Innovate or die says the business adage, and likewise universities need to adapt to changing demands and offer new services. Administrative and program support for faculty teaching initiatives certainly helps!
A big, hearty thanks gracias to:
  • NCSU's First Year Inquiry Program has provided hardware, software, supplies and other support since 2005.
  • NCSU's DELTA (Distance Education) program that provided support in 2002 to move HI 453 online.
  • Doug Wellman, Virginia Lee, and the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning for grant support to improve my courses during the 2001-02 school year.
  • Deanna Dannels and Chris Anson of the Campus Writing and Speaking Program, who offered an excellent series of workshops during the spring 2001 semester.
  • Dean Margaret Zahn and Assistant Dean Edward Funkhouser of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) at NC State. They provided 1998 summer support funds so that I could complete development of an online version of HI 216.
  • My good friend Lewis Dibble who provided expert guidance and proofing on everything on the HI 216 site from logic and clarity to typos!
  • History colleagues and other scholars for sharing their knowledge through books, articles, conferences, and the Internet.
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