Welcome!
Welcome to the homepage of the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Council!
If you are visiting for the first time, please visit the About Us section to learn more about the Benjamin Franklin Scholars program.
For current scholars, the tabs above will lead you to our Calendar of events, Minutes from
recent council meetings, and information about Mentoring and Advising.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or our faculty advisor, Dr. Ross Bassett (ross_bassett@ncsu.edu).
Thank you for your interest in the Ben Franklin Scholars, and Go Pack!
Dan Claff
2009-2010 President
declaff@ncsu.edu
Warmth for Wake Service Event!
When: Saturday, Feb. 13th from 9:00 AM to 12:00
What are we doing: Cutting, splitting, and delivering firewood to those in need
Do not forget to fill out the attached form in the email or download it from this link:
Please RSVP as soon as you can, we want to have a great turn out for this service event!
Service Event - Habitat Construction
Hey Franklins,
Our next service event is Saturday, Jan. 30. It is a Habitat construction in Raleigh from 1:00-4:00.
To register for this event please following the directions attached below. Our group name is NCSU Benjamin Franklin Scholars and the event is Lot 6 - Green Build under Jan. 30th date.
Franklin Fall Retreat
I hope you all know that the Franklin Fall Retreat is coming up very soon. Here is a quick overview of what's going on for this year's retreat:
Where: Umstead Park
When: We leave October 30th and return on the 31st
Whats going on: We will stay in a cabin overnight, play games, carve pumpkins, and have fun!
We hope everyone can join us for our retreat. If you have any questions, post them in the comments, and give the new RSVP system a try so we can get an idea of how many Franklins will be joining us.
Shack-A-Thon
Attention all Franklins!
It's time for Shack-a-thon, which is our most important service event. On September 20-26, the Brickyard will be filled with shacks, manned 24 hours a day by various student organizations collecting donations for Habitat
for Humanity. Last year the Franklins, Jeffersons, Hamiltons, and Parks raised over $2000, and we would like to continue this success.
I will later on send out an email with a letter for parents whose donations are of key importance to how we do this year.
Right now, we need consider looking for lumber supplies (probably 2X4's especially), tools, screws, nails, so please let me know if you or anyone you know can donate any of these supplies. Storage for these supplies can
be the Franklin Lounge but just let me know if you choose to do that.
Thanks,
Weekend Social Events
First: Up!
Friday night, 9pm, at the campus cinema they are showing Up!, an animated movie about an old man that, after his wife dies, takes to the skies hunting for a place that represents the couple’s love of adventure. We are meeting at Talley at 8:30, leaving around 8:45 for the campus cinema.
Second: Contra-Dancing!
Contra-Dancing is a mix of line dancing and square dancing, but a lot less countrified and a whole lot more fun. If you’ve never been, it’s a lot of fun and even if you can’t dance, they tell you step-by-step how to do it. The people are friendly and helpful, and even if you sit out, its still fun to watch! The beginner’s lesson starts at 6:30pm, the whole thing ends at 10pm, but you can leave sooner if you want/need to. $5 with your student ID. We’ll meet at Talley at 6:15pm, wear comfortable shoes! In all likelihood, you will be on your feet all night. Ladies (and Gents) if you have a skirt, you may want to wear it, though not required by any means! If you don’t have a skirt but want to wear one, I have a few extra.
Send an email to Kellie if you plan on attending, or log in and leave a comment!
See you Friday and/or Saturday!