Program Support

Feb 5, 2024

New Gift From Skanska USA Building Provides Strong Start for Integrative Sciences Building Construction

The $125,000 founding commitment, made under the leadership of Executive Vice President and General Manager Mark Balling, will name Laboratory Rooms 169/171 in the building that will transform the sciences at NC State. 

Feb 5, 2024

IEI Receives $260,000 to Address Digital Divide in Eastern North Carolina

The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State has received two grants totaling $260,000 to assist communities in eastern North Carolina with digital inclusion planning, bringing the institute closer to its goal of all 100 counties having a local-level digital inclusion plan in place by the end of 2024. 

Feb 5, 2024

Nancy Webster ’75 Honored With the CASE District III Bill Franklin Volunteer of the Year Award

In honor of the remarkable legacy she has created as a seasoned service leader, Wilson College of Textiles alumna Nancy Webster was named the recipient of the 2024 Bill Franklin Volunteer of the Year Award, presented by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III. 

Feb 5, 2024

Chancellor’s Report Highlights University Accomplishments in 2023

Last year was one of profound transformation for our Wolfpack. See what we accomplished — and where we are headed next. 

Feb 5, 2024

Celebrating Five Years of Culinary Innovation

A state-of-the-art complex dedicated to the advancement of foods and nutrition, the Dinah E. Gore Teaching and Research Kitchens has cooked up big results. 

Feb 5, 2024

Irwin to Study Bee Abundance With Support From Kriz Endowment

Rebecca Irwin has spent the past several decades at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado studying how climate change affects bees and their interactions with their host plants. Irwin will return again this summer, but unlike in previous years, Irwin will be extending her visit through the fall for a sabbatical, made possible in large part by the George J. and Rhoda W. Kriz Faculty Study Leave Endowment. 

Feb 5, 2024

Tuffy Tumbler Triumphs at Make-A-Thon

Make-A-Thon, NC State’s annual sustainability innovation challenge for students, challenges them to research, design, prototype and pitch a solution that addresses a sustainability challenge. Teams have access to advice, feedback and technical skills from the 32-plus mentors available during the competition in the N.C. PSI Makerspace, the Albright Entrepreneurship Garage and Duke Energy Hall. 

Jan 30, 2024

NC State’s Winter Crowdfunding Campaigns Focus on Opportunity

From camps for high schoolers to research opportunities to service learning, NC State’s winter crowdfunding projects are all about expanding access to incredible experiences. Check out the projects and see how donor support can make a difference. 

Jan 30, 2024

Park Under-Resourced Assistance Names Two New Co-Presidents

The Park Under-Resourced Assistance (PURA) program has named two new co-presidents: Molly Sue Smith ’26 and Freddy Kelley ’25. PURA was founded in 2020 and provides a direct outlet of support for under-resourced applicants to NC State and the Park Scholarships program. 

Jan 23, 2024

Podcast: Planned Giving With Katherine Miller

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re joined by Katherine Miller, the executive director of NC State’s Office of Gift Planning, to discuss planned giving and its importance to the university’s ongoing success.