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Pro Bono Service Pays Off for CHASS Grad

If you've ever wondered how an unpaid service-learning experience could ever possibly pay off, meet Jake Gellar-Goad. Recent CHASS graduate Gellar-Goad (MPA, 2011) was no stranger to volunteer work when he chose to take Professor Branda Nowell's service-learning course on program evaluation. In addition to volunteering as a coordinator during Mark Kleinschmidt’s campaign in 2009, he also participated in unpaid [...]

Posted on November 14, 2011 by CHASS Admin | Posted in Alumni, Giving, School of Public and International Affairs, Students | Comments (0)

Scholarship Gives Poli-Sci Major Political Insights from the Halls of Congress

Imagine this: as a political science major, you’ve secured a three week internship in Washington, D.C., the hub of the nation’s political arena. You have the chance to work face-to-face with a member of Congress and to observe first-hand the ins and outs of the legislative process on the national level. After all, it’s not every day you get to [...]

Posted on November 7, 2011 by CHASS Admin | Posted in Alumni, Giving, School of Public and International Affairs, Students | Tagged in: Political Science, Undergraduate Academics| Comments (0)

CHASS Student of the Month - November 2011

Maria Spivey, November 2011 CHASS Student of the Month.

Posted on November 1, 2011 by CHASS Admin | Posted in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Psychology, Students | Tagged in: Spanish, Student of the Month, Undergraduate Academics| Comments (0)

New Project Focuses on Education for Children in Foster Care

When children are placed in foster care, it often means a disruption in their education, as well as a change in living situation – which can hurt their educational performance. Now NC State researchers from the Department of Social Work are using a federal grant to launch a project designed to improve educational stability for foster children nationally and boost [...]

Posted on October 26, 2011 by CHASS Admin | Posted in Center for Family and Community Engagement, Research, Social Work | Comments (0)

CHASS Celebrates National Day on Writing

New technologies have expanded the possibilities for writing in multiple media, including digital media. Through the National Day on Writing, created by the National Council of Teachers of English, participants can learn about--and play with--some of the many new possibilities for self-expression in written form.  CHASS is participating in National Day on Writing with an event in Caldwell Lounge on [...]

Posted on October 18, 2011 by CHASS Admin | Posted in English | Comments (0)