Stories From 2018
Community Accountability Workshop Offered on April 5
There are many ways our society holds members accountable for harm, violence, abuse and discrimination, but are those methods equitable and healing? What does it look like to hold a community accountable for a systemic harm? How is that responsibility […]
NC State Common Reading Committee Makes 2018 Book Selection
$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, chosen by the students, faculty and staff on the Common Reading Selection Committee, will be distributed to all new first-year students during New Student Orientation prior to fall semester. Described by […]
Ebony Harlem Awards to Celebrate 25th Anniversary
The Ebony Harlem Awards of Excellence is the annual celebration of Black excellence at NC State. The event began in 1993, making this year’s 25th anniversary the continuation of a legacy of student impact and collaboration.
“Embrace Your Voice” During Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) takes place every April and is part of a national initiative to raise awareness about sexual violence. This year’s theme, “Embrace your Voice,” speaks to the importance of creating a culture that supports survivors of sexual violence. NC State aims to create a campus in which our students believe and support survivors, do not accept acts of violence and join efforts to create a safer campus and a safer world for all of us.
Record Number of Departments Host Future Faculty Workshop Participants
A record number of departments participated in the Building Future Faculty workshop, which was held at NC State from March 14-16, 2018. Thirty-four graduate students and postdocs from across the country participated this year, the thirteenth year of the program.
Week of Action: Finding Your Center, Expanding Your Circle
The GLBT Center will host its third annual Week of Action from Monday, April 2 to Friday, April 6, 2018 with the theme "Finding Your Center, Expanding Your Circle." The goal of this week is to help students, faculty and staff find a social justice issue they are passionate about, explore ways to address the challenges of that issue and then discover ways that issue intersects with other social justice issues.
#MeToo or #MeWho? Visibility and Representation in the #MeToo Movement
While the #MeToo hashtag exploded on the scene in October 2017 in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, it was not until several days and weeks later that the true origin story of #MeToo reached the same audience.
NC State Begins Historic Partnership with Mexican Consulate
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, the Ventanilla de Orientación Educativa held its official kick-off event and ribbon-cutting ceremony. NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson, Consul General Remedios Gomez Arnau, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, Deputy Chief Secretary Reid Wilson (Department of Natural and Cultural Resources) and NC State Director of Multicultural Student Affairs Nashia Whittenburg gave remarks on the importance of a new partnership in advancing education information and attainment across the Carolinas.
RuralWorks! Internship Program Now Accepting Applications
Rural Works! will partner with the AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates program to offer NC State undergraduate students 22 summer experiences at 8 sites across North Carolina addressing either food security, education or the opioid crisis. The Rural Works! internship program […]
NC State to Screen Dolores Huerta Documentary for Women’s Herstory Month
Dolores Huerta is among the most important yet least known activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Huerta tirelessly led the fight for […]