Found matches for "textiles" in 9 collections

The North Carolina State University, Office of Research and Graduate Studies Expired Project Files contain grant applications, follow-up requests, summaries of projects, and final reports pertaining to grants applied for by offices and units at North Carolina State University. Files in this subgroup contain information about funded grant projects that units within the university received for the purpose of conducting research. Materials range in date from 1966 to 1997. The Office of Research and Innovation at North Carolina State University oversees graduate programs at the university, as well as research efforts undertaken by faculty and students. It is also responsible for overseeing grant-funded projects at North Carolina State University. Less

Contained here are the files of the University Program on Science and Society. Included are brochures, budget records, correspondence, grant proposals, occasional papers, photographs, reports, questionnaires, speeches, and surveys. There are several folders on an Ethics and Decision-Making in the Textile Industry Study and a Science and Theology Study-Research Group. Files on the Experimental Study of Religion and Society also exist here, as well as on its funding from a Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation grant. In 1968 the University Program on Science and Society was established. It was a cooperative program among faculty and students whose purpose was to provide the colleges and universities with a means of focusing curricula and departmental resources upon major social problems related to the growth of science and technology. North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke University, St. Augustine's College, and Shaw University participated in the program. Less

The records of Larry King Monteith's administration in the Office of the Chancellor at North Carolina State University include correspondence, minutes of meetings, annual reports, budget review, financial reports, press clippings, and other administrative and personal papers. Topics include the relocation of the College of Textiles to Centennial Campus, increased enrollment, Centers created to strengthen programs of reasearch and instruction, as well as several construction projects and multiple renovations finished during the time period of these records. The records of the Office of the Chancellor during Monteith's administration range in date from 1989 to 1998. Larry King Monteith was born in 1933 in Bryson City, North Carolina. In 1989, Monteith became Interim Chancellor, and in 1990 was selected as permanent Chancellor, a position he held until 1998. During Monteith's tenure, enrollment reached a new high, and the College of Textiles was relocated to Centennial Campus. NC State received nationwide recognition and assumed a prominent role in research and education, partly as a result of research grants and fellowships. Less

The North Carolina State University, Office of University Advancement, Foundation Records include correspondence, publications, minutes, audits related to foundations, and documents about fundraising and public relations. The collection contains files of the Agricultural Foundation, the Architectural Foundation, the College Foundation, the Dairy Foundation, the Design Foundation, the Engineering Foundation, the Forestry Foundation, the Pulp and Paper Foundation, the Textile Foundation, and the Education and Psychology Foundation, among others. Materials range in date from 1934 to 2013. The NC State University Foundation supports the University's core values of innovation, leadership, and research. It accomplishes this through its Board, which consists of dedicated alumni. It also offers special initiatives and grants and sponsors awards to honor volunteer efforts that make the University better. Less

The records of Marye Anne Fox's administration in the Office of the Chancellor at North Carolina State University include correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings, and other administrative papers. Topics include major capital construction projects, building an NCAA/ACC compliant athletic program, Centennial Campus expansion, extended partnerships between business and neighboring universities, and other events and affairs of the campus during the time period of these records, 1998-2004. Marye Anne Fox served as chancellor of North Carolina State University from 1998 to 2004. During her term as chancellor, the university became nationally recognized as a leader in the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology, genomics, bioinformatics and nonwoven textiles. In addition, the university began a significant capital construction project which involved the renovation of the university buildings and infrastructure. Less

Includes the annual reports of the Development Council, the 4-H Development Fund, the Pulp and Paper Foundation, and the Textile Foundation. The Vice Chancellor for University Advancement holds a position as an Executive Officer serving the Chancellor of the university. The Office of University Advancement strives "to facilitate communication, internally and externally, and to enhance the image of the University; to provide meaningful programs and service to alumni and friends; to seek service-support participation and ambassadorship from constituents; to build and sustain a strong volunteer leadership network; to raise money from private sources; to manage the collection of private gifts for North Carolina State University; to manage an effective alumni and development database and gift systems; and to coordinate with the General Administration in areas of government and legislative priorities in Raleigh and Washington" (https://leadership.ncsu.edu/advancement/ accessed 7/10/2020). The Office of University Advancement was previously known as the Office of Development. Less

The Centennial Campus Records document the development of Centennial Campus from the initial 1984 land allocation through its twentieth anniversary celebration, with the bulk of the content focused on the late 1980s and early 1990s. Containing correspondence, proposals, reports, articles, brochures, clippings, electronic images, and other materials, the items discuss general design and development issues, the campus's administrative structure, the master developer (Carley Capital Group), Centennial Campus partners, the natural environment, infrastructure, facilities construction, and traffic. Materials range in date from 1974 to 2011. Between 1984 and 1985 Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. and Governor James G. Martin transferred over 800 acres of state land to North Carolina State University. The university settled on the idea of creating Centennial Campus, a "technopolis" where university units, governmental entities, and private industry could share facilities and collaborate on projects. From 1988 to 2000 Claude E. McKinney served as coordinator of Centennial Campus and shaped its development. Since beginning its operation, the campus has attracted a variety of prominent tenants, including ABB, Red Hat, Inc., and the National Weather Service and it has become home to the College of Textiles and the College of Engineering. Less

Contained in this sub-group are copies of outgoing correspondence from J. Lawrence Apple, who successively wrote under the titles of administrative advisor, associate director of international agriculture, and finally director of international programs. There are also some more recent additions, not from Apple's files. In 1968 North Carolina State University had a dean of international programs reporting to the chancellor. By 1982, an Office of International Programs reported to the provost. By 2002 the university had created the position of vice provost for international affairs. The Office of International Affairs is the university's hub for global engagement. Less