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March 2, 2011

Mar 2, 2011

You’ve Got Mail

NC State rolls out a new voice mail system with enhanced features next month, including e-mail access to your messages. 

Mar 2, 2011

Chancellor Unveils Draft Strategic Plan

Read a draft of NC State's strategic plan, which maps out the university's direction for the next decade. The draft will be online for final review through March 25. 

Mar 2, 2011

New World Order

Caldwell Fellow Alex Martin is leading a team of students in a volunteer effort to bring 21st century marketing tools to entrepreneurs in the developing world. See the future of fair trade. 

Mar 2, 2011

Clothesline Project Honors Assault Survivors

The Women's Center is sponsoring the Clothesline Project on campus this month to support survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence. Painting sessions are scheduled March 17 and 22. 

Mar 2, 2011

Just Like Me: Online Training Helpers More Effective When They Resemble Students

Opposites don’t always attract. A study from North Carolina State University shows that participants are happier – and perform better – when the electronic helpers used in online training programs resemble the participants themselves. 

Mar 2, 2011

Off the Hook: Budget Talk (3.2.11)

Budget cuts are still looming, and Student Government has made a huge effort this year to communicate what's going on. That being said, our decentralized university structure sometimes makes it difficult to send out broad messages, because not everything is applicable to everyone. 

Mar 2, 2011

Food Safety: The Disconnect Between What’s Yucky And What’s Dangerous

Note: This is a guest piece written by Dr. Ben Chapman, an assistant professor and food safety expert at NC State. Among other things, Chapman is a regular contributor to the food safety blog Barfblog, where a version of this post originally ran. While it might be nice to know whether there has been an insect…