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Dear HEA Students, Colleagues, and Friends:
On behalf of the North Carolina Central University Master of Science (M.S.Ed.) in Higher Education Administration Program, I would like to welcome you to the start of the Fall 2024 semester! I hope you had a pleasant and rejuvenating summer. This e-newsletter is your source for information on news, ideas, and conversations.
Please bookmark the university academic calendar and pay special attention to key academic deadlines. I encourage you to also review two essays; the first offers strategies on how to read academic journal articles and other academic publications for graduate school and the second is advice on how best to communicate via email.
Basic Needs
It can be challenging to do your best in class if you have trouble meeting basic needs like safe shelter, sleep, and nutrition. If you have difficulty accessing sufficient food to eat every day, I urge you to contact the NCCU food pantry at 919-764-4479 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and/or me. If you have difficulty with identifying campus and community resources on housing instability, you can contact the Advocacy Coordinator at 919-530-7492 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We are here to help.
Tuesdays Together National Speaker Series
I'm pleased to announce our Fall 2024 Tuesdays Together National Speaker Series, an award-winning series on professional development, teaching, research, and community building for students and faculty. The objective is to build community in our dynamic online community and to expose HEA students to a wide array and diverse assemblage of institutional types, career options, and philosophies on higher education leadership. I'm pleased to announce that the opening event is scheduled for September 10, 2024, from 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST featuring Dr. Shaun R. Harper, one of the nation’s most highly respected racial equity experts. He is a Provost Professor in the University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education and the USC Marshall School of Business. In 2022, he was appointed University Professor, a distinction bestowed only to 27 of 4,700 USC full-time faculty. Dr. Harper also is the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership and founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. This NCCU webpage has the Zoom logistical information, related password, and ways you can add the webinar to your Outlook/Google calendar.The Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc. will co-sponsor the webinar with NC Central University's Higher Education Administration Program. Please save-the-dates for the remaining Fall 2024 speakers (HBCU theme):
- October 8, 2024 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST – Dr. Karrie G. Dixon – North Carolina Central University's Chancellor
- November 5, 2024 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST– Dr. Kevin James – Morris Brown College's President
- December 3, 2024 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST– Dr. Valerie Kinloch – Johnson C. Smith University's President
- December 10, 2024 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST– Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins - Director, HBCU Executive Leadership Institute at Clark Atlanta University in partnership with Howard University’s Ph.D. Program in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies
Social Media
I also invite you to engage with our social media communication infrastructure–HEA’s social media pages: NCCU HEA's X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram accounts. Both are interactive environments to share HEA program updates, interesting articles and research, practicum opportunities, student and faculty profiles, and a fun place to get to know more about the culture of the program. We also have launched a new website www.nccuhighered.com which has important information on educational policies, faculty, advisors, and information for prospective students; thank you to Dr. Chad Royal, Chair of the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, for your assistance with this new initiative.
Student Resources
NCCU provides several other student resources. I invite you to explore the introduction to Canvas, 24/7 online tutoring program, student lingo on demand student success workshops, library services, student accessibility services, the counseling center, and the office of the registrar opportunities included at the bottom of this e-newsletter. Here are a few other important resources that I would like for you to review:
Canvas Help
Canvas Student Guide
North Carolina Central University Bookstore
Store Manager: Stephanie Getchell, Textbooks: Jackie McDowell
Phone: (919) 530-6445, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
705 East Lawson Street, Latham Parking Deck, DURHAM, NC 27701
Department of Information Technology Services
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Information Technology Services (ITS) provides information technology services to schools, administrators, staff and students, and the growing population of on-line and distance education students in NC.
