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Four students hold up Day of Giving signs inside the Mountains Ballroom of Talley Student Union

Mar 24, 2022

Academic and Student Affairs Leads the Pack with Most Gifts on Day of Giving — Again

The division received more gifts than any other NC State college or unit. In addition to their gifts, alumni, faculty and staff, parents and students also helped the division win nine hourly social media challenges on the day.

Red cutout in the shape of a wolf in front of Talley Student Union

Mar 21, 2022

How You Can Help Academic and Student Affairs this Day of Giving

This Wednesday, March 23, you can give to 48 different funds that directly support NC State students in areas ranging from food and housing assistance to music and arts scholarships.

Sarah Fayard with a graduate of the Leadership Development Program

Mar 16, 2022

Leadership Development Program Honored by NASPA

NC State’s Leadership Development Program received NASPA’s 2022 Outstanding Leadership Program of the Year Award, and its director Sarah Fayard earned the 2022 Outstanding Contribution to Student Leadership Programs Award.

Mar 15, 2022

Extraordinary Difference: Nick Drake

Nick Drake is director of NC State’s Jeffrey Wright Military and Veteran Services, as well as a veteran himself. With help from the university’s Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign, he leads the initiative supporting others in making the transition from the military to college graduation and beyond.

Mar 15, 2022

Extraordinary Difference: Ryan Unger

As an RA, Ryan Unger ’20 was always helping others, but when COVID-19 sent students home in March 2020, Ryan found himself in need of help. After graduating, he made a gift to the same fund that he had benefited from, bringing his story full circle as part of NC State’s Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign.

Nick Drake in front of a glass case filled with military-related items

Mar 14, 2022

Extraordinary Difference: Nick Drake

Nick Drake, director of Jeffrey Wright Military and Veteran Services, talks about the importance of donor support for the program.

Laura Dugan stands on a ladder in uniform with her hands raised. A crowd of fans wearing red and white is behind her in the stands.

Mar 11, 2022

Rising through the ranks

Music performance minors Laura Dugan and Samer Issa step into leadership roles with NC State ensembles and internationally recognized drum and bugle corps.

Group of Army ROTC cadets in uniform on the steps leading down to the Court of North Carolina

Mar 8, 2022

NC State Moves Up in 2022-23 Military Friendly Rankings

NC State is the sixth-most “Military Friendly” school in the nation, according to new rankings.

Aerial view of Centennial Campus with downtown Raleigh in the background

Mar 7, 2022

Challenge Gift to Address Student Housing Insecurity

Steve Deaton ’79 has issued a special challenge gift to support housing scholarships through the Pack Essentials program on Day of Giving. If 100 gifts are made, he will provide $25,000 to the fund.

A group of students wearing black T-shirts with a red fist on them for the Black Male Initiative

Feb 28, 2022

It Takes a Village: Black Male Initiative

Based in the Avent Ferry Complex, the Black Male Initiative provides a unique experience for Black male students to bond and learn together.