AggieGateway
Experiential Degree & Research Operating System
🏛️ North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University • 1890 Land-Grant Excellence

The Sovereign Experiential Learning &
Research Intelligence Engine

A unified digital ecosystem engineered by and for NC A&T State University. Uniting predictive 4-year degree mapping, zero-tuition licensure testing desks, real-time AI studio rubrics, and continuous SACSCOC/grant sustainability.

4 Pillars
In-House Sovereign IP
$0 Cost
Student Licensure Desks
7 Colleges
Institutional Scale
2 CFR 200
Audit-Proof Grant Ledger

Select Your Gateway Portal

Experience Aggie Gateway through the eyes of a student navigating licensure mastery, or an academic leader managing cohort success and multi-million dollar grants.

🎓 Student Scholar Passport
Jacob Thornton

Jacob Thornton

Senior • B.S. Landscape Architecture
Banner ID: 950488017 • CAES
  • EMMA 4-Year Journey GPS: Proactive degree audit, prerequisite validation, and elimination of excess tuition credits.
  • ISLA Zero-Tuition Exam Desk: Free, embedded LARE & FE exam simulators saving $1,200–$3,000 in commercial prep fees.
  • Digital Studio Classroom: Interactive 8-step modules, real-time AI rubric scoring, and faculty advisory feedback.
  • Proactive Financial Aid & Badges: Auto-matched scholarships, GIS certifications, and live FAFSA ERP sync.
🏛️ Executive & Chair Console
Dr. Angela Vance

Dr. Angela Vance

Department Chair & Professor
Faculty ID: FAC-884019 • CAES Leadership
  • Cohort Retention Radar: At-risk student early warning, bottleneck tracking across 75 advisees, and 94% retention targeting.
  • GRANTED Research Engine: Automated USDA NIFA & NSF RFP solicitation matching, co-PI alignment, and narrative drafting.
  • Accreditation Harvesting: Continuous SACSCOC and LAAB student artifact aggregation with zero manual faculty survey fatigue.
  • 2 CFR 200 Compliance Ledger: Bulletproof time-and-effort tracking defending university indirect cost cost-share ratios.

The 4 Sovereign In-House Pillars

Zero third-party vendor rent. Fully proprietary architecture designed to empower students, support faculty, and scale across all 7 NC A&T colleges.

EMMA
Pillar I • Trajectory Engine

EMMA

Experiential Major Mapping Assistant. Translates student career goals into a continuous 4-year degree roadmap, eliminating excess tuition credits and aligning electives.

94% On-Time Graduation Velocity
ISLA
Pillar II • Licensure Desk

ISLA

Integrated Studio & Licensure Accelerator. Democratizes board exams with $0 practice desks, eliminating commercial prep paywalls and driving 100% board pass rates.

$0 vs $3,000 Commercial Prep
AVA
Pillar III • Spatial Living Lab

AVA

Adaptive Visualization Assistant. Powers the 5-layer digital twin, uniting CesiumJS 3D terrain, robotic sensor telemetry, and experiential research at the Small Farm Center.

5-Layer Spatial Digital Twin
GRANTED
Pillar IV • Research Desk

GRANTED

Grant Research Analytics & Network Targeted Execution Desk. Proactively matches faculty with federal solicitations, reverses funding drops, and defends 2 CFR 200 indirect costs.

$40M+ Target Pipeline Capacity

Strategic Imperative: The Trim-Tab Digital Land-Grant Model

Reversing the 50% CAES research funding decline ($40M to $20M) by modernizing NC A&T starting with CAES as the premier Digital Land-Grant Living Lab. Proven in Built Environment & Agriculture, architected to scale university-wide across all 7 Colleges.

2 CFR 200 Automated Compliance
100% Free Zero-Cost Licensure Equity