North Carolina Central University News August 04, 2010 NCCU Welcomes New Associate Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs North Carolina Central University is pleased to announce that Dr. Debbie G. Thomas has been appointed associate provost and associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2010. Reporting directly to NCCU's Provost Kwesi Aggrey, Thomas' role will be to support the work conducted in the Office of Academic Affairs to ensure the quality of student learning by working collaboratively with deans, department chairs, and faculty to enhance teaching and learning throughout the university. Thomas' experience includes more than seventeen years in higher education as both an academician and administrator. Thomas has served as associate provost for institutional effectiveness at Fisk University and as assistant to the vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Her other administrative experiences include stints as associate professor and coordinator of M.Ed. and M.A. graduate education programs in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida, director of teacher education and certification for Fisk University, and most recently, executive director of the Center for Urban and Regional Excellence at Indiana University Northwest. Thomas also has served as a teacher educator in public and private universities including both HBCUs and majority institutions. She holds a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in the field of curriculum and instruction. She has taught courses and conducted research on matters of relevance to urban education, diversity, social justice, teacher education, professional development, educational leadership, and multicultural education. Of her decision to accept the post at NCCU, Thomas said, "What better time to join the NCCU family than in its centennial year to help create the next 100 year legacy." SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/meeting-form.html for the October 24-26, 2010 HBCU Library Alliance 4th Membership Meeting and the "Conference on Advocacy" pre-conference in Montgomery, AL. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.