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System wide food drive competition Pack pride online in collection contest Members of the UNC System Staff Assembly are collecting food items the month of February. Chelsey Francis News Editor
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food colState lected,” staff Lanksenate ford s a id . was asked “Their goal is to set up a box in their 500,000 pounds district of campus. I of food. We’ve made a flyer to put on all made an arrangement the boxes,” Lankford said. that the food we raise “I work in the vet school, and will be counted in their total.” I’ve set up two boxes here. We According to Carlton, another reaalso put some boxes in the lobby of son N.C. State agreed to partner with Talley Student Center.” the N.C. School of Representatives Science and Math w it h t he Nor t h was because both Carolina School of groups are donating Science and Math to the same charity. contacted N.C. State The UNC System to help with their chose t he na me food drive. “Have a Heart,” be“The students at Susan Lankford cause of the time of the N.C. School of the year. Science and Math “We’re doing this in February, so are trying to break the Guiness Book of World Records record for the most we have the Valentine’s Day concept,”
“I work in the vet school, and I’ve set up two boxes here.”
Carlton said. After doing the food drive for only a week last year, the group made the decision to extend it to the month of February in hopes of collecting more food, according to Carlton. “We found that people weren’t always able to give all at once, so we decided it was better to spread it out,” Carlton said. “We wanted to make it an entire month, and Valentine’s Day falls right in the middle of February, to give people a chance to donate from the beginning of the month to the end of the month.” Carlton is a member of the staff senate at N.C. State and a past chair. Lankford represents the College of Veterinary Medicine. The Staff Senate is comprised of staff members representing different districts of campus, according to Lankford. Each district has a certain number of members. The next larger body is the UNC System Staff Assembly, according to Lankford. Carlton served on the UNC System Staff Assembly. “Part of my duties as chair of the staff senate was to be a part of the UNC system staff assembly,” Carlton said. “Each school in the UNC system have their own staff senate. Each staff senate has representation on the staff assembly.” Carlton said the representatives on the UNC staff assembly are not students or faculty. “It’s just normal everyday employees,” Carlton said.
Chancellor: ‘We need Service group heading to equator to battle poverty student feedback’ University officials schedule a second student success forum.
version. Woodson said the forum will discuss several topics, though will center on the various aspects of the Brooke Wallig Strategic Plan. Deputy News Editor “We will go over all of the recIn order to make the strategic plan- ommendations of the White Paning process more understandable, a pers and help students to prioritize second student success forum will be them, including topics like advising, residential life, and a number held this week. This meeting follows the Chan- more,” Woodson said. “This is cellor’s Forum in January, in which especially important given that many students expressed confusion we are facing such a challenging over the N.C. State Strategic Plan budget, and we want students to “White Papers.” Although the Janu- succeed.” According to Student Body Presiary forum covered topics pertaining to the Strategic Plan (the University’s dent Kelly Hook, senior in politi“action” plan for the next five to ten cal science, students should review years), many said they were expecting the initiatives of the Undergraduan explanation of the reasons behind ate Student Success task force and prepare quesrecent budget cuts. tions prior to As a result of attending the t his conf usion, forum to be the University has sure the event scheduled a Stuis as effective dent Success forum as possible. to take a second “The strategic shot at discussing plan will shape the White Papers the lives of N.C. and Strategic Plan. State students The event will take for yea rs to place at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Body President Kelly Hook, come,” Hook senior in political science said. “Students Talley Ballroom. should tell the Ac c ord i ng to Chancellor Randy Woodson, the main University what kind of shape they purpose of holding a second forum want.” However, Woodson said the foto discuss these topics is to be sure students have ample opportunity to rum will proceed as scheduled, express their opinions on the subject. no matter how many are in atten“We’re having this forum because dance. “I really have no idea how many we think it’s important to let students react to the White Papers and voice students will attend, though I’d their opinions on the recommenda- hope this is something students tions,” Woodson said. “This way, we will be interested in,” Woodson can incorporate their feedback into said. “But we do want to make ourselves available for this, so we’ll the final plan.” The White Papers, an initially be out there whether there is one 41-page collection of the initiatives student or 5,000.” of each of the nine University task forces, will be provided to students at the forum in a three-page condensed
“The Strategic Plan wiil shape the lives of N.C. State students for years to come.”
