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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. 
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. 
Two people hold hands in front of the Memorial Belltower

Feb 10, 2023

Ringing in a New Chapter

The Memorial Belltower is NC State's most iconic landmark. For some alumni couples, it represents their commitment to the university — and each other. 
plush wolf with NC State bandana

Jan 27, 2022

Where’s the Wolf? At NC State’s ‘Legend in Stone’

In the first installment of our Bulletin contest for NC State faculty and staff, winner Kelly Umstead of the College of Design hits the nail on the head. 
construction worker on lift at NC State's Plant Sciences Building

Aug 19, 2021

Coming Home

From new construction to major renovations, a refreshed NC State campus welcomes many Wolfpack employees back to in-person work. 
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. 
crane holding bell to be installed in the top of the belltower

Jun 25, 2020

Same Campus, New Look

Capital improvement projects are making progress, and employees will see some changes when they return to work. 
Photo of NC State's Belltower

Apr 26, 2018

Poppies, Flyover to Mark WWI Centenary

Attend a ceremony at the Belltower on Tuesday to mark the one-hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I. The plaza will be decorated with thousands of real and artificial red poppies, the internationally recognized symbol of remembrance. 

Apr 19, 2018

Belltower Event Commemorates End of WWI

A May 1 event marking the centennial anniversary of the end of the First World War features a flyover of F-15 fighters, a 21-gun salute and a carpet of poppies. The Belltower ceremony is open to the public. 

Aug 16, 2017

A Walk Around Campus

Not every step on NC State's campus has to be on a brick sidewalk or plaza. In fact, you can spend an entire day walking the Wake County edges of the university, from Yates Mill County Park to a pasture adjacent to William B. Umstead State Park, and seldom leave NC State property. 

May 26, 2017

Above the Battlefields of World War I

James Allen Higgs Jr., a Raleigh native and two-time engineering graduate of NC State, had a birds-eye view of the battlefields of France during the First World War. 

Apr 6, 2017

The Names in the Belltower

A total of 34 NC State students and alumni were killed in World War I. Here are the men listed in the chapel of the Belltower and how they died in service to the country. 

Oct 19, 2016

Celebrate All Things NC State During Red and White Week

The annual Red and White Week leading up to next Saturday's Homecoming football game against Boston College at Carter-Finley will have a slew of activities, from Chancellor Randy Woodson's annual fall address next Friday afternoon to food and beer presentations to free Howling Cow ice cream on Stafford Commons for students. 

Apr 28, 2016

Belltower Lighting to Honor Faculty

Check out the Belltower next Tuesday evening, when the iconic structure will be illuminated by red floodlights to honor NC State’s outstanding faculty. 

Jan 30, 2013

Hallowed Places

Visit some of NC State's hallowed places, from the Belltower to the Brickyard.