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The Department of Zoology was renamed the Department of Biology.
Cullen Jones won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay in Beijing. He was also ACC Swimmer of the Year in 2006.
The GLBT Center opened a new office and officially became a department under the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, after years as a resource within Campus Activities. Justine Hollingshead was the founding director.
The Office for Diversity and African American Affairs changed its name to Office for Diversity and Inclusion in order meet the needs of students from a variety of backgrounds.
DeMiracle Washington won the long jump event at the ACC indoor championship. This was the first long-jump title in the history of NC State women's track and field.
Leigha Hancock won the beam title at the 2008 NCAA Regional to advance to the NCAA championships. It was her second individual event win since 2006, making her the first gymnast to win two NCAA regional events in program history.
Stan Cockerton was named ACC's "Player of the Year" twice in 1977 and 1978. He scored 193 career goals which was an NCAA record until 2008. He was the only former NC State lacrosse player selected to the ACC's 50th Anniversary Team in 2002.
NC State passed Regulation 02.20.01 to provide academic accommodation for students with disabilities in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.
Between 2006 and 2009, the department introduced a BS in philosophy with a concentration in logic, representation and reasoning (2006); a graduate minor in cognitive science (2007); a BA in philosophy with a concentration in ethics (2007); an undergraduate minor in ethics (2008); and an undergraduate minor in logic and methodology (2009).
A forgotten bell was rediscovered in 2006. It was originally on the top of Metropolitan Hall in downtown Raleigh, then moved to a fire station on Morgan and Salisbury streets, and finally to Withers Hall. It signaled the end of classes and may have been intended for the Memorial Bell Tower. In 2008, it was given back to the city of Raleigh.
The speaker was General Raymond T. Odierno, commander of the United States Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia. He was also commanding general of the Multi-National Force in Iraq from 2008 to 2010. Heidi Sullivan gave the Address to Fellow Graduates. Honorary degrees were awarded to Deanna Bowling Marcum (Doctor of Humane letters), Raymond T. Odierno (Doctor of Humane letters), and Richard Sapper (Doctor of Fine Arts).
