Featuring Our Faculty

Community Sense of Place

Community Outreach Interests

• Charter Member, Rebuilding Together Pitt County, NC, Inc.
• Vice-Chair, Greenville Climate Partnership (a subcommittee of the Environmental Advisory Commission).
• Charter Member, Greenville Area Green Building Tour.

Research Interests

Primary focus has been on the scholarship of learning, which includes experimenting with methods of instructional delivery or the use of instructional technology, adapting pedagogical approaches from widely-differing disciplines, and developing and testing new technical content to prepare students for professions and leadership positions in business and industry. This also includes research and development of best practices for professional and adult education for business and industry (workforce development).

Notable Publications

• Chin, R. A. (2008, November). The NCSBDC and the ECU/PCC Partnership. Presented at AASHE Conference & Sustainable Solutions Expo, Raleigh, North Carolina.  
• Sheta, S.A. & Chin, R. A. (2008, November). Sustainability on Campus: Higher Education and Leadership Role. Poster Presented at AASHE Conference & Sustainable Solutions Expo, Raleigh, North Carolina.  
• Sheta, S.A. & Chin, R. A. (2008, November). Sustainability on Campus: What Others Do - Short, Medium, and Long Term Plans for Green Campus Initiatives. Poster Presented at AASHE Conference & Sustainable Solutions Expo, Raleigh, North Carolina.  
• Sheta, S.A. & Chin, R. A. (2008, November). Campus-wide Sustainability Principles for Planning, Design, and Operations. Poster Presented at AASHE Conference & Sustainable Solutions Expo, Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Sheta, S. A. & Chin, R. A. (2008). Emphasizing Sustainability Principles in Developing Building Technology Courses: Engineering Educational and Research Collaboration between Egypt and USA. American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education.  
• Sweet, R., Warsco, K., & Chin, R. (2006). Greening homeowners: A collaborative educational challenge. Housing and Society, 33(1), 73–86.
• Presenter since 2006, Greenville Area Green Building Tour. 

Courses

• DESN 3030/1: Architectural Draftings
• DESN 3036/7: Architectural Design and DraftingOG 4335/6335
• DESN 3038/9: Sustainable DesignOG 7300
• DESN 4030/1: Descriptive GeometryOG 7300