Sneak Preview - Campus Cinema - The International - February 11 - 10pm
Sneak Preview - Campus Cinema - The Lovers - February 23 - 7pm
Spring Fling - Parents and Family Services - Weekend of February 21st - Details coming!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Campus Activities Upcoming Events
Big Event - Wednesday February 18th - 7pm - Come watch the UNC game!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The 2008 IAC Cultural Show: Melting Pot
The 2008 IAC Cultural Show: Melting Pot will feature performances from student organizations, sampling of foods and more.
Tickets are $6 which includes food while is lasts. $1 from each ticket will go to support UNICEF.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Minority Career Fair - October 29
The Minority Career Fair will offer students opportunities to find a job or internship October 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Talley Student Center. The Career Fair is open to student of all classification. The MCF will feature over 50 companies including BCBSNC, BB&T Corporation, AgCarolina Financial and many others. Students will have the change to network with companies from across the nation. In addition, students can get their resume critiqued by the University Career Center prior to the event. Business attire is expected for the event.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim at NCSU tomorrow.
Please come visit them on the Brickyard!
More information at
http://www.adultswim.com/promos/fairandexpo/index.html
More information at
http://www.adultswim.com/promos/fairandexpo/index.html
Monday, September 8, 2008
Upcoming Black Students Board Events
BSB General Body Meeting
September 11th 7pm
Location TBA
"The Mis-Education of the Black Greek"
Rasheed Cromwell
(guest speaker The Harbor Institute)
October 23rd
6pm -8pm
Poe Hall Room 216
Rasheed Cromwell of the Harbor Institute is a public speaker specializing in SGA Leadership Training and Development, Training for African American Greek Lettered Fraternities and Sororities, and Collegiate Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment.
The Mis-education of the Black Greek stems from Rasheed's Misconception #9 of the Black Greek - "All we do is step, stomp, stroll and hop" This is a great interactive lecture to share with the NCSU campus which is open to all students but still very relevant to NPHC members.
September 11th 7pm
Location TBA
"The Mis-Education of the Black Greek"
Rasheed Cromwell
(guest speaker The Harbor Institute)
October 23rd
6pm -8pm
Poe Hall Room 216
Rasheed Cromwell of the Harbor Institute is a public speaker specializing in SGA Leadership Training and Development, Training for African American Greek Lettered Fraternities and Sororities, and Collegiate Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment.
The Mis-education of the Black Greek stems from Rasheed's Misconception #9 of the Black Greek - "All we do is step, stomp, stroll and hop" This is a great interactive lecture to share with the NCSU campus which is open to all students but still very relevant to NPHC members.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Human Rights Awareness Tour Sept 15-19 Sponsored by the UAB
Black Gold
Sept 15 - 7pm
Witherspoon Student Center Campus Cinema
In particular, It follows Tadesse Meskela as he tries to get a living wage
for the 70,000 Ethiopian coffee farmers he represents. In the process
Black Gold provides the most in-depth study of any commodity on film today
and offers a compelling introduction to the “fair trade” movement
galvanizing consumers around the globe. (78 min)
Speaker Chie
In particular, It follows Tadesse Meskela as he tries to get a living wage
for the 70,000 Ethiopian coffee farmers he represents. In the process
Black Gold provides the most in-depth study of any commodity on film today
and offers a compelling introduction to the “fair trade” movement
galvanizing consumers around the globe. (78 min)
Speaker Chie
Sept 17 - 7pm
Stewart Theatre (Talley Student Center)
Carmencita "Chie" Abad speaks from personal experience about the hardships
endured by millions of workers in sweatshops around the world.
Fair Trade Coffee Night
Carmencita "Chie" Abad speaks from personal experience about the hardships
endured by millions of workers in sweatshops around the world.
Fair Trade Coffee Night
Sept 18 - 6pm
Talley Student Center Ballroom
This event offers free coffee and chocolate donated solely by farms with
strict labor rights policies
No Sweat Fashion Show
This event offers free coffee and chocolate donated solely by farms with
strict labor rights policies
No Sweat Fashion Show
Sept 18 - 8pm
Talley Student Center Ballroom
No Sweat Fashion Show features several sweatshop free clothing companies
that uphold strong worker ethics and comply with the twenty third article
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Festival - Sept 19, 6pm Harris Field
The goal of the festival is to fuse Human Rights education with world
class entertainment in an effort to unite every member of the university.
