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the Lyman Beecher Brooks Library at Norfolk State University has
received a top environmental certification from the U.S. Green Building
Counci l . The l ibrary was awarded the Leadership in Energy
& Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certificate.dfdfdfdfadfdfadfafafafa.
LEED is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-
class strategies and practices. To receive LEED certification, building
projects satisfy prerequisites and earn points to achieve different levels
of certification. The 135,000 square-foot building opened in 2012.
NSu turns Green into Gold
Commonwealth’s Secretary to AddressSpring Graduates
Levar Stoney, the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
will present the keynote address at Norfolk State
University’s spring 2014 commencement, Saturday,
May 10, at the Norfolk Scope Arena. The processional
begins at 9:30 a.m., with the ceremony following at
10 a.m. Approximately 775 graduates will receive
their degrees.
Stoney, a Yorktown native, served as the deputy
director of the McAuliffe Gubernatorial Transition and
was the deputy campaign manager of McAuliffe’s 2013 campaign for
governor. In 2008 when Stoney served as executive director of the
Democratic Party of Virginia, he was one of the youngest state Democratic
Party executive directors in the United States.
He received his undergraduate degree from James Madison University in
2004 and completed the Virginia Commonwealth University Minority
Political Leadership Institute’s leadership development program in 2006.
Integrity is of the utmost importance for Felton Blow, a 21-year-old computer
technology major. Blow, a resident advisor in Charles Smith Hall, discovered an
envelope that was accidentally left at the front desk. When he opened it, he
found $600 divided between cash and a check. Upon his discovery, he
immediately handed the envelope over to Residence Hall Director
Tariq Smith.
Based on the name on the check, the two were able to track down
the student who lost the money, which was slated for schooling.
For this act of honesty, Blow, a Suffolk, Va. native, was recently
recognized by the Division of Student Affairs as the first
“Ideal Spartan.”
“Felton received the ‘Ideal Spartan’ award because of his character
and integrity,” said Tracci K. Johnson, NSU dean of students. “He
did the right thing when no one was watching. Impressive!”
NORFOLK StAte uNIVeRSIty®
A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends of Norfolk State university Dr. Margaret Knight, early childhood education,
elementary education and special education
department chair, recently received notification of a
new sub-award grant titled the “Virginia Consortium
for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities” for
$61,567, and another sub-award grant titled the
“Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation” for
$25,421 from George Mason University.
e. Arnold Modlin Jr., instructor of geography,
has published a co-authored article with Derek H.
Alderman in “The Historical Geography of Racialized
Landscapes” in North American Odyssey: Historical
Geographies for the Twenty-first Century.
Dr. Kianga thomas, assistant professor of early
childhood education, elementary education, and
special education, recently published an article in
the Journal of Mathematics and Science, Collab-
orative Explorations titled “Infusing Problem-Based
Learning (PBL) into Science Methods Courses
Across Virginia.”
Dr. Messaoud J. Bahoura, asso-
ciate professor of engineering,
organized the 2014 NanoDays, a
unique, nanotechnology educa-
tional outreach event held at the
Children’s Museum of Virginia in
Portsmouth. The event included
hands-on activities for children.
Dr. Charles Ford, NSU professor and history
department head, and Dr. Jeffrey Littlejohn of
Sam Houston State University, were featured in a
10-minute segment on the NPR radio show “With
Good Reason.” They discussed their research
project on Camp Huntsville– the first World War II
prisoner of war camp in Texas. Their book, “The
Enemy Within Never Did Without”: German and
Japanese Prisoners of War at Camp Huntsville,
Texas, 1942-1945, will be released next year by
the peer-reviewed Texas Review Press.
Six NSU Honors College students presented their
work at the Virginia Collegiate Honors Council
conference at Virginia State University. The
presenting students were Albarou Sabi, Nyra
Rodgers, yasmeen Burnell, tokia Wright,
Brittney Parker and Delnecia James.
FACuLty, StAFF AND StuDeNtS ARe PRIDe OF NSu WAVESMAKING
Act of HonestyLeads to ‘Ideal Spartan’ Recognition
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Dr. Charles Ford (center)