NSU News Highlights
October 30 – November 5, 2000

CURRENT EVENTS

Census Bureau Grants NSU Status as CIC
A Census Information Center (CIC) has been established on the campus of Norfolk State University through the Center for Applied Research and Public Policy (CARPP). Census Information Centers are extensions of the U.S. Census data information system. The CICs provide easy access to Census Bureau data for socio-economic demographics, program planning needs assessment and other research interests. The CIC will be located in NSU’s Lyman Beecher Brooks Library.
Contact: Karma Gaines-Ra, Lyman Beecher Brooks Library, 823-8517

Olympians Gather At Norfolk State
Four Norfolk State alumni athletes will be attending this weekend’s 65th Anniversary activities including the Emerald Anniversary Green and Gold Ball, the homecoming parade and football game. Chris Brown, Brian Lewis, Tim Montgomery and Chandra Sturrup, all participants in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney last month, will be on hand.
Contact: Kim Walton, Alumni Relations, 823-8135

NSU Homecoming Activities Begin
· November 2
Step Show featuring NSU fraternities and sororities moving and stepping in synchronized coordination that throws back to ancient African rhythms. The show begins at 8:00 p.m., Echols Hall.
· November 3
65th Anniversary Green & Gold Ball, Chesapeake Conference Center, 7:00 p.m. Silent auction, dinner and dance. Hosts for the evening’s affair are news anchors Regina Mobley of Channel 13 and Don Roberts of WAVY TV 10.
· November 4
Homecoming parade begins at 8:59 a.m., on Corprew Avenue and heads west toward Park Avenue and then Virginia Beach Blvd. NSU Olympians serve as grand marshals.
· November 4
Homecoming game between NSU and Morgan State takes place at 1:30 p.m., in William L. “Dick” Price Stadium.
· November 4
Annual Homecoming Dance featuring the delightful sounds of Midnight Love.  The dance will be held from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m., at the Holliday Inn Greenbrier in Chesapeake.

· November 5
Gospel Concert featuring Natalie Wilson, the NSU Gospel Choir, Andre Jones Fellowship and the Temple of Praise Choir of Newark, New Jersey takes place at 4:00 p.m., in Echols Hall. 
Contact: Office of News and Media Relations, 823-8373 or visit the NSU Web site at www.nsu.edu

UPCOMING EVENTS

Veterans Day Celebration
· November 9
Norfolk State University’s Veterans Upward Bound program is sponsoring a luncheon honoring on and off-campus Veterans from 12:30-1:20 p.m., in the Ballroom Student Center.  Maj. H. Bernard Branch will be the guest speaker.
Contact:  Veterans Affairs Office, 823-8551

First View
· November 11
An open house featuring general information about Norfolk State University, visits to all academic departments, on-site admissions and campus tours, lunch and a football game. It begins at 8 a.m., in the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center.
Contact:  Office of Admissions, 823-8396

· November 11
Football Game between NSU and Delaware State takes place at 1 p.m., in William L. “Dick” Price Stadium. 

6th Annual Francine Kee Peterson Memorial Scholarship Conference
· November 17
Sponsored by the Virginia Association of Black Psychologists, the conference will be held at 8 a.m. in the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center. This year’s topic is HIV/AIDS in the African American Community: Issues and Prevention.  It will feature a variety of information sessions on HIV and AIDS, and a panel discussion.
Contact: Beverly Boone Harris at 823-2409 or Darlene Colson at 823-9440.