Blue Turtle Seduction will be headlining the festival.
No Sweat Fashion Show features several sweatshop free clothing companies
that uphold strong worker ethics and comply with the twenty third article
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Festival - Sept 19, 6pm Harris Field
The goal of the festival is to fuse Human Rights education with world
class entertainment in an effort to unite every member of the university.
Blue Turtle Seduction will be headlining the festival.
Parents Weekend Schedule
Friday, September 26
Family Field Days
Harris Field
6:00 p.m.
Kick off the weekend student-style! Go head to head with other families in fun field-day events, such as a rowdy game of NC State trivia or the popular pie-eating contest. Play to win! Some lucky players are going home with cool prizes. Catch an energy boost and chow down on popcorn and cotton candy during all the fun. Great fun for siblings, parents – the whole family. Sponsored by the Inter-Residence Council. FREE!
Comedy Bonanza
Campus Cinema, Witherspoon Student Center
8:00 p.m.
Ever wonder how to put that philosophy class to work on stage? Comedy Central’s Tom Simmons has mastered the task. Appearing on Showtime, BET, NBC, and in Comics on Duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Simmons will make you look at world issues a little differently laughing all the way. Th en, VH1’s “I Love the 80’s” Marianne Sierk shows she learned a thing or two in drama class with stand-up worthy of Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” and NBC’s “Comics Unleashed.” Brought to you by the Union Activities Board. PG-13. Tickets subject to lottery distribution. Register by September 3 for best prices.
Saturday, September 27
Parents & Families Weekend Pre-Game Party
RBC Center (outdoor terraces)
Begins: 2 hours prior to kickoff;
Ends: 30 minutes before kickoff*
Get ready for the big game – Wolfpackstyle! Picnic with the family while enjoying live entertainment and pre-game fun at the “Wolfpack Fan Zone.”
NC State v. University of South Florida
Carter-Finley Stadium*
Catch the Wolfpack spirit and cheer the team to a rousing victory over the Bulls. Football tickets have limited availability and will be sold via lottery. See Football Ticket Distribution for details.
* Please check your local listings or gopack.com a week prior to the game for official kickoff time.
Pre-Game Event Package Information
Sunday, September 28
Student-Family Planting Project
Parents' Park
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Over the last nine years, hundreds of parents, students, and staff have enhanced the quality of campus life by volunteering for the Parents & Families Weekend service project. Join the tradition and leave your mark on NC State this year while working with other families to continue the development of NC State’s only campus park. Sponsored by the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, & Public Service, University Housing and Grounds Management.Please indicate your interest to participate on the registration form.
Sunday Brunch
Fountain Dining Hall
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
University Dining invites your family to enjoy a special Sunday Brunch at Fountain Dining Hall. Taste a bite of college life and enjoy fun activities at NC State’s largest dining facility. Advanced registration recommended.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Wolfpack Welcome Week Journal 2008
It must have been a busy week, when what used to be a daily chronicle of the exciting events of the previous 24 hours is one long report this year! I have been involved with Wolfpack Welcome Week since soon after the idea hatched in Roger Callanan’s brain, and I have to say, each year I think it can’t get any bigger or better; and yet, each year, it does. I will do my best to recount the highlights of those exciting nine days and recapture for those of you who missed them, the joy of serving students and the satisfaction of jobs well done displayed by each of our Wolfpack Welcome Week planning team members as they rolled out their events.
Friday – Saturday, August 15-16
I wrote to you all that Friday about the happy energy our new international students brought with them to Talley as they participated in their orientation. The African American Symposium and Native American Symposium students I met on Friday morning seemed overjoyed to be officially on campus. I look forward to the report from Multicultural Student Affairs as they assess the one-time symposium approach that was implemented this year. Initial reaction from the staff was very positive, though.
I’m not sure joy is the word I would apply to the parents and students who arrived on campus for move-in on Saturday, but I know for a fact (verified in email to the chancellor) that they were pleased with how well-organized everything was and how gracious the University Housing staff were in welcoming students to their new homes. VIPs on golf carts were also on hand to welcome the new students and to take a look at some of the project work that was completed in the residence halls over the summer.
The Legacy Lunch is always a big hit. Parents “pinning” their students were observed to shed a few tears and I had the opportunity to observe the tears of my own new alumna family member who is not a legacy, but who used her status as a former Alumni Association staff member to elbow her way into the proceedings and join arms with the provost and student body president as they sang the alma mater. The song brings tears to her eyes any time she hears it now. This is the strength of connection to the university that we are seeking with our WWW efforts, isn’t it?
The weather was just about perfect for a move-in day and as evening drew nigh, students found their way to Harris Field, where sorority leaders and volunteers greeted them with ice cream sandwiches (thawed to just the right softness, without dripping down the arms.) By the time the Union Activities Board finished their announcements and started Juno, the lawn was filled with about 1000 students. What a great night to watch a movie outside.
Sunday, August 17
Sunday’s programs started out a little disappointing in terms of turnout for the commuter freshman welcome, but it is still a good program and those who were there appreciated the information. Fortunately, the low numbers were not a portent for the evening, as the Campus RecFest brought in over 4500 students! This is such a great event, with so much free food, games and fun (I especially like the dunk tank) that upperclass students seemed to remember it from previous years and showed up along with hordes of freshmen.
The fun continued as nearly 700 students crowded on the UAB-hosted buses to Target at Crossroads, where there was entertainment to ignite the shopping fever. Target’s investment in the buses to bring the students seemed to have been rewarded, as they reported making over $40,000 during the four-hour event. No wonder Kmart was so sad to lose this opportunity.
Monday, August 18
More new students and parents arrived this morning for their respective orientation programs and it was such fun to meet with parents to tell them about the many opportunities awaiting their students, while outside the window, groups toting tents and tables, tubs and trinkets were preparing to provide an immediate illustration of my talk at Cates Crawl.
Monday’s weather was a little warmer than the weekend, but still nearly 20 degrees cooler than last year for Cates Crawl. This event has really grown, too. Jeff Lail, Campus Activities graduate assistant, had the goal to “fill in the blanks” along the north side of the street and I do believe he accomplished his objective. We had new participants, including student organizations, campus departments and nearby campus merchants (yum, Planet Smoothie!) that joined our staunch regulars in making the event festive, informative and fun. Moving the event to midday, instead of afternoon, lent a challenge for those offices that also tabled at the graduate student orientation fair going on at the same time. We will need to discuss that for next year. As I left campus to go to the RBC Center to begin set-up for the convocation, I saw students beginning to gather on Harris Field for the NSBE cookout.
The Wolfpack Welcome Week Convocation was simply great. The new, centralized bus route made the trips between the RBC Center and campus go faster. The new set-up of the organization fair on the concourse allowed students to keep flowing, or to stop and visit as they wished. The “football line” that started Playfair made even the students who looked dazed and confused laugh and clap their hands as they joined the end of the line. The changes the band brought to their part of the program made it more of the pep rally I had always envisioned. The students who presented The Brick were poised sophomores, inspiring their younger peers in the audience. The dignitaries on the stage kept the program moving and Da Chen, well, Da Chen was ON. What can you say about an author who has so many stories stored in his considerable memory bank? The “stream of consciousness” delivery, launched by an airy flute solo, included tidbits of wisdom and humor, shared with love by a man who is now NC State’s best friend. As Roger Callanan mentioned at lunch with the new common reading committee, Da has set the bar high for all future authors/convocation speakers.
Tuesday, August 19
As I walked to the library Tuesday noon to check out the open house and possibly “get smarter” while I was there, I noted many students walking in the opposite direction toting goody bags and eating ice cream. I mean, MANY students. Sure enough, when I got there, the staff were busy printing more Agent Identification Labels, because, in just 1:20.00 they had already exceeded the number of participants (224) in the two-hour open house last year (155). What a great turnout for a very worthwhile event. At the Welcome Back Pack dinner that evening, I observed Agents 384 and 385, so I knew that there had been even more to come after I left. The Academic Success Workshops were in their second run when I peeked in the doors. I did notice Dr. Callanan’s audience was particularly spellbound.
Taking photos at the various college connection activities, I was struck by how many upperclass students were involved in helping the new students get acclimated through organization displays, small group activities, discussions, entertainment, and lots of ice cream. It is wonderful to include them to introduce the new students to peers who can mentor them, and it helps to spread out the work of the event to young and energetic students! (not that you all are not young/energetic!) I did see Da Chen in action at PAMS and I know that he had a lot of participants at both his conversation in the library and his book signing at the Catalyst bookstore.
