Learning and Practicing Environmentally Sustainable Living are priorities at NC A&T State University. Meeting basic human needs now and in the future will require a major shift in the relationship of humans to the natural environment. That shift will involve all of society's institutions, including higher education.

Sustainability Initiatives at North Carolina A&T State University

Hazardous and Chemical Waste Disposal

North Carolina A&T State University is committed to providing a safe environment for its staff, students, and the public. The University is committed to safe handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals. Hazardous materials are monitored and handled by trained professionals. The University has a strong recycling program.

The Waste Management Institute (WMI)

The Waste Management Institute (Interdisciplinary) was approved by the General Administration of the University of North Carolina in June 1994. The WMI is an academic support unit with environmental research and public service functions. The mission of the WMI is two-fold: (1) Enhance awareness and understanding of environmental and waste management issues and (2) Enhance collaborative environmental instruction, research, and outreach which are needed to improve the quality of Life and protect the environment.  Waste Management is the KEY to "Innovation, Creativity and Productivity".

The WMI administers a Certificate program in Waste Management for all academic majors of the University. Additionally, the WMI is a leader in funded collaborative environmental programs ($2 million for WMI infrastructure and $18 million for the inter-institutional (A&T, UNC-CH, NCSU, and UT-Austin) Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes).

Students Receive Waste Management Certificate

The graduates completed a minimum of 18 credit hours of environmental and waste management courses. The certificate highlights the training of A&T students in environmental and waste management issues and complements the undergraduate degree. The names and academic majors of the certificate participants are as follows:

WASTE MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE GRADUATES May 2001
Gowon Lateef Goode	Agricultural & BioSystems Engineering
Anthony D. Harvey	Agricultural & BioSystems Engineering
Anikka C. Ruffin	Agricultural & BioSystems Engineering
Wilfred DeShon Cromartie	Agricultural Extension & Education
Tevis J. Kirkling	Agricultural Economics
Coletta Larissa Edwards	Agricultural Education
Michelle Denise McCallum	Agricultural Economics
Brande Levette Hazelwood	Agriscience Education
Wesley Warren Linton	Animal Science
Timothy Michael Andre' Friday	Architectural Engineering
Malveata Sinyona Johnson	Architectural Engineering
Terome Alexander Mapp	Architectural Engineering
Erin Janelle Owens	Architectural Engineering
Katonda LaChelle Rainey	Architectural Engineering
Leila Elie Simaan	Architectural Engineering
Jennifer Shaunte' Suitt	Architectural Engineering
Keisha Turner	Architectural Engineering
Kim Floyd	Chemical Engineering
Jennifer Michelle Harrington	Chemical Engineering
Je'Velle Bonique Leavens	Chemical Engineering
Joseph LaMont Stanford	Chemical Engineering
Thomas Patrick Bradley	Civil Engineering
Robert Benjamin Hayes	Civil Engineering
Jessica G. Rich	Civil Engineering
Balla S. Keita	Civil Engineering
Damian Fleming	Computer Science
Jibri R. Mayo	Computer Science
Decatur Antionette McMillian	Computer Science
Tyrone Robinson	Computer Science
Eric C. Waddy	Computer Science
Thasya Khamese Campbell	Earth & Environmental Science
Jewun L. Hazel	Earth & Environmental Science
Angela Michelle Hines	Earth & Environmental Science
Chadd Matthewson	Earth & Environmental Science
Sammie Lee Rogers III	Earth & Environmental Science
Ayinde Wagner-Simpson	Earth & Environmental Science
Melissa Yvonne Wyatt	Earth & Environmental Science
Andrea Lynn Coley	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Jerry Lee Davis, Jr.	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Melissa Rena Hargrove	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Portia Lyndell Johnson	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Ashley K. Kornegay	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Lakeisha Ann Reaves	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Sherrod C. Schofield	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Jamar LaDell Stroud	Industrial & Systems Engineering
A. Bernard Tucker	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Nakeisha S. Watson	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Patrice D. Cagle	Laboratory Animal Science
Dondrae J. Coble	Laboratory Animal Science
Patrice L. Farmer	Laboratory Animal Science
Barbie J. Gadsden	Laboratory Animal Science
Amorie E. Hill	Laboratory Animal Science
Mario D. Ingram	Laboratory Animal Science
Celeste T. Morehead	Laboratory Animal Science
LeShanda N. Gibbs	Landscape Architecture
Clinton David Stackhouse II	Manufacturing Systems
Brian Keith Alexander	Mechanical Engineering
Robert Ashby	Mechanical Engineering
Carl E. Brinkley III	Mechanical Engineering
Cherie Dawnessa Brown	Mechanical Engineering
James K. Davis II	Mechanical Engineering
Eric L. Gulley	Mechanical Engineering
Joseph C. Hampton	Mechanical Engineering
Antoinette Nicole Liggians	Mechanical Engineering
Kimberly Ruth Love Reese	Mechanical Engineering
Edward James Turner	Mechanical Engineering
Crystal Hooker	Nursing
Shana Wilson	Nursing
Angela Dawn Cheek	Occupational Safety & Health Admin.
Cyrstal Miel Harris	Occupational Safety & Health Admin.
Lakisha Danielle Lee	Occupational Safety & Health Admin.
LeShundra Tonee Marks	Occupational Safety & Health Admin.
Nicole Pulliam	Occupational Safety & Health Admin.
Chameeka Nichelle Smith	Occupational Safety & Health Admin
April LeShawn Vann	Occupational Safety & Health Admin.
Corey Jermaine Moore	Political Science
Keino Kip Armstead	Psychology
Ronald N. Goodson	Psychology
Shenekia Weeks	Psychology
Sondra J. Wright	Psychology
Tamara A. Hill	Public Relations
Phedra Lynette Kee	Public Relations
Channte' J. Keith	Public Relations

