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Oct 11, 2010

Spanish-Language Certification Available

If you’re a Spanish speaker who’s interested in translating your bilingual skills into income or a career, consider earning a language proficiency certificate through NC State.  Register Oct. 11 to 15 for Madrid Chamber of Commerce testing on Nov. 28. 

Sep 30, 2010

Historian Kelley Recognized

Dr. Blair L. M. Kelley, associate professor of history, is the 2010 winner of the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book Award from the Association of Black Women Historians. In addition, the online magazine "For Harriet" included her on its list of The Most Inspiring Black Women on Twitter. 

Sep 28, 2010

Charron’s Book Wins Award

Dr. Katherine Mellen Charron, assistant professor of history, has won the Julia Cherry Spruill Prize for best monograph on Southern women’s history. The Southern Association of Women’s Historians will present the award during the annual meeting this November in Charlotte. 

Sep 9, 2010

Video Visionaries

Armed with the latest gear and a passion for storytelling, advanced video students like senior communication major Will Lamb are able to gain hands-on experience in all aspects of the constantly evolving industry - and land solid internship and job offers as well. 

Sep 9, 2010

Waschka Film Collects Awards

Horizons, a film created by NC State composer Rodney Waschka and director Zlatko Cosic, took first place in the computer animation category at the Stella Artois St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase in July and first place in the experimental category at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Fla., in April. 

Sep 9, 2010

Video Visionaries

Armed with the latest gear and a passion for storytelling, students in the advanced digital video class get the hands-on experience they need to land internships and jobs. 

Aug 24, 2010

No Laughing Matter

Maybe they should update “12 Angry Men.” The amount of laughter in the jury room during a capital murder trial was what struck Dr. Joann Keyton, a communication professor at NC State. 

Aug 10, 2010

Braunbeck to Lead Interdisciplinary Studies

Dr. Helga Braunbeck has been named head of the interdisciplinary studies program in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, effective Aug. 16. 

Aug 2, 2010

Head of the Class

Bob Larson is a man of many hats. A successful entrepreneur, renowned public-relations guru and a notoriously meticulous editor, it's his ability to cultivate an environment of creativity and mutual respect that most endears him to NC State communication students, who have voted him the department's top teacher eight times in the last decade. 

Jul 9, 2010

Arts Medalists Have Campus Ties

A composer, costume designer and cultural arts advocate with ties to NC State are among the 2010 winners of the Raleigh Medal of Arts, the city’s highest arts honor presented for lifetime achievement. J. Mark Scearce, William Ivey Long and Banks C. Talley Jr. will be honored Oct. 6. 

Jun 21, 2010

Moog to Chair Political Science

Dr. Bob Moog will become chair of the Department of Political Science on Aug. 1. 

Jun 18, 2010

Sociologists Honored

Three faculty members in sociology have won awards from professional associations. 

Jun 15, 2010

Byrum Named Assistant Dean

Betty Byrum assumed new duties June 1 as assistant dean for finance and administration in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

May 13, 2010

Kelley Examines Roots of Civil Rights

Dr. Blair LM Kelley, associate professor of history, has published Right to Ride, which examines the earliest struggles against Jim Crow laws across the South.