[5] Battle was also the creative force behind the establishment of the Urban Educational Corridor, a partnership involving an elementary, middle and high schools.

[6] Under Battle's leadership, the university focused on continuing to increase its national academic reputation while preparing globally competent students.

During the fall of 2008, North Carolina A&T had its College of engineering ranked among the top 25 in the nation; increased the pass rate in its School of Nursing from 66% to a 91%, resulting in full accreditation with no sanction; and also became the only Historically Black University to have a Wall Street trading room.

Named for the university's sixth president and first chancellor, Lewis C. Dowdy and his wife Elizabeth, the four-year scholarship is awarded to outstanding scholars with GPAs ranging from 3.2 to 4.0.

He also signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Guilford Tech to assist students that, academically, were not fully prepared to enter North Carolina A&T.

[6] In February 2009, Battle announced his resignation from North Carolina A&T, effective June 30 of that year, citing personal and family reasons for his departure from the university.

In April the following year, Battle joined the faculty of Central Connecticut State University as a professor of social work.