The president of Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) has big plans for the historic Davis House. It will soon be known as the Foster Village Network Center. It will help dreams come true for young people who are often forgotten.

“To remove barriers that might keep young men and women,” JCSU President Ron Carter said. “Who have aged out of foster care from pursuing their entrepreneurial ambitions.”

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Former Carolina Panther safety Mike Minter has accepted a position on the Johnson C. Smith University football coaching staff as the assistant head coach and defensive passing game coordinator. Minter was a 10 year NFL veteran, all with the Carolina Panthers before deciding to retire in 2007.

Prior to joining the coaching staff at JCSU, Minter served as high school football coach at Concord First Assembly. He was 33-4 in three seasons at First Assembly and won the past two N.C. Independent Schools state championships.

Minter was selected 56th overall by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He became the starter in the team’s sixth game of his rookie season, and remained there until his retirement. In his 9 years with the Panthers, Minter made 790 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 15 forced fumbles, 8 fumble recoveries, 15 interceptions (with 371 yards on the returns, and 4 defensive touchdowns.)

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The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday that Johnson C. Smith University senior Leford Green and Abilene Christian’s Nick Jones was named the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Athletes of the Year. Green (St. Catherine, Jamaica) went undefeated and won the NCAA title at 400 meters as well as being a part of the 4x400m relay team that won the national title at the 2011 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships held recently in Turlock, CA.

Green finished the season undefeated and won the NCAA title at 400 meters. In this year’s outdoor championships, Green clocked 45.74 in the open event, topping the nearest competitor by a full second. In 2010, Green won the 400 hurdles at the NCAA meet, and finished sixth in the national final of the event this season. Green was also the third leg of Johnson C. Smith’s winning 4×400 relay that clocked 3:07.59 for a second-plus win. Green was also on the 4×100 squad that placed fifth nationally and he took sixth in the 400m hurdles.

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