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| Rewinding to July
20-21, 2017, NC A&T Board of Trustees held
Retreat at the O. Henry Hotel, Greensboro, NC,
Chairman Timothy King. Agenda included
Election of Officers, Master Plan Implementation
Resolution, and Closed Session.
Chaired by
Timothy King NC A&T First Regular 2016-17
Board of Trustee Meeting was Sept.15, 2017.
Agenda item (s) included Approval of Minutes.
Board Material Sept. 21, 2017 included Board of
Trustees April 28 Open Session Minutes, but not
July 19-20 Retreat Minutes. Approved
Sept. 21, 2017 minutes stated; Chairman King
entertained a motion for the approval of the
minutes for the Board of Trustees Retreat held
on July 21, 2017. A motion was made by John W. Bluford, III, seconded by Donna James, and
unanimously approved, Notwithstanding Retreat
minutes were not part of Sept. 21, 2017 meeting
material. In addition approved Sept. 21
minutes did not say April BOT open session
minutes were approve. Minutes are
prepared by Assist Secretary Shannon
Bennett. |
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| Rewinding to July 19-20, 2018,
NC A&T Board of Trustees Notice a Retreat
Graylyn International Conference Center-
Winston-Salem, NC. Chairman Timothy
King, Agenda items included Election of
Officers and Action item Faculty Handbook
Policies for Approval, and Closed Session
meeting.
NC A&T First Regular Meetings 2018-2019 took
place Sept.21, 2018. Agenda included Approval of
Minutes Chairman King. Board meeting material
include April, 27, 2018 Open Session Minutes and
did not include minutes from July 20 Retreat.
Approved Minutes of NC A&T 20, 2018 indicate
Chairman King entertained a motion for the
approval of the minutes for board of trustees
held April 17, 2018, which was unanimously
approved. BOT meeting minutes for July 20,
retreat were not presented for approval,
were not approved, therefore no approved record
of Officers elected and disposition of approval
of Faculty Handbook Policies. |
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| L-R: Assist Secretary Shannon
Bennett, Timothy King, and Chancellor
Harold Martin |
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North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University Board of
Trustees Notice Orientation and
Retreat Graylyn International
Conference Center – Winston-Salem,
NC
July 18-19, 2019. Chaired by
Timothy King, agenda called for
swearing in ceremony, and Action
Items, Policy approval (s), Approval
to Establish Center of Excellence,
Resolution Approval and Personnel
Matters (s).
BOT Orientation and Retreat
Notice for July 18-19, 2019 agenda
did not include Election of
Officers nor Athletic Conference
Assessment Committee. |
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| At the first
meeting after June 30 of each year,
the Board of Trustees shall elect
from its membership a Chair, a Vice
Chair and Secretary (See G. S.
118-32). An academic year runs
from July 1 to June 30th. Context is
Academic year July 1, 2019 to June
30th 2020. The NC A&T
Board of Trustees July 18-19, 2019
Retreat was the first meeting of NC
A&T Board of Trustees after
June 30, 2019. |
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| The NC A&T Board of Trustees
July 18-19, 2019 Retreat
Agenda indicated Timothy King as
Board Chair. NC A&T BOT Bylaws: The
term of office of the Chair of the
Board of Trustees may not exceed
more than two (2) one year terms.
The Chair may not succeed
himself/herself beyond this
established term of office. [SECTION
IV. OFFICERS (c)]. Chairman Timothy
King called the first regular
meeting for 2017-18 of the Board of
Trustees to order September 21, 2018
in the Alumni-Foundation Event
Center. Chairman Timothy King
called the first regular meeting for
2018-19 of the Board of Trustees to
order on September 21, 2018 in the
Alumni-Foundation Event Center.
Chairman Timothy King had served two
consecutive terms 2017 thru 2018 and
2018 thru 2019 as Chair of NC A&T
Board of Trustees to prior to NC A&T
BOT 2019 Retreat. Timothy King may
have been ineligible to Chair July
18-19, 2019 NC A&T BOT Retreat. |
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 Michael
Pippen D/B/A Black Triad News
received Notice of NC A&T BOT
Retreat July 18-19, 2019. Assist
Secretary Shannon Bennett directed
Michael Pippen to the Retreat
Meeting Room. Chancellor Martin
enter the room, who spoke.
