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Found 265 events matching "college of design"

1967
Cooperating Raleigh Colleges established

The Cooperating Raleigh Colleges program was established by the libraries of NC State, Meredith College, Shaw University, Peace College, St. Mary's College, and St. Augustine College. The program allowed for direct borrowing of library resources among the six campuses.

1917
College renamed

The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was renamed the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering.

1/17/1972
Color Wall displayed

The light mural (later known as the Color Wall) in D. H. Hill Jr. Library was displayed by this date, but not yet completed. The mural was created by Joe Cox, a faculty member in the School of Design.

1949
Gerald Erdahl hired

Gerald Orlando Theodore Erdahl was hired as the first College Union Director in September 1949, which further established the idea of a college union at State College.

2000
Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry relocated

The Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry relocated from the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

1993
MS degree in textile engineering created

A Master of Science degree in textile engineering was created in 1993. New courses were developed to teach the engineering design aspects of yarn spinning, fabric formation, instrumentation, and quality management. The first graduates were James Christopher Love and Benjamin Robert Martin in 1995.

1987
"NCSU Libraries" became official name

"The NCSU Libraries" became the official name of the library system, encompassing the D. H. Hill Jr. Library and four branch libraries (Design, Natural Resources, Textiles, and Veterinary Medicine). Decades later the system was renamed the North Carolina State University Libraries.

2010-2012
David Bristol named CVM interim dean

Bristol was interim dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.

1987
School of Education renamed

The School of Education became the College of Education and Psychology.

2022
First woman appointed CVM dean

Dr. Kathryn Meurs was the first woman appointed Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and the inaugural recipient of the Randall B. Terry, Jr. College of Veterinary Medicine Endowed Dean’s Chair.

1941
First branch library opened

The Architecture Library opened as the first branch library with Grace Sims Dalton as the first librarian. This was part of Library Director Harlan Brown’s goal to eliminate autonomous departmental libraries in favor of centrally-controlled branch libraries. The Architecture Library was renamed the Harrye B. Lyons Design Library in 1968.

1942
North Carolina State College Foundation established

The North Carolina State College Foundation was established and was the first foundation created for the purpose of attracting private support for the college.

1/11/2018
VF Corporation partnership announced

The university announced a partnership between the College of Textiles, the Poole College of Management, and the VF Corporation to support student development and advance apparel and textiles innovation.

5/2007
Department of Elementary Education established

The Department of Elementary Education was established within the College of Education.

2000
School of Forest Resources renamed

The School of Forest Resources was renamed the College of Natural Resources.

09/2015-2017
William L. Ditto served as dean

William L. Ditto was the second dean of the College of Sciences.

Included in College of Sciences
1971
Libraries departments reorganized

A reorganization of departments in the Libraries results in three major divisions headed by assistant directors. The divisions were General Services (including circulation), Reference Services, and Collection Development and Organization (including technical services). The school libraries, Design, Textiles, and Forest Resources, were classified as branch libraries.

Included in Libraries
03/2020
Myron Floyd became dean

Dr. Myron F. Floyd was appointed as dean of the College of Natural Resources. He first joined the college in 2005 as a professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.

11/2017
Christine McGahan appointed dean

Christine McGahan was the first woman to hold the position of dean for the College of Sciences. She joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1983 and was head of its Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences for 14 years.

Included in: College of Sciences; Women
1987
Robert A. Barnhardt became dean

Robert A. Barnhardt became Dean of the College of Textiles and served in the position until 1999. Barnhardt was influential in developing plans for the College of Textiles to move to new facilities on Centennial Campus.