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Wolfline Service

Regular summer Wolfline and evening service begins today. There will be no Wolfline or Triangle Transit service on Memorial Day, May 25, but Capital Area Transit (CAT) will operate normal service on May 25; visit http://www.raleighnc.gov and search CAT bus routes for more information.

Parking Updates

Now through Friday, Aug. 7, B, C and U permit-holders may flow into student parking areas (DE, DW zones). Sign changes will be taking place in late July or early August renaming student parking zones RE/RW. Note: DW parking in the Bragaw lot and DE parking in the North Hall lot will not be available due to the Hillsborough Street Roundabout project.

A limited number of summer B permits are available for sale to full-time, permanent current C/DC permit-holders for $25. Come to the transportation office, 2721 Sullivan Drive, to purchase a summer B permit. No gate cards will be issued; access via the Stinson Road visitor information booth. 

Depending on space availability after the final SAS Hall move-in, some B permits may be offered from the B waiting list. Permanent B permits are not likely to be offered until fall parking trends are established in mid-September. Contact David Gregory, parking services manager, david_gregory@ncsu.edu to have your name placed on the B waiting list.

Hillsborough Street Roundabout Project

Access to the Peele parking lot near Primrose will be affected for two to three weeks as part of the Hillsborough Street Roundabout project. Crews who need access to utility lines began staging May 13 in five B parallel spaces on the west side of the Peele lot (closest to Court of North Carolina). Use extra caution in this area as there will be construction vehicles accessing the work area via the Peele lot for the next few weeks.

Hillsborough Street will remain open throughout the project. In the initial phase, westbound lanes of Hillsborough Street are not affected. The project's estimated completion date is September 2010. Although Hillsborough Street will remain open, you may want to explore alternate routes. Wolfline buses will continue to service Hillsborough Street, but may encounter detours and delays during utility work, etc.

For more information visit http://www.hillsboroughstreet.org/ or http://www.raleigh-nc.org (search Hillsborough Roundabout). This is a city of Raleigh project; NC State's construction liaison is Cameron Smith, cameron_smith@ncsu.edu.

Transportation-related questions? Contact Ryan Givens, ryan_givens@ncsu.edu.

Health Plan Info Session

The benefits office has one remaining State Health Plan information session scheduled. You can have your questions about annual enrollment and plan changes answered on May 19 from noon to 1 p.m in Talley Student Center, Room 3118.

Banks in Today's Environment

Learn about "Banks in Today's Environment" from an investment and community banking specialist. Cary A. Morris, managing director and senior equity research analyst for the Financial Services Group at Scott & Stringfellow, will speak during a College of Management forum from 7:30 to 9 a.m. June 11 at the Capital City Club in Raleigh.

Morris has followed the regional and community banks and thrifts sector since 1998. Previously, he worked for community banks for more than 15 years. He provides investment ideas for retail and institutional clients of his firm and BB&T. He was named the No. 3 stock picker in his industry by Forbes.com/StarMine in its 2003 Analyst Awards survey. In 2002, he was named in The Wall Street Journal's Ninth Annual "Best on the Street" report for his 2001 stock picks and was named "Top Stock Picker" in the banking industry by StarMine in its annual survey of analyst performance. He holds a master's in public administration.

Admission is $15, and reservations are required. RSVP to the Capital City Club at 919-832-5526.

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. For more information, contact Nancy Fire at nancy_fire@ncsu.edu.

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.

University Awards for Excellence Reception

The 2009 University Awards for Excellence Reception will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, in the Talley Student Center. College/Unit Awards for Excellence winners will be honored at the reception and five distinguished employees will be named University Award for Excellence winners. To RSVP for the event, visit http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/hr/benefits/awards.asp by Friday, May 29. Call 515-2151 for more information.

Electrifying Transportation Conference

Electric vehicles and experts will be featured at the Electrifying Transportation conference May 27 at the McKimmon Center. Speakers will be Daniel Sperling, founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis and author of  "Two Billion Cars"; Alan Taub, executive director of research and development at General Motors; and Chelsea Sexton, co-founder of Plug-In America and the Lightning Rod Foundation. Fleet managers, teachers, researchers, government officials and transportation, energy and air quality professionals are invited to attend. The full-day conference is sponsored by Research Triangle Energy Consortium, Progress Energy and Duke Energy. For more infomation, go to http://www.electrifync.com/.

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