Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich will speak at North Carolina State University’s Millennium Seminar Series with a presentation to students, faculty, staff and the public at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, in Stewart Theater on campus. His remarks will focus on the rising economic powers of China and India and what effect they have on the United States. Continue Reading »
What:North Carolina State University will once again participate in the Great Decisions Program during the 2008 spring semester. Developed by the Foreign Policy Association in 1954, Great Decisions brings millions of Americans together in communities across the country to discover, discuss and decide their opinions on foreign policy issues. The program at NC State will focus on four different topics regarding current U.S. foreign policy.
Who:Presented by the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS).
When:All public lectures start at 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, Jan. 29 – The European Union at 50 and Turkey, Dr. George Harris, former director, Office of Analysis, U.S. State Department Bureau of Intelligence & Research
- Tuesday, Feb. 5 – Iraq End-Game, Dr. Ron Johnson, executive vice president, International Development Group, Research Triangle International (RTI)
- Tuesday, Feb. 12 – Talking to Our Enemies: Cross Cultural Communication Strategies, Clark Plexico, president, International Strategies, Inc.
- Tuesday, Feb. 19 – U.S. Defense and Security Policy, John Stillion, senior policy researcher, RAND Corporation
Where:All public lectures will take place in the Withers Hall auditorium (room 232A) on the NC State campus.
Cost:Free and open to the public.
Contact:For further information on Great Decisions at NC State, contact Dr. Heidi Hobbs at 919/513-4389 or heidi_hobbs@ncsu.edu. For general information on the Foreign Policy Association and the Great Decisions Program, visit www.fpa.org or call 800-477-5836.
Dr. James Oblinger, chancellor at North Carolina State University, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors for the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), the nation’s oldest higher education association. Continue Reading »
North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus has been named the top Research Science Park of the Year. The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) made the announcement at its annual awards luncheon. Continue Reading »
North Carolina State University’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration will be held Wednesday, Jan. 16. The campus commemoration will take place at noon in Stewart Theatre and will feature Dr. Dwight N. Hopkins, professor of theology at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School. Hopkins, whose work focuses on the ties between religion and poverty, will give the keynote address, titled, “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and His Legacy.” Continue Reading »
North Carolina State University’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration will be held Wednesday, Jan. 16. The campus commemoration will take place at noon in Stewart Theatre and will feature Dr. Dwight N. Hopkins, professor of theology at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School. Hopkins, whose work focuses on the ties between religion and poverty, will give the keynote address, titled, “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and His Legacy.”
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North Carolina State University Chancellor James Oblinger announced that 6,412 undergraduate students earned Dean’s List honors at NC State during the fall 2007 semester.
To make the Dean’s List, students must earn an academic grade-point average of 3.25 or higher if they are carrying 15 or more hours of course work, or a 3.5 grade-point average if they are carrying 12 to 14 hours.
The complete listing is available on the Web at: www.ncsu.edu/registrar/publications/deans/index.html
Those students with a perfect 4.0 average are noted on the list.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: The list of NC State students who made the fall 2007 Dean’s List can be obtained on the Web at: www.ncsu.edu/registrar/publications/deans/index.html
Access the above Web address and click on North Carolina for a county-by-county breakdown of Dean’s List students. If a student’s corresponding city is not listed under the appropriate county, it is because the student originally established residency in the county listed, but changed his or her mailing address for grades. Also, students with privacy blocks on their personal information are not included in the Web list.
If you cannot access the Web site or if you experience problems with this format, call NC State News Services at 919/515-3470 and we will fax, mail or e-mail you a list of students from your coverage area.
North Carolina State University Chancellor James Oblinger conferred 2,925 degrees on 2,780 graduating students when the university held 2007 Fall Commencement on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the RBC Center in Raleigh. Continue Reading »
North Carolina State University Chancellor James Oblinger announced that 6,412 undergraduate students earned Dean’s List honors at NC State during the fall 2007 semester.
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North Carolina State University Chancellor James Oblinger conferred 2,925 degrees on 2,780 graduating students when the university held 2007 Fall Commencement on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the RBC Center in Raleigh.
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