Shaw University

Infobox University
name = Shaw University
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caption = Seal of Shaw University
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motto = "Pro Christo Et Humanitate"
mottoeng = "For Christ and Humanity"
established = 1865
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type = Private-Social Research Institution
affiliation = National Baptist Convention,USA,Inc
endowment = $24.1 Million
officer_in_charge =
chairman = Attorney Wille E. Gary
chancellor =
president = Rev.Dr.Clarence G. Newsome
vice-president = Dr. Martel Perry
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faculty = 207
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undergrad = 3,700
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city = Raleigh
state = North Carolina
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United States
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campus = Urban
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sports = 14 Varsity Teams
colors = Maroon and White
Football Stadium = Durham Co. Memorial Stadium
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nickname = Bears
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athletics = NCAA Division II
affiliations = Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
website = [http://www.shawuniversity.edu/ www.shawuniversity.edu]

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Shaw University is a private historically black university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA with its College of Adult Professional Education campuses located throughout the state of North Carolina. It is the oldest HBCU in the South.cite web|url=http://www.shawuniversity.edu/asu.htm|title=About Shaw University |accessdate=2008-03-01] Shaw is affiliated with the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and is a member of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

The university won a 5-year grant with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to create a Partnership for the Elimination of Health Disparities for minorities, which adds to its research capacity and a 7-year grant with John Hopkins University for the two institution's partnership for Gerontological Research.year In 2007, Shaw created a foreign exchange program with Northwestern University for Nationalities of the (People's Republic of China) and Xian University of Science and Technology, the first program established between an American and a Chinese institution since 1978. [cite web|url=www.shawuniversity.edu|title=]

Academics

Shaw is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Council for Social Work Education, and the American Psychological Association. The Divinity School is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada as its Kinesiotherapy and Sports Medicine program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

The university offers undergraduate degrees in fields including natural science, business and accounting, religion and philosophy, and education and computer science. Shaw University offers various graduate programs such as the Master of Divinity, the Master of Arts in Religious Education and the Master of Science Degree in Early Childhood Instruction.

Shaw University has the following colleges and centers: Center for Prostate Research; the College of Arts and Sciences; the Institute for Health, Social, and Community Research; College of Business and Technology, Center for Early Childhood Education, Research and Development; the Center for Biostatistics and Data Management; Shaw University Social Gerontology Institute for Minorities; the Center for Survey Research for the Social Sciences; the College of Professional and Graduate Studies; and the Shaw University Divinity School.

In 2004, the university's president, Rev. Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, integrated a series of ethical classes into the core curriculm to help students build moral choices. Every student is required to take Ethics 100 (Foundation of Knowledge and Ethics), Ethics 200 (Political Philosophy and Societal Issues), and Ethics 300 (Professional Ethics). Also in 2004, Shaw University (N.C.) received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for the development of an Upward Bound Program, to serve low-income students of Edgecombe County, N.C. The program's aim is to provide students with tools needed to become successful throughout their tenure in secondary education and subsequently achieve success in a program of postsecondary education. [cite web|url=www.new&observer.com|title=]

Another example of new directions is that the university is collaborating with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on a Partnership for the Elimination of Health Disparities Center. As noted by Dr. Daniel Howard, center co-director at Shaw University, establishing the research resources at Shaw, meant that "more African American college students can become health researchers, which is a definite plus when trying to eliminate disparities." [cite web|url=http://www.carolina-shawpartnership.org/|title=Carolina-Shaw Partnership for Elimination of Health Disparities|accessdate=2008-03-27]

Shaw University is also a member of the Cooperating Raleigh Colleges (CRC) Program. This intercollegiate program is a consortium to pool resources of courses and programs, material, and professors for the sake of providing effective education to all the students. The participating colleges are Shaw University, North Carolina State University, Saint Augustine's College, Wake Technical Community College, Peace College, and Meredith College. [cite web|url=www.ncsu.edu|title=]

tudy of World War II service of black veterans

Shaw University led a research study to investigate why no black veterans of WWII had been awarded the Medal of Honor. The study concluded that racial discrimination had contributed to the military's overlooking the contributions of black soldiers. The 272-page study recommended ten soldiers whose military records suggested they deserved the Medal of Honor.