Shannon Bennett returned an without
explanation told me I could not
attend . Pursuant my request
Shannon Bennett contacted Todd
Simmons, Associate Vice Chancellor
for University Relations. Todd
Simmons also told Michael Pippen he
could not attend, who left Retreat.
Photo Todd Simmons |
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Alleged BOT Meeting
Friday July 20th, chaired by King,
which I attended, to consider
Action Item: Policy Approval (s),
Action
Item:
Approval to Establish Centers of
Excellence, Action Item: Resolution
Approval.
A Roll call was not made and Quorum
was not established. UNC conflict
of Interest Statement in accordance
with Chapter II, Section 204 of the
Code of the UNCG Board of Governors
was not made and determined. |
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| Black Triad News (07/22/19)
emailed to NC A&T Melissa Holloway,
Office of Legal Affairs and Todd
Simmons, Associate Vice Chancellor
University Relations, Subject Two
questions N.C. A&T Board of Trustees
Orientation and Retreat. |
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| 1. Whereas Thursday agenda
indicated the Oath of Office would
be administer by Judge Paul Jones at
NC A&T Board of Trustees Orientation
and Retreat, and did not indicate
any close session items. I attended
on Thursday July 18, 2019 to be told
I could not attend by Shannon
Brandon Assist. to Chancellor Martin
and Todd Simmons Associate Vice
Chancellor University Relations.
Why was my exclusion from
Thursday Session not a violation of
North Carolina Open Meeting laws? |
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| 2. Whereas G. S. § 116-32 says "
At the first meeting after June 30
of each year each board of trustees
shall elect from its membership a
chairman, a vice-chairman and a
secretary."; As well as NC A&T
Bylaws Section IV Officers A. Chair,
Vice Chair and Secretary. |
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| UNC Policy and Code [SECTION
401.OFFICERS.] says "At the first
regular meeting after June 30 of
each year, each board of trustees
shall elect from its membership a
chair, a vice chair, and a
secretary. [See G.S. 116-32]. |
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| Whereas Timothy King
continued as Chairman. What is the
legal basis for NC A&T to conduct an
alleged BOT Meeting on July 19,
2019? No reply to email
was received.!!! |
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| N.C. A&T Board of Trustees
Adds New Members; Dates for
Quarterly Meetings Set
Tonya Dixon (Sept. 23, 2019)
A new academic year for North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical
State University has begun.
Additionally, the university board
of trustees welcomes new members and
releases dates for quarterly
meetings. N.C. A&T Student
Government Association President
Allison Gilmore along with newly
elected trustees Mark Copeland,
William Dudley and Kimberly Gatling
were sworn in as new board members.
(Emphasis added) A complete
board of trustees list is available
online. Prior to each meeting,
agendas and meeting materials will
be made available via the website. |
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| NC
A&T held First Regular Meeting
2019-2020 Friday September 27, 2019.
Approval of Minutes was on the
agenda TBD. Board Meeting Material
included minutes from April 2019
Board of Trustee and not minutes
from July 18-19 Retreat. |
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| Approved
September 27, 2019 minutes indicated only
April 2019 BOT minutes were approved and not
July 18-19, 2019 Retreat minutes. Therefore
no record the Oath of Office was
administered, Roll was Call and
Quorum established, no conflict of interested
existed, that Action item (s) were approved, and
Assessment Committee was created.
Notwithstanding July 2019 Retreat took place
over a year ago NC A&T has not replied to Public
Record request for audio of July Retreat which
would indicate whether Board of Trustees
were sworn. |
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Approved NC A&T BOT minutes for BOT
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 open session
minutes indicate Chairman Timothy
King called the First regular
meeting of 2019-2020 of the Board of
Trustees to order at 2 p.m. on
September 27, 2019 in the
Alumni-Foundation Event Center; agenda included Oath of Office
for Baskhar Venepalli and Election
of Officers. |
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Melissa J. Holloway, Esq.
