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The North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Department of Nuclear Engineering Records include correspondence, short course materials, minutes, contracts, budget information, brochures, and subject files relating to the United States Atomic Energy Commission, teaching of nuclear engineering, the nuclear reactor on campus (1950s), and the Nuclear Engineering program. The Nuclear Engineering program at North Carolina State University continues its traditional role in educational leadership and innovation. Over the years, the program has sought to meet the needs of the time and to anticipate future developments. The department is home to the first university-based nuclear reactor for teaching and research, which continues to provide graduates with the hands-on experience needed for professions in utility companies, government energy and defense agencies, national laboratories, nuclear plants and private companies. Less

This collection contains publications, minutes, news releases, newsclippings, correspondence, 16 mm film, awards, contact sheets, photographs, blueprints, annual reports, newsletters, vitae, flyers and brochures, mockups of College of Engineering publications, posters, and born digital materials. Topics include visiting lecturers, alumni, biographical sketches, programs and institutes of the College of Engineering, the National Science Foundation, the University Industry Cooperative setup at five universities, furniture manufacturing and management, the nuclear reactor, the Center for Communication and Signal Processing, Cooperative Engineering Education, Ford Foundation Fellowships, the Engineers Fair, and the Industrial Extension Service. Academic study in engineering dates back to the founding of the university, with a course in "Mechanic Arts" offered during 1889. In 1923, both the School of Engineering and the Engineering Experiment Station were founded. In 1987 the School was renamed the College of Engineering. As of November 2005, Engineering Communications was a unit within the College of Engineering. Engineering Communications comprised Engineering Publications and Engineering News. Less

Collection contains primarily publications, promotional materials, historical, memoranda, and limited correspondence pertaining to extension activities, courses offered, Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS), Videobased Engineering Education (VBEE), extension education, and the Productivity Research and Engineering Program (PREP). It also includes photographs and slides. Founded in 1955, Industry Expansion Solutions (previously the Industrial Extension Service) provides the business community with engineering research and new developments to improve quality, productivity, and environment in industry. The service also provides continuing education for engineers, scientists, and industrial managers. IES helps North Carolina business grow and prosper through solutions that include Lean Enterprise, ISO 9000, ISO/TS 16949, Six Sigma, Energy & Facilities, HAZWOPER, ISO 14001, Safety and Health, Project Management, and the Minerals Research Laboratory.The name Industry Expansion Solutions was adopted in 2015. Less

The North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Information Technology and Engineering Computer Services Records contain manuals, reports, newsletters, and CD-ROMs all pertaining to the Eos computing system. Materials range in date from 1987 to 2011. The North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Information Technology and Engineering Computer Services (ITECS) provides academic computing for faculty and students as well as administrative computing for college and department administrators in the College of Engineering. ITECS maintains the Eos computer environment. Eos, launched in 1989, supports the College of Engineering with high-end workstation labs, engineering applications, and services for sharing technology resources across departments and programs. In 1996, Eos merged with Unity, the campus-wide computing system. Less

The North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center Records contain correspondence, subject files, flyers and brochures for tours and workshops, publications, reports, conference brochures, and plans of the Solar House. Topics covered include alternative energy legislation introduced in various states throughout the nation, information on the DSIRE database, and clean energy innovations as presented in various publications. Materials range in date from 1979 to 2019. The Clean Energy Technology Center supports the research, development, and education of alternative energies, including solar, wind, photovoltaic, and the smart grid, among others. The Center advances a sustainable energy economy by demonstrating new technologies and advising on creating policy. Less

Records, 1916-2025, of the deans of the College of Engineering of North Carolina State University contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, brochures, drawings, financial reports, and minutes pertaining to the college and its departments, administration of college programs, courses and curricula, student information, admission policies, alumni, the Riddick Engineering Labs, research materials, cooperation with Gaston Technical Institute, the nuclear reactor on campus, the Industrial Experimental Program, and the Engineering Foundation. The records include materials relating to the establishment and development of new programs. Collection includes information relating to state and national organizations such as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the Engineers Council for Professional Development (ECPD), the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE), the Microelectronic Computing Network Center (MCNC), Research Triangle Park (RTP), Research Triangle Institute (RTI), Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering Institute (IMSEI), Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Less

