David Hunt

May 3, 2010

Promising Future

Political science major Ericka Aiken will graduate with no debt, armed with a slew of offers from some of the nation's top law schools. She, along with 84 of her fellow graduates, is part of the inaugural class of NC State's Pack Promise program, which guarantees qualifying students 100 percent of financial aid requirements. 

May 3, 2010

Promising Future

Political science major Ericka Aiken graduates from NC State with no debt and a slew of offers from some of the nation's top law schools. For Aiken and other graduates of the Pack Promise program, it's a promising future. 

Apr 27, 2010

Safety Sweep

Grad student Kathryn Asad carried home first place in the traffic safety contest at the New York Auto Show. 

Apr 26, 2010

Safety Sweep

When industrial design graduate student Kathryn Asad won first place in a student traffic safety contest at the New York International Auto Show, judges asked her not to mention the name of her school. It turns out they were embarrassed that students from one university - NC State - swept nearly every award in the competition. 

Apr 21, 2010

Teaching by the Book

The Office of Faculty Development launched a new reading circles program this spring. Dr. Henry Schaffer discusses his experiences in the group and his thoughts on excellence in teaching. 

Apr 21, 2010

In the Big Leagues

A team of grad students fielded by NC State claimed an upset victory in the Urban Land Institute's student urban design competition, powering past two Ivy League schools in a head-to-head battle in San Diego. 

Apr 19, 2010

Showman

Industrial design student Sean Coleman returns from three days at the 2010 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas event in Houston, where he drove a concept car he designed at NC State. 

Apr 13, 2010

Wheeling and Dealing for the Green

A process called "performance contracting" helps NC State pay for energy-saving enhancements without tapping the taxpayers. It's just one of many new green strategies on campus. 

Mar 4, 2010

Citizen-Soldier Takes Command

Allen Boyette, director for building maintenance and operations, took command of the 60th Troop Command, one of five major subordinate commands in the North Carolina National Guard, after he was promoted to colonel in January. 

Mar 2, 2010

An Eye For Design

Industrial design student Sean Coleman's eco-friendly car will be built from the ground up and displayed trackside at the 2010 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas event in Houston in March. 

Feb 25, 2010

An Eye For Design

Industrial design student Sean Coleman's eco-friendly car will be built from the ground up and displayed trackside at the 2010 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas (SEMA) event in Houston in March. 

Feb 23, 2010

Let There Be Light

An alum is leading the effort to restore NC State's legendary Color Wall, a symphony of light that once dazzled Hillsborough Street. Beginning March 7, a group of paintings by creator (and former NC State design professor) Joe Cox will be available for purchase as part of an effort to raise money to bring the Wall back to its vibrant, color-changing glory. 

Feb 4, 2010

Mind Over Marathon

After winning a Bulletin-sponsored fitness makeover contest, Ellen Klingler got serious about her health. She recently completed two half marathons thanks to a 12-week training program. 

Jan 21, 2010

Special Delivery

NC State announced this week that it will deploy the free Google Apps Education Edition as its official university e-mail service for students. In addition to receiving 35 times more storage space for e-mail, students will have access to Google’s suite of popular collaboration tools, including a word processor, chat program, calendar and Web site builder. 

Jan 20, 2010

Special Delivery

It's a classic example of competing interests. Students want access to the latest interactive software applications and plenty of storage space for big data files. Now, thanks to a partnership with Google, both sides are getting exactly what they want - and saving an estimated $60,000 per year.