North Carolina State University
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{{Infobox_University |image = Image:NCSUseal2c.jpg| |name = Image:NCSU RedLogo.gif |motto = |established = 1887 |type = Land-Grant University |chancellor = James L. Oblinger| |city = Raleigh |state = NC |country = USA |students = (as of Fall 2005) |undergrad = 22,879 |postgrad = 3,478 |doctoral = 2,953 |staff = 5,843 |faculty = 1,825 |campus = Urban 2,139 acres (8.65 km²) |free_label = Athletics |free = 26 varsity teams |mascot = Wolfpack |endowment= $380 Million (2006) |website= www.ncsu.edu }} North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Also known as NC State, the university is the principal technological institute of the University of North Carolina System. The North Carolina General Assembly founded NC State in 1887 as a land-grant college. Today, NC State has an enrollment of over 30,000, making it the largest university in North Carolina. While NC State has historical strengths in design, agriculture, engineering, and textiles, it offers over 100 Bachelor degree areas of study including meteorology, economics, political science, forestry, and education.
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History
Founding: 1862-1889
Although established in 1887, the North Carolina State University story begins in 1862 when President Lincoln signed the federal Morrill Land-Grant Act. This Act created endowments that were to be used in the establishment of colleges that would provide a “liberal and practical education” while focusing on military tactics, agriculture and the mechanical arts without excluding classical studies.
Image:NCSU Holiday Hall.JPGDuring Reconstruction, North Carolina allocated its endowment to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For two decades that university received $7,500 annually from the endowment. In the mid 1880s both state farmers and business leaders claimed that the Chapel Hill’s elitist education did not meet the mandate set forth by the Morrill Land-Grant Act. On March 7, 1887 the North Carolina General Assembly authorized the establishment of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The state also budgeted money for the new college and transferred North Carolina's land-grant endowment to it as well. R. Stanhope Pullen gave land towards the establishment of the new college in Raleigh. Construction began on the Main Building (now called Holladay Hall) in 1888 and the college formally opened on October 3, 1889. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Image:NCSU-Freshmen 1889.JPG
Early years: 1889-1945
Between 1889 to the end of World War I, the college experienced growth and expansion of purpose. Along with United State Department of Agriculture, State College created the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs in 1909 (which later became 4-H in 1926). In 1914 the federal Smith-Lever Act enabled the university to establish state, county, and local extension programs. These two new programs allowed the university’s knowledge resources to directly benefit the people of North Carolina, not just those students who walked its halls. By 1918 the college had an enrollment over 700 students and it had a new name—North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
By the end of World War I, State College experienced many institutional changes and fluctuating enrollment. In the 1920s, many of the university’s educational units were organized into schools (e.g. School of Agriculture, Textile School…). In 1920 enrollment reached 1,000 and by 1929 enrollment doubled to 2,000. In 1927, the first women graduated from the university.
The Great Depression brought many challenges to State College when economic hardships caused enrollment to suffer. To address issues institutional inefficiencies, the State of North Carolina established the Consolidated University of North Carolina in 1931. This administratively combined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Women’s College at Greensboro, and State College. This move also brought another name – North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering of the University of North Carolina. The Consolidated University of North Carolina lasted until 1972 when it was remade into the University of North Carolina system. By 1937 enrollment rebounded to over 2,000, but World War II caused enrollment to drop below 1,000.
Expansion: 1945-Present
After the end of World War II, State College experienced rapid growth due to the G.I. Bill. By 1947 enrollment was over 5,000 and the university expanded to accommodate the new students. The 1950s saw many building projects and national recognition of its academic programs. The period also saw the first admission of African-Americans.
Image:NCSU WOLF.GIF In 1962, administrators tried to change State College to North Carolina State University, but Governor Terry Sanford and other UNC system officials proposed The University of North Carolina at Raleigh for consistency. Faculty, students and alumni immediately launched a bitter opposition campaign, arguing that the name would cause the university to lose its identity and to appear to be a branch of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name was never adopted. Instead the General Assembly changed the name to North Carolina State of the University of North Carolina at Raleigh in 1963. Not satisfied, protest and letter writing campaigns continued until 1965 when the university received the present name North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Convention ignores the "at Raleigh" part of the name, but it is still in the official name.
