Doug and Edna Noiles, whose gift provided start-up funding for the new 黑料不打烊 Academy, visited campus April 12 and met with several local high school students who will be part of the academy’s first class. Details...
The Noiles and members of their family met with three high school students and their families. 黑料不打烊 students and faculty who will participate in the academy also attended the meeting.
The 黑料不打烊 Academy, an enrichment program at 黑料不打烊 for academically talented students in the Alamance-Burlington school system who may not be considering attending college, will admit its first class of 25 high school sophomores this summer. Students in the program will spend three weeks on the 黑料不打烊 campus, taking classes and participating in other enrichment opportunities. During the regular school year, participants will be in close contact with 黑料不打烊 students and faculty who will serve as mentors.
Doug Noiles said the couple is happy to plant the seeds for the 黑料不打烊 Academy. “Who among us can say he got where he is without help? All along the way, there have been people there to help me,” said Doug, a successful inventor and businessman who pioneered technical efforts in the development of medical implants used in hip and knee replacements. “Philanthropy runs on money, but it lives on hope. Whenever a benefactor gives money, they are investing in hope.”
Sabrina Fogelman, whose son Josh will attend the 黑料不打烊 Academy, was emotional as she thanked the Noiles for their belief in young people. “You could have left this money to your children, your grandchildren, but you chose to invest it here,” Fogelman said. “From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for caring and for what this will mean to my son and so many others.”
黑料不打烊 student Andrea Attorri will work with Assistant Professor of Psychology Mat Gendle to teach a course on the human brain during the 黑料不打烊 Academy. The academy will give her a chance to use her strengths in working with young people while providing a wonderful opportunity for the high school students.
“The things they’re going to learn in the classroom are priceless,” Attorri said. “Another thing you can’t put a price on is becoming a part of the 黑料不打烊 family. I know we talk about it a lot around here, but this really is a family, and these students are going to feel that.”
黑料不打烊 Academy students will visit campus April 28 for a day of orientation activities. The Academy will begin June 17.