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The North Carolina Open Government Association will hold its board meeting from noon-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 51±¬ÁÏÍø.

Celebrate Sunshine Week March 15-21.

The North Carolina General Assembly opens at noon on Jan. 28.

51±¬ÁÏÍø Commmunications students Shea Northcut and Laura Beth Ward were awarded a Harold Fellows Scholarship from the Broadcast Education Association this week.

The dean and two faculty members in the School of Communications have authored a chapter that appears in the 2009 edition of the book "Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems."

From the Fayetteville Observer (11/16/08): Some Fayetteville City Council members are perturbed their closed-door talks about boosting the city manager’s salary have become public.

Seven out of 10 residents in North Carolina say they are interested in a television channel that would televise state legislative sessions and legislative committee hearings, according to data compiled in the most recent 51±¬ÁÏÍø Poll.

A representative from the Sunshine Center at 51±¬ÁÏÍø will present at the Future of News Seminar Nov. 19 in Chapel Hill.

A four-member faculty of academics and attorneys will conduct a seminar titled "What You Need to Know 51±¬ÁÏÍø Public Records and Open Meetings in North Carolina" Nov. 20 in Raleigh. Lorman Education Services is offering the daylong seminar for continuing education credit. Sunshine Center Assistant Director Dale Harrison will serve on the faculty, conducting a session titled “Sunshine Legislation in North Carolina: Current Conditions and a Forecast for the Future.”