‘Why Art Matters’ topic of Paul R Jones lecture Oct. 11

James C. Renick

3:52 p.m., Sept. 23, 2005--James C. Renick, chancellor and professor of political science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, N.C., will deliver the annual Paul R. Jones lecture, “Why Art Matters,” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the Trabant University Center Theatre. The lecture will be followed by a reception at the Paul R. Jones Collection in Mechanical Hall.

Renick is the ninth chancellor of North Carolina A&T since its founding in 1891. Prior to his appointment in July 1999, Renick was chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn for more than six years.

Renick earned his doctoral degree in public administration from Florida State University and has focused on building partnerships between higher education and the community-at-large throughout his career. He received his bachelor’s degree from Central State University in Ohio, where he was inducted into the Donald K. Anthony Achievement Hall of Fame in 1993. He earned his master’s degree in social work from Kansas University.

Renick serves on numerous national boards and foundations including the Presidential Board of Advisers on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology, the Business-Higher Education Forum, the Educational Testing Services Advisory Board, the JSTOR Board of Trustees, the Jacob Lawrence Foundation, the Honorary Education Council of the National Minority Military Museum Foundation and the Parren J. Mitchell Foundation.

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