The Welcome Back Pack dinner was more than dinner, as always. Students enjoyed the climbing wall and other inflatables, along with a “push-ups for I-Pod” event and free popcorn and ice cream, along with a drawing for fabulous prizes. This was all outside the delicious meal being served inside.
Over at the Tucker/Owen Beach, the first-ever Student Government sponsored volleyball tournament was a big hit. Eighteen teams competed until well after the scheduled ending time, but that didn’t matter—no homework for anyone that night! I think this is destined to be a regular WWW event.
Wednesday, August 20
IRC and IFC’s Chillin’ and Grillin’ event looked like the best-organized version of this event in recent history. It was great to see the collaboration and cooperation between these two groups, and especially to have such a nice event in the newly-landscaped beauty of the Tucker/Owen beach. What a great outdoor space for an event, or just for chilling. What didn’t cooperate that night was the weather! It was actually a little weird—big, fat raindrops falling from a blue sky made me shake my head and think “this is not going to amount to anything.” I was soon proved wrong as the clouds moved on in and the steady shower continued for at least 20 minutes. It is hard to wish the rain away after over a year of praying for it, but I did feel bad for IRC and IFC—who scampered around in the showers, cleaning up everything—as their great event was ended prematurely. Only 1500 students had been served up to that point!
Thursday, August 21
One of our new events in the WWW lineup this year was the On-Campus Job Fair, coordinated by graduate assistant Anne Aichele and sponsored by Student Government, Financial Aid and the University Career Center. With over a score of university departments and over 200 students, the job fair clearly filled a need for the campus. I observed one department to have posted a sign outside their office door earlier in the summer “we will only take applications at the job fair on August 23” which allowed them to avoid the disruptions to their operation that many departments experience when students are returning to campus and making the rounds to find jobs. The fair provided an opportunity for departments to concentrate their efforts to fill available positions and for students to see what their options were without having to wander the campus. I believe we will also see this new event as a continuing offering on the WWW schedule.
BSB’s Back to School Jam is a traditional event that still just keeps getting bigger and better. Over 500 students and friends enjoyed the cookout and entertainment this year. I’m always impressed with the NPHC organizations, Black Finesse, Dance Visions, Fusion and other entertainment groups who perform. They have only been back together for a few days by that time—yet, their exhibitions are so well done. The participation in the organization fair, too, seemed to include more groups than ever before. The Black Students Board leaders did such a great job. Their advisor was in class and her supervisor said he felt that he wasn’t even needed there!
The Fall Fitness Fest saw about 100 mixed-gender participants in high energy mode. Of course, I’m glad I had my camera as an excuse not to join in! Great door prizes and opportunities to sample the various types of workout routines that are offered on a regular basis provided a good balance to all of the free food that had been offered to this point throughout the week. A healthy alternative, to say the least.
Friday, August 22
I may not be able to claim that Friday Fest is a healthy alternative, food-wise, but it certainly was good, clean fun. What a gorgeous evening we had to enjoy some smooth R&B with a little rough hip-hop thrown in. I know I’m bragging on my own people here, but the organization of the Union Activities Board staff and students is pretty amazing. I blocked out the afternoon to help, but was told I wasn’t needed—everything was already taken care of. Many thanks to the CAMPUS Coalition and other staff volunteers, along with University Police, University Housing and a multitude of student volunteers, this huge concert and festival ran like a well-oiled machine.
Saturday, August 23
I was pleased and surprised to see some of the student workers from Friday night out at the Service NC State on Saturday. This speaks to the inspirational power of Service NC State. I have already used so many superlative adjectives to describe the WWW events that happened before this remarkable program, that I am at a loss for new superlatives to apply here. It always makes my heart swell to see the assembly lines at work to package the food for Stop Hunger Now. Traditionally multi-generational and multi-cultural, this year they were also multi-institutional. Groups of students from St. Aug’s, Peace and Meredith were on hand when I stopped by. Everyone smiled, everyone hustled, everyone was eager to meet the goal. Three large trucks, filled with students waiting to receive and stack carefully the boxes of meal packages, were parked on Cates Avenue, including a transfer truck, wedged just under the museum overhang at Talley. In conjunction with similar activities running simultaneously at ECU and UNC-Chapel Hill, the goal of one million meals was easily achieved. If you did not see the News & Observer article on Sunday, go dig it out of your recycle bin. It did capture nicely the spirit and commitment that accompany this program. I think it has a lot to do with the instant—and significant—results that are achieved with relatively small effort in a relatively small amount of time (3 hours per shift). Everyone can take pride in knowing that they have contributed to stopping hunger now.