Partnerships

United States Environmental Protection Agency - 2001 RTP Summer Internships 

Keep North Carolina Clean & Beautiful (KNCCB)
Civil & Environmental Engineering graduate student Rebecca Cramer is A&T's 2001 
winner of the Daniel K. Moore $10,000 fellowship to Keep North Carolina Clean & Beautiful 
(KNCCB). The award was presented by KNCCB officials at a special ceremony in McNair Hall 
on April 11, 2001. This award is the result of A&T's partnership with KNCCB (a nonprofit 
organization).

Cramer is working on protecting local water resources from biological and chemical 
contamination. Her advisor is Professor Shoo-Yuh Chang.

John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons donated the following books to the WMI's Air Quality Learning 
Center:

• Handbook of Chlorination and Alternative Disinfectants (4th Edition) - 1999
  Geo. Clifford White
• Principles and Applications of Aquatic Chemistry - 1993
  Francois M.M. Morel
  Janet G. Hering
• Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health (2nd Edition) - 1999
  Louis J. DiBerardinis
• Environmental Systems and Processes: Principles, Modeling, and Design - 2001
  Walter J. Weber, Jr.
• An Investigative Approach to Industrial Hygiene: Sleuth at Work - 1996
  Lester Levin
• Designing Safer Polymers - 2001
  Paul T. Anastas
  Paul H. Bickart
  Mary M. Kirchhoff
• Air Pollution Engineering Manual (2nd Edition) - 2000
  Wayne T. Davis
• Sediment Flux Modeling - 1996
  Dominic M. DiToro
• Environmental Modeling: Fate & Transport of Pollutants in Water Air, Soil - 1996
  Jerald L. Schnoor
• Physical Chemistry of Natural Waters - 2001
  Frank J. Millero
• Air Monitoring for Toxic Exposures: An Integrated Approach - 1991
  Shirley A. Ness
• Environmental Organic Chemistry - 1993
  Rene P. Schwarzenbach
  Philip M. Gschwend
  Dieter M. Imboden

KEVRIC Company Inc.
The WMI is collaborating with KEVRIC Company to submit proposals in the amount of 
$375,000 and $6 million. The collaboration activities are under the Mentor-Protégé Program.

