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Pack the Park Tonight

Wear red to tonight's Carolina Mudcats game to receive $5 box seats during "Pack the Park Night." Ask for the discount at the gate or purchase your tickets in advance at carolinamudcats.com by using the special password PACK! NC State employees, alumni and students will receive food and beverage discounts. Mascots Muddy and Mr. and Ms. Wuf will be on hand for the 7:15 game in Zebulon.

Faculty and staff can buy $5 tickets to all Friday, Saturday and Sunday games. The WolfPerks offer is good for box seats (200 level) purchased online. To receive the discount, enter the password PERK!

Become a Greek Advisor

If you have ever wanted to become more involved with students across campus and support their academic success, here is where you can help. Greek Life will be hosting an informational meeting/training for faculty and staff members who may be interested in serving as a faculty advisor  to one of NC State’s fraternities or sororities. The meeting will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, at the ES King Village Commons. Lunch will be provided. Attending the meeting does not commit you to volunteering.

Faculty advisors of Greek organizations provide a vital link between the students and faculty, and their relationship often bridges the gap between classroom and out-of-classroom activities.

Space is limited so please RSVP to Mitzi Horton at Mitzi_Horton@ncsu.edu or 513-2910.

Sales Tax Holiday

No sales tax will be charged on purchases of textbooks and eligible school supplies, including computers, during the state sales tax holiday Friday, Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 9.

The tax holiday applies to the following items:

• Textbooks priced at $300 or less
• Laptop and desktop computers under $3,500
• Computer peripherals such as monitors, keyboards, mice, speakers and warranty and internal upgrades purchased with a computer
• Computer supplies under $250, such as printers, printer supplies, storage media, flash drives, wireless adaptors and carrying cases
• School supplies, calculators, PDAs (including iPods), backpacks, apparel and sports equipment

Online ordering at NC State bookstores will open just before the tax holiday. Reservations for computers are being accepted through the beginning of the tax holiday.

Employees can clip a coupon from a recent NC State bookstores postcard for a 20 percent discount on clothing with the university logo, redeemable at the main bookstore only.

Dr. Art Bruneau will be honored Aug. 12 for contributions as a turfgrass researcher and educator.

Special Events for Bruneau at Turf Field Day

Special events honoring Dr. Art Bruneau, emeritus professor of crop science, will be part of 2009 Turfgrass Field Day on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Lake Wheeler Turfgrass Field Lab.

The morning will be devoted to field tours with updates on university turfgrass research. Bruneau, an NC State researcher and educator for 26 years, will be formally recognized for his contributions following welcome remarks at 8:30 a.m.

After a putting contest and lunch, the Art Bruneau Golf Tournament is planned at the Lonnie Pool Golf Course, followed at 4:30 p.m. by an “Art Roast” and dinner at the golf course. Proceeds from the events will benefit scholarships and research.

For more information about the events, contact Emily Erickson with the Department of Crop Science at 513-2034 or emily_erickson@ncsu.edu.

 Academic Coaches Training

Each fall, faculty, staff and graduate assistants volunteer as academic coaches to help students make a successful transition to the university. NC State’s Pack Promise scholars program will offer training for volunteers on Thursday, Aug. 13, and Monday, Aug. 17.

Academic coaches encourage and support students by helping them find the information and resources they need. They encourage them to get involved in activities that will support their studies and help them connect on campus.

Interested? Contact Erin Robinson in the Office of Advising Support, Information and Services at 513-0292 or erin_robinson@ncsu.edu. Please RSVP for training so that enough printed materials will be available. The Aug. 13 training is from 10 a.m. to noon in Talley Student Center 3118, and the Aug. 17 session is from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Faculty Senate chambers, located in D.H. Hill Library.

Academic Coaching Program:
http://www.ncsu.edu/oasis/academiccoaching/index.htm.

Individualized Coaching:
http://www.ncsu.edu/oasis/docs/DUAP%20Newsletter.pdf 

Accessibility Map Online

NC State’s accessibility map can help you locate information about handicapped accessibility for campus buildings and sports venues, as well as parking, transportation and safety escorts. An updated version of NC State’s University Mobility Access Map is online at http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/accessmap/proj-accessmap.htm.

Parking Updates

Relaxed summer rules for parking in resident areas end Friday, Aug. 7. After that date, faculty and staff will not be allowed to park in the areas that require Resident East (RE – east campus) and Resident West (RW – west campus) permits, which are issued only to students.

Starting Wednesday, Aug. 19, student parking permits will be restricted to specific decks until 3 p.m. After 3 p.m., CD, DD and CC permits will be valid in the Coliseum Deck, Dan Allen Deck or any university-owned Centennial Campus parking deck. This change will not affect faculty/staff DC parking permits, which will still be valid in the Partners Way Deck on Centennial Campus.

Prices for paid parking in Dan Allen Deck and Coliseum Deck have changed to $2 for the first hour and $1 for each additional hour with a $6 daily maximum. Self-pay machines in Dan Allen Deck will reopen prior to the start of the school year. Credit card-only machines will enable users to pay for the exact amount of time used. Users will pull their tickets and pay upon return, with a 15-minute grace period to pay for parking and exit. The paid parking receipt opens the exit gate.

Motorcycle/Car Permits

Employees who drive both a car and a motorcycle and participate in monthly payroll deduction for permits need to come to the Transportation Office at 2721 Sullivan Drive to purchase a 2009-10 motorcycle permit for $5.

Motorcycle riding employees who do not participate in payroll deduction for permits also need to come to the Transportation Office to purchase a $60 permit for the upcoming academic year.

Questions? Contact David Gregory, parking services manager, at david_gregory@ncsu.edu.

Hillsborough Street Roundabout Project

Construction work on Pullen Road approaching Hillsborough Street may require detours around the Belltower along Watauga Club Drive. Traffic delays are also expected between Oberlin Road and Enterprise Street due to intense construction. The following projects are under way:

• Electrical utility work by Progress Energy at Horne and Gardner
• Installation of sewer lines on the south side of Hillsborough starting at Logan and heading west towards Chamberlain and Horne
• Installation of the utility duct bank on the south side of Hillsborough starting at Enterprise and heading west towards Logan and Chamberlain
• Completion of paving on the Pullen Road extension between Oberlin and Hillsborough
• Installation of water lines on the south side of Hillsborough starting at Maiden and heading west towards Enterprise and Logan
• Installation of brick sidewalk pavers and light pole bases around the Belltower on Pullen and on Hillsborough between Pullen and Oberlin
• Grading and site preparation for future construction
  

Evening construction activities:

• Installation of conduit system and duct bank on the north side of Hillsborough at Enterprise from Gardner to Western Lanes bowling alley
• Installation of sewer lines and service crossing Hillsborough from the south side to businesses over the course of the next three weeks

Hillsborough Street will remain open throughout the project, which has an estimated completion date of September 2010. Wolfline buses will continue to service Hillsborough Street, but may encounter detours and delays during utility work.

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.

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