ENGAGE
Fall 09
NSCS Members bring service to campus! 1M Meals at a Time... see page 3.
CHINA RISING..
CHAPTER NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Junior Susan Lee, just recently returned from am NSCS trip to China where she worked with local farmers and experienced Asia first hand. See page 2.
UNC NSCS recognized at National Convention
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GENERAL MEETING: Meet Your NSCS Board SOCIAL EVENT: 120 ATTEND MEETING SERVICE EVENT:
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HONOR•INSPIRE•ENGAGE
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Š Engage Magazine 2009 All Rights Reserved. This publication is made part by the support of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is published without the use of student fees. The Star-Torch Logo is the property of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, used with permission. All other logos are the property of their respective owners. [4]
ENGAGE A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS AT UNC-CHAPEL HILL
Fall 2009
Editor-In-Chief: Ian W. Lee UNC-NSCS President: Jazmine Carter Contributors: Alyssa Hewitt Bo Zhang Caitlin Miller Chase Pickering Hemanth Kunduru Jack Xie Mykia Johnson Will Brinson
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Reader, Welcome to the first issue of Engage Magazine. A magazine made for and by National Society of Collegiate Scholars here at the University of North Carolina at Chapel. Inside you will find compelling stories of students journeys abroad, an exciting look at the state around you, and a retrospective on the 2009 NSCS Member Convention in Washington DC! You will also find a letter from UNC NSCS President Jazmine Carter, a calender of upcoming service and social events, and a piece on NSCS’s own PACE program. It is our goal here at ENGAGE to make this magazine an asset for you to use as you continue your journey at Carolina, and continue to honor, inspire, and engage the world around you. As this magazine continues to grow and define itself over the coming year, I ask you to consider becoming an active member of the Engage community. Join the staff! Submit an article! Email a photo, or write a letter to the editor about a piece you found interesting. This is your magazine, designed to highlight the great and amazing things you are doing. In order to succeed we need your help, so go ahead. Get ENGAGED!
Ian W. Lee Editor-in-Chief ENGAGE Magazine
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WELCOME TO ENGAGE
Dear Member, As President of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, I would like to say welcome and congratulations on your scholastic achievements. NSCS is a unique organization that not only fosters academic excellence, but also provides its member’s opportunities to strengthen their leadership skills and make positive impacts both on and off campus. Workshops, seminars, speaker series, and scholarships opportunities are just a few ways NSCS prepares members for bright and fruitful futures. Engage is a new endeavor by our chapter to recognize our three pillars scholarship, leadership, and service that chapter members continue to demonstrate here at UNC and in the community. Through member commitment and dedication we continue to fulfill our mission – honoring and inspiring academic excellence and engaged citizenship for a lifetime. I encourage you to really take advantage of your membership and all that NSCS has to offer. It is my pleasure to serve this chapter as President and I look forward to working with all members this academic year.
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Bringing Hope, Life, and Happiness to Orphaned Children in the Dominican Republic
FINDING A WAY OUT Based on the experiences of Alyssa Hewitt: UNC’11 By Ian W. Lee
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ALYSSA HEWITT’S PIECE ON THE ORPHANAGE!
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UNC TAk es GOLD Of the 1,678 write-in votes
cast in last week’s student elections, a few stuck out to us here at The Daily Tar Heel: Hallie Lipsey — 75 votes for student body president Lipsey was the top vote-getter among write-in candidates, despite never declaring any
Hallie” Facebook group still has 124 members.
WHO WE ARE UNC NSCS Member Spotlight
Among her platform points, according to the signs and Facebook groups: Allowing jousting in the quad, promoting Velociraptor Awareness Day, enforcing a mandatory 5-second rule, putting an Alpine Bagel in every building and looking
interest in the office. Several other students did that for her. In the weeks before the election, large A-frame signs bearing Lipsey’s name and likeness
“remarkably like” current president J.J. Raynor.
appeared in the Pit, asking students to elect her for student body president. A “Heels for
‘entertaining’ platform, but alas, it is the evil genius of some pretty hilarious people. I have to
Michael Fatum, Chicago Il
“I also wish I could take credit for such a ‘diverse’ and
Kyle Canuette, Kinston NC
Ian Lee & Mykia Johnson
UNC 2009 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Ching Wei, Bridgeport CT
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SENIOR BRINGS SERVICE TO ANDIES Malesuada eleifend, tortor molestie, a fusce a vel et. Aliquam amet est class. A state employees association is threatening legal action against the University in response to announced layoffs in the Information Technology Services department. The current layoffs will affect a total of 15 employees in the department, Larry Conrad, vice chancellor for information technology, stated in an e-mail Sunday.
Carolina, sent a letter to UNCsystem President Erskine Bowles claiming that these layoffs violate the State Personnel Act. The act mandates that employees can only be let go “whenever it is necessary due to
Senior Ashley Vlack in Peru
shortage of funds or work.”
“appropriate and prudent,” and that such actions were in compliance with current laws.
Cope argued that since the state’s budget has not been finalized, there is not yet a
Bowles cautioned Cope on the dangers of waiting until the state
shortage of money — though a shortfall is expected.
budget is ratified to make such cuts.
On Thursday, Dana Cope, the
Bowles responded Friday, claiming that in these
“Waiting would only increase the number of staff that would need
executive director of the State Employees Association of North
“extraordinary times,” conducting layoffs now is
to be laid off,” Bowles said.
Three ITS senior management positions have already been eliminated, and 12 staff layoffs across the department are under way.
About Engage
Staff:
Engage is the monthly member publication
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for UNC Members of NSCS. Designed to highlight achievements by our members and increase awareness for NSCS community involvement. We are actively looking for staff to cover events for the publication, so if your interested please contact IanWLee@email.unc.edu
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