Found 329 events matching "year:[1970 TