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Jun 20, 2012

An Online Portal into the Medieval World

CHASS Assistant Professor of English Tim Stinson and Dot Porter, a librarian at Indiana University, are using a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch an online resource for medieval subjects, including literature, history, theology, architecture, art history and philosophy. Creation of a centralized search engine for medieval materials will make research infinitely easier for scholars and others interested in the distant past. 

Jun 15, 2012

Interns connect classroom to careers

An article in the Technician highlights two CHASS students who are participating in the State Government Internship Program. Susan Camilleri, a graduate student in public administration, is interning with the Department of Administration, where she's assisting the legislative liaison with tracking bills. Cody Munson, a sophoomore in communication, is working with the Division of Governance Office within the Department of Transportation. The two students are among 56 students chosen from across the state for the prestigious internship program that helps students connect classroom material to potential careers. 

Jun 11, 2012

My Ukranian Summer

Andriy Shymonyak is spending his summer in Ukraine, studying the growing political and economic polarity between the eastern and western sides of the region. His mentor, political science Prof Clifford Griffin, is supporting him all the way. 

Jun 6, 2012

Study Highlights How Twitter is Used to Share Information After a Disaster

Assistant Professor of Communication Andrew Binder has published a study showing how people used Twitter following Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster and highlighting challenges for using the social media tool to share information. Binder's study indicates that social media haven’t changed what we communicate so much as how quickly we can disseminate it. 

Jun 3, 2012

Alumna Earns Fellowship to Support Public Health Initiatives in Ethiopia

Lianne Gonsalves ‘10 has received a prestigious David L. Boren Fellowship which will fund a year in Ethiopia. During her time in Africa, Gonsalves will immerse herself in language acquisition and a qualitative research project. Gonsalves will collect data on family planning practices and natural resource use by local communities in the region. She plans to use the data to design family planning modules tailored to each community. 

Jun 1, 2012

U.S., Great Britain Share Risk Factors For Child Behavior Problems

Sociologist Toby Parcel has published new research showing that the United States and Great Britain share common risk factors that increase the likelihood of behavioral problems in children – and that Britain’s broader social welfare programs don’t appear to mitigate those risks. 

May 31, 2012

Walt Wolfram discusses dialects on ‘CBS This Morning’

Linguistics professor Walt Wolfram recently appeared on "CBS This Morning" as part of a report by correspondent Mo Rocca about homogenizing American accents. Wolfram, a William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor, has been studying dialects for almost than 50 years and has been at N.C. State for the past 20. "Studying dialects in North Carolina is like dying and coming to dialect heaven," Wolfram told Rocca. "It's incredible. There's no state that has a richer tradition." 

May 30, 2012

May 2012 Student of the Month

Gian Besana just completed her first year as an International Studies major. She has taken full advantage of everything the campus has to offer, becoming involved in the International Studies Club, Model United Nations, Filipino Student Association, CSLEPS, and NSCU Photo Club. Gian, a Chancellors Leadership Scholar, traveled to Guatemala in Spring 2012 for Alternative Spring Break. 

May 23, 2012

Forging a Sustainable Path

For some students, college is a fairly straightforward path: Choose a major you enjoy, take the required courses and eventually graduate. For others, such as Ariel Fugate, the road is full of twists and turns. Fugate, a Caldwell Fellow, forged a path that took her from zoology through wildlife and fisheries and agriculture, into a close examination of sociology, and finally, to a major she designed herself in the college’s interdisciplinary studies program. 

May 16, 2012

A Passion for Caring

After Kristin Replogle began serving on the college’s Institute for Nonprofits advisory board, she decided to make a gift to support nonprofit studies minors participate in internships. “Once I met the students in the program, I knew this was the perfect place for me to give back,” she says.