for working-aged Americans who are blind, all efforts to create jobs help to change this statistic and provide economic and personal freedom for people who are blind. "We continue to be honored and grate ful for this national recognition," said David Horton, executive director of Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind. "It reflects our mission to create quality jobs for our employees and to help them grow both personally and professionally through training and education." The NIB Employment Award winners receive cash payments from a $1 million fund created to recognize and encourage NIB-associated agencies that grow or sus tain employment for people who are blind. Emphasis also is placed on efforts to increase upward mobility in the workplace and job opportunities. NCRLAPhwos Roy Durham (right) accepts his award from Brad Hurley. State's top hospitality workers honored CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association honored some of the hospitality industry's best on Feb. 18 at ifs Taste of North Carolina event at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. One of the six awards presented went to Roy Durham, an employee of Raleigh-based Rocky Top Hospitality, who was named "Restaurant Employee of the Year." Durham is the head line cook at Rocky Top. His responsibilities include catering numer ous events and working each University of North Carolina home football game. "There are hospitality employees who see their role as simply a job. Rocky Top Hospitality's Roy Durham isn't one of them," reads a NCRLA statement. "Customers and co-workers say that Durham handles his responsibilities with enthusiasm, dedication and dependability, even as he was encountering per sonal adversity. Durham blew out his knee a few years back, yet continued to come to work each day See NCRLA on A7 Larson ?# TtePresMnrs ii L.lil?L nanoy iron Official While Hou*e Phoio by Pete Souza President Barack Obama helps stain shelves during a National Day of Service project at Burrville Elementary School in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Jan. 19. National Day of Service is centered around the federal Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It encourages Americans to volunteer to help worthy causes, organizations and projects. A&T student wins NSF contest SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Leon White, a North Carolina A&T State University doctoral student in the College of Engineering, and Hector Carmona of California State University (the College's outreach part ner) recently won the first Test-Bed for Innovation and Translation Competition at the National Science Foundation's Annual ERC Meeting in Bethesda, Md. The contest required that projects involve the develop ment of a system-level test bed aimed at solving an iden tified problem, in which the student(s) were engaged in the conception, design or imple ft mentation. The concept challenged students at the undergraduate and graduate levels to work together in synergy to advance the research. The students designed a plan with Carmona working on microfluidics and examining the micro environ ment. While looked at corro sion on the macro scale, ulti mately combining the projects into one test-bed. Specifically, this unique test bed promoted innovation. translational research, economic develop ment opportunities, education, next generation workforce and outreach. White is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering with a research concentration in biodegrad able magnesium alloys. The winning test-bed con cept. "Biodegradability - Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials," arose under the guidance of these students' scientific advisor, Dr. Yeoheung Yun, associate pro fessor of bioengineering. and their mentor Dr. Jag Sankar, director of the Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials at N.C. A&T. AAT Photo Hector Carmona with Dr. Jag Sankar and Leon White.
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