In January 1995, the team’s findings were sent to the U.S. Department of Defense. In April 1996, the department agreed that seven of the ten soldiers should be awarded the Medal of Honor. All ten had been awarded other medals during the war years. President Bill Clinton awarded the Medals of Honor on January 13, 1997.

The department's decision in response to Shaw's study marked only the third time that the military re-evaluated military records to award the Medal of Honor. Only one of the seven nominees, 1st Lt. Vernon Baker of St. Maries, Idaho, was alive to receive his medal. Those who were awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously were: 1st Lt. Charles L. Thomas of Detroit, Michigan; Pvt. George Watson of Birmingham, Alabama; Staff Sgt. Edward A. Carter Jr. of Los Angeles, California; 1st Lt. John R. Fox of Boston, Massachusetts; Pfc. Willy F. James Jr. of Kansas City, Kansas; and Staff Sgt. Ruben Rivers of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. [cite web|url=http://www.shawuniversity.edu/asu_historical_perspective.htm#cap|title=Historical Perspective|work=World War II Study|publisher=Shaw University|accessdate=2008-05-29]

tudent activities

Athletics

Shaw University is a member and co-founder of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II's Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference. Shaw University's Basketball team participates in the CIAA annual Basketball Tournament, which is the third most attended athletic event in collegiate sports after the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big East tournaments. Shaw fields 14 varsity athletic teams including teams in men's basketball, women's basketball, football, tennis, baseball, cheerleading, men's and women's track and field, volleyball, golf, and bowling.

In 2002, Shaw University's men's basketball team won the CIAA championship. Also the lady's basketball team, won the 2008 CIAA championship. The football team, reestablished by Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, plays at the Durham Co. Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. It won the CIAA football championship in 2004 and 2008.

Marching band

Shaw's marching band participates each year at the Battle of the Bands at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia Also, several Shaw student-musicians played the sounds behind the 2002, Twentieth Century Fox motion picture, Drumline. They are also members of The Platinum-Sound Marching Band, under the leadership of Mr. Charles Brown. DeAnthony Collins, played trombone; Therrell Lyons, played snare drums (The Raleigh News & Observer recently published a picture of Therrell in action playing the drums.); Lawan McKee, played snare drums; Nicholas Mason, played sousaphone; and Cory Starnes played cymbals. Hundreds heard, and experienced the platinum sound first-hand at Homecoming in 2004 and in Hollywood blockbuster.fact|date=September 2008 [www.shawuniversity.edu/press_release/founders_day04.htm]

tudent organizations

The university has a range of student organizations, including sororities and fraternities, and honor societies. Other organizations include the Shaw Men and Shaw Women Society (organizations that emphasize development of character), the Freemasons and the Order of the Eastern Star, the Religion and Philosophy Club, Grove Phi Grove,Inc., and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Notable alumni

Alum|name=Eleanor Nunn, Ph.D|year=|nota=Civil Rights activist (one of founders of SNCC) and educator, North Carolina State University.

References

Additional references

*Carter, Wilmoth A. "Shaw's Universe: A Monument to Educational Innovation", Raleigh: Shaw University, 1973
*Lincoln, C. Eric, "The Black Church in the African American Experience", Durham: Duke University Press, 1990

External links

* [http://www.shawu.edu www.shawu.edu] -- Official web site
* [http://www.shawbears.com www.shawbears.com] -- Athletics web site
* [http://www.shawuniversity.edu/Archives/history.htm Shaw University Archives: History]
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/sncc/index.html SNCC, 1960-1966: Six Years of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]