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The installation ceremony of W. Randolph “Randy” Woodson on Oct. 26 included a few key references to the College of Design, one of eleven colleges that comprise NC State University.
Woodson, the 14th chancellor of the University, in his installation speech made reference to the College when he said: “When we look across the history of [...]

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Tameka Whitaker fills role of Assistant Dean (Photo by Eric Larson)
With the retirement of Marva Motley, Tameka Whitaker has stepped into the Assistant Dean for Student and Academic Services position. Whitaker came to NC State in 2004 from other UNC University System schools and worked several positions in University Registration and Records before moving [...]

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August 2010 Home of the Month Article in The News & Observer http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/08/28/649117/bridge-house-over-troubled-waters.html
College of Design Alums Rob and Beth Mangum featured in the September 2010 issue of Our State Magazine. http://www.ourstate.com/articles/weaverville
Young Inventors Cause A Stir. Six pre-teens worked with industrial design professors and graduate students to conceive, prototype and develop presentations about their new [...]

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Welcome Back BBQ will be held on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. behind Brooks Hall. All College of Design students, faculty and staff are invited. This event is sponsored by the Design Guild.

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The College of Design Department of Art + Design were able to showcase their work at the North Carolina Museum of Art Gala and Grand Opening.
Designers from the 2010 Art to Wear collection were able to display their fashion at the entrance level of the east building. Models also wore a selection of this [...]

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Sharon Silcox of the Design Library received an honorable mention in the 2010 Hexapod Haiku Contest from the NC State University Insect Museum.
Judges gave her high marks for “the best combination of science and art” and “every syllable, punctuation, meaning, imagery, etc. is purposeful.”

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Fresh Look: Evolving Art & Design in NC
NCMA: Museum on the Move
http://www.ncartmuseum.org/interim/events.php
Saturday, April 24th, 11 AM–5 PM
Sunday, April 25th, 11 AM–2:45 PM
ART, NATURE, LIGHT AND SOUND
NCSU COLLEGE OF DESIGN,
ADVANCED MEDIA LAB
go.ncsu.edu/advancedmedialab
Projected computer animations are among the first works of art visitors experience in East Building. Collaborating designers, Lee Cherry and Donnie Wright, with Associate Professor, [...]

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Nilda Cosco and Robin Moore of the Natural Learning Initiative and M.Z. Islam were recently published in the “Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Journal” with an article entitled, “Behavior Mapping: A Method for Linking Preschool Physical Activity and Outdoor Design.”
ABSTRACT
COSCO, N. G., R. C. MOORE, and M. Z. ISLAM. Behavior Mapping: A Method [...]

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Assistant Professor of Industrial Design and Director of the Research in Ergonomics and Design Laboratory Dr. Sharon Joines was recently published in the NeuroRehabilitation Journal Volume 25, Number 3 for an article on “Enhancing quality of life through Universal Design”. To read the article visit: http://iospress.metapress.com/content/a817vv426rt1209t/?p=7fcf97a708bc43bebf67713be177dbf4&pi=2

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Director of the Downtown Design Studio Dr. Celen Pasalar contributed as a guest correspondent for an article in The News & Observer in regards to Raleigh’s City Plaza. To read the story visit: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/156009.html

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College of Design Librarian Valerie Pierce has been named to the Diversity Scholars Program at North Carolina Central Universities’s School of Library and Information Science. Pierce is in progress of earning her Master’s degree in Library Science. To find out more about the program visit: http://www.nccuslis.org/imls/faq.htm

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Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends of NC State University,
Join us in welcoming Chancellor James Woodward to NC State Tuesday, June 16 at 12:30 pm in the North Plaza behind Talley Student Center.
Chancellor Woodward has stepped in to serve as chancellor in the interim, and will lead us while the search for a permanent chancellor [...]

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The Awards Program will take place Friday, May 8, 2009 at 4 p.m. in Burns Auditorium. A reception will be following the award ceremony for recipients and their families.
Graduation will be on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in Stewart Theatre at the Talley Student Center. For more information for the University Graduation ceremony [...]

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Dr. Celen Pasalar, director of the College of Design’s Downtown Design Studio, has collaborated with the NCSU North Carolina Language and Life Project to establish the South Park-East Raleigh Neighborhood Association’s Preservation and Education Program. Its aim is to promote and preserve the presence and history of one of the oldest African-American communities in the [...]

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