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Tim Peeler standing on a brick path and holding a walking stick while speaking to a small crowd of people

Oct 18, 2023

Tour NC State’s Hallowed Places

Walking tours are now open for groups of up to 25 people, with faculty- and staff-specific tours scheduled during Red and White Week. 

Aerial view of Centennial Campus, with the oval-shaped green space in the middle of a block of buildings

Oct 12, 2023

The Oval Becomes NC State’s Newest Hallowed Place

The Oval was selected as NC State's 10th Hallowed Place because of its historical significance to the original design of Centennial Campus. 

Bill Cowher on the field of Carter-Finley Stadium waves at the crowd along with his family and Athletics Director Boo Corrigan

Oct 5, 2023

Cowher Comes Home for Ring of Honor Induction 

Bill Cowher ’79, Super Bowl-winning coach and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, became the 12th member of NC State’s Ring of Honor last weekend. 

The fingers on Kay Yow's statue outside of Reynolds Coliseum make a wolfie sign

Sep 27, 2023

Athletics To Honor 2 NC State Legends

Men’s basketball player David Thompson and football linebacker Bill Cowher will be recognized for their accomplishments at NC State and beyond. 

A black and white photo of the scoreboard in Carter-Finley Stadium in 1985 with a cartoon character saying Hello on the main screen

Sep 7, 2023

Settling the Score (Board)

From a slab of wood to the 11th-largest display board in college football, the Wolfpack has always found innovative ways to keep score and entertain fans. 

An architectural rendering showing people walking around the exterior of the new Integrative Sciences Building.

Aug 31, 2023

Integrative Sciences Building Headlines Campus Construction Projects

Yes, the Brickyard has turned to dust for the time being, but it will semi-soon be mighty again with the construction of the innovative Integrative Sciences Building. And University Plaza will have some more sustainable features that will alleviate decades-old drainage issues in the most traveled part of Central Campus. The biggest campus construction project… 

Jim Valvano's wife and daughters on stage at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony

Aug 16, 2023

A Legacy That Lives On

NC State coaches, alumni and families were on hand as Jim Valvano, legendary coach and founder of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 

Tom Stafford directs a crowd's attention to the Belltower from the lawn of Holladay Hall

Aug 15, 2023

A Thousand Tours… And Counting

Tom Stafford, vice chancellor for student affairs emeritus, will give his 1,000th tour of NC State’s Memorial Belltower on Aug. 29. 

Michael Brennan stands in front of a large screen that displays a graphic about the 2023 hurricane season.

Aug 2, 2023

NC State Alumni Lead Nation’s Hurricane Preparedness Efforts

Two NC State alumni are leaders in the National Hurricane Center, using meteorology and behavioral science to protect people in North Carolina and across the nation. 

Dick Sheridan stands at the front of a group of uniformed NC State football players

Jul 19, 2023

Sheridan Remembered as ‘Football Father-Figure’

Dick Sheridan, 2020 College Football Hall of Fame inductee and one of NC State’s winningest coaches, has passed at 81. 

Laurie Henes wearing a black sweatshirt with the Wolfpack logo on it

Jun 22, 2023

Coaching Her Way to the Top

Former NC State champion runner and current women’s cross-country and track and field head coach Laurie Henes will become the Wolfpack’s director of track and field and cross-country programs, the school announced Wednesday. 

College of Veterinary Medicine professor Matthew Breen addresses the audience at the 30th anniversary celebration of the V Foundation.

Jun 8, 2023

30 Years of Funding Young Researchers

When Matthew Breen was growing up in Yorkshire, England, in the 1970s, his first experience with the loss of a pet was when the family dog, Penny, became very ill. The attending veterinarian indicated the most likely cause was cancer and suggested the most humane treatment would be to put the dog to sleep. Breen… 

Jun 5, 2023

Another Day in the White House

Andrew Bates was willing and ready to drop out of NC State so he could live the dream of anyone who has ever volunteered for a political campaign: a full-time job in the White House. Before Bates could drop out, however, he received a crucial piece of advice from White House Chief Communications Officer Dan Pfeiffer,… 

The name John C.S. Lumsden Jr., inscribed in granite

May 23, 2023

Redemption Lives in Belltower

Raleigh-born and NC State-educated John C.S. Lumsden Jr. lived a remarkable life of invention, passion, adventure — and murder. The veteran of two wars is one of the 35 names listed in NC State's Memorial Belltower that honors students and alumni killed in World War I. 

Tol Avery is hooded as part of his graduation ceremony

May 17, 2023

Calling Dr. Quarterback

Because of their successes in the NFL, NC State football quarterbacks have helped the school’s athletics department market the Wolfpack program as “QBU.” Coley McDonough, Roman Gabriel, Erik Kramer, Philip Rivers, Russell Wilson, Mike Glennon, Jacoby Brissett and Ryan Finley all became NFL starting quarterbacks after playing for the Wolfpack — but none of them ever…