RALEIGH, N.C. – Bayer CropScience (http://www.bayercropscience.com), one of the world’s top innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and traits, has announced that “Sustainability in Agriculture: A Bayer Executive Course” will be held Monday, March 19 to Wednesday, March 21 at The Umstead Hotel & Spa located at 100 Woodland Pond Drive in Cary, N.C. The course, presented in partnership with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University, will focus on developing thought leadership in the emerging science of sustainable agriculture, as well as emphasize growing sustainable businesses and reducing the world’s agricultural footprint while meeting the social, environmental and economic needs of present and future generations. A panel of speakers, including various NC State professors and Bayer CropScience executives, will address attendees on agricultural innovation, technology and best business practices.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Kristin Buie, communications manager of North Carolina Theatre (http://www.nctheatre.com), has announced that the organization has added two new members to its board of directors for 2012. Rick Gurlinger, president of Bourke Services, LLC, and Su Shearin, a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation board member, will lend their passion for NC Theatre’s mission to ensure the organization’s continued success.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Chip Mims, CEO of Mims Distributing Company (http://www.mimsdist.com), a beer distributor that services a nine-county area in and around the Triangle, has announced that the company partnered with Baker Renewable Energy to install one of the largest private solar rooftop systems in Wake County. The roof, which features a photovoltaic rooftop net metering system, will allow the company to collect and utilize solar power onsite and reduce its lifetime commercial power grid consumption, ultimately saving Mims up to 400 MWhrs, or 400,000 kWhrs, of energy per year. This will offset approximately 20 percent of the building’s energy needs.

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Jenkins MBA program in the NC State Poole College of Management (http://mgt.ncsu.edu/mba/) has announced that program alumni, in collaboration with the NC State Alumni Association and the Gregg Museum of Art & Design at NC State University, will host a 5k run honoring the late Dr. Lynn Ennis, former Jenkins MBA professor and associate director and curator of the Gregg Museum on Saturday, March 3. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center, located at 2450 Alumni Drive on NC State’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh, N.C. Dr. Ennis, who died on July 26, 2011, taught a popular Jenkins MBA course on creativity in management, inspiring students with her creative approach to management, product development and scientific research. Proceeds from the race go to the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. To register for the MBA Wolfpack Run, visit http://mbawolfpackrun.weebly.com/

RALEIGH, N.C. – Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (http://www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that its downtown Raleigh restaurant, Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers, donated $500 of its proceeds of sales raised on Feb. 11 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®, the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. Focused on curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, the goal is to improve the overall quality of life for patients and their families.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Dune Dogs (http://www.thedunedogs.com), which consists of area executives playing “country-fried swamp ‘n’ roll music,” will perform at the upcoming Americana Night on Friday, Feb. 24 at The Pour House (http://www.the-pour-house.com), located at 224 S. Blount St. The Dune Dogs will take the stage at 9 p.m., followed by local favorites The Thompson-Howell Band and Jonny Folsom 4. Special guest Sunshine Riot, one of Boston’s most celebrated rock acts, will perform at midnight. There will be an $8 cover charge for the show. For more information, visit http://www.the-pour-house.com/events.php.