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FEBRUARY 2016
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UNIVERSITY NEWS
 Senior Lionel Morgan hopes class project will help with downtown Raleigh noise issues
Senior Lionel Morgan's class project could help quell disputes over noise levels in downtown Raleigh. Downtown dwellers have complained about late-night noise from bars and restaurants, and the City Council last year approved new rules in an effort to create a quieter environment. City Noise, which Morgan created in his software engineering class, provides data using off-the-shelf technology and a wireless sensor network to measure noise levels.
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 Shaw students produce winning commercialShaw University students have done it again! For the second year in a row, Shaw students have won a national video competition. The students will travel to Washington, DC to receive national recognition from the Truth Initiative Campaign.
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 Shaw University receives $50,000 Apple-Thurgood Marshall incentive grant Shaw University is the first private HBCU in North Carolina to receive a $50,000 grant from Apple and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) aimed at increasing the number of highly trained minority technology professionals at Apple.
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 Big John returns to Raleigh radio on WSHA Big John Ruth returns to the airwaves with a new classic R&B "House Party" show on Shaw's WSHA (88.9 FM). Ruth can be heard live every Sunday on WSHA from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
IBM taps Shaw University to receive $56,000 in-kind grant The in-kind Impact Grant will be used for strategic planning to support teaching, research, service and financial growth. Shaw is the first historically black college or university in the nation to receive an IBM Impact Grant to be used for strategic planning. |
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Shaw University's CIS Program Featured on Tar Heel Talk
Shaw University's new President, Dr. Tashni Dubroy is making waves in the business community and have vowed to put the university on the map with its revamped Computer and Information Sciences Program.
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President Dubroy will be the keynote speaker for "Carifest Salute to Women" on Tuesday, March 8 at 5:00 p.m. at the College of Charleston's North Campus. If you live in Charleston, or will be in the area during the second week of March, please join Dr. Dubroy at this engaging event celebrating International Women's Day.
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BEAR SPOTLIGHT
 The Tidewater-Peninsula Virginia Baptist Association will honor Pastor Dr. Phil Lucas '76, as one of the three persons selected as the 2016 Foreign Missions Humanitarians of the Year on March 11, 2016. Dr. Lucas serves as the President of Haiti Missions Incorporated. His work as a church builder, evangelist, teacher and scholarship fundraiser for over 25 years in Haiti has been recognized in the United States and Haiti. He is the recipient of the Tabernacle Amour D'Haiti Humanitarian Award in 2015 in Leogane for work performed at the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake, and for 25 years of service in Haiti. |
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CHAPTER NEWS
 Washington D.C. Metro Alumni Chapter supporting the Vernon Street Baptist Church UNCF College Fair along with Shaw University Admissions Counselor Will Lucas.
Shaw University Washington D.C. Metropolitan Alumni Chapter hosted lunch for the Shaw Men's and Women's basketball teams.
Interested in Starting a Queens, New York Alumni Chapter?If you live in the Queens, NY area and you are interested in starting an alumni chapter, please contact Erin Bishop at erin_1908@yahoo.com or 917-434-4799. You can also contact B. McSweeney at Beejaye58@aol.com.
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 FALLEN BEAR
Our thoughts and prayers to the family of Grayce Moore'53 who passed from labor to reward. Funeral services were held on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Wright Funeral Home in Oxford, NC.
IN SYMPATHY
Our condolences to the Chamberlin family, on the passing of their mother Jane Ballard Chamberlin. Mrs. Chamberlin was the great-grand daughter of Shaw University Founder Dr. Henry Martin Tupper and his wife Sarah. She passed away on February 13, 2016 at the age of 92. May the comfort of God help the family through this difficult time.
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A MESSAGE FROM ALUMNI RELATIONS
 I would like to thank the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter for their hospitality while I attended a conference in their city. Rosalyn Seabrook '74, Denise Young '74, Whitnee Fields '07, Wilfredia Fields'74, and Dianne Whiting '80, your kindness and hospitality were greatly appreciated. Valentino Bryant Alumni Relations Director
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 CONFAB is the National Alumni Conference and is open to all alumni of Shaw University. Held annually, CONFAB offers educational and motivational workshops, the latest on national and local chapter activities, University updates and more! Our theme this year is "Mission Possible: Connect, Collaborate, Inspire!" Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to connect, collaborate, and inspire.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS CONFAB 2016 Courtyard Marriott Downtown | 125 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC Call 843-805-7900 to book your reservation. Conference rate of $194/night is guaranteed only until May 13, 2016.
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