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Virtually Essential: Emerging Issues Forum at 35

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Randy Woodson delivers the annual fall address during Red and White week in 2019 in the Talley Student Union.

Oct 11, 2021

2021 Chancellor’s Fall Address

To kick off Red and White Week, Chancellor Woodson delivered the annual "state of NC State" speech live and in person from the atrium of Talley Student Union. 
Ray Odierno seated with large sign behind him reading NC State.

Oct 10, 2021

Ray Odierno, Alum Who Served as Top Army General, Dies

Odierno, a member of NC State's Board of Trustees, served three tours in Iraq, where he was responsible for the counterinsurgency strategy that helped reduce violence. 
Five Minutes with Kip Kroeger, Supervising Producer on Ted Lasso

Oct 7, 2021

The Wolfpack and the Ted Lasso Way

NC State Alumnus Kip Kroeger says lessons he learned as part of the NC State community influence his work as supervising producer on the hit TV show. 
The 2021 Watauga Medal winners (left to right) are Bob Mattocks, Suzanne Gordon and Glenn Futrell

Sep 14, 2021

3 NC State Alumni Receive Watauga Medal

The university awards its highest nonacademic honor to Glenn Futrell, Suzanne Gordon and Bob Mattocks. 
Headshot of Bill Cowher on the sidelines of a game with text that reads Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Cowher.

Aug 19, 2021

Football Hall of Fame Honors Wolfpack’s Cowher

Alumnus Bill Cowher, a former NC State linebacker, is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in honor of his outstanding coaching career — a first for the Wolfpack. 
Rodon throws a pitch at a Wolfpack baseball game.

Jul 8, 2021

Alums Turner, Rodon Named MLB All-Stars

Former Wolfpack players Trea Turner and Carlos Rodon will participate in Major League Baseball’s Mid-Summer Classic. 
people gather for the Belltower reopening and dedication of Henry Square

May 18, 2021

A Hundred Years and a Thousand Words

Photos of the Memorial Belltower’s reopening and the dedication of Henry Square help tell the story of this hallowed place on NC State’s campus. 
Victoria Gervasi gives Marissa Martin a piggyback ride at Governors Scott Courtyard on NC State's campus.

May 13, 2021

‘My Lifeline’: Meet #NCState21 Best Friends Marissa and Victoria

In a time of uncertainty, these 2020 grads leaned on one another as they transitioned to grad school. 
Archival photos of alumni Vance Sykes and Frank Thompson set against an image of the Belltower.

May 13, 2021

War and Remembrance

Friendship and sacrifice laid the foundation for NC State's Memorial Tower. Learn the story that inspired the university's iconic Belltower. 
Russell Wilson scrambles during a football game.

May 12, 2021

Wilson Returns a Winner

At NC State, Russell Wilson honed the athletic skills and commitment to service that would define his extraordinary life. The NFL superstar returns to Carter-Finley this week to speak at commencement. 
Jean Ferman and Gabriel Montague talk on a bench outside of Hunt Library.

May 11, 2021

‘That’s What Virgos Do’: Meet #NCState21 Best Friends Jean and Gabriel

As part of our graduation video series, meet two grads whose friendship was written in the stars. 
Sara Altman and Justin Mason share a hug while wearing their graduation caps and gowns.

May 7, 2021

‘Beyond, Beyond Thankful’: Meet #NCState21 Best Friends Sara and Justin

As part of our graduation video series, we caught up with two best friends whose strong bond has blossomed into a three-year relationship. 
Emily Barefoot and Mary Kathryn Kinley pose in their grad caps and gowns while holding up wolf ears at the Court of North Carolina.

May 3, 2021

‘Love You Forever’: Meet #NCState21 Best Friends Mary Kathryn and Emily

As part of our graduation video series, these two best friends tell us about their rivalry-turned-friendship — and the ice cream run that started it all. 
Steel tanks inside New Belgium's brewery in Asheville, NC

Mar 2, 2021

Old Tuffy To Feature New NC State Connection

New Belgium Brewing taps a fourth-generation alum to provide malts for their Wolfpack-branded beer. 
Gov. Hunt at the podium at the Emerging Issues Forum.

Feb 11, 2021

Virtually Essential: Emerging Issues Forum at 35

NC State’s Institute for Emerging Issues prepares to host its 35th annual forum, a four-day, all-virtual event that will conclude the six-part series called Reconnect NC. What started as a request from Chancellor Bruce Poulton to Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. is now a full university-hosted institute on Centennial Campus.