Found 265 events matching "college of design"
The College of Sciences was established and combined programs from the former College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences with several biological science programs from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
The College of Management was renamed the Lonnie C. Poole Jr. College of Management. Lonnie C. Poole Jr. was founder of Waste Industries USA, Inc.
The School of Design celebrated its 50 anniversary by hosting several events. The School also published Reflections and Actions: An Inspiration for the Future, A Summary History of the School of Design, NC State University. A print edition exists in the library.
Works of art were loaned for display in the College Union. This exhibit was the beginning of a long history of art in the union and the Gregg Museum of Art & Design.
A new textile design program was created jointly by the School of Design and the School of Textiles at NC State. Students received basic design fundamentals in the School of Design and were then able to apply this knowledge in textile-oriented design classes. R. Alan Donaldson, a graduate of the Scottish Textile School and former employee of Guilford of Maine, was the first professor in the program.
After graduating from the NC State College of Textiles where she studied fashion and textile design, Lisbeth Arias launched her own Latinx-inspired clothing line, fusing traditional Latin American textiles with modern fashion.
Gary Mock wrote A Century of Progress: The Textile Program, North Carolina State University, 1899-1999. A print edition exists in the library.
AACSB International accredited the accounting and business management bachelor's programs, the MS in management program, and the master of accounting program.
The new College of Textiles building on Centennial Campus opened its doors in 1991. The new building included computer facilities, heavy machinery processing laboratories, classrooms, meeting spaces, administrative offices, and the Burlington Textiles Library.
Civil engineering alumnus Colonel William “Bill” D. Alexander III was named the 1976 recipient of the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Alexander contributed his engineering skills to the moon landings of the Apollo program in the 1960s as project manager for the design of the NASA Launch Support Facility.
Professor Ernest B. Berry challenged his senior-level students to design and weave a calendar with a School of Textiles design at the top and a monthly calendar positioned below. The winning design resulted in a green-and-white calendar assembled with surplus Fortisan warp and acetate filling. The calendars were popular with members of the class, faculty, and staff, and the project became an annual event.
Built as the original D. H. Hill Jr. Library, Brooks Hall was renamed and dedicated on April 12, 1956. It was remodeled for the School of Design with an addition to the North Side. Brooks Hall was named for Eugene Clyde Brooks, a former president of State College.
L. Franklin Bost graduated with a bachelor's degree in product design. He later became CEO of Spheringenics.
Clyda Weeks was the first woman elected president of the College Union and the first woman student body leader.
Barnes and Gerald Erdahl, the director of the student union, founded the concert series, and the programs were presented in Reynolds Coliseum. Friends of the college was the largest season subscription concert series in the world with 16,000 annual members. It ran from 1959-1994, and put on 226 concerts featuring international and national symphony orchestras, opera companies, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman, New York City Ballet, Westminster Choir, and more.