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N.C. State and the other UNC system schools don’t just compete in basketball in the month of February anymore. The UNC System Staff Assembly decided to make the month of February a month of service for the group. The assembly decided that each of the 17 schools represented on the staff assembly would each do a service project for the month. According to Susan Lankford, a research associate in the department of molecular biomedical sciences, the UNC system staff assembly suggested donating food. N.C. State decided to have a food drive for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. In February 2010, N.C. State staff senate sponsored a week long food drive where they collected 443 pounds of food, according to Steve Carlton, a crime prevention officer with the public safety department. According to Carlton, last year, the UNC system raised an estimated 11,000 pounds during the week long food drive. Lankford said the staff is encouraging everyone to donate food throughout the month of February. There are collection boxes set up around campus. “Each staff member on the N.C.
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Ecuador trek marks major milestone for campus branch of Nourish International. Joshua Chappell Senior Staff Writer
Students interested in seeing the world while lending a helping hand can apply for a spot in the N.C. State chapter of Nourish International’s newest service project. Nourish International, founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003, is a service organization with chapters at over 20 campuses nationwide, according to the program website. The N.C. State chapter of Nourish International was founded in 2005. This summer, N.C. State’s Nourish International branch is seeking students to travel to Quito, Ecuador, to participate in the chapter’s first international service project. The mission of the organization is to “eradicate poverty by engaging students and empowering communities,” according to its mission statement. Nourish International works to supply college students across the nation with the necessary capital to conduct community development projects both domestically and around the world. According to Gini Gregg, co-president of the N.C. State chapter of Nourish International, members raise money throughout the school year for use on international projects. The local chapter’s main project is Pancakes for Poverty, where students make and sell pancakes bi-weekly at Wolf Plaza. Gregg, a senior in business administration and international studies, became interested in international service after a trip to Belize several summers ago. She was able to get involved with Nourish International thanks to the recommendation of Bob Patterson, a crop science professor who knew of her interest in nonprofit organizations. Nathan Sink, junior in political sci-
Nourish International Projects: N.C. State’s chapter of Nourish International is venturing to Ecuador for its first international project. Each summer, Nourish International students travel abroad to “conduct sustainable development projects.” For international projects, Nourish International works with a local partner organization that has the support of the local community. “By focusing on partnerships with specific communities, Nourish breaks the problem of poverty down to a manageable size and empowers the community to sustain itself once the student team leaves,” according to Nourish International.
Program helps grad students hone leadership skills Adviser devises series aimed only at graduate students. Elise Heglar Staff Writer
A program dedicated to building leadership skills in graduate students is offering seminars for the second straight year. The Graduate Leadership Development Series offers students the opportunity to sharpen their communication skills; it also offers participants advice on how to be a leader in the professional world. The GLDS was created last year by Melissa Bostrom, director of graduate academic and professional development. “I wrote a grant proposal to fund this program last year, because I realized there was nothing like it,” Bostrom said. “A lot of graduate students felt the leadership development series that was already available was more for undergraduate students. I wanted to create something the graduate students could utilize.” The program aims to develop communication skills, self-awareness and professional adaptability, according to Bostrom. Participants in the program must be part of the graduate program at the University. “The idea is to teach students about opportunities for leadership development. We also try to do a lot with critical thinking skills,” Bostrom said. Participating students complete human pattern assessment and emotional intelligence assessments first. They also complete a pre-program questionnaire online. After the program, students complete a questionnaire about the program’s strengths and weaknesses. During the sessions, participants take part in team-building exercises and receive personal development coaching. There are homework assignments in addition to the training classes. This year, 21 graduate students are participating in the program; 25 students completed the program last year. “The program was piloted last year and was very successful, so we decided to go ahead with it this year,” Bostrom said. According to the report from last year’s program, students indicated an increased competency in self-awareness, leadership and professional
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ence and economics, said the organization is doing great things to alleviate poverty worldwide. “At the core of our purpose is the realization that the cycle of poverty is only furthered by short-term aid solutions implemented on a longterm agenda,” Sink said. Sink also became involved with the organization via Patterson. Sink has been the director of international projects for the local chapter since his freshman year. Being a nationwide organization, Nourish International thrives on interaction between its constituent chapters, according to Gregg. “There is an annual summer conference to which all chapters are encouraged to send representatives,” Gregg said. “Additionally, schools with smaller clubs are encouraged to partner with other chapters in funding and participating in a summer project.” This summer, the chapter will
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