Contact ITS to:
Purchase Microsoft Products for $29.99 plus tax
Report Service Outage at the MegaLab in Shepard Library
Consult the Computer Repair Center
NCCU ITS Twitter NCCU ITS Facebook
Division of Extended Studies
The Division of Extended Studies is composed of 4 units: (1) Distance Education/e-Learning, (2) Continuing Education, (3) Summer School, and (4) Special Students. Administrative offices are located in the H.M. Michaux, Jr. School of Education Building, Room 2051, which is geographically off Cecil and Lincoln streets at 712 Cecil Street and across from the NCCU School of Law. Course development and technology support services for distance education/e-Learning faculty and students is located in the Faculty Development Den in Room 128 of the Farrison-Newton Communications Building.Mrs. Paulette Morrison-Danner, Director, Division of Extended Studies
Dr. Kimberly Phifer-McGhee, Associate Vice Chancellor for Extended Studies and Student Support
Eagle Apps
EagleApps runs on the NCCU server, while the client provides you a full connection to look like the application is running on your own computer. EagleApps gives you the power to access the published applications anywhere you have an internet connection on all devices: Windows and Mac computers, Android devices, iPhones & iPads.
Programs Available: MS Access, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Project, MS Publisher, MS Word, SAS, SPSS
NCCU Libraries
The libraries at North Carolina Central University provide resources and services that support the university’s educational, research, cultural and public service objectives.
Shepard Library
Director: 919-530-6475, Circulation: 919-530-6426, Reference: 919-530-6473
Law Library
Circulation: 919-530-5189, Reference: 919-530-6715, Interlibrary Loan: 919-530-6608
NC Live
NC Live: It's a Library at your Fingertips: Founded in 1997 by representatives from the NC Community Colleges, the NC Independent Colleges and Universities, the NC Public Library Directors Association, the University of North Carolina, and the State Library of North Carolina, NC LIVE has served as a consortium of these institutions providing programs to support 200 member libraries and their communities across the state.
NCCU Student Technical Support
Eagle Technical Assistance Center (ETAC)
Call the Student Computer Repair Center at (919) 530-5038
Send an e-mail with your issue to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Make sure that you include the following items to ensure your issue is resolved in a timely manner:
First and Last Name
Residential Hall and Room Number
Telephone Number
Detailed Information about your problem
Submit a Help Request Ticket via the webLinks to an external site.
Proctoring Center
The UNC Online Proctoring Network has been designed to enhance the academic integrity of online courses by providing students with an easily accessible pool of qualified proctors. These qualified proctors will be available for students who are taking online courses at any of the constituent universities of the University of North Carolina. This network will help students to easily access proctors and find a facility to take their exam in a shorter, more effective period of time.
University College
Developmental and Supplemental Learning Focuses on the enhancement of student performance through academic counseling, tutorial services, supplemental instruction, and student engagement sessions on test-taking skills, stress management, time management, and how to study programs. The program uses a hands-on approach to improving academic skills. This approach instills a sense of pride and responsibility in students to maintain satisfactory progress. The ultimate goal is graduation for North Carolina Central University in four years.
University College
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: (919) 530-6932
How to Join a WebEx Meeting, Privacy & Accessibility Policies
WebEx Help: Join a Meeting
For questions about WebEx, contact the helpdesk at 919-530-7676 or email Information Technology Services at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Writing Studio
Writers at all levels of proficiency and at all stages in the writing process are welcome in the writing center: Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students do!
Talk one-on-one with a consultant about your writing
- Brainstorm topics
- Develop rough drafts
- Organize ideas
Fine tune your writing
Phone: 919- 530-6035, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Welcome again to another year of deep engagement, successful academic pursuits, and world-class achievement at NCCU. Lastly, enjoy a performance from the NCCU Sound Machine!
Dr. Tryan L. McMickens (he, him, his)
Learn how to pronounce my name.
Associate Professor of Higher Education
Director, M.S.Ed. in Higher Education Administration
North Carolina Central University
School of Education
H. M. Michaux, Jr. Building
700 Cecil St. Durham, NC 27702
Schedule a Student Success Office Hours Appointment
Tel.: 919-530-6416
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