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Dr. John Cavanagh is director of the Jimmy V-NC State Cancer Therapeutics Training Program.

NC State’s Links to Cancer Research

The V Foundation and NC State are inextricably linked in the fight against cancer. This year, the foundation has added a cancer research symposium to a week of special events in the Triangle, which concludes with the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic at NC State’s new Lonnie Poole Golf Course.

On Saturday Aug. 15, scientists and doctors who have received V Foundation funding will speak about developments in cancer research. Dr. John Cavanagh, director of the Jimmy V-NC State Cancer Therapeutics Training Program, will be a panelist with doctors from Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The free, public symposium from 10 a.m. to noon in the Raleigh Convention Center.

The golf classic, which is open to the public on Sunday, Aug. 16, features celebrities like NBA star Charles Barkley, 16-year-old prodigy Dakoda Dowd, recording artist Meat Loaf and ESPN SportsCenter host Stuart Scott. Admission is $5, and the gates open at 8:30 a.m. with a 9:30 shotgun start.

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 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. 17 session is from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Faculty Senate chambers, located in D.H. Hill Library.

DELTA Fall Registration

Faculty, staff and graduate students can now register for free fall workshops and seminars through Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA). Get the scoop on Moodle, the new learning management system, or take part in a distance education orientation. Fall classes begin Tuesday, Sept. 8, and sessions are offered through Dec. 8.  To sign up, go to http://delta.ncsu.edu/workshops and click  "Register now.”

Greenhouse Gas Inventory

The Sustainability Office will discuss results of NC State’s first Greenhouse Gas Inventory on Sept. 2 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the south gallery of Talley Student Center. The inventory provides baseline information about emissions for the main, Centennial and Centennial Biomedical campuses, as well as some satellite offices.

Among peer institutions, the inventory found that NC State’s emissions were comparable with some environmentally conscious East Coast schools and are in line with current trends, said Jeff Hightower, director of utilities infrastructure. Hightower will discuss the inventory process during a podcast interview to be released Sept. 4 via NC State’s iTunesU site.

The inventory can be used in developing a climate action plan. As part of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, NC State will update the inventory annually and host information sessions to engage the campus community. The Industrial Extension Service and Office of Sustainability are partnering to present a Web seminar Sept. 16 from 2 to 3 p.m. More information on all these programs can be found at  http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/climate_impact.php.

Campus Farmers Market

NC State’s Campus Farmers Market will return to the Brickyard on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Shoppers will find seasonal produce, organic body products, eggs, meat, seafood and other items. The weekly market will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays through Nov. 18 in front of the library breezeway.

Parking Updates

Faculty and staff who have been parking in resident student areas (RW/Resident West and RE/Resident East) over the summer are asked not to do so. The resident student parking spaces are needed for early move-in operations. More move-in information is posted at http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/trans/tempNews/moveIn/index.html.

Fall semester parking enforcement begins at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19. 

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.

Online ticket discounts are available for the 2009 State Fair.

Discounts on State Fair Tickets

The State Fair is offering free admission tickets as part of an early bird special. Those who spend $40 or more on tickets at http://www.ncstatefair.org before Sept. 30 qualify for the offer.

Discounts on advance admission and ride tickets are also available for online ticket purchases. Buying in advance will save $2 per adult admission ticket and $8 per ride sheet. Advance admission tickets will cost $5 for adults and $1 for children ages 6-12. Adult admission tickets for groups of 40 or more will cost $4.75. An 18-ticket ride sheet will cost $10 in advance. Tickets for concerts in Dorton Arean are also available online.

The fair will run from Thursday, Oct. 15, to Saturday, Oct. 24.

Wolfline Service Updates

Through Tuesday, Aug. 18, faculty/staff Wolfline service will be available for Route 6 (Carter- Finley), Route 7 (Wolflink Shuttle) and Route 8 (Southeast Loop). Visit http://www.ncsu.edu/wolfline for timetables.

Fall service begins Wednesday, Aug.  19. Most routes extend until 10 p.m. (on a different timetable than in daytime) except for the following:  Route 3 (Engineering), Route 4 (Westgrove) and Route 11 (Village Link). Route 2 (North Campus Reverse) operates until 3 a.m. Werewolf service every 22 minutes begins at 10 p.m., connecting Main Campus, Centennial Campus, E. S. King Village and Wolf Village. The stop is located on Gorman Street near Wolf Village Way.

Centennial Campus riders who want to visit Carmichael Gym – Route 8a (Mid-Day Textiles: 11 a.m.-2:54 p.m.) can take advantage of an inbound stop at Carmichael Gym at the corner of Cates/Morrill across from the gym. Centennial Campus riders will depart for Centennial Campus from the Carmichael Gym bus stop. Route 8a serves the gym both inbound and outbound.

Wolfprowl, the downtown entertainment bus, begins service Thursday, Aug. 20, at 9 p.m. from D. H. Hill Library. It connects to the CAT "R" Line Downtown Circulator.

Questions? Contact Kim Paylor, transit manager, at kim_paylor@ncsu.edu or 515-3424.

Hillsborough Street Bus Service and Parking

With Founders Drive closed indefinitely for work related to Hillsborough Street, Wolfline stops at Scott Hall, D.H. Hill Library, and Patterson will not be served.

Route 6 (Carter-Finley) and Route 8 (Southeast Loop) will serve a temporary inbound stop on Hillsborough just east of Brooks Avenue, currently a shared Triangle Transit/CAT stop. Route 6 will continue on Hillsborough Street, turn left on Logan, left on Clark Avenue, left on Brooks Avenue, right on Hillsborough Street westbound and continue on its normal route. Outbound passengers (riders wishing to return to the Park and Ride Lot at Carter-Finley Stadium) will need to catch Route 6 at the inbound stop (campus side of the street) just east of Brooks Avenue or they may pick up outbound Route 6 at the CAT/TT shared stop just east of Dixie Trail.

Route 8 (Southeast Loop) will turn right onto northbound Dan Allen Drive from Cates Avenue and right onto Hillsborough Street and serve the temporary CAT/TT shared stop described above (east of Brooks Avenue) and continue on its normal route. No other Hillsborough stops will be served due to construction.

Wolfline will board and deboard passengers only at designated Wolfline stops – no boarding/deboarding along the detoured Route 6 (Carter-Finley).

Check the transit visualization system for real-time bus locations at http://ncsu.transloc.com/. Questions?  Please contact Kim Paylor, transit manager, at kim_paylor@ncsu.edu or 513-7400. During construction access to parking lots located behind Kilgore Hall will be maintained. Buses are detoured off Founders due to work in the vicinity of Gardner.

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