When Keshawn Carter was in middle school in Henderson, NC, he would see the same woman waiting with her two kids every morning at one of the stops of his school bus. It became routine but, one day, Carter noticed something odd: It was cold, and the woman did not […]
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A phone call changed his life; now he makes those calls
When Jarius Page was in high school in Raleigh, he applied to five colleges, including Saint Augustine’s University, although going to college was not common in his family. He did not expect to get accepted into any college. After high school he was working at KFC and decided to join […]
Staff and student leaders have launched effort this semester to liven up SAU’s campus
For those who complain that there is not enough going on around campus, student leaders and administrators say they hear you and are doing something about it. Anne Brown, director of student activities, and Isis Thomas, Student Government Association president, say they have been working hard and have an exciting […]
New organization planned for SAU
A new campus organization affiliated with 100 Black Men of America Inc., the largest network of African American male mentors in the nation, has been proposed forSaint Augustine’s University. The SAU organization would be formed under the supervision of the 100 Black Men of Triangle East Inc., the local chapter […]
Fortune 500 executive joins SAU as business dean
Fortune 500 executive Van B. Sapp has been appointed to the position of Dean of the School of Business, Management & Technology at Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) the historic university announced this week. Sapp’s experience spans over 25 years with PepsiCo, Kraft Foods and private companies. While a Senior Vice […]
Transfer student finds ‘open arms’ at SAU
Deqwain Hart is from Atlanta, Georgia, but he did not come to Saint Augustine’s University from that Southern city. Rather, he came from William Peace University just across town. Hart is one of the many transfer students at Saint Augustine’s. While Peace is a predominantly white institution and SAU is […]
Project that will beautify St. Agnes hospital site with art moving forward
The former Saint Agnes Hospital has not been used in a long time and, although plans have been floated to renovate the facility, it has been a vacant shell on the edge of Saint Augustine’s University’s campus for years. However plans to beautify the site by installing public art at […]
SAU students give holiday help to the community
The holiday season is here and our Falcons are helping out the community by serving residents in the city of Raleigh. On Nov. 24, a couple of organizations went out to multiple families’ homes to give a whole Thanksgiving meal to families in need of them. A majority of the […]
Giving Tuesday is a major success
Saint Augustine’s University’s raised $13,419.79 in its first Giving Tuesday event – almost three times what university planners expected. The event was a “great success,” said Dr. Steven Hairston, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Chief Operating Officer. “This was our initial year trying this concept,” Dr. Hairston said on […]
SAU gets more time to satisfy SACSCOC
DEC. 6 — At the annual meeting of The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in Dallas, Texas, the SACSCOC Board of Trustees voted last evening to continue Saint Augustine’s University’s accreditation for good cause.