Savannah River Site (SRS)
On Sept. 12, 1994, the United States Department of Energy's Savannah River
Office (USDOE-SR) and North Carolina A&T State University entered into a partnership to 
develop an interdisciplinary Waste Management Institute (WMI) with a $1.4 million grant. The 
WMI was approved in June 1994 by the General Administration of the University of North 
Carolina.

National Council for Science and the Environment
North Carolina A&T State University has enrolled in the University Affiliate Program of the 
National Council for Science and the Environment to advance environmental science endeavors 
and provide services to faculty and students.

U.S. EPA’s Richard Crume Brings Excitement to A&T's Air Pollution Course
Richard V. Crume, senior project officer with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, taught a senior and graduate level science, engineering, and technology air pollution assessment and control course at A&T in spring 2000. Crume involved students in discussion of practical and current air quality issues.

U.S. EPA has established an Air Quality Learning Center at A&T. The purpose of the center is to enhance A&T ‘s waste management resources. The Air Quality Learning Center serves as a resource for University faculty, staff, and students needing information on air pollution assessment and control. Additionally, materials in the Center are available to the public and serves as a valuable resource on air quality for Central North Carolina. It is expected that local air, environmental, and planning officials will find the Center a convenient source of training materials and technical information.

Partnership With North Carolina Public Schools

 Pre-College Environmental Outreach Workshop

The Waste Management Institute conducted an Environmental Technology and Waste Management Workshop for 80 pre-college students (high school juniors and seniors) on June 23, 2000. The workshop covered a wide range of environmental issues. 

 Partnership with Guilford County

 Earth Day 2000, Guilford County

EARTH DAY 2000, the largest environmental event in human history, was celebrated at the Festival Park in downtown Greensboro on Saturday, April 15, 2000 and on A&T’s campus throughout the week of April 17-22. This event was particularly meaningful as we celebrated the installation of Dr. James C. Renick as the ninth Chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University.

EARTH DAY 2000 was an opportunity to focus more attention on the most urgent environmental perils of our time: clean air, clean water, waste disposal, pollution and global warming.EARTH DAY 2000 offered many opportunities for service and partnerships both at North Carolina A&T and in the Guilford County community. Everyone was encouraged to infuse environmental themes and issues in their work, as well as to become increasingly aware of the environmental issues that impact our daily lives.

Partnership with Piedmont Council of Governments  

Jones will be trained by the city of Greensboro and the state of North Carolina on how to collect 
stream fecal coliform data and identify stream fecal coliform sources. The data collected will 
play an important role in the restoration of the highly polluted North Buffalo Creek of the Cape 
Fear River Basin in Greensboro. This is part of ongoing efforts to restore Greensboro's future 
water supply sources. Jones' thesis/project advisor is Dr. Jothi Kumar.

Upper Cape Fear River Basin Partnership

North Carolina A&T State University is represented on the Upper Cape Fear River Basin Technical Committee by Dr. Godfrey A. Uzochukwu, Director of WMI. The Cape Fear River Assembly was founded 25 years ago and has grown to a membership of over 400 with a 34 member Board of Directors. The Assembly membership and the Board are made up of representatives from throughout the Cape Fear River Basin with varying interests including: environmental and conservation organizations, academia, small business and industry, government (local, state and federal), and the general public. There is a basin-wide commitment. Discussions and remediation of impaired streams (East Fork of Deep River – source of High Point’s drinking water and Greensboro’s N. Buffalo Creek) in Guilford County are in progress.

NC A&T Sustainability Team

The WMI hereby acknowledges contributions made by the following advisory committee/sustainability team members:

Contact:

DR. GODFREY UZOCHUKWU
NC A&T State University
1601 E Market Street, Carver Hall Annex
Greensboro, NC 27411
336-334-7030