Promotional materials, announcements, seminar series, committee materials, course and curriculum records, and research symposia information relating to the Engineering Operations Program. Operations Research (OR) is a multidisciplinary graduate program which uses the scientific methodology to study systems whose design or operation require human decision making. OR provides the means for making the most effective decisions - some of which are mainly concerned with design, while others are mainly operational in nature. The strength and versatility of OR stems from its diagnostic power through observation and modeling, as well as from its prescriptive power through analysis and synthesis. Less

The North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Precision Engineering Consortium Records contain annual and other reports, founding documents, slides, proposals, meeting minutes, correspondence, and electronic files including a video of the Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infared Interferometer. Topics include the American Society for Precision Engineering, the Academic Policy Board, and correspondence with private companies like Proctor and Gamble. Materials range in date from 1983 to 2020. The Precision Engineering Consortium was founded in 1982 with a $1.26 million grant from the Office of Naval Research. The Consortium was originally established entirely in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The Consortium was founded for research and to support growing a specialized workforce through doctoral students (who were designated fellows). Precision engineering supports the automation of previously labor-intensive processes in fields such as robotics, microelectronics, aerospace industries, defense industries, and national laboratories. Through scientific instrumentation, precision engineering allows for accurate measuring on a microinch (millionth of an inch) level. Housed on Centennial Campus, it includes faculty from Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as well as Materials Science and Engineering. Areas of focus include metrology (sensors and measurement systems), innovative precision fabrication processes (machining, grinding, polishing), and real-time process control (https://www.pec.ncsu.edu/about/, accessed 09/23/2020). Less

The North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Senior Design Center Project Notebooks Records contain student research project notebooks developed for the Senior Design Center, a capstone course in the Computer Science Department. The Senior Design Center (SDC) was created in 1994 to provide Computer Science seniors with a value-added capstone course resulting in a final project. The SDC provides an opportunity for companies to sponsor a particular project, resulting in a collaboration between students and private enterprise. Less

This collection contains annual reports from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and its constituent units between 1951-2000. There is not an annual report from each unit for each year. First established as a distinct college in 1963, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) represents the intellectual core of the university, though it has gone through a series of transformations throughout North Carolina State University's history. The first English and History courses were offered in 1889, when the College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts opened. It wasn't until 1937 that the departments of English, Modern Languages, History, Sociology, Psychology, and Ethics were all grouped together under the Basic Division. In 1952, the Basic Division was replaced by the School of General Studies, which was also non-degree-granting. However, in 1963 it was renamed again as the School of Liberal Arts (SLA) and was authorized to award degrees. The School of Liberal Arts would again undergo a name change in 1977, becoming the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHASS). Then, in 1987, SHASS was one of eight of the university's academic schools to be re-designated as a college, becoming the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. As of 2009, CHASS is the second largest college at North Carolina State University. Less

The North Carolina State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences Extension Records contain correspondence, newsletters, publications, research regarding the publication of four history texts for grades 4 to 7, and materials related to the Young Writers' Workshop. The Audiovisual Materials series consists of interviews, "Their Native Earth" and "Talk About Writing" programs, and raw footage used to create educational videos. Materials range in date from 1977 to 2003. The School of Humanities and Social Sciences, now the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, established the Humanities Extension Program in 1978. This program connects North Carolina public schools with faculty from the college. These scholars share their knowledge and expertiese with students in grades K-12, and aims to foster an understanding of and appreciation for the humanities and social sciences among students. Faculty members present on a number of topics including anthropology, communication, history, international studies, philosophy, public policy, psychology, social work, and sociology. Less

