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Harrelson Lecture
Mr. Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, will present this year’s Harrelson Lecture on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 3:00pm in Stewart Theater. The name of his talk is “The Changing Media Landscape: How Social Media is Transforming News and Information.” More details >>
The 2012 Harrelson Lecture is made possible with support from the Harrelson Fund, the College of Education, the College of Engineering, the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, the Entrepreneurship Institute, the Institute for Emerging Issues, the University Scholars Program, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the Department of Athletics, and the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science at NC State University.
Teaching and Learning Symposium
The Teaching and Learning Symposium is a one day event which recognizes excellent teaching on NC State’s campus. This is accomplished through a poster session of NC State faculty doing research on their teaching, a keynote address and the presentation of several university awards: the Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor award, the inductees into the Academy of Outstanding Teachers, the Holladay Medal and the Board of Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
This year’s event will take place in the Talley Student Center on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. James Zull, Professor of Biology & Biochemistry & Director of The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, Case Western Reserve University. More details >>
Critical and Creative Thinking Dialogue
To launch the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) process, a part of NC State’s reaccreditation in 2014 by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association on Colleges and Schools, the campus community is invited and encouraged to participate in a Critical and Creative Thinking Dialogue on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the McKimmon Center. The Dialogue will begin at 2 pm and end at 4:30, with refreshments provided.
The event will feature a welcome and introductory remarks from Provost Warwick Arden and from QEP Committee Chair Sarah Ash. Marshall Brain, a member of the NCSU Academy of Outstanding Teachers and founder of the award-winning website, How Stuff Works, will discuss the importance of critical and creative thinking for student learning. His comments will set the stage for small group discussions intended to explore what we mean by critical and creative thinking, what improvements we would like to see, and what strategies we might consider.