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ANNUAL REPORT, 2002–03

Grants Received

1. National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education: $489,159 for calendar years 2003–2004 to PI Michael Carter (ENG) and others for “LabWrite, a National Web-based Initiative to Use the Lab Report to Improve the Way Students Write, Visualize, and Understand Science.” Grant number DUE-0231086.
   
2. National Science Foundation, Division of Social and Economic Sciences: $325,068 for calendar years 2003–2004 to PI Jane Macoubrie (COM) and others for “Citizen Learning, Deliberation, and Reasoning in Internet-Mediated Technology Policy Forums.” Grant number SES-0242994.
   
3. Kenan Institute for Science, Technology, and Engineering: $15,000 in support of NSF Grant number SES-0242994.
   
  • Both NSF projects explore the uses of the internet in education and policy-making. The SES grant was the largest one ever made by this NSF division.
   

Presentations
PIs on the pilot grants for both projects above presented 10 papers and posters at regional, national, and international conferences.

Seminar Series
Spring Seminar Series: eight lunchtime seminars featuring both local and national guest speakers. An average of 10 faculty, students, staff, and off-campus visitors attended each seminar, representing the Departments of Communication, English, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Adult and Community College Education, Graphic Design, University Libraries, and Undergraduate Affairs.

Curriculum Proposal Submitted
Request for Permission to Plan at Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media completed. Approved Fall 2002 by CHASS Graduate Studies Committee and NCSU Graduate Administrative Board; signed by Chancellor Fox and submitted to UNC-OP February 2003.