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School of Humanities and Social Sciences
| Date: | 1977 |
| Description: | The School of Liberal Studies is renamed the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. |
| Timelines: | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Courses in religion first offered
| Date: | 1928 |
| Description: | Professor W. N. Hicks taught the first courses in religion. Although the courses were listed in the 1927-1928 college catalog, they were not taught before Hicks became an assistant professor in 1928. |
| Timelines: | Academics | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies |
School of Public and International Affairs
| Date: | 2006 |
| Description: | The School of Public and International Affairs was established within CHASS, comprising the Department of Political Science, the Department of Public Administration, the International Studies masters program, and other initiatives. |
| Timelines: | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Political Science | Department of Public Administration |
Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media first offered
| Date: | 2005 |
| Timelines: | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Communication |
Institute of Nonprofits
| Date: | 2003 |
| Description: | The Institute of Nonprofits was established |
| Timelines: | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Ph.D. in Public Administration
| Date: | 1998 |
| Description: | A Ph.D. in Public Administration was first offered. |
| Timelines: | Department of Public Administration |
Zach Galifianakis
| Date: | 1988 |
| Description: | Zach Galifianakis enrolled as a communications major. He later became a successful comedian and actor with starring roles in the movies The Hangover and The Candidate. |
| Timelines: | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Communication |
Lee Smith received North Carolina Award
| Date: | 1984 |
| Description: | Assistant Professor of English Lee Smith became the first female faculty member to receive the prestigious North Carolina Award. |
| Timelines: | Department of English | Women |
Social Work degree
| Date: | 1976 |
| Description: | A Bachelor of Social Work degree is first offered. |
| Timelines: | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Social Work |
Ann B. Goodnight
| Date: | 1968 |
| Description: | Ann B. Goodnight graduates with a bachelors degree in political science. She later became a businesswoman, philanthropist, and member of the UNC system Board of Governors. |
| Timelines: | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Political Science | Women |
First female African-American undergraduate degree recipient
| Date: | 1966 |
| Description: | Norma Wright Garcia becomes the first African-American female to receive an undergraduate degree, earning a BA in history. |
| Timelines: | Academics | African Americans | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of History | Highlights in NC State History | Student Life | Women |
College of Management established
| Date: | 1992 |
| Description: | The College of Management was formed out of what had previously been the Division of Economics and Business in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. |
| Timelines: | Academics | College of Management | Highlights in NC State History |
Kevin Howell
| Date: | 1987 - 1988 |
| Description: | Howell was the first African-American to serve as Student Body President. We was a political science major. After graduation, he eventually became the university's primary liaison with state and local governments. |
| Timelines: | African Americans | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Political Science | Student Body Presidents | Student Life |
Terry Gannon graduates
| Date: | 1985 |
| Description: | Terry Gannon graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He had been a member of the "Cardiac Pack" men's basketball team that won the 1983 NCAA championship. He later became a sportscaster for ESPN/ABC and other media outlets. |
| Timelines: | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of History |
No consistent name
| Date: | 1892 - 1910 |
| Description: | There wasn't a consistent name for the sport teams during the early decades of the college. Names such as "Farmers and Mechanics," "Aggies," and "Techs" were used loosely. |
| Timelines: | Athletics | NC State, Mascots, Colors, and Team Names |
Red and white chosen
| Date: | 11/1895 |
| Description: | A majority of students chose red and white as colors for the sports teams. The colors changed a couple different times during the early years of the college. The faculty agreed to the adoption of red and white and stated that they could not be changed again without a vote of two-thirds of the student body. The colors have remained the same ever since. |
| Timelines: | Athletics | Highlights in NC State History | NC State, Mascots, Colors, and Team Names | Student Life | This Month in NC State History (November) |
Brown and white colors
| Date: | 9/1895 |
| Description: | The Athletic Association approved brown and white as colors for the sports teams. Use of these colors was very short-lived. |
| Timelines: | Athletics | NC State, Mascots, Colors, and Team Names | This Month in NC State History (September) |
Pink and blue colors
| Date: | 1892 - 1895 |
| Description: | The very earliest sports teams at NC State wore pink and blue, colors chosen by the literary societies. |
| Timelines: | Athletics | NC State, Mascots, Colors, and Team Names |
First football game
| Date: | 1892 |
| Description: | The first official football game is played against Raleigh Academy, a local prep school. The A&M team wins, 12-6. |
| Timelines: | Athletics | Highlights in NC State History |
