2011

Oct 5, 2011

Dust off your old films—Home Movie Day is October 15

Home Movie Day is a celebration of local amateur home movies that also provides a chance for attendees to learn how to preserve those movies for the enjoyment of future generations. Come meet with local film archivists, learn about the long-term benefits of film over video and other digital media, and of course, watch a… 

Oct 5, 2011

Institute for Nonprofits Trains Leaders

Mary Tschirhart directs the Institute for Nonprofits. The college’s Institute for Nonprofits was highlighted in a News and Observer article about its efforts to provide leadership training for nonprofits.  As the article noted, NC State offers an undergraduate minor in nonprofit studies that “emphasizes key themes in the field, including earning the public trust and driving… 

Oct 5, 2011

United States Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin Visits NC State

Join us at 7:30 on October 17 in Stewart Theatre, when the United States Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin will be our very special guest. Merwin is one of the most widely-read poets in America. During his 50-year career, his work has been recognized with two Pulitzer Prizes, the National Book Award, and countless other accolades.… 

Oct 4, 2011

The New Dating Game: When Dates Follow Hookups

New research sheds some light on just how complicated sex and dating are. Casual sex clearly carries its own risks, but the academic literature on “hooking up” may be presenting an unduly rosy picture of dating. New research doesn’t advocate no-strings hookups (i.e., casual sex between people who aren’t dating), but does highlight gender inequities… 

Oct 1, 2011

CHASS Student of the Month – October 2011

David Whitcher, October 2011 CHASS Student of the Month 

Sep 30, 2011

Head for the Hill

An internship on Capitol Hill changed her life. Alumna Sandra Latta wants to give current students the same opportunity. When Sandra Latta (Political Science ’84) first came to NC State in the early 1980s, she was certain she wanted to be an attorney. She even helped found the Pre-Law Club at NC State. Deep down, though, there… 

Sep 29, 2011

Seeing the Message

Dean Braden welcomed President Obama to NC State. Most people who were lucky enough to snag a ticket for President Obama’s recent speech at Reynolds Coliseum heard NC State’s marching band play a brassy fanfare in honor of the Commander in Chief. They heard the tiny clicks and whirs of thousands of digital cameras attempting to capture… 

Sep 28, 2011

Creating a literary culture

How do you enhance the literary culture of North Carolina? A culture that encourages aspiring writers from all over the state to contribute their imaginative best? The short answer: contests. Since the beginning of NC State’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program seven years ago, the program’s fiction and poetry contests have been discovering… 

Sep 26, 2011

Interactive Art Exhibit Features CHASS Faculty, Students

Tunnel Vision will be on display. A cutting-edge interactive art exhibition is opening at Raleigh’s Contemporary Art Museum, and faculty and students from the college’s interdisciplinary Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) doctoral program are among the artists. ID:ENTITY is a group exhibition that explores the complex dichotomy between the public and private versions of… 

Sep 21, 2011

How People Feel About Diversity And ‘Neighborhood Schools’: It’s Complicated

The Wake County Board of Education has been the subject of intense scrutiny in recent years as it debates issues related to diversity and “neighborhood schools,” and voters are preparing for board elections October 11. But researchers from NC State have found that the issues are more complex than media outlets have made them appear. This…