In 1966 single year enrollment reached 10,000. The 1970s saw enrollment surpass 19,000 and the addition of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. NC State celebrated its centennial in 1987 and reorganized its internal structure renaming all its schools to colleges (e.g. School of Engineering to the College of Engineering). Also in this year, it gained 700 acres of land that would later become the Centennial Campus. Over the next decade and a half, NC State has focused on developing its new Centennial Campus. Over $620 million has been invested in facilities and infrastructure at the new campus with 2.7 million square feet of space being constructed. There are 61 private and government agency partners located here as well. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Currently, NC State has over 7,000 employees, over 30,000 students, an $820 million annual budget, and a $380 million endowment. It is also widely recognized as one of the three anchors of North Carolina's Research Triangle, together with Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Academics
Academic Units
| College | Enrollment (Fall 2005) | Degrees include1 | |
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| Agriculture and Life Sciences | 3,7492 | 848 |
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| Design | 494 | 188 |
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| Education | 532 | 932 |
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| Engineering | 5,400 | 1,795 |
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| Humanities and Social Sciences | 3,988 | 763 |
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| Management | 2,190 | 461 |
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| Natural Resources | 597 | 200 |
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| Physical and Mathematical Sciences | 849 | 724 |
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| Textiles | 622 | 137 |
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| Veterinary Medicine | 0 | 384 |
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| First Year College | 1,413 | 0 | (Non-degree granting) |
| Graduate School | - | - | (See colleges above)3 |
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NC State is known for its programs in engineering and design. The textile and paper science programs are notable, given the University’s location near active textile and paper producers. Students can alternate semesters in the cooperative program, which gives them college credit for time-spent working on-site. NC State also provides a First Year Program for incoming freshmen to give incoming freshmen an opportunity to experience several disciplines before selecting a major.
NC State offers bachelor's degrees in 100 areas of study, master's degrees in 109 areas and doctorate degrees in 55 areas. Only the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers associate's degrees.
Admission
Considered a more selective university, NC State accepts fewer than 60% of those who apply. Out of the 3,175 students in the 2004 freshmen class, 43% were ranked in the top 10% of their high school class and 48% scored greater than 1200 on the SAT. Twenty-five percent were in both categories. State law limits the admission of student from outside North Carolina, so there is strong competition among non-residents for admissions.
Uniquely, NC State requires admission candidates to choose a preferred college of study. After determining that an applicant meets the overall university requirements, the individual college must also agree to accept the student. Due to this process, some colleges have significantly higher admission requirements than others. For Example, the College of Engineering has higher admission standards than the College of Natural Science. In addition, students might have a difficult time transferring between colleges. Transferring to the College of Design from another college could be difficult due to lack of design experience.
Library
The NC State Library, ranked 27th out of 113 North American research libraries, includes 3.4 million volumes and 54 thousand journal subscriptions (as of 2005).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The library system has an annual budget of over $20 million and consists of 5 libraries. The largest library, D.H. Hill Library, located on Main Campus is over 11 stories tall and covers over 119 thousand square feet (11 thousand square meters). <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> NC State as a member of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), has interlibrary loan services with Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina Central University.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rankings and Classifications
Image:NCSU Belltower.pngNC State’s rankings are significantly hurt by its 29.7% four year graduation rate (for freshmen entering in 1998), as compared to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s 66.7% rate for the same class. The administration of NC State claims that this rate is a product of high participation in the cooperative education program (which adds a year to an undergraduate’s tenure) and the difficulty of the engineering degrees.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- US News and World Report in 2006 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Undergraduate education: 78th out of 248 national universities (34th out of public colleges)
- Graduate Engineering Programs: 34th
- 2nd best value colleges <ref name="NCSURankingPR">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Kiplinger Best Values in Public Colleges in 2006<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 28th best value for in-state tuition
- 49th best value for out-of-state tuition
- Princeton Reviews<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2nd America's Best Value Colleges <ref name="NCSURankingPR"/>
- Among the 25 Most Connected Campuses (this category is not ranked)
- Among the 120 Best Southeastern Colleges (this category is not ranked)
- Among the 81 Colleges With a Conscience (this category is not ranked)
- 8th: Everyone Plays Intramural Sports
- 18th: Campus Is Tiny, Unsightly, Or Both
- 18th: Jock Schools
- Carnegie Foundation2000
- Type: Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive
- Undergraduate profile: Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
- Graduate Instructional Program: Doc/STEM: Doctoral, STEM dominant
- US News and World Report in 2006 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Student life
Thirty-three percent of all students live on campus in one of twenty different dormitories. Freshman dorms provide academic and social events that acclimate incoming students to the college experience. NC State has a growing Greek presence, and the university plans to renovate and improve many of the fraternity or sorority houses located on campus.
