Stories From 2018
Multicultural Student Affairs Peer Mentor Applications Open
Students are invited to sign up to serve as a peer mentor for the upcoming academic year. Peer mentors have the opportunity to assist first-year students while attending programs hosted by the Student Mentor Association and the campus at large. The […]
This Week is Diversity Education Week: Revisited
In the spring, the University Activities Board, a student-led organization, organizes "Diversity Education Week: Revisited" to continue student engagement with diversity topics. This year’s Diversity Education Week: Revisited begins today and continues throughout the week.
Veteran NC State Leader Comes to Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity welcomed Sheri Schwab as interim vice provost on March 1, 2018. Prior to accepting this role, she served as associate director of NC State's Cooperative Extension and director of county operations for almost seven years.
Next GLBT Faculty and Staff Network Social on March 29
The GLBT Faculty and Staff Network holds monthly business meetings and hosts monthly socials. The next GLBT Faculty and Staff Network Social will be on Thursday, March 29, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Village Draft House. Current and prospective […]
Lingustics Professor Robin Dodsworth to Speak on Southern Dialect and Social Networks
Robin Dodsworth, professor of English and linguistics, has studied how the migration of non-Southerners to the Raleigh area for technology-sector jobs has caused a shift away from Southern vowel sounds. She investigated the role of three interrelated social factors in […]
Women’s Herstory Month Continues Throughout March
NC State celebrates Women’s Herstory Month throughout the month of March with the theme of “Unapologetically Women: Forging and Healing Our Collective Memories.” The theme emphasizes the right of women to be themselves without apology and acknowledges the many different […]
Tackling Perceived Bias in Engineering Education (from NC State News)
NC State researchers are taking the lead in understanding and addressing perceived bias in engineering education programs across the country. See article.
Provost’s Professional Experience Program Provides Funds for Student Workers
The Provost’s Professional Experience Program (PEP) helps fund work experiences across campus. From research opportunities to career-developing projects, the program accepts proposals for numerous types of jobs on campus and provides 75 percent of the funding for those positions, with […]
“Treasures of Native America” on Display at Gregg Museum
Now through April 29, 2018 in the Thomas E. Cabaniss Gallery on the first floor of the Gregg Museum of Art and Design, "Treasures of Native America" features a rotating display of Native American art donated from the Greenberg Collection.
AACC Launches Mate Masie Academic Support Sessions
Mate masie is an Adinkra phrase which is interpreted, "what I hear, I keep." The African American Cultural Center (AACC) has launched a new initiative called Matie Masie Academic Survival Skills Sessions to maximize educational support for students who identify as of African descent.