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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. Call 515-2331 for more information.

Comedy in the Middle East

The sixth annual Middle East Film Festival will feature a series of comedies, beginning with Caramel (Lebanon) at  7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26, in Withers Hall, Room 232. Future films will include Terrorism and Kebab (Egypt), March 5; Ceasefire (Iran), March 26; The Band’s Visit (Israel), April 9. Films are free and open to the public. For details, visit the Middle East Studies page.

Kidstuff Series: Eric Carle Favorites

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.

NC State's first Siblings Weekend is Feb. 27-28.

Siblings Weekend

NC State will hold its first Siblings Weekend for students and their families on Feb. 27-28. Current students are welcome to invite their brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins and family friends, ages 7 to 16, for a taste of life with the Wolfpack. Events include a community service project, lunch with Mr. and Ms. Wuf, a session on beekeeping and the Amazing NC State Race. Recreation times include a movie, gymnastics meet and women’s basketball game. For more information, contact the Office of Parents and Families Services or visit the event page. 

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.

Feeding the World in 2050

Hear an expert’s vision of how to overcome the challenges of feeding the world in 2050. Dr. Daniel J. Gustafson, director of the Washington Office of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Office, will speak at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 1, in Withers Hall, Room 232A. Gustafson’s experience includes 30 years in agricultural and rural development in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the United States. The talk, organized by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, is supported by the Erika Fairchild Symposium Endowment. For more information contact Helga Braunbeck, director of International Studies, at helga_braunbeck@ncsu.edu. For details, visit http://ids.chass.ncsu.edu/is/news_events.php.

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.

Mobile Learning 2.0

Find out how to tap the potential of mobile technologies and identify new ways that mobility can contribute to learning. DELTA and NC State libraries are co-hosting an Educause Learning Initiative event, "Mobile Learning 2.0: The Next Phase of  Innovation in Mobile,” on March 3-4 in the administrative conference foom in the D. H. Hill Library. Sessions will run from noon to 5 p.m. both days and are open to all faculty and staff. The event will involve online presentations as well as conversations about mobile learning. Feel free to attend the entire program or just drop in on individual sessions. For details, see the program page.

Fabulous Faculty Talk

For over 30 years, Michael Stoskopf and Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf, professors of wildlife health in the College of Veterinary Medicine, have worked together to make an impact on the health of wild animals. As veterinarians who have clinically specialized in zoological medicine, they have dedicated their lives to studying health issues of wildlife around the world and to teaching the next generation of wildlife veterinarians. Hear their story at the next NCSU Libraries’ “Fabulous Faculty” talk at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, in the D.H. Hill Library, Assembly Room.

Race, Gender and Age Disparities in the American Health Care 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.

Web Developers to Meet

The campus community is invited to attend the NCSU Web Developers meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 4, in the D.H. Library Auditorium. During the meeting, accessibility expert Saroj Primlani will give a presentation about the recent changes to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which was enacted in 1998 to eliminate barriers to accessing electronic and information technology for people with disabilities. For more information, visit the NCSU Web Developers Ning site. 

Speakers at a University in the Community forum March 6 will focus on the diversity policy in Wake County Public Schools

Community Forum Focuses on Wake Schools

Wake County Public Schools will be the focus of the Africana Studies Program’s inaugural University in the Community Forum. "Neighborhood Schools or Re-segregation? Perspectives on Diversity in Wake County Public Schools" will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 6. Speakers are:

• Dudley E. Flood, retired assistant superintendent, Wake County Public Schools: "A Brief History of the Move from a Dual School System to a Unitary School System in North Carolina"
• G. Travis McCollum, senior, Africana Studies Program, NC State
• Rev. James S. Melnyk, rector, the Church of the Holy Family, Chapel Hill: “Who is My Neighbor? Education and Life in a Global Community”
• Dr. Matt Militello, assistant professor, College of Education, Leadership Policy, Adult & Higher Education: “Seceding from Success Variables: Focusing on What Works”
• Wendy B. Scott, associate dean, North Carolina Central University School of Law

Art Sale to Benefit Color Wall

Nine paintings by the late Joe Cox, a longtime College of Design professor, will be sold to raise money to restore the Color Wall at the D. H. Hill Library. Cox created the light display in 1972. The paintings were donated by Cox’s niece, Janice McAninch, and her husband, Skip, of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The paintings will be on display beginning Sunday, March 7, at the Lee Hansley Gallery, 126 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh. A reception to kick off the exhibition is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. March 7 at the gallery.

The Color Wall, which can be seen from Hillsborough Street through a library window, features changing vertical bands of color when operational; however, it has not worked since late 2007.
 
Last year, a Raleigh blog called Goodnight Raleigh! joined forces with the Friends of the Library to mount an effort to raise more than $6,000 to repair the Color Wall by installing a modern, computerized light switching system. Funds exceeding that amount will be used to maintain the Color Wall.

Wachovia Executive Lecture Series

Charles Holliday, chairman and former CEO of DuPont, will speak at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 8, in the Nelson Hall auditorium as part of the College of Management’s Wachovia Lecture Series. Holliday has served as DuPont's chairman of the board since 1999, and was CEO from 1998 until his retirement last January. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, chairs the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and is a founding member of the International Business Council. He co-authored Walking the Talk, which makes a business case for sustainable development and corporate responsibility. The presentation is open to the public at no charge. Free parking for this event is available in the Dan Allen Parking Deck.

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