General Counsel Board
of Trustees Retreat
07/18/2019 |
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UNC Code
Chapter IV: Board of
Trustees Section
401A-Officers-Revised |
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- UNC Board of
revised UNC Code Chapter
IV: Board of Trustees
Section 401 A-Officers
Changes to the UNC Code
were approved by the
Board of
Governors in June 21,
2019 and went into
effect immediately.
- At
the first regular
meeting after June 30 of
each year, each board of
trustees shall elect
from its membership a
chair, a vice chair, and a
secretary. [See G. S.
116-32]
- In no
event shall officer
elections take place
before July 1, or before
the swearing in of new
board members
whose terms commence on
July 1.
- Elections shall be
conducted such that each
member of the board,
including newly
appointed members, can
fully participate in the
nomination,
consideration, and
election of officers.
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| Approved of
Minutes of SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 BOT
meeting indicate Chairman King
advised the board that the
Nominating Committee was
presenting the following slate of
officers for 2019-2020: Secretary
– John Bluford, Vice
Chairwoman – Hilda Pinnix-Ragland,
and Chairwoman – Venessa Harrison,
emphasis added. Chairman King
invited the motion to approve the
recommendation of the Nominating
Committee. A motion was made by
Trustee Paul Jones, seconded by
Trustee Joe Parker, and unanimously
approved. NC A&T BOT has eight
standing committees one of which is
the Nominating Committee. NC A&T
had not alleged Noticed meeting of
Nominating Committee meeting. |
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| UNC Code
Chapter IV: Board of Trustees
Section 401A-Officers-Revised. At
the first regular meeting after June
30 of each year board of trustees
shall elect from its membership a
chair, a vice chair, and a
secretary. [See G.S. 116-32] In no
event shall officer elections take
place before July1, or before the
swearing in of new board members
whose terms commence on July 1.
Election shall be conducted such
that each member of the Board,
including newly appointed members,
can fully participate in the
nomination, consideration, and
election of officers. |
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NC A&T BOT Approved minutes for BOT
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 open session
indicate Board members Members
George Mainor and Bhaskar Venepalli
were absent on Sept. 27, 2019.
Video recording of Roll call
indicate Board Member Mark Copeland
did not answer during roll call when
his name was called prior to
Election of Officers vote.
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| NC A&T BOT
held election officers Sept. 27,
2019 with three members absent
non-compliant with UNC Code Chapter
IV: Board of Trustees Section
401A-Officers-Revised " Election
shall be conducted such that each
member of the Board, including newly
appointed members, can fully
participate in the nomination,
consideration, and election of
officers", therefore election
maybe void. NC A&T may lacked the
legislative authority to act as a
Board Sept. 27, 2019 and going
forward to February 7, 2021
assessment committee vote. |
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N.C. A&T Center
of Excellence to Host Kickoff and
Ribbon Cutting
Jamie Crockett
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 16,
2019) – The Center of Excellence in
Cybersecurity Research, Education,
and Outreach (CREO) at North
Carolina Agricultural and State
University will host a kickoff and
ribbon cutting Thursday, Oct. 17,
2019, from 8:30 a.m. - noon at the
Student Center.
“The center is inclusive and
interdisciplinary in nature bridging
innovative research, intensive
training and the mission to increase
awareness of solutions to
cybersecurity-related challenges,”
said Kaushik Roy, Ph.D., CREO’s
co-director. “We look forward to the
impact CREO will have on our society
at large.”
Roy, and center co-director Belinda
Shipps, Ph.D., invite the campus
community to attend and celebrate.
The kickoff coincides with National
Cybersecurity Awareness Month and
brings together public officials,
faculty members, students and a
statewide cybersecurity organization
for a discussion on the importance
and potential opportunities in the
field. |
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N.C. A&T Board of
Trustees Adds New Members; Dates for
Quarterly Meetings Set; N.C. A&T
Center of Excellence to Host Kickoff
and Ribbon Cutting
Approved September 27, 2019
minutes indicated only April
2019 BOT minutes were approved and
not July 18-19, 2019 Retreat
minutes. Therefore no record the
Oath of Office was
administered by Trustee Paul
Jones, |
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and Quorum established, no
conflict of interested existed, that
Action item (s) were approved, and
Assessment Committee was created.
Above the law Martin
Administration unlawful MO is to
disregard State law maybe using
press release to validate his
administration unlawful actions.
