November 2015

Nov 6, 2015

Student of the Month: Mackie Raymond

Mackie Raymond is a Communication Media sophomore who is actively involved with campus music and theater activities. An Arts Village resident, she has minors in arts entrepreneurship and music performance. She held a marketing internship this past summer, and volunteers with the Women's Center and Student Government. Meet our Student of the Month. 

Nov 5, 2015

Trading Places: Seventh annual Dean for a Day contest open for students

Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Jeff Braden will trade places with one student on Jan. 26, 2016. Why not you? The college is looking for students who are interested in swapping schedules with their dean. The deadline to apply is Nov. 24. 

Nov 4, 2015

Lawmakers, political scientists to talk gerrymandering during Holtzman forum

Gerrymandering — the practice of drawing electoral districts to advantage one political party over another — will be the topic of discussion when state lawmakers, political scientists and demographers gather on Nov. 11 for the annual Abe Holtzman Public Policy Forum. 

Nov 3, 2015

Undergrad’s Research Focus: Mental Illness and Crime

Psychology major Elizabeth Burris is concerned about the nation's mental health care crisis. She's taking a Think and Do approach as she conducts research in NC State’s Forensic Psychology in the Public Interest Lab. 

Nov 2, 2015

Foreign Language Prof’s Poetry Spans 40 Creative Years

Tom Feeny started teaching language and literature courses in 1959 and has been teaching at NC State since 1970. However, he’s been writing poetry since he was a teenager. That early pastime became an avocation he’s pursued ever since, motivated by the pure satisfaction of the creative act.