Sunday, August 24
Finally, 100 students wrapped up Wolfpack Welcome Week on our behalf at NC State Night at the Durham Bulls. Hosted by the Student Wolfpack Club, led by past president John Cooper “Coop” Elias, they assembled as directed at Talley and boarded buses provided by the Wolfpack Club and University Towers to head over to the DBAP. Baseball Coach Elliot Avent caught the opening pitch from Carolina Hurricane Justin Williams after Pack Idol 08 winner Neil Vaidya sang the National Anthem. And, although the Bulls did not win, our NC State delegation, including a past Student Body President, represented us well. Coop reported that everyone had a great time and expressed that the Student Wolfpack Club wants to sponsor the event again next year. We’ll have to see what the Bulls schedule looks like as to whether it will fit into WWW 09.
OK—that’s it, I guess. If I’ve forgotten anything, I trust someone will send me a reminder so I can amend the journal. I have not even tried to name everyone who deserves the credit in terms of praise and thanks for jobs so well done. I believe we will reap the rewards in the coming months and even years, as our WWW vision and goals are met through students who achieve, belong and connect on their way to graduation.
Friday – Saturday, August 15-16
I wrote to you all that Friday about the happy energy our new international students brought with them to Talley as they participated in their orientation. The African American Symposium and Native American Symposium students I met on Friday morning seemed overjoyed to be officially on campus. I look forward to the report from Multicultural Student Affairs as they assess the one-time symposium approach that was implemented this year. Initial reaction from the staff was very positive, though.
I’m not sure joy is the word I would apply to the parents and students who arrived on campus for move-in on Saturday, but I know for a fact (verified in email to the chancellor) that they were pleased with how well-organized everything was and how gracious the University Housing staff were in welcoming students to their new homes. VIPs on golf carts were also on hand to welcome the new students and to take a look at some of the project work that was completed in the residence halls over the summer.
The Legacy Lunch is always a big hit. Parents “pinning” their students were observed to shed a few tears and I had the opportunity to observe the tears of my own new alumna family member who is not a legacy, but who used her status as a former Alumni Association staff member to elbow her way into the proceedings and join arms with the provost and student body president as they sang the alma mater. The song brings tears to her eyes any time she hears it now. This is the strength of connection to the university that we are seeking with our WWW efforts, isn’t it?
The weather was just about perfect for a move-in day and as evening drew nigh, students found their way to Harris Field, where sorority leaders and volunteers greeted them with ice cream sandwiches (thawed to just the right softness, without dripping down the arms.) By the time the Union Activities Board finished their announcements and started Juno, the lawn was filled with about 1000 students. What a great night to watch a movie outside.
Sunday, August 17
Sunday’s programs started out a little disappointing in terms of turnout for the commuter freshman welcome, but it is still a good program and those who were there appreciated the information. Fortunately, the low numbers were not a portent for the evening, as the Campus RecFest brought in over 4500 students! This is such a great event, with so much free food, games and fun (I especially like the dunk tank) that upperclass students seemed to remember it from previous years and showed up along with hordes of freshmen.
The fun continued as nearly 700 students crowded on the UAB-hosted buses to Target at Crossroads, where there was entertainment to ignite the shopping fever. Target’s investment in the buses to bring the students seemed to have been rewarded, as they reported making over $40,000 during the four-hour event. No wonder Kmart was so sad to lose this opportunity.
Monday, August 18
More new students and parents arrived this morning for their respective orientation programs and it was such fun to meet with parents to tell them about the many opportunities awaiting their students, while outside the window, groups toting tents and tables, tubs and trinkets were preparing to provide an immediate illustration of my talk at Cates Crawl.
Monday’s weather was a little warmer than the weekend, but still nearly 20 degrees cooler than last year for Cates Crawl. This event has really grown, too. Jeff Lail, Campus Activities graduate assistant, had the goal to “fill in the blanks” along the north side of the street and I do believe he accomplished his objective. We had new participants, including student organizations, campus departments and nearby campus merchants (yum, Planet Smoothie!) that joined our staunch regulars in making the event festive, informative and fun. Moving the event to midday, instead of afternoon, lent a challenge for those offices that also tabled at the graduate student orientation fair going on at the same time. We will need to discuss that for next year. As I left campus to go to the RBC Center to begin set-up for the convocation, I saw students beginning to gather on Harris Field for the NSBE cookout.
