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Fernandez's BLA Studio Explores Emerging Technologies and Receives $25k Grant
Capture from VR video of the summer studio’s project site, located on the Atlanta Beltline's Eastside Trail The College of Environment and Design’s Senior Project and Graduate Capstone summer studio was held fully online, but that did not stop the landscape architecture students from experiencing their project site from afar.
First Friday event focuses on local businesses
At the beginning of each month, an event in downtown Raleigh known as First Friday takes place. As the name suggests, the event occurs to encourage people to support vendors in the downtown area on the first Friday of the month. Participating stores and galleries will open their doors to the public in the evening for the event and often have special promotions or discounts available.
Lime bikes, scooters benefit campus life
Lime bikes have been a part of the NC State campus since August 2017. This year, Lime has expanded their involvement on campus with e-scooters, which have been a great benefit to students on campus. Sarah Williams, an administrative support specialist, says NC State has continued to have a good relationship with Lime, and their participation has been appreciated on campus.
Student Health Services to be more trans-inclusive
NC State Student Health Services has been making a push lately to expand its services on campus to be more inclusive of the transgender community. One issue the health center has faced is that they cannot put students’ preferred names into their systems. Dr. Julie Casani, Student Health Services director, spoke on how it was difficult to work with the system, but they finally have finally been able to straighten it out.
‘We Bleed Red’ defunding debated during Senate meeting
At the Wednesday evening Student Senate meeting, senators dressed up in costumes to celebrate Halloween, discussed two bills that were on second reading and the debated issues with funding for the ‘We Bleed Red’ initiative.During Student Body Official reports, Adam Schmidt, a third-year studying civil engineering and Student Senate President, said that Finance Bill 28, regarding distributing menstrual cups to students, is no longer able to be financed by Student Government.According to...
NC State receives the HEED award, third year in a row
This year, NC State was named one of the 96 universities to receive the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award in recognition of its commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion on campus.The award is sponsored by Insight magazine, a publication that discusses diversity in higher education.
Accessibility Excursion to help locate problem areas on campus
A variety of campus partners are working together to make sure that no one at NC State, whether they are visiting or attending the university, faces any physical obstacles as they navigate through campus. These campus partners, including the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, Student Government and University Housing, are working together through the NC State Accessibility Excursion: a walk throughout the main campus to find any issues in accessibility that may be present.
As Leader of the Pack scholarship deadline approaches, students encouraged to apply
The Leader of the Pack scholarship is awarded to recognize students who have contributed to the NC State community through civic engagement, leadership and scholarship and is offered through the Leadership and Civic Engagement office at NC State.The scholarship applications are due Wednesday, September 26.“The leader of the pack demonstrates a commitment to service in multiple areas of their life,” stated Chelsea Doub, a doctoral graduate assistant in the Office of Leadership and Civic...
NC State home to largest number of international students in NC
NC State has the largest population of international students in the state, partly due to being the largest university in North Carolina, but also because of the high rankings for some of the school’s majors.According to Elizabeth James, director of the Office of International Services at NC State, one of the largest attractions to NC State is the engineering department.
Service and emotional support animals can also call NC State home
Animals, other than fish, are typically not allowed to live in housing provided by NC State, but there is an exception for service animals and emotional support animals. The animals allowed to stay on campus are not just pets, but animals that help to provide a service for their owner.Service animals typically are defined as animals that are trained to help their owner with a disability whether it be a physical or mental impairment.
Dorothea Dix Park to get a face-lift within the next couple years
Raleigh has the unique opportunity to work with a world-famous design firm, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, to turn Dorothea Dix park into a park like no other. After the city of Raleigh bought the property from North Carolina in 2015, which was formerly home to a mental health institution, the area was designated to be a park.Currently, the 308-acre green space off Western Boulevard is not easily accessible to the public.
Emergency preparedness drill readies campus for danger
On Monday, NC State Emergency Management and Mission Continuity (EMMC) held a preparedness drill at Carmichael Gym in order to simulate what the university would do in a real emergency and prepare for the future.The drill simulated an emergency response to a chlorine chemical leak.
NC State alumni make up one of the largest volunteer groups serving in the Peace Corps
The Peace Corps has volunteers from all over the country, but NC State has the 12th largest volunteer base. With the variety of opportunities NC State provides, students are given access to volunteer opportunities while pursuing their degrees which has led to more student interest in joining after graduation. NC State alumna Anna Martin is an NC State Peace Corps recruiter having formerly spent time with the Corps in Africa.
NC State student application increase changes admissions statistics
Every year, NC State has had an increase in the number of applications received which has caused the University to become increasingly more selective with each incoming class. The applicants are primarily first-year students, but there are also a number of transfer applications that come in every year.According to NC State Admissions, this academic year’s total enrollment is 33,755 students which includes 4,725 first-year students.
Housing selection limited for upperclassmen
It is that time of year again when students at NC State begin making living arrangements for the upcoming year. Some students will choose to remain on campus, while some may choose off-campus options nearby because of changes to housing arrangements.Those who wish to continue to live on campus for the 2018-19 school year may find it a bit more challenging to find a space this year.
Rodolphe Barrangou talks award-winning genome research
Rodolphe Barrangou, an associate professor in NC State’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, will be receiving the 2018 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences for his work with Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR). The NAS prize is awarded to mid-career scientists who have made extraordinary research contributions to agriculture or food production.
Make-A-Thon teams fuse technology and sustainability
The third annual Make-A-Thon kicked off over the weekend at Hunt Library with a total of 48 teams and 168 participants. Make-A-Thon is an annual event designed to allow students to find creative solutions to help improve sustainability measures.This year’s sustainability themes concentrated on energy, water, waste, food and transportation.
Sushi Nine popular as ever despite two-year closure
Sushi Nine reopened its doors to customers this week after being closed for two years due to a fire that destroyed half of the restaurant in January 2016. The restaurant is in its original location on Western Boulevard with the same owner and most of its original menu.“We did not expect so many people all of a sudden,” owner Lisa Fatfat said. “We are a bit understaffed due to this and everyone is new and still learning the menu. We have a great new head sushi chef whom is doing a great job though.
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