Jan. 24, 1999

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PARK SCHOLARS SYMPOSIUM

Event Date: Wednesday, Jan. 27

Dr. Barry Munitz, president of the J. Paul Getty Trust, will discuss leadership in the arts, 5:30 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 27, NC StateUniversityCampus Cinema, located in the Witherspoon Student Center. The lecture is the first Park Scholars Symposium at NC State. Free and open to the public. Contact Michele P. Tam, (919) 512-5229, or Dr. Art Padilla, (919) 515-7967.

BUSINESS LECTURES Event Date: Tuesday, Feb. 9

"Focus and Why it is Important," 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in B-25 Nelson Hall, NC State University. Michael Shook, president of Strategic Technologies, and Tom Welsh, president of Design Automation Inc., will lecture on the importance of strategic focus within any business. Both have won numerous local and national awards for entrepreneurship. The lecture is presented by the NC State University Business Leader Council as part of its Entrepreneurial Speaker Series. Free and open to the public. For more information call (919) 859-0849 or e-mail wrp200@aol.com.

Event Date: Tuesday, Feb.23

"High-Tech Entrepreneurs," 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at B-25 Nelson Hall, NC State University. Michael Zapata III, CEO of LIPSinc, and William Glynn, director of Southeast Interactive Technology Funds, will talk about the role of, and challenges faced by, entrepreneurs in the fast-growing high-tech industry. The lecture is sponsored by the NC State University Business Leader Council as part of its Entrepreneurial Speaker Series. Free and open to the public. For more formation, call (919) 859-0849 or e-mail wrp200@aol.

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