The Wolfpack Welcome Week Convocation was simply great. The new, centralized bus route made the trips between the RBC Center and campus go faster. The new set-up of the organization fair on the concourse allowed students to keep flowing, or to stop and visit as they wished. The “football line” that started Playfair made even the students who looked dazed and confused laugh and clap their hands as they joined the end of the line. The changes the band brought to their part of the program made it more of the pep rally I had always envisioned. The students who presented The Brick were poised sophomores, inspiring their younger peers in the audience. The dignitaries on the stage kept the program moving and Da Chen, well, Da Chen was ON. What can you say about an author who has so many stories stored in his considerable memory bank? The “stream of consciousness” delivery, launched by an airy flute solo, included tidbits of wisdom and humor, shared with love by a man who is now NC State’s best friend. As Roger Callanan mentioned at lunch with the new common reading committee, Da has set the bar high for all future authors/convocation speakers.
Tuesday, August 19
As I walked to the library Tuesday noon to check out the open house and possibly “get smarter” while I was there, I noted many students walking in the opposite direction toting goody bags and eating ice cream. I mean, MANY students. Sure enough, when I got there, the staff were busy printing more Agent Identification Labels, because, in just 1:20.00 they had already exceeded the number of participants (224) in the two-hour open house last year (155). What a great turnout for a very worthwhile event. At the Welcome Back Pack dinner that evening, I observed Agents 384 and 385, so I knew that there had been even more to come after I left. The Academic Success Workshops were in their second run when I peeked in the doors. I did notice Dr. Callanan’s audience was particularly spellbound.
Taking photos at the various college connection activities, I was struck by how many upperclass students were involved in helping the new students get acclimated through organization displays, small group activities, discussions, entertainment, and lots of ice cream. It is wonderful to include them to introduce the new students to peers who can mentor them, and it helps to spread out the work of the event to young and energetic students! (not that you all are not young/energetic!) I did see Da Chen in action at PAMS and I know that he had a lot of participants at both his conversation in the library and his book signing at the Catalyst bookstore.
The Welcome Back Pack dinner was more than dinner, as always. Students enjoyed the climbing wall and other inflatables, along with a “push-ups for I-Pod” event and free popcorn and ice cream, along with a drawing for fabulous prizes. This was all outside the delicious meal being served inside.
Over at the Tucker/Owen Beach, the first-ever Student Government sponsored volleyball tournament was a big hit. Eighteen teams competed until well after the scheduled ending time, but that didn’t matter—no homework for anyone that night! I think this is destined to be a regular WWW event.
Wednesday, August 20
IRC and IFC’s Chillin’ and Grillin’ event looked like the best-organized version of this event in recent history. It was great to see the collaboration and cooperation between these two groups, and especially to have such a nice event in the newly-landscaped beauty of the Tucker/Owen beach. What a great outdoor space for an event, or just for chilling. What didn’t cooperate that night was the weather! It was actually a little weird—big, fat raindrops falling from a blue sky made me shake my head and think “this is not going to amount to anything.” I was soon proved wrong as the clouds moved on in and the steady shower continued for at least 20 minutes. It is hard to wish the rain away after over a year of praying for it, but I did feel bad for IRC and IFC—who scampered around in the showers, cleaning up everything—as their great event was ended prematurely. Only 1500 students had been served up to that point!
Thursday, August 21
One of our new events in the WWW lineup this year was the On-Campus Job Fair, coordinated by graduate assistant Anne Aichele and sponsored by Student Government, Financial Aid and the University Career Center. With over a score of university departments and over 200 students, the job fair clearly filled a need for the campus. I observed one department to have posted a sign outside their office door earlier in the summer “we will only take applications at the job fair on August 23” which allowed them to avoid the disruptions to their operation that many departments experience when students are returning to campus and making the rounds to find jobs. The fair provided an opportunity for departments to concentrate their efforts to fill available positions and for students to see what their options were without having to wander the campus. I believe we will also see this new event as a continuing offering on the WWW schedule.
