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Mar 15, 2017

Provost’s Corner: March 2017

On March 7, NC State celebrated 130 years of creating economic, social and intellectual prosperity for our state’s citizens. Much of the credit for this success goes to the faculty and staff’s commitment to continual improvement of NC State’s academics, campus culture, local and international outreach, and more. 

Mar 14, 2017

Honoring the Best and Brightest

Since 1917, NC State has awarded more than 270 honorary doctoral degrees to people across the academic, social, political and civic spectrum. Learn more about honorary doctoral degrees at NC State and submit a nomination today. 

Mar 13, 2017

Advocating for More Balanced Faculty Workloads

Faculty represent the cornerstone of NC State’s rich learning environment, engaging the university community through research, teaching, mentoring and service. The Faculty Workload and Rewards Project, led on campus by Dr. Audrey Jaeger, aims to help faculty better balance these facets of academia through targeted communications and evaluation of time commitments. 

Mar 10, 2017

Get to Know: The Graduate School

The Graduate School provides oversight and administration of all policies and procedures throughout the graduate student lifecycle. We spoke with Dr. Maureen Grasso, dean of the Graduate School, about the many ways the school supports the entire university community. 

Mar 6, 2017

Incubating Curiosity

NC State’s Entrepreneurship Initiative helps students turn their business ideas into reality. Meet some of the entrepreneurs who have graduated from the EI and gone on to success in the business world. 

Mar 3, 2017

Participate in ‘Women’s HERstory Month’ Events in March

Throughout March, the NC State Women’s Center will celebrate “Finding Our Freedom” with four signature events and other activities on campus. 

Feb 15, 2017

Picture This: Announcing NC State’s Second Annual Research Image Contest

NC State's research image contest is open this year to both faculty and staff in addition to graduate students and postdocs. Contestants can submit images in four categories: photography (including photos of field work), microscopy, graphics and illustrations, and video and interactive. Submissions are due by June 15, 2017. 

Feb 10, 2017

2 Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Two NC State faculty members are elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering for groundbreaking work in nuclear engineering and materials science. 

Feb 8, 2017

Provost’s Corner: February 2017

We live in challenging times for anyone involved in higher education. Here at NC State, however, we seek to overcome these challenges with our commitment to excellence in all areas of academia. 

Feb 8, 2017

February 2017 Announcements

Find out the latest happenings with NC State faculty and staff, including the creation of a Staff Ombuds Office, 2017 Global Awards nominations and more.