While Greeks do offer some social events, many dormitories host their own parties, though alcohol policies are strictly enforced. One significant party is the "Design School Bash" hosted by the College of Design every October. By far the largest party and social events are those associated with sporting events.
The student center of the University includes an African-American Cultural Center which has an art gallery and a library. There is also a multicultural student affairs office.
Student life at North Carolina State University includes opportunities in a diverse range of activities and organizations. Besides fraternities and sororities, there are multicultural groups, arts groups, political and social action groups, service and professional groups, religious groups, sports and recreation groups, academic and professional groups, and special interest groups such as the Clogging Team, the Film Society, the Judo Club, the Equestrian Club, and the Black Finesse Modeling Troupe.
Student Media
Technician
Image:NCSU Technician header.PNG Technician has been North Carolina State University’s student-run newspaper since 1920. It employs more than 100 students throughout the year and reports on campus news, sports, entertainment, and state and national news. Technician is published Monday through Friday when school is in session with a circulation of about 15,000. The paper is funded by advertisement and the student government; it is distributed for free at numerous locations on campus and at area merchants.
The Agromeck
NC State’s oldest student publication, the Agromeck yearbook, celebrated its 100th birthday with the 2002 edition. It acts as a compendium of student life on campus including sporting events, social activities, and day-to-day living. The Agromeck serves as a historian of campus and is a reminder of the way things used to be. Each year, nearly 1,000 copies are printed and sold.
WKNC 88.1
NC State has its own student-run radio station, WKNC. WKNC is a non-commercial station and cannot run traditional advertisements. It does seek sponsors, who can be acknowledged on the air, but 90% of the station's funding is from the university. The radio station broadcasts at 25,000 watts and reaches around 200,000 people. The station host several formats run by student disc jockies.
Student demographics
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(Demographics last updated Dec 6,2005)
Athletics
As an Atlantic Coast Conference founding member, NC State competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. Also known as the Wolfpack, NC State has won eight national championships: two NCAA championships, two AIAW championhips, and four titles under other sanctioning bodies.
| Sport | Coach (since) | Facility | Notes | |
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| Baseball | Elliott Avent | Doak Field | ACC Titles: 4 (1975,'74,'73,'68) Big Four Titles: (1946) South Atlantic Titles: 1 (1910) State Titles: 1 (1907) | |
| Basketball | mens | vacant¹ | RBC Center | National Titles: 2 (1983, '74) ACC Titles: 10 (1987,'83,'74,'73,'70,'65,'59,'56,'55,'54) |
| womens | Kay Yow (1976) | Reynolds Coliseum | ACC Championships: 4 (1980,'85,'87,'91) ACC regular season titles: 5 (1978,'80,'83,'85,'90) | |
| Cheerleading | Harold Trammel | National Titles²: 4 (2001, ?, ?, ?) | ||
| Cross Country | mens | Rollie Geiger (1982) | ACC Championships: 9 | |
| womens | Rollie Geiger (1982) | National Titles³: 2 (1980, '79) ACC Championships: 20 | ||
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| Football | Chuck Amato (2000) | Carter-Finley Stadium | Conference Titles: 11 (1979,'73,'68,'65,'64,'63,'57,'27,'13,'10,'07) Bowl Games: 22 (Record 11-10-1) | |
| Golf | mens | Richard Sykes (2001) | ||
| womens | Page Marsh (1997) | |||
| Gymnastics (womens) | Mark Stevenson (1981) | Reynolds Coliseum | ||
| Rifle | mens | Keith Miller | ||
| womens | Keith Miller | |||
| Soccer | mens | George Tarantini (1986) | Method Road Soccer Stadium | |
| womens | Laura Kerrigan (1997) | SAS Soccer Stadium | ||
| Softball | Lisa Navas (2004) | Walnut Creek Softball Complex | ||
| Swimming & Diving | mens | Brooks Teal (2001) | Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center | |
| womens | Brooks Teal (2001) | Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center | ||
| Tennis | mens | Jon Choboy (2002) | J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center | |
| womens | Hans Olsen (2001) | J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center | ||
| Track & Field | mens | Rollie Geiger (1985) | Paul Derr Track | ACC Championships: 6 |
| womens | Rollie Geiger (1985) | Paul Derr Track | ||
| Volleyball (womens) | Charita Stubbs (2006) | Reynolds Coliseum | ||
| Wrestling | Carter Jordan (2004) | ACC Championships: 14 (2004,'02,'01,1996,'91,'90,'89,'88,'83,'82,'81,'78,'76) | ||
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¹ Herb Sendek, men's basketball coach from 1997–2006, has accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State University for the 2006–07 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
² Cheerleading is not sanctioned by the NCAA.