BSB’s Back to School Jam is a traditional event that still just keeps getting bigger and better. Over 500 students and friends enjoyed the cookout and entertainment this year. I’m always impressed with the NPHC organizations, Black Finesse, Dance Visions, Fusion and other entertainment groups who perform. They have only been back together for a few days by that time—yet, their exhibitions are so well done. The participation in the organization fair, too, seemed to include more groups than ever before. The Black Students Board leaders did such a great job. Their advisor was in class and her supervisor said he felt that he wasn’t even needed there!
The Fall Fitness Fest saw about 100 mixed-gender participants in high energy mode. Of course, I’m glad I had my camera as an excuse not to join in! Great door prizes and opportunities to sample the various types of workout routines that are offered on a regular basis provided a good balance to all of the free food that had been offered to this point throughout the week. A healthy alternative, to say the least.
Friday, August 22
I may not be able to claim that Friday Fest is a healthy alternative, food-wise, but it certainly was good, clean fun. What a gorgeous evening we had to enjoy some smooth R&B with a little rough hip-hop thrown in. I know I’m bragging on my own people here, but the organization of the Union Activities Board staff and students is pretty amazing. I blocked out the afternoon to help, but was told I wasn’t needed—everything was already taken care of. Many thanks to the CAMPUS Coalition and other staff volunteers, along with University Police, University Housing and a multitude of student volunteers, this huge concert and festival ran like a well-oiled machine.
Saturday, August 23
I was pleased and surprised to see some of the student workers from Friday night out at the Service NC State on Saturday. This speaks to the inspirational power of Service NC State. I have already used so many superlative adjectives to describe the WWW events that happened before this remarkable program, that I am at a loss for new superlatives to apply here. It always makes my heart swell to see the assembly lines at work to package the food for Stop Hunger Now. Traditionally multi-generational and multi-cultural, this year they were also multi-institutional. Groups of students from St. Aug’s, Peace and Meredith were on hand when I stopped by. Everyone smiled, everyone hustled, everyone was eager to meet the goal. Three large trucks, filled with students waiting to receive and stack carefully the boxes of meal packages, were parked on Cates Avenue, including a transfer truck, wedged just under the museum overhang at Talley. In conjunction with similar activities running simultaneously at ECU and UNC-Chapel Hill, the goal of one million meals was easily achieved. If you did not see the News & Observer article on Sunday, go dig it out of your recycle bin. It did capture nicely the spirit and commitment that accompany this program. I think it has a lot to do with the instant—and significant—results that are achieved with relatively small effort in a relatively small amount of time (3 hours per shift). Everyone can take pride in knowing that they have contributed to stopping hunger now.
Sunday, August 24
Finally, 100 students wrapped up Wolfpack Welcome Week on our behalf at NC State Night at the Durham Bulls. Hosted by the Student Wolfpack Club, led by past president John Cooper “Coop” Elias, they assembled as directed at Talley and boarded buses provided by the Wolfpack Club and University Towers to head over to the DBAP. Baseball Coach Elliot Avent caught the opening pitch from Carolina Hurricane Justin Williams after Pack Idol 08 winner Neil Vaidya sang the National Anthem. And, although the Bulls did not win, our NC State delegation, including a past Student Body President, represented us well. Coop reported that everyone had a great time and expressed that the Student Wolfpack Club wants to sponsor the event again next year. We’ll have to see what the Bulls schedule looks like as to whether it will fit into WWW 09.
OK—that’s it, I guess. If I’ve forgotten anything, I trust someone will send me a reminder so I can amend the journal. I have not even tried to name everyone who deserves the credit in terms of praise and thanks for jobs so well done. I believe we will reap the rewards in the coming months and even years, as our WWW vision and goals are met through students who achieve, belong and connect on their way to graduation.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Welcome Week Activities - Sunday August 24
NC State Night at the Durham Bulls (ticket required) 4:00 – 10:00 pm
Purchase $10 Tickets from Student Wolfpack Club at WWW events throughout the week
Purchase $10 Tickets from Student Wolfpack Club at WWW events throughout the week
Friday, August 22, 2008
Welcome Week Activities - Saturday August 23
SERVICE NC STATE
Sponsored by CSLEPS
9:00 am – 6:00pm
Carmichael Gym
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
12:00 - 5:30pm
Talley Student Center Ballroom
Sign up online at ncsu.givesblood.org
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Welcome Week Activities - Friday August 22
Service NC State Set-up
3:00 – 6:00pm
Carmichael Gym
Friday Fest
5:00pm –
10:00 pm
Lee Field (between Doak Field and Lee Hall)
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Welcome Week Activities - Thursday August 21
Campus Job Fair
11:00am – 1:00pm; Talley Student Center Ballroom
Back to School Jam sponsored by the Black Students Board
4:00 – 7:00pm
Harris Field
Campus Recreation Fall Fitness Fest
5:30 – 7:00pm
Carmichael Gym Courts 9 & 10
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Welcome Week Activities - Wednesday August 20
CLASSES BEGIN
Chillin’ & Grillin’ with IRC & IFC
5:00pm
Tucker Beach
Monday, August 18, 2008
Welcome Week Activities - Tuesday August 19
NCSU Libraries' Open House: Get Smarter!