Contains minutes regarding the governance of the Basic Division/School of General Studies/School of Liberal Arts/College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The minutes include information about courses, curricula, degree programs and faculty issues. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences was formerly known as the School of Liberal Arts and grew out of the School of General Studies and the Basic Division. Less

The records of the Center for Family and Community Engagement at North Carolina State University include staff meeting minutes, correspondence, training manuals, evaluation plans, reports, and organizational charts from 2002 through 2017. The Center for Family and Community Engagement is a public service and research center at North Carolina State University, whose mission is to promote safe, healthy, and productive families and communities. The work of the Center has been ongoing since 1998. The Center itself was approved by the NC State University Board of Trustees on September 18, 2008. The Center collaborates with state, national, and international organizations to offer training, program support, and evaluation for family-centered meetings. Less

The Committees Records from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and membership rosters from various committees within the college. Materials range in date from 1935 to 1983. First established as a distinct college in 1963, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) represents the intellectual core of the university, though it has gone through a series of transformations throughout North Carolina State University’s history. The first English and History courses were offered in 1889, when the College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts opened. It wasn’t until 1937 that the departments of English, Modern Languages, History, Sociology, Psychology, and Ethics were all grouped together under the Basic Division. In 1952, the Basic Division was replaced by the School of General Studies, which was also non-degree-granting. However, in 1963 it was renamed again as the School of Liberal Arts (SLA) and was authorized to award degrees. The School of Liberal Arts would again undergo a name change in 1977, becoming the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHASS). Then, in 1987, SHASS was one of eight of the university’s academic schools to be re-designated as a college, becoming the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. As of 2009, CHASS is the second largest college at North Carolina State University. Less

The North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of English Records include minutes, correspondence, handbooks, and annual reports pertaining to the establishment of the Department of English, enrollment, post-modern culture (an e-journal from the early 1990's), and a proposal for the establishment of an undergraduate major in speech communications. The Department of English offers a range of undergraduate majors and concentrations, minors, and graduate programs. It also offers many courses of interest to the University community as a whole, and works with other departments and programs -- such as Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies, Communications, Education -- to furnish multidisciplinary opportunities for NC State students. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures contain administrative records, correspondence, handbooks, annual reports, programs, brochures, newsletters, minutes, course descriptions, artifacts, and photographs. Contained here are the records pertaining to translation services, the Foreign Language In-house Press, the Summer Institute In English for Foreign Students, departmental learning and teaching, and the history of the department. Foreign language learning at North Carolina State University began in 1896. In 1907, the Modern Language Department offered regular foreign language courses. The Department expanded to the Department of Modern Languages and Translation Services in 1937 and was located in Peele Hall. The Department was renamed Foreign Languages and Literatures in 1978. Less

This collection contains records that document the activities and functions of the North Carolina State University College of Humanities and Social Science’s Department of Health and Exercise Studies from 1937 to 2019. Types of records in this collection include syllabi for Physical Education 100, informational pamphlets, correspondence, calendars, bulletins, meeting minutes, and handbooks. In 1923, North Carolina State College’s (later North Carolina State University) Department of Physical Education was established upon authorization of the Board of Trustees. In 1997 the department became part of the Division of Student Affairs. In 2012, the Department of Physical Education changed its name to the Department of Health and Exercise Studies. Health and Exercise Studies currently works closely with the Departments of Campus Recreation and Carmichael Complex Facilities and Operations. The Department of Health and Exercise Studies now operates under the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, not the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Less

The records of the Department of History at North Carolina State University contain correspondence, memos, reports, information on committees and meetings held regularly in the department, other general information on the administration and operarations of the department, and photos. Materials range in date from 1936 to 2022. Courses in history were a part of the original curriculum of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later, North Carolina State University) when the college openned in 1889. In 1937, a stand-alone Department of History was created for the first time. The Department of History is an active academic department at NC State as of 2010, and is administered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Less