See
N.C. A&T Scores Big with Union
Square Partnership |
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NC A&T Aggie
Autonomous Auto
Team Places
first in the
country and
second overall
in the 2019 SAE
Autodrive
Challenge
Tonya Dixon |
Photo courtesy
of Autodrive
Challenge/NCA&T
“The A3 car
innovations were
all hand built.
The coding and
fingerprints
were all done by
students of N.C.
A&T.” said
Kareem Hogan,
electrical
engineering
Ph.D. candidate
and A3 team
co-captain |
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NC DOT
Funds New Center of
Excellence at N.C. A&T
"EAST GREENSBORO, N.C.
(Dec. 17, 2019) – The
North Carolina
Department of
Transportation (NCDOT)
has chosen a research
team at North Carolina
Agricultural and
Technical State
University to establish
the NC Transportation
Center of Excellence in
Connected and Autonomous
Vehicle Technology (NC-CAV),
a project the agency is
funding with a
$1-million grant.
“Disruptive technologies
will reshape the
transportation
industry,” said state
Transportation Secretary
Jim Trogdon. “This
research will provide
North Carolina with data
we need to prepare for
these changes.” NC-CAV’s
research outcomes will
assist NCDOT and
transportation policy
and decision-makers in
better understanding and
planning for future
developments and
long-term trends to
advance North Carolina’s
transportation research
on CAVs at the national
level. The center,
headquartered at the
Gateway Research Park’s
north campus in
Greensboro, brings
together a strong and
diverse team of
transportation-related
expertise from N.C. A&T,
North Carolina State
University and
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte." |
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Center is
interdisciplinary, involving more
than one institution
require Board of Trustee
approval.
 The alleged
New Center of Excellence
at N.C. A&T require
Board of Trustee
approval. If it happen
it wasn't Notice
in compliance
with Public Record
laws. If it didn't
happen Harold Martin
Administration may have
ignored required Board
of Trustees approval.
see https://www.ncat.edu/news/2019/12/nc-cav-funded-by-ncdot-2019.php |
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| NC A&T official website says "N.C.
A&T Announces New Athletics Affiliation: Big South Conference".
Stating N.C. A&T Board of Trustees voted to switch athletic
conferences from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) to the
Big South on Friday morning (02/06/20), just prior to the press
conference, acting on a study and recommendation from its
Athletic Conference Assessment Committee. The committee completed
its study and approved the recommendation on Tuesday. “As our
committee did its due diligence over the past year, the
opportunities to positively impact the lives of our student athletes
and the financial health of athletics became increasingly clear and
detailed,” said A&T trustee and ACAC Committee Chair Timothy King.
“In the end, we had compelling answers to all our questions, making
our choice straightforward. [1] |
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| N.C. A&T Noticed Feb. 5, 2020, The North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University Board of
Trustees will hold a special called meeting, at 8 a.m.,
Friday, Feb. 7, in the Chancellor’s Boardroom. A copy of
the agenda is attached for review. (emphasis added).
Agenda was for North Carolina Agriculture and Technical
State University Board of Trustees Executive
Committee Special Called Meeting. Agenda Action
Items (a.) State Budget Resolution b. Assessment
Committee Recommendation. Executive
Committee did not have authority to act on behave of the
board in a Call meeting. Minutes of the Executive
Committee are approved at the next meeting of the
Executive committee. No minutes of Executive call
meeting were included in agenda for the next NC A&T
Board of Trustees Regular Schedule meeting Feb.
27, 2020. |
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| A
Superior Court Judge ruled question of whether NC A&T
complied with NC Public Records laws was not Moot,
ordering defendant NC A&T to respond to Plaintiff's
Amended Complaint. At issue in complaint is not
decision to exit MEAC Conference and join Big South
Conference, but NCA&T leadership compliance with State
Open Meeting law procedures and State law as
whether NC A&T Board had authority to make decisions.
SEE A&T
Big South Conference Affiliation Challenged 10.30.20 |
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[1] NC A&T Public Record Request;
[2] Here's how N.C. A&T and Big South got to the altar, Khadejeh
Nikouyeh Greensboro News and Record February 7, 2020 |
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