³ NC State's women's teams competed in AIAW competition, prior to the NCAA's decision to allow Division I school to award scholarships to women.
Campus
Image:Pulstar2.jpg NC State has a sprawling, urban 2,139 acre (8.65 km²) campus. The campus is divided into four sections:
- Main Campus—Oldest campus of NC State. Location of most academic studies and student dormitories.
- Centennial Campus—Located South of Main Campus, it is home to some academic departments, in particular those related to science and engineering, but most activity here is concerned with public/private cooperation and research.
- West Campus—Located two miles West of Main Campus, it is the home of the veterinary School.
- Stadiums—Located further West of Main Campus than West Campus, it is the location of the basketball and football stadiums.
Main
NC State’s Main Campus has three general areas: North Main Campus, Central Main Campus, and South Main Campus. North Main Campus is the oldest part of NC State and is home to most academic departments and a few dorms. Central Main Campus is mainly dormitories, cafeterias, gymnasiums and student support departments. North and Central Main Campus are separated by a rail road track. Pedestrian and road tunnels are used to cross the tracks. Western Boulevard separates Central and South Main Campuses. Greek Court and a large conference center are found on South Main Campus.
Architecturally, Main Campus is known for its distinctive red brick buildings. Due to oversupply, odd brick statues dot the landscape, a large section of main campus is paved over with brick (University Plaza, a.k.a. "the brickyard"), and most sidewalks are also made with brick. These sidewalks are also dotted with white brick mosaics.
The Memorial Bell Tower, located in the Northeast corner of North Main Campus, serves as the signature of NC State and appears in the NC State Official Seal. It was constructed as a monument to alumni killed in World War I. The granite tower, completed in 1937, is 115 feet (35 meters) tall. As a tradition, the Bell Tower is lighted in red at night immediately following athletic victories and certain academic achievements.[1]
The Court of North Carolina, just West of the Memorial Bell Tower, is surrounded by the 1911 Building; the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Tompkins, Caldwell, Winston Halls and Poe Hall; Page Hall, home to College of Engineering offices; and Leazar Hall, location of the Computer Science Teaching Labs. It was once home to 100 trees (one for every county in North Carolina), but damage caused by Hurricane Fran in 1996 reduced the number significantly, including the destruction of a particularly old and large tree which was some 12 feet in diameter. Some replanting has occurred, but the Court's former appearance is far from being restored.
Southwest of the Court of North Carolina is another landmark, the Free Expression Tunnel. The Free Expression Tunnel functions as one of three pedestrian tunnels underneath the railroad tracks separating North Main Campus and Central Main Campus. This particular tunnel is the site of sanctioned graffiti; anyone may paint there, and it is often the place for political statements, personal messages, and unique art. The tunnel was closed in June 2005 and has been partially demolished, to be rebuilt with wheelchair accessibility. NC State plans to reopen the Tunnel around March 2006.
Centennial
NC State's main campus is augmented by the 1,334 acre (5.4 km²) mixed-use Centennial Campus. Located 1 mile (1.6 Km) south of the Memorial Bell Tower, this campus houses university, corporate, and government research, in addition to classrooms and non-student residences. The College of Textiles is based on this campus and long-term plans have the majority of the College of Engineering relocating to the new campus. The offices of Red Hat and the Raleigh branch of the National Weather Service are also on the Centennial Campus, as well as Centennial Campus Middle School.
