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Technical Outreach for Public Schools

The Center for Urban Affairs and Community Services (CUACS) was created by the North Carolina Legislature in 1966 to provide technical assistance and related support for public sector agencies. Under the Technical Outreach for Public Schools program, CUACS manages the statewide public schools testing and accountability program that the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) uses to assess student and school performance. CUACS provide technical assistance, and delivery for end-of-grade test, end-of-course test (for ninth through 12th graders), competency test, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and Scholastic Aptitude Tests. Operating out of the south wing of the McKimmon Center for Extension & Continuing Education, CUACS collets, analyzes and reports test results and educational progress to DPI.
www.tops.ncsu.edu

Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center

The College of Textile' Nonwovens cooperative Research Center (NCRC) was established in 1991 as a Cooperative Research Center with the seed grant from the National Science Foundation. The center provide research, development and testing support to the nonwoven textile industry through its state-of-the -art pilot plants and research labs. One example is research into new materials for the military and the first response personnel. In the past three years, 17 new or expanded nonwovens companies relocated to North Carolina to be close to the NCRC, creating over 1,000 new jobs and investing over $400 million in capital. The center has more than 70 members from leading industrial companies and research centers, and is part of the recently created Nonwovens Institute that offers graduate-level certificate programs.
www.thenonwovensinstitute.com/ncrc

Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science

The Kenan Institute brings together government, university, and corporate partners to solve scientific and societal problems, generate technology-based economic development, and use public and private resources to address emerging issues. The Institute support four major initiatives: high technology basic research, science and math K-12 education partnerships, technology commercialization and entrepreneurship, and science and technology policy. The Kenan Fellows program engages teachers in developing cutting-edge curriculum materials, while providing professional development opportunities. The NC Space Initiative guides analysis of the North Carolina aerospace industry cluster and has leveraged over $15 million in space-related research funding since 2001.
www.ncsu.edu/kenan/html/program.html

K - 12 Engineering Outreach

NC State College of Engineering Office of Academic Affairs manages the K-12 Outreach group the advance science, technology, engineering and mathematics instruction in K-12 schools. The group runs through National Science Foundation programs that place graduate and undergraduate engineering students in K-12 schools as co-teachers;operate elementary and middle school engineering camps that have served 600 students in seven years; and conducts various K-12 teacher workshops on inquiry teaching, curriculum integration, and engineering. In addition, the group presents "Engineering on the Road," which has introduced real-life engineering problems to 25,000 K-12 students in North Carolina. Since its formation in 1999, the program has annually impacted an average of 5,000 students and 500 teachers statewide.
www.ncsu.edu/k-12outreach

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

The College of Education's William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, founded in 2004 and housed in a state-of-the art facility adjacent to the Centennial Campus Middle School, is a public-private partnership that integrates research and technology, and fosters cross-sector collaboration to enhance education and spur economic development. The Institute brings together students, teachers, and education leaders with research scientists, community leaders, and business professionals to identify and create innovative solutions for 21st century education. The Institute works with agencies such as the US Department of Education and the National Science Foundation, partner educational institutions, national and international non-profit, and corporations. The Friday Institute focuses on developing educational broadband network connectivity and online education, infusing technology into the classroom, and improving professional development for teachers and administrators.
www.fi.ncsu.edu