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Computer Science Mourns Student's Death
 
We extend our condolences to the family and friends of computer
science sophomore, Brandon Lee Sova, who died in a
tragic auto accident on Saturday, August 21, 2004. Sova, an
honors graduate of Clayton High School, was only 19 years
old. Bruce Chipa, a junior in computer science, and
Troy Bradshaw, a junior in physics, were also hurt badly
in the accident. Sova is survived by his parents Mike and
Adalia “Jesse” Sova of Clayton; sister, Audrey Sova
of Clayton; paternal grandmother, Reva Sova of Canton and
a large extended family of loving Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and
friends.
Departmental Research Grants, Gifts, and
Support
Welcome to our newest Super ePartner, Tekelec. Headquartered
in Calabasas, CA, with a large local presence here in the
RTP area, Tekelec is a leading developer of now and next-generation
signaling and switching telecommunications solutions, network
monitoring technology, and value-added applications. In addition
to sponsoring four senior design center projects this semester,
Tekelec has also made a generous unrestricted donation to
the department. Chet Fennell, VP, Research & Development,
and Andy Roth, Director, Systems Integration, serve as our
primary contacts. Please join us in welcoming Chet, Andy,
and the entire Tekelec team as Super ePartners!.
Welcome our two newest ePartners, Butler & Curless
Associates (B&CA) and Ki NETWORKS. Headquartered
in Raleigh, B&CA is a provider of technology solutions
including Software Products and Services and Voice and Data
Products and Services. Founded in 1985 by John Butler and
Don Curless, B&CA provides quality software products and
services to wholesalers and distributors. In addition to becoming
an ePartner, B&CA is also sponsoring a senior design project
team this fall. Since 1984, Ki NETWORKS has been dedicated
to building unifying technologies that make up its products.
Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, Ki NETWORKS is a world-wide
company with technologies available across all industries.
Please join us in welcoming B&CA and Ki NETWORKS to the
ePartners Program.
Corporate Friend, Northrop Grumman, has contributed
$5,000 to the department as part of a larger $44,000 donation
to the college of engineering. The donation will support the
sponsorship of a senior design center project team in the
spring of 2005.
Corporate Friend, ABB, has provided $14,500 in unrestricted
funding to support the research interests of Drs. Laurie
Williams and Annie Antón.
Congratulations to Dr. Vincent Freeh, who recently
received a 2004 Faculty Award from IBM in the
amount of $40,000.
Congratulations to Drs. Xiaosong Ma and Frank Mueller
for having their proposal titled "Collaborative Research:
Reusable, Observation-Based Performance Prediction Across
Platforms" funded for $76,566 by the National Science
Foundation. The award will run from August 1 of this year
through July 31, 2005. READ
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Congratulations to Drs. Vincent Freeh and Frank
Mueller for having their proposal titled "Runtime/Operating
System Synergy to Exploit Simultaneous Multithreading"
funded for $380,000 by the National Science Foundation.
The award will run from August 1 of this year through July
31, 2007. READ
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Congratulations to Dr. Michael Young for having his
proposal titled "Creating Effective Task Descriptions
from Action Plans" funded for $300,000 by the National
Science Foundation. The award will run from August 15
of this year through August 14, 2007. READ
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Faculty/Staff News
The faculty and staff extends its thoughts and best wishes
for a speedy recovery to Dr. Thomas Honeycutt, who
is currently in Rex Hospital recovering from emergency surgery.
CSC Student Joining IBM's "Extreme
Blue" Internship
Nader Moussa, a triple-major senior at NC State University,
will be participating in IBM’s highly competitive Extreme
Blue internship program in Austin, Tex., this fall. Extreme
Blue combines great talent and cutting edge technology that
breeds innovation; since 2002, college interns in this program
have filed over 170 patent disclosures, according to a company
spokesperson. These students have created solutions for key
clients and have helped bring to market the next generation
of IBM products. Unlike other intern programs that may relegate
a student to work on outdated technology, Extreme Blue allows
interns to work on leading technology that helps grow their
skills and makes them a more attractive candidate in the technology
field, the spokesperson said. Interns in this high performance
environment get to roll up their sleeves and work with hot
technology, like Linux, Grid computing, autonomic computing
and Web Services. READ
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University Surpasses $200M in Fundraising
NC State set another fundraising record in fiscal year 2004,
collecting more than $201 million in gifts, grants and pledges.
This is an increase of almost $50 million over fiscal year
2003, and is the fourth record fundraising year in a row.
More than $33 million of the increase can be attributed to
a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation for a biotechnology
education and training center to be located on Centennial
Campus. Almost $14 million of the remaining increase is in
gifts from individuals, especially those in the form of deferred
gifts. READ
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Marks Opening
of Wolf Village
With a ceremonial ribbon cutting on August 17, NC State commemorated
the grand opening of a new housing complex for graduate and
upper-division students that will put the university over
the national average for the percentage of students living
on campus. The Wolf Village complex, located near the intersection
of Gorman Street and Western Boulevard, will help alleviate
overcrowded residence halls and off-campus housing in neighborhoods
near the university. READ
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Corporate Sponsorships Available
Budgetary constraints continue to challenge us, forcing us
to constantly look for new and innovative ways to provide
the highest quality educational experience possible to our
students. The need for outside funding has never been greater
and we hope that you will consider one of the numerous "named"
sponsorship opportunities currently available through the
department of computer science for the remainder of the academic
year:
ACM/AITP Meetings - A complementary named sponsorship
event is available to any ePartner for the ACM/AITP Meeting
on Sept 1st and Oct 13th at 7 pm. You simply need to provide
a guest speaker and a technical topic of 30-40 minutes in
length. This event is also available to non-ePartners for
a sponsorship of only $250.
Fall Diploma Ceremony - Over 1500 graduates, family,
friends and faculty are expected to attend this beautiful
ceremony on Dec 15th in the Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown
Raleigh. Your tax-deductible contribution of $2,500 will provide
you co-named sponsorship recognition at the event and help
us cover the rising cost of facility rental, refreshments,
entertainment, and publications.
Women in Computer Science - Your contribution of $1,000
or more will provide named sponsorship support for this strategic
initiative designed to increase the attraction and retention
rate of women in the computer science field.
New CSC "Systems" Colloquium - Named sponsorship
is available for helping fund the launch of a new "systems"
focused colloquium spearheaded by Dr Frank Mueller. A $5,000
contribution (in whole or smaller amounts for multiple sponsors)
would help provide funding for speaker fees and travel for
this new colloquium.
In most cases, your sponsorship contributions are fully tax-deductible
and may qualify you for higher levels of recognition. For
more information, please contact Ken Tate at 919-513-4292
or tate@csc.ncsu.edu.
'Naming Rights' Available for New Facility
 The
official groundbreaking ceremony for our new 100,000 sq. ft,
$41M state-of-the-art teaching and research facility on Centennial
Campus was held on October 24th, 2003. At that same time,
we launched the official Naming Rights Campaign with opportunities
ranging from $25,000 to over $1M. Premiere naming spaces include
an expansive atrium and a series of terraces designed to host
events of all sizes, as well as labs, classrooms, conference
rooms, and faculty offices. More information is available
at http://epartners.ncsu.edu/naming_rights.html,
and more details will officially be released on this campaign
in the coming months. If you have questions or would like
more information, please contact Ken Tate at 919-513-4292
or tate@csc.ncsu.edu.
Below are links to all previous issues on our Connected newsletter
as well as other informative sites at NCSU.
News Archives & Links
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