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
DH Hill Library
Academic Success Workshops
11:00am – 1:15pm
DH Hill Library
College Connections
2:00 - 5:00pm
All Colleges
A Conversation with Da Chen
4:00 – 5:00pm;
DH Hill Library, Assembly Room (East Wing, 2nd Floor)
Welcome Back Pack Dinner
5:00 – 8:00pm
Fountain Dining and West Campus Amphitheater
Book signing with Da Chen
5:30 - 6:30pm; Catalyst Bookstore (inside NC State Bookstore)
5:30-8:30pm; Tucker/Owen Beach
Register @ students.ncsu.edu
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Welcome Week Activities - Monday August 18
New Student Orientation
9:30am-2:15pm
Talley Student Center
CATES CRAWL
11:00 am – 1:00pm
Start at either the Dan Allen end of Cates or the Morrill Avenue intersection with Cates
Technology and Media Services Support Center Open House
11:00 am – 1:00pm West Dunn Building
NC State Student Media Open House
11:00am – 3:00pm
Witherspoon Student Center, 3rd Floor
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Cook-out 1:00 – 5:00pm; Harris Field
"Second Year @ State"
2:30 – 4:00pm
Talley Student Center Walnut Room
Convocation Festival
RBC Center
Buses leave from Bragaw Carriageway beginning at 5:15
5:30 – 7:00
Information Fair, Playfair, Pep Rally
7:00 – 8:00pm Convocation featuring Da Chen, summer reading author
8:00 - 8:30 NCSU Souvenir Photo, Da Chen book signing, Buses return to
campus
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Welcome Week Activities - Sunday August 17
Residence Hall Move-in
12:00 – 4:00 pm
All residence halls
Commuter Freshmen Welcome
4:00 – 5:00pm
Talley Student Center Walnut Room
RecFest
5:30pm-8:30pm
Lower Miller Fields behind Carmichael Gym
UAB’s Target Late Night Run
9:00pm – 1:00 am
Buses run from Talley Student Center
Friday, August 15, 2008
Welcome Week Activities - Saturday August 16
Residence Hall Move-in
9:00am-5:00pm
All residence halls
Legacy Luncheon, Sponsored by the Alumni Association
(By Invitation)
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Harris Field (in front of the Witherspoon Student Center)
Panhellenic Association Ice Cream Social
8:30 –9:00pm
Harris Field
9:00pm – 11:00 pm
Harris Field
Monday, August 11, 2008
Friday, August 15
New International Student Orientation
9:00am-5:00 pm; Talley Student Center
Early Move-in to Residence Halls
Early Check-In requires a reservation. For additional information or to complete the Early Check-In Reservation Form, please go to http://www.ncsu.edu/housing beginning July 15.
and Native American Symposium
Multicultural Student Affairs invites students to attend these special supplements to New Student Orientation to gain valuable insight into campus life from the perspective or our African American or Native American faculty, staff and students. New students will have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of self, develop transitional strategies for academic success and begin building their personal networks of support. The Symposium is an introduction to a variety of exciting academic and cultural experiences, which will challenge your minds. It’s a chance to learn about NC State University’s diverse academic disciplines, offerings that push you beyond the ordinary by encouraging participation in independent study, major research projects, special seminars, scholars programs and forums. It is also a sampling of State’s cultural and social opportunities. Students attending a symposium will move in early to their residence hall rooms.
To register for the African American Symposium, go to http://www.ncsu.edu/msa/aasa/symposium.php
To register for the Native American Symposium, go to http://www.ncsu.edu/msa/aasa/symposium.php
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