Articulation agreement enables Ag Institute students to continue courses at
N.C. A&T
N.C. A&T ‘s Dr. Alton Thompson (left), dean of the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and Dr. Janice Brewington (right) join Dr. Barbara Kirby at the agreement signing.
Photo by Daniel Kim
Agricultural Institute students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences who want to continue their undergraduate education at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University will find that easier due to a recent agreement between the two universities.
The administrators who on Dec. 13 crowded into CALS Dean Johnny Wynne’s office at N.C. State University weren’t there just to sample tasty holiday treats and hear remarks from their peers.
The group from the state’s sister land-grant universities had assembled to sign an articulation agreement to formalize and reaffirm ties between two educational entities at N.C. A&T and N.C. State, including A&T’s Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education and its Natural Resources and Environmental Design departments — both in the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences — and CALS’ Agricultural Institute.
“We feel that we work on a common mission with A&T,” said Dr. Kenneth Esbenshade, CALS associate dean and director of Academic Programs. “We’re both working to provide opportunities for students from all parts of our state so they can come and study in areas important to us. And this is a momentous occasion because we can lay out a road map and provide a seamless way for them to do that.”
Dr. Janice Brewington, A&T’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, said, “The world today requires that we collaborate. This signing is about how we can create greater access for our students so they can participate in today’s global society.”
Dr. Barbara Kirby, Agricultural Institute director and CALS associate director for academic programs, said of the signing, “The Ag Institute actually has an articulation agreement with A&T for students who complete the Ag Institute’s associate of applied sciences degree program and who desire to complete their B.S. degree at A&T in agricultural education or agricultural science, natural resources with a concentration in environmental horticulture.
“While several AGI grads have followed this path successfully, over the years the administration, department heads, faculty members and curriculum have changed,” she said. “After meeting with representative from A&T, we decided it was a good idea to revise and renew the articulation agreement for clarification and to affirm our partnership.”
— Art Latham
The administrators who on Dec. 13 crowded into CALS Dean Johnny Wynne’s office at N.C. State University weren’t there just to sample tasty holiday treats and hear remarks from their peers.
The group from the state’s sister land-grant universities had assembled to sign an articulation agreement to formalize and reaffirm ties between two educational entities at N.C. A&T and N.C. State, including A&T’s Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education and its Natural Resources and Environmental Design departments — both in the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences — and CALS’ Agricultural Institute.
“We feel that we work on a common mission with A&T,” said Dr. Kenneth Esbenshade, CALS associate dean and director of Academic Programs. “We’re both working to provide opportunities for students from all parts of our state so they can come and study in areas important to us. And this is a momentous occasion because we can lay out a road map and provide a seamless way for them to do that.”
Dr. Janice Brewington, A&T’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, said, “The world today requires that we collaborate. This signing is about how we can create greater access for our students so they can participate in today’s global society.”
Dr. Barbara Kirby, Agricultural Institute director and CALS associate director for academic programs, said of the signing, “The Ag Institute actually has an articulation agreement with A&T for students who complete the Ag Institute’s associate of applied sciences degree program and who desire to complete their B.S. degree at A&T in agricultural education or agricultural science, natural resources with a concentration in environmental horticulture.
“While several AGI grads have followed this path successfully, over the years the administration, department heads, faculty members and curriculum have changed,” she said. “After meeting with representative from A&T, we decided it was a good idea to revise and renew the articulation agreement for clarification and to affirm our partnership.”
— Art Latham