Bulletin Board

Peace Corps Director

Aaron S. Williams, Peace Corps director, will give a campus presentation at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb.18, in SAS Hall, Room 2235. Volunteers, prospective applicants, students and faculty are invited to attend. A reception will follow. Williams, the 18th director of the Peace Corps and the second African American to serve in this capacity, has a personal tie to the Triangle area, having worked at RTI as the vice president of international business development. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic from 1967 to 1970 and upon return became the coordinator of minority recruitment and a project evaluation officer for the Peace Corps in Chicago. He has also served as a senior manager at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Obligation to Govern and the State of Terror

Ekow Yankah  from the Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University will give a talk titled “Obligation to Govern and the State of Terror,” at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, in Daniels Hall, Room 218. The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies organized the event.

Diversity Film Series: Part II

The Staff Senate Diversity Committee will be showing the remainder of the film "What's Race Got To Do With It?" at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, in the Monteith Engineering Research Center, Room 313. The film chronicles the journey of a diverse group of students participating in a 15-week intergroup dialogue program at the University of California-Berkeley.  Those  who are unable to come to the viewing site can take part via the DELTA mediasite link. You will need your unity ID and password to access the site. Send questions and comments via e-mail to lisa_fiedor@ncsu.edu during the session.

Pirates of the Atlantic Ocean

Keynote speaker Marcus Rediker, best known for his work on pirates and on slave ships, will talk about the process of turning his scholarly book on pirates into a historically accurate and commercially attractive screenplay. His speech is part of history weekend, Feb. 19-20. For event details, visit the history department Web site.

Dive into Lake Raleigh or run a 5K to benefit Special Olympics NC in the Campus Police Department's Polar Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 20, on Centennial Campus.

Polar Plunge and 5K for Special Olympics

We double dog dare you to dive into the chilly waters of Lake Raleigh in the Campus Police Department’s Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics. Gather your co-workers and friends for the wintry leap at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, on Centennial Campus. Those who are less adventurous but more athletic can tackle the 5K run, which begins at 9 a.m. Costumes are encouraged. For details, registration and a video of last year’s plunge, visit http://www.ncstatepolarplunge.com.

Campus MovieFest

Mark your calendars for Campus MovieFest, an annual competition that provides students with equipment and technical assistance to make short videos. Winners will be announced at the campus cinema in the Witherspoon Student Center on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 21. The event is sponsored by the Union Activities Board, Housing, the IRB, DELTA, and the NCSU Libraries. Watch past award-winning films from other universities and find out more information at Campus MovieFest. To get involved as a volunteer or for other questions, contact Rick Gardner at 515-5168 or e-mail rick_gardner@ncsu.edu.

Plastic Fantastic Author

Eugenie Samuel Reich, author of Plastic Fantastic: How the Biggest Fraud in Physics Shook the Scientific World, will speak at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22, in Riddick Hall, Room 301. In a talk titled “Fraud, Fabrication, and Publication: A Case Study of Deception in Physics,” she will discuss Jan Hendrik Schön, a star employee of Bell Labs until his extensive research misconduct was uncovered in 2002. The Society of Research Administrators has recommended Plastic Fantastic as a starting point for conversations about the responsible conduct of research. This event is co-sponsored by the Graduate School’s Responsible Conduct of Research program and the Department of Physics. Registration is required at https://gsoars.acsad.ncsu.edu/pds.

Neighborhood Schools and Busing

The College of Education has organized a panel discussion, "Neighborhood Schools and Busing: The Changing Face of Our Public Schools,"  at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22, in Poe Hall, Room 216. The panel’s goal is to explore how to ensure a quality education for all students in light of changing models of student assignment in local public schools.

Health Care Reform and American Values

Jonathan Cohn, author, journalist and health care expert, will give a public lecture on health care reform and American values, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22, in Mann Hall, Room 216. Cohn is the author of Sick: the Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis, and a senior editor at The New Republic, where he has written about national politics and its influence on American communities for the past decade. He is also a senior fellow at the think-tank Demos and a contributing editor at The American Prospect. Cohn, who has been a media fellow with the Kaiser Family Foundation, has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone and Slate.

Concert Band Invitational

The university Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. Paul Garcia, will host two high school bands, the Cedar Ridge High School Wind Symphony from Hillsborough and Scotland High School Symphonic Band from Laurinburg, at the Concert Band Invitational at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Stewart Theatre. Tickets are $8 for faculty and staff and $5 for NC State students. For more information, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/music.

Wachovia Executive Lecture

John J. Brennan, chairman emeritus and senior adviser to the Vanguard Group, one of the world’s largest investment management companies, will give a Wachovia Executive Lecture at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the Nelson Hall auditorium. The College of Management series offers professional insight for students, the campus community and business leaders. There is no charge and no registration is required. Parking is available in the Dan Allen parking deck.

Music of China

The Price Music Center Lecture Series presents traditional and contemporary Chinese music at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Titmus Theatre. Hsiao-mei Ku of the Duke Music Department and Jennifer Chang will perform traditional and contemporary pieces on violin and guzheng—a Chinese plucked zither. The program includes the world premiere of Mark Kuss’s “Sounds. Distant.” Tickets are $8 for faculty and staff and $5 for NC State students. For details, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/music.

Shaw Lecture: Homeland Security Research

NC State’s Shaw Lecture will feature a U.S. Department of Homeland Security research leader. Dr. Mary Ellen Hynes, director of research for the Infrastructure Geophysical Division in the Science and Technology Directorate, will speak at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, in Mann Hall, Room 216. Her presentation, “Extreme Loading of Critical Infrastructure,” is sponsored by the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. The event is free but space is limited. Contact the department at 515-2331 for more information.

Kidstuff Series: The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favourites

Kids and kids at heart can enjoy a stage version of Eric Carle’s illustrated children’s books. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia will perform an imaginative black light adaptation of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud and The Mixed-Up Chameleon at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, in Stewart Theatre. For details, visit Arts NC State. 

The Bachs

Meet the Bachs – Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emaneul, Wilhelm Friedemann, Johann Christian and Johannes Bernard – with the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra. The famous family of composers takes center stage at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28, in the Talley Student Center ballroom. Tickets are $8 for faculty and staff and $5 for NC State students. For details, go to http://www.raleighcivicsymphony.org.

Digital Humanities Symposium

Three national experts in digital humanities will speak March 1-2 in a public symposium sponsored by the English department. Gain insights into the digital humanities, discuss sponsored grant opportunities, hear about some of your colleagues’ current projects and examine approaches to  integrating the digital humanities into graduate and undergraduate curricula. Featured speakers are Jerome J. McGann from the University of Virginia, John Unsworth from the University of Illinois and Katherine Hayles from Duke University. For details, visit the event site.

Race, Gender and Age Disparities in the American Healthcare System

Learn about disparities in health care access and outcomes during this panel discussion at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, in Mann Hall, Room 323. Panelists will identify particular challenges that confront different groups within our health care system and, when possible, offer practical ways to address these disparities. The panelists are Dr. Jason Allaire, associate professor, Department of Psychology; Dr. Alvin Headen Jr., associate professor, Department of Economics; Dr. James Kiwanuka-Tondo, associate professor, Department of Communication; and Dr. Maxine Thompson, associate professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology. 

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