Strategic Actions
Beyond the Bricks
Rural North Carolina communities can expect a boost from NC State’s new Rural Works! program, designed to address the significant opportunities and challenges in these areas. The Rural Works! internship program offers experiential education for students engaging with employers in rural Tier 1 (most economically distressed) counties.
Creating a Transfer Community
NC State welcomes nearly 1,700 transfer students to campus each year, and a new program aims to increase that number. The Community College Collaboration (C3) is a new dual-admission, dual-enrollment transfer program between the university and eight community college partners.
2019 Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Recipients Announced
From nanomaterials that mimic our own platelets to a promising baby-formula prebiotic and a possible canine cancer vaccine, the recipients of this year’s Chancellor’s Innovation Fund are prepping groundbreaking research for the open market. Meet this year’s awardees and see how their discoveries could change your life.
NC State Lands $1 Million Grant to Support Transfer and First-Year Students in the Life Sciences
The grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will improve advising, mentoring, courses and research experiences.
Wolfpack Wellness
NC State takes a holistic approach to faculty and staff wellness — from physical to mental and financial health and beyond. Organizations across campus promote activities and initiatives to keep the Wolfpack community healthy on all fronts.
Program Boosts Graduate Students’ Future Prospects
NC State’s A2i program aims to be the model for enhancing graduate and postdoctoral industry workforce readiness.
College of Education Receives $10.8M Grant to Enhance Its Support of Community Colleges
The largest grant ever made to the NC State College of Education will expand the college’s efforts to create a pipeline of highly-qualified community college leaders who improve post-secondary student outcomes.
METRIC Provides Access to Instrumentation
Researchers can now access mass spectrometry instrumentation through a center that allows departments to combine resources for updating and maintaining research equipment and lab space.
NC State Named First University-Based IBM Q Hub in North America
NC State will be the first university in North America to establish an IBM Quantum Computing Hub as part of the global IBM Q Network, a collaboration of top Fortune 500 companies, universities and research labs working with tech powerhouse IBM to advance quantum computing.
Program Provides PEP to NC State Student Work Experiences
Faculty and staff seeking undergraduate employees – and undergraduates seeking campus jobs – can turn to the Professional Experience Program, sponsored by the Provost’s Office.