Bulletin Board

Wolfline Fall Break Service

Wolfline’s night service ended at 10 p.m. last night for fall break. The following service will be offered today and Friday:

• Route 6 (Carter Finley) will run every 30 minutes starting at 7:08 a.m; service ends at 6:08 p.m.
• Route 7 (Wolflink Shuttle) will run every 20 minutes, with the first pickup at Wolf Village at 7:28 a.m. and service ending at 6:01 p.m.
• Route 8 (Southeast Loop) will run every 36 minutes beginning at 6:58 a.m. and ending at 6:05 p.m.

Regular service resumes Monday, Oct.12. Visit http://www.ncsu.edu/wolfline for more information and links to service times. Questions? Call 515-3424 or contact Kim Paylor, Wolfline transit manager, at kim_paylor@ncsu.edu.

Sample a treat at the Chocolate Festival to benefit the Women's Center and WCBA/Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

Women’s Center Chocolate Festival

The Women’s Center Chocolate Festival will offer treats from local bakeries and restaurants, along with information about breast cancer treatment, from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Talley Student Center ballroom.

The chocolate festival was created in 2004 as a fun way to raise breast cancer awareness and encourage early detection practices. All proceeds will benefit the NC State Women’s Center and the WCBA/Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

In addition to the chocolate, the festival features a wellness fair and a silent auction with items for every budget. For ticket information and a list of items available for bidding during the silent auction, go to http://www.ncsu.edu/womens_center.

Susan G. Komen on the Go

Learn how you can get involved in the fight against breast cancer when Susan G. Komen On the Go visits  the Brickyard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

You’ll be able to check out an interactive computer kiosk for valuable information, sign a graffiti wall and put NC Statel on the map by taking a picture on the Web cam. Before you go, pick up a pink ribbon sticker and  free bright pink backpack to show your support. Local representatives from Susan G. Komen for the Cure will be on hand, and volunteers for future events are needed.

Fabulous Faculty Series

Sample a pie made with Tang and gain a broader perspective on 19th and 20th century American eating habits. Bring your curiosity and appetite to the D.H. Hill Library assembly room on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 4 p.m., to hear Dr.  Sarah Ash from the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences speak about the social and economic factors that drove Americans to consider graham crackers a health food and cook with Tang in support of science. Audience members will have a chance to try Tang Pie and sample Spam Party Loaf. The event is part of NCSU Libraries’ Fabulous Faculty Series.

Roundtable on Health Care Reform

Hear resident experts address health care reform from their perspectives as political scientists, sociologists and economists during a roundtable at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, in Riddick Hall, Room 325. A question and answer session will follow. For more information, contact Amanda Ross Edwards at aredwar2@ncsu.edu.

Wolfline State Fair Service

Wolfline buses will not serve stops for Centennial Biomedical Campus/College of Veterinary Medicine from Thursday, Oct. 15, to Friday, Oct. 23, due to heavy traffic at the adjacent state fair.

Route 6 (Carter-Finley) will not serve Hillsborough Street stops west of Faircloth. Instead, the bus will make a detour before following its regular route to campus. To see the route change, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/wolfline. Check the transit visualization system (TVS) for real-time bus location. at http://ncsu.transloc.com/.

The Carter-Finley park and ride lot will be temporarily moved farther north to Westchase Boulevard. Directional signs to the temporary location will be posted. Questions? Contact Kim Paylor, Wolfline transit manager, at  kim_paylor@ncsu.edu or 515-3424.

Open House

NC State will hold its annual Open House for prospective students, families and high school counselors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. More than 7,000 people are expected to attend. Students can tour the campus and learn about specific majors, admissions, housing, dining, arts, athletics and more. Student groups will entertain the crowd. For more information or to register, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/openhouse.

Bring your family film to Home Movie Day.

Home Movie Day

Take a trip back in time on Home Movie Day, sponsored by the film studies program, on Saturday, Oct. 17. Bring a movie in  8mm, 16mm or Super 8 format to share during the screening from 1 to 4 p.m. in the North Carolina Archives auditorium, 109 E. Jones Street.

You can learn how to preserve your home movies and enjoy everyone else’s. For details, contact Dr. Marsha Orgeronat mgorgero@unity.ncsu.edu or visit Home Movie Day Raleigh 2009.

Short Story Contests

If you’ve written a short (or short-short) story, make your final edits. Monday, Oct. 19 is the postmark deadline to enter your work of fiction in the creative writing program’s short story competition, open to North Carolina residents.

The competition will be judged by science fiction author Samuel Delany. Delany, professor of English and creative writing at Temple University, has written memoir, criticism and essays as well as science fiction.

Wachovia Lecture Series

Alexander Cutler, CEO of Eaton Corporation, will speak on organizational transformation and leadership at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, in the College of Management auditorium, 3400 Nelson Hall. Admission is free and free parking is available in the Dan Allen Parking Deck.

Golf Classic

Play golf without guilt when the Office for Diversity and Inclusion hosts the 2009 NC State Golf Classic on Monday, Oct. 19, at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course. Proceeds will benefit diversity programs at NC State. The tournament format, which features an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, allows both experienced and inexperienced players to have a fun-filled day at the links. The $100 rate for faculty, staff and students covers cart/green fees, range balls, breakfast, snacks, lunch and registration. You could win a prize for longest drive, most accurate drive or ball closest to the pin. Raffles, auction items and special hole-in-one prizes will be offered. For details, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/diversity/Golf.php.Golf scholarships are available. For information, contact Jo-Ann Robinson, assistant vice provost for student diversity, at 513-3222 or  joann_robinson@ncsu.edu.

Using Cloud Computing to Strengthen Health Systems

Faculty and students with an interest in global health issues are invited to a discussion of how cloud computing could improve health systems. The free breakfast session from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park is the first of a monthly series on global health. NC State is involved through the Triangle Global Health Consortium. Friday, Oct. 9, is the deadline to RSVP online.

Guest Poet Patricia Smith

Meet award-winning  poet Patricia Smith at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Caldwell Hall lounge. Smith’s Teahouse of the Almighty was a National Poetry Series winner, the Best Poetry Book of 2006 on About.com, and a 2007 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and Paterson Poetry Prize honoree. Her fifth book of poetry, Blood Dazzler, chronicles the human, physical, and emotional toll of Hurricane Katrina.

Wolfpack Service Day

Join NC State alumni across the country who will volunteer in their communities for Wolfpack Service Day, Oct. 24. Preregister to work at one of six sites in Wake County, and you’ll receive a T-shirt and lunch.

• Pullen Park
• Yates Mill
• Lake Crabtree
• Harris Lake
• Blue Jay Point
• Habit ReStore

IBM Expert at Computer Security Day

Jeff Crume of IBM will deliver the keynote address for Computer Security Day on Monday, Oct. 26. Faculty, staff and students are invited to hear Crume’s speech, “Secure Thinking,” and learn cybersecurity self-defense during the event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Talley Student Center.

Crume, a distinguished engineer and IT security architect for IBM's World Wide Tivoli Tiger Team, is the author of  Inside Internet Security: What Hackers Don't Want You To Know. He has written articles on cryptography, virtual private networking and identity management. Computer Security Day activities include general and technical discussions about social networking, current privacy issues in legislation, Web application security, antivirus protection, disk encryption, mobile device security, tools for desktop security, identity theft prevention, identity management and access control. For details, visit the Computer Security Day 2009 Web site.

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