April 2014

April 2014

Tia-Adana Belle wins outstanding freshman award

“This year’s outstanding freshman for the indoor and outdoor season goes to Tia-Adana Belle,” track and field Head Coach George Williams announced at Saint Augustine’s University’s Athletic Cookout on April 21st. The track and field team cheered on Belle, along with other athletes from Falcon athletics, as she moved from […]

April 2014

All the Single Ladies

The number of children living in single-parent homes has nearly doubled since 1960, according to data from the 2010 Census. Having children out of wedlock is the new norm in today’s society. According to article in the New York Times by Jason Deparle and Sabrina Tavernise, more than half of […]

April 2014

Undergraduate Research Day 2014

On April 4, 2014, 37 students from all disciplines and classifications presented their research to the campus community as part of participated in the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Day. Students presented their research in the form of papers, posters, and creative works. The purpose of UR Day at Saint Augustine’s […]

April 2014

Board chooses new interim president

Raleigh, N.C. (April 23, 2014) – The Board of Trustees has chosen Everett B. Ward as interim president of St. Augustine’s University, board chairman Rodney Gaddy announced today. In choosing Ward, Gaddy noted that the board had chosen someone who was not only a “recognized leader on national, state and […]

April 2014

St. Aug students take silver in video contest

St. Augustine’s students  have won an award for a news feature video she and other students produced. The video won a Silver Reel award from the 45th Annual MCA-I Media Festival. The festival celebrates excellence in media communications. Brittany G. Brown, a senior majoring in journalism and mass communications (front […]

April 2014

New radio show highlights SAU people and events

St. Augustine’s University’s Office of Marketing and Communications has started a new radio show,  “Falcons at 4,” on WAUG-AM Power 750.  The show highlights people, events and news at the university.  Staff and faculty as well as students and alumni will be featured who are doing great things at the […]

April 2014

Falcon runs world-record 400-meter hurdles

Roxroy Cato (Sr./Jamaica) of Saint Augustine’s University was named USTFCCCA Division II National Men’s Athlete of the Week on Monday, April 7, 2014, after running a world-leading time of 48.67 seconds in the 400 meter hurdles at the Florida Relays over the weekend. USTFCCCA stands for United States Track & Field and […]

April 2014

Track teams achieve top ranking

The Saint Augustine’s University men’s and women’s teams are in familiar positions as the outdoor track & field season gets in full swing. The Falcons’ men are first and the Lady Falcons are second in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches (USTFCCCA) Division II Outdoor National […]

April 2014

Honors convocation is set for April 11

Saint Augustine’s University will have its annual honors convocation on Friday April 11, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Emery Gymnasium. It will honor students who have achieved high scholastic achievements during the 2013-2014 academic years. Department heads will distribute certificates to the honored students of the day. The keynote speaker […]