West
West Campus is located 2.5 miles (4 km) west of the Memorial Bell Tower. The campus’s 182 acres (0.73 km²) is bordered by the stadiums and the North Carolina State Fairgrounds to the west and Meredith College to the east. Situated on this campus is the University Club and North Carolina’s only Veterinary School. Since most of the campus is rolling pastoral land, part of it is converted to parking space during the North Carolina State Fair and NC State football games.
JC Raulston Arboretum is an 8 acre (32,000 m²) arboretum and botanical garden operated by NC State, and located just south of West Campus. It is open daily without charge.
Stadiums
The Stadium property is 3.4 miles (5.5 km) northwest of the Memorial Bell Tower. Both Carter-Finley Stadium and the RBC Center are located there. Aside from the two stadiums, the property is mainly open space used for event parking. The property borders the North Carolina State Fair to the North and hosts tailgating parties before NC State football games.
People
Image:Henry shelton.jpg Image:Edwards senate.jpg Image:Jamesbhuntjr.jpg A great number of people have made their way through NC State University. NC State has conferred 185,663 degrees (as of 2005) since opening its doors and has an estimated 145,000 living alumni. In addition, as of Fall 2005, the university employees 2,020 part and full time faculty members.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Out of these two groups, several notable individuals have emerged.
Notables
Academics
- William Brantley Aycock (B.S. Education 1936) former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor
- Albert Carnesale (Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering 1966, Faculty member 1962-1969) UCLA Chancellor
- William C. Friday (B.S. Textile Engineering 1941) Former President of the University of North Carolina
- Tom Regan (Professor 1967-Present) Philosopher and animal rights activist
- M. Thomas Hester (Professor 19??-Present) Renaissance English literature scholar and co-founder of the John Donne Journal
- George Kennedy (Professor 1976-Present) Entomologist
- John Kessel (Professor 1982-Present) science-fiction author
- R. V. Young (Professor 19??-Present) Renaissance English literature scholar and co-founder of the John Donne Journal
Science and Technology
- Donald Bitzer (Professor 1989-Present) Father of Plasma Television
- Marshall Brain (M.S. Computer Science 1989, Instructor 1986-1992) Founder of HowStuffWorks
- James Goodnight (B.S. Applied Mathematics 1965, M.S. Experimental Statistics 1968, Ph.D. Statistics 1972, Faculty member 1972-1976) CEO of SAS Institute
Athletics
- Bill Cowher (B.S. Education 1979) football, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
- David Fox (B.S. Civil Engineering 1994) 1996 Olympic swimmer
- Roman Gabriel (B.S. Education 1962) football player
- Terrence Holt (B.A. Sociology 2004, attended 1999-2001) football player
- Torry Holt (Attended 1995-1998) football player
- Nate McMillan (Attended 1985-1986) Basketball, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and past Head Coach Seattle SuperSonics
- Philip Rivers (B.S. Business 2003) football player
- Doug Strange, retired Major League Baseball player
- David Thompson (B.A. Sociology 2003 played for NCSU from 1971 to 1975)) basketball player
Media
- Richard Curtis (Bachelors 1972) A founder and managing editor of graphics and photography for USA TODAY
- Terry Gannon (B.A. History 1985) ABC Sports commentator
- Roy H. Park (Bachelors 1931) Communications executive
- Jerry Punch (B.S. Pre-Med 1975) Sideline reporter & auto racing analyst for ESPN and ABC
- John Tesh (B.A. Communications 1975) Musician
Politics
- John Edwards (B.S. Textile Technology 1974) U.S. Senator and 2004 vice-presidential candidate
- J.D. Hayworth (B.A. Speech Communications and Political Science 1980) Member, United States Congress, 6th District, Arizona
- James B. Hunt Jr. (B.S. Agricultural Education 1959, M.S. Agricultural Economics 196?) 4-term Governor of North Carolina
- Walter B. Jones (Attended 1962-1965) Member, United States Congress, 3rd District, North Carolina
- Burley Mitchell (B.A. 1966) Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice
Military
- Gen. Hugh Shelton (B.S. Textile Technology 1963) Former chairman of the U.S. Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief Executives
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Dean of Administration
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External links
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Notes and references
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