ABOUT

The Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the National Council on Black American Affairs (ENCNCBAA) is part of the 11 state Southern Region of National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA), which is an affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Our goal is to assist community college African-American staff and students in navigating higher education career pathways and achieving success through attaining educational and employment goals (NCBAA, 2020 Website).

PURPOSE

The purpose of the ENCNCBAA shall be to promote the aims and objectives of NCBAA as set forth in the Preamble to the Constitution of the NCBAA. Specifically, the goals of the ENCNCBAA are to:

1. Serve as a representative body of and leadership vehicle for Black students, faculty, staff and administrators within the eleven (11) states that make up the Southern Region;

2. Promote global education within the institutions of higher education within the Southern Region;

3. Foster and Encourage ENCNCBAA members and affiliates to study and to dialogue issues which directly impact Blacks in higher education within the Southern Region;

4. Encourage the formulation of coalitions between and among Black members in higher education institutions and organizations within the Southern Region;

5. Grow institutional and individual memberships in the states that make up the Southern Region;

6. Promote and Enhance the power and welfare of Blacks in higher education in the Southern Region;

7. Serve as an advocate for Black students, faculty, staff and administrators in institutions of higher education within the Southern Region;

8. Promote cohesiveness among Blacks in community colleges within the institutions of higher education in the states that make up the Southern Region of the NCBAA.

9. Continue to research, develop, implement, modify, and evaluate strategic initiatives that directly impact Blacks within higher education; and

10. Provide public forums to discuss local, state, federal and national issues, to enhance the authority and well-being of Blacks as it relates to students, faculty, staff and administrators in higher education.