In an old warehouse in West Raleigh, hundreds of dogs and cats and a lone pig wait patiently for a dish of food or a brisk walk from the army of volunteers who have been caring for them for three weeks. Program joins Centennial, SE Raleigh NC State in cooperation with the Southeast Raleigh Improvement Commission is taking steps to ensure that the economic impact of the university s Centennial Campus ripples beyond NC State s borders. If a Lighthouse Could Speak, NC State guitar instructor Bett Padgett has made music that ignores the whimsical demands of the consumer market and focuses on matters of the heart. The annual NC State Open House, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 30, is expected to draw thousands of prospective students, their families and teachers from North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina.
All activities are free and open to the public.
The Service-Learning Faculty Associates Program at NC State has been rescheduled for January 2000. NCSU Libraries feature special textiles exhibit The NCSU Libraries Special Collections Department has mounted a special exhibit in celebration of the centennial of the College of Textiles at NC State University. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly a million dollars in federal grant money to improve and expand WebAssign, an innovative online homework system developed at North Carolina State University. The Bulletin welcomes columns from folks who want to share their opinions about NC State, its goals and its accomplishments.