A C A D E M I C S P O T L I G H T ACE CAMP CELEBRATES 5 YEARS · A C A D E M I C S P O T L I G H T...
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I N T H I S I S S U E ACE CAMP CELEBRATES 5 YEARS BECTON WELCOMED BY CAMPUS BASEBALL CAMP ATTRACTS YOUTH KELLAM RECEIVES PILOT LICENSE SADIE, '98, RELEASES ALBUM S A V E T H E D A T E A C A D E M I C S P O T L I G H T ACE camp draws high school students for fifth year Summer School isn't the only reason young people are strolling about campus. For the fifth summer, the Aviation Science program hosted an Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy Program, better known as ACE camp.
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I N T H I S I S S U EACE CAMP CELEBRATES 5 YEARS
BECTON WELCOMED BY CAMPUS
BASEBALL CAMP ATTRACTS YOUTH
KELLAM RECEIVES PILOT LICENSE
SADIE, '98, RELEASES ALBUM
S A V E T H E D A T E
A C A D E M I C S P O T L I G H TACE camp draws high school students
for fifth year
Summer School isn't the only reason young people arestrolling about campus. For the fifth summer, the AviationScience program hosted an Aviation Career Education(ACE) Academy Program, better known as ACE camp.
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ECSU is one of many sites across the nation to hold thecamps that give youths a glimpse into the aviationindustry. The Aviation Science Program at ECSU holds acoed ACE camp and an all-girls camp for high schoolstudents. Dr. Anthony Sharp, director of the AviationScience Program, said there are four sites in NorthCarolina but ECSU has a residential component.Participating students experience campus life whileattending for the week-long camp.
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U N I V E R S I T Y N E W SChancellor Becton greets ECSU
students, staff and faculty
Early on July 1, students,staff and faculty gathered inthe lobby of the Marion D.Thorpe AdministrationBuilding to greet ChancellorCharles Becton, a former NCCourt of Appeals Judge whoalso served as interimchancellor for North CarolinaCentral University earlier thisyear.
ECSU is one of severalinstitutions of higher learning where Becton has worked.Becton also has taught and lectured at trial advocacy skillsinstitutes across the U.S. and beyond. Prior to becominginterim chancellor at NCCU, he was the John ScottCansler Lecturer at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Lawand a visiting professor of the practice at the DukeUniversity School of Law. In 2010, he served as theCharles Hamilton Houston Chaired Professor of Law atthe NCCU Law School.
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V I K I N G A T H L E T I C SBaseball camp draws area youth
ECSU BaseballCoach TerranceWhittle shares tipson America's game-baseball with areayouths. This years'baseball camp drew27 youths fromPasquotank Countyto South ParkSports Complex. ECSU and the local Department ofParks and Recreation collaborated to hold the camp.ECSU provided instructors for the camp that lasted fromJune 24 - June 27 for youths who range in age from sevento 15. The camp is a comprehensive skills camp whichfocuses on the fundamentals of hitting, fielding, catching,base running and team play. The camp also included dailylessons which focused on fair play and characterdevelopment.
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S T A N D - O U T V I K I N G SKellam receives commercial pilot license
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C O N N E C T E DCheck out the latest edition of the ECSU
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It's understatement to say thatCorey Kellam, an aviationscience student fromChesapeake, Virginia, is goingplaces. The list of U.S. citiesvisited will surely increasenow that he's earned hiscommercial pilot license.
Back in the fall of 2011, Kellamwas one of two students flyingin the cockpit when thesecond ECSU airplane arrived in time for a Homecomingdisplay. He was on site (Elizabeth City Regional Airport)when the first Cessna Skyhawk arrived in 2010. Over theyears he completed his aviation science courses andcontinued accumulating flight hours as he moved towardthis latest feat-a commercial pilot license. He is the firstaviation science student to reach that goal. Before thismonth, he held a private license, which is a general,aviation license. The commercial license allows pilots totransport people or property for hire so Kellam is eager toshare the friendly skies with passengers.
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A L U M N I N E W S India Sadie, '98, releases debut album
By Margaret Fisher, Kinston Free Press
Kinston native India Sadiemade her singing debut at theKinston-Community Council forthe Arts as a high schoolstudent singing Mariah Carey's"Hero."
Now living in Hollywood, Calif.,the 36-year-old has returnedbriefly to Kinston to introduce her first CD, IndiJAH, andsign autographs.
Two of the songs on her CD - "All My Life" and"Flashback" - were recorded by her brother-in-law,Frederick Teach, a music producer in Kinston for about 30years and former owner of Sounds Unlimited, once amusic store.
"I wrote all the lyrics to all the songs," Sadie said. "...These are the first copies to be released to the public."Under the category of world music, Sadie's songs areconsidered "futuristic" sounding and a combination of popand classical reggae, she said.
"I just incorporated my own style," she said, adding herinspiration comes from Carey, Gwen Stefani, WhitneyHouston and reggae artists.
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