Apologies for the light posting
May 22, 2007 at 7:54 pm | In ETHL | Leave a CommentI’ve been enjoying the fine weather at the Outer Banks, on the first long vacation I’ve taken in years. We’ll be back in force soon.
– mc
An introduction to biofuels
May 16, 2007 at 7:56 pm | In economic development, energy, entrepreneurship, innovation, north carolina, technology, trends, venture capital | Leave a CommentThe CED blog has a lot of information about the state’s efforts to promote biofuels and alternative energy.
– mc
The bbq trail
May 16, 2007 at 7:40 pm | In community, culture, food, history, north carolina, tourism, transportation | 1 CommentI’m in love with the North Carolina Barbecue Society’s interactive map.
– mc
Cracks in the DRM wall
May 16, 2007 at 7:34 pm | In business, innovation, law, music | Leave a CommentAmazon announced today that they’re going to open a music store where they will sell tracks without digital rights management.
A lot of folks expect Apple to follow through with the same course soon. All of that means good things for consumers.
– mc
The disruptors of North Carolina
May 15, 2007 at 9:30 pm | In business, entrepreneurship, innovation, media, networking, north carolina, technology | Leave a CommentETHL discussion group to meet Wednesday, May 30th
May 15, 2007 at 4:50 pm | In ETHL | Leave a Comment
Featured Speakers:
Joel Fleishman
Duke University Professor of Public Policy and Law
Director of the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics
Director of the Duke Foundation Research Program
Andrea Bazán-Manson
President of the Triangle Community Foundation
Join Emerging Tar Heel Leaders (ETHL) for a discussion about philanthropy’s role in achieving policy changes at the state and local levels. Professor Fleishman will discuss his recent book, The Foundation, and Ms. Bazán-Manson will share from her experiences as a civic and philanthropic leader. Following presentations by our guests, there will be time for questions and discussion about ways young leaders can use private resources to further their goals.
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Place: Council for Entrepreneurial Development, 100 Capitola Dr., Durham, 1st floor classroom
Click here for directions.
Coffee and dessert will be provided.
Kindly RSVP to registration@ethl.org by Monday, May 28.
More information is available at: www.ethl.org.
Justin Guillory makes good
May 14, 2007 at 8:40 pm | In ETHL, blog, media, north carolina, politics, poll | Leave a CommentWe’ve pointed out the work of Public Policy Polling before, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t remark on a bit of attention that a fellow blogger and young NC leader got last week.
The first blog that I ever fell in love with and read consistently (every day, multiple times a day) was Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire. I’ve been reading every entry for years.
Last Monday, they quoted Justin on the presidential race in North Carolina. It’s not the New York Times, I guess — but still a nice little moment.
– mc
I want Sandy — badly.
May 14, 2007 at 8:07 pm | In entrepreneurship, innovation, technology | Leave a CommentRight now, there is no web application I’m more excited about, no new tool that I’m anticipating more than Sandy.
– mc
Fact of the week
May 14, 2007 at 7:54 pm | In business, energy, environment, fact of the week, transportation | Leave a CommentUS drivers consume approximately 384.7 million gallons of gasoline a day.
– mc
Fact of the week
May 7, 2007 at 9:43 pm | In business, fact of the week, international, technology, television, trends | Leave a CommentA new study from Motorola indicates that 45 percent of Europeans watch TV online. (via)
– mc
Forcast shows light posting
May 7, 2007 at 9:39 pm | In ETHL | Leave a CommentUnfortunately, the crazy weather from the weekend (it’s May…42 degrees just seems absurd) has left me with a nasty cold, and Mr. Denny has the final exams for law school. Sadly, dear readers, that means we’ll be leaving the blog to its own devices for a couple days.
Feel free to discuss whatever you like in the comment threads…
– mc
ETHL discussion group meets Tues., May 8th
May 3, 2007 at 10:17 pm | In ETHL | Leave a CommentEthical Leadership: Examining Complex Dilemmas and Decision Making
“If doing what is right produces something bad, or if doing what is wrong produces something good, the force of moral obligation may seem balanced by the reality of the good end. We can have the satisfaction of being right, regardless of the damage done; or we can aim for what seems to be the best outcome, regardless of what wrongs must be committed.” (Kelly L. Ross, PhD, 2005)
From time to time, leaders are faced with situations requiring a choice between equally unfavorable or mutually exclusive options. As dilemmas arise, leaders rely on principles of ethics in balancing personal values and organizational, community, or societal values in their decision-making processes.
Join ETHL’s May discussion group to explore how ethics, values and morality impact leadership and decision-making.
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: New World Coffee House, 4112-124 Pleasant Valley Road, Raleigh, NC 27612
RSVP: registration@ethl.org
Removing barriers for solar energy
May 2, 2007 at 9:31 pm | In community, culture, energy, environment, government, housing, infrastructure, innovation, north carolina, technology, trends | Leave a CommentWeird as this is for me to think about (having never lived in the type of community where this would even be a thing), one of the big barriers for solar energy (beyond cost, aesthetics, installation, and cloudy days) is approval from homeowners associations and groups like them.
A bill in the legislature would change all that.
– mc
Salaries going up at UNC-CH
May 2, 2007 at 8:44 pm | In culture, economics, jobs, north carolina, unc, wages | Leave a CommentAfter years of making the argument that they were losing top professors because they don’t have enough to pay them, the administration at UNC finally got the resources to do a bit of rewarding. And boy did they ever:
University administrators say a 6 percent boost in funding for salaries approved by the General Assembly in 2006 along with a tuition increase, has produced the largest increase in faculty compensation on the Chapel Hill campus in decades.
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Full professors at UNC are earning an average annual paycheck of $126,800 during the current academic year. That compares to the previous year’s average of $115,300, according to the American Association of University Professors.
The 2006-2007 figure places UNC sixth among the nation’s public universities and ninth among the 16 public and private universities that UNC considers to be “peer institutions.”
The only problem is that now, administrators aren’t sure if retention rates are going to improve at all.
– mc
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