Students

May 7, 2012

White House Honors NC State Student’s Efforts to Make STEM Accessible to Disabled

President Barack Obama recognized North Carolina State University student Sina Bahram as one of 14 “Champions of Change” at a White House ceremony May 7, honoring those who have made significant efforts to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) more accessible to people with disabilities. 

May 3, 2012

NC State, SKEMA Offer Graduate Curriculum in Global Luxury Management

A new one-year, dual-degree graduate study option developed jointly by North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management and SKEMA Business School is designed to prepare the next generation of managers for the growing global luxury goods and services market. SKEMA is a French business school with a number of campuses worldwide – including in Raleigh, N.C., and… 

May 1, 2012

Think Big

Graduating senior Saul Flores made his mark on NC State -- and the world. His 2010 walk from Ecuador to North Carolina still reverberates, raising awareness of the hardships immigrants endure to seek better lives. 

Apr 27, 2012

NC State Hosts Science Olympiad April 28

North Carolina State University will host more than 2,500 of the state’s best and brightest middle- and high-school students at the North Carolina Science Olympiad on Saturday, April 28. In competitive events, students will launch bottle rockets, fly rubber band-powered helicopters, race mousetrap and gravity vehicles, use catapults and investigate crime scenes. Media are invited… 

Apr 25, 2012

Art2Wear rocks Reynolds

At Art2Wear, 18 textiles and design students used unconventional materials to create unbelievable clothes. From its dorm-room beginnings, the annual fashion show has become an NC State tradition. 

Apr 23, 2012

NC State Holds Art2Wear Fashion Show

Eighteen students from North Carolina State University will present their original designs during the Art2Wear fashion show at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 in Reynolds Coliseum. Art2Wear, which started at the College of Design in 2002 with a hundred spectators, now draws an audience of 4,000 to Reynolds Coliseum. The event is sponsored by the… 

Apr 20, 2012

Four Students Win NC State Mathews Medals

Four graduating North Carolina State University seniors will receive the Mathews Medal, the highest nonacademic distinction awarded to students. The Mathews Medal is modeled after the Watauga Medal – the highest nonacademic award bestowed by the university – and is administered by the NC State Alumni Association Student Ambassador Program. The award is named after Walter… 

Apr 13, 2012

Rivers to Deliver Spring Commencement Address at NC State

Philip Rivers, a record-setting passer at NC State and current starting quarterback for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, will deliver NC State’s commencement address on Saturday, May 12, at PNC Arena in Raleigh. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. During the ceremony, Chancellor Randy Woodson will confer honorary degrees on behalf of NC State to Robert B.… 

Apr 10, 2012

The New Spring Break

Spring break isn't just about partying. This year, NC State students spent their time off learning about textiles in Peru and teaching linguistics in Ocracoke. 

Apr 3, 2012

NC State Students Win National Scholarships, NSF Fellowships

Six North Carolina State University students have won prestigious national undergraduate scholarships and 14 received National Science Foundation graduate fellowships. Four students received Goldwater Scholarships of up to $7,500, awarded to outstanding students preparing for careers as scientists, mathematicians and engineers. NC State joins the universities of Georgia, Kansas and Nebraska as the only institutions to… 

Apr 2, 2012

Proud Pack

It takes a big party to fittingly celebrate 125 years of tradition and transformation. More than 4,500 people turned out for NC State's birthday celebration April 2 at Reynolds Coliseum. 

Mar 20, 2012

Social science

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences' Nature Research Center will bring science, and NC State expertise, to the public in some exciting new ways. 

Mar 15, 2012

NC State Hosts Lumberjack Competition

Tim-berrr! North Carolina State University will host a range of professional and collegiate lumberjacks for the Southern Qualifier of the Stihl Timbersports Series this week, with most events taking place Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17 on Centennial Campus and at the State Farmers Market. The Southern Forestry Conclave, involving students from 15 different… 

Mar 12, 2012

NC State Wins Highest Federal Award for Community Service

North Carolina State University has received the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement – a Presidential Award –  as part of the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. NC State is one of only five Presidential Awardees nationwide, and one of two… 

Mar 2, 2012

54 Things, But Only One NC State

The "54 Things To Do At NC State" list gives students a new way to learn about and participate in campus traditions.