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Math and Stats Building Dedication

NC State will formally dedicate its new mathematics and statistics building at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 1. Self-guided tours of the facility will be held from 3:30 p.m. until 4:15 p.m., when the official ceremony will begin. The building is located at 2311 Stinson Drive, at the former site of Riddick Stadium. The 119,000 square foot building will house state-of-the-art classrooms, computer labs, tutorial centers and meeting and study space for students and faculty from NC State's mathematics and statistics departments. A partnership with Cisco will improve digital communications for students by providing access to live and on-demand video content from anywhere on campus.

Plagiarism:  Prevention, Detection, and Reporting

Concern about plagiarism is on the minds of many who are teaching courses at NC State. Plagiarism is the subject of an upcoming webinar and listserv discussion co-sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development and the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable (TLTR). This webinar consists of presentations by Dr. Henry Schaffer, Jamie Larsen, Daun Daemon, Carrie Larsen, and Paul Cousins. Many practical ideas and tools are included to assist your work with students. The webinar has already been taped and is available for viewing at any time at http://www.ncsu.edu/faculty-development/teach-learn/plagiarism.html. You can submit questions by e-mail by pressing the  "envelope"  button at the top of the screen. You can access links by pressing the "paper clip" button at the top of the screen. The listserv discussion runs through May 8. To join, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/tltr. For more information, contact Nancy Fire at nancy_fire@ncsu.edu.

Arboretum Hosts Gala

The JC Raulston Arboretum will hold its annual Gala in the Garden on Sunday, May 3, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The theme of this year's event is “An Enchanted Garden Party.” In addition to a silent auction, guests will enjoy live music by the Southern String Band and gourmet hors d’oeuvres, including a special dessert reception.

Gala tickets are $60. Proceeds from the event will benefit the JC Raulston Arboretum, a working research and teaching garden of NC State University. To purchase tickets, contact Anne Porter at 919-513-3826 or anne_porter@ncsu.edu. For more information about the JC Raulston Arboretum visit http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum.

Faculty Invited to Symposium

NC State has been invited to attend a faculty workshop at UNC-Chapel Hill at no cost. The theme of this year's Spring Teaching Symposium is, "Teaching Well in a Time of Serious Budget Restrictions." The symposium is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on May 11. For more details and to register, visit: http://cfe.unc.edu/budget_restrict_agenda.html.

Wolf Pack N Go Sale

The large exodus of resident students can yield a massive amount of unwanted materials.  The purge of materials is why University Housing and NCSU Waste Reduction and Recycling are collaborating for another "Wolf Pack n Go Sale" on May 15 at the E.S. King Village Community Center. The sale starts at 8 a.m and goes until 6 p.m. This is the fourth annual event where donated items left by students are picked up, stored, and sold to the public. All money collected from the sale will go toward environmental education.

Volunteers are needed for Tuesday (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Wednesday (8 a.m. to 7 p.m.), and Thursday (8 a.m to 11 a.m.) shifts. All state employees are invited to use their Community Service Leave to volunteer. Beginning May 12, staff and faculty can also donate items in resalable condition at the donaton site, located in the lobby of the E.S. King Village office. For more info, contact recycling@ncsu.edu or visit http://www.ncsu.edu/recycling.

Young Writers' Workshop

The Young Writers' Workshop, sponsored by the NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of English, is a two-week, non-residential summer camp conducted in June with daily afternoon sessions to help young people develop their creative writing talents. The workshop is open to students who will enter the fourth through eighth grades in the fall. Tuition is $200 and the registration deadline is Friday, May 15. For more information, visit http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/youngwriters/youngwriters.html. A similar workshop for teens in the ninth through twelfth grades is held in July. Visit http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/youngwriters/teenwriters.html for more information.

Some Rhyme, Some Reason

Nationally recognized poets are coming to downtown Raleigh as part of a poetry reading series launched by English Department lecturers Chris Salerno and Chris Tonelli. The So and So Reading Series works in conjunction with the print journal the Raleigh Quarterly, which features work by the visiting poets, visual artists and others. Salerno and Tonelli not only run the reading series, but also serve as poetry editors for the Raleigh Quarterly.

The next reading will be held Saturday, May 16, at the Morning Times Cafe, and will feature poets Justin Marks, Kate Pringle and Chris Vitiello. More information is available at http://thesoandsoseries.blogspot.com.

DELTA Grants Available

Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) offers grants to support distance education initiatives at NC State. For eight years, DELTA's Innovation in Distributed Education Application (IDEA) grants have provided funding and personnel support for the planning, design, and development of distance education courses and projects. Proposals can be submitted electronically at http://delta.ncsu.edu/ideagrants/. Proposals must be submitted no later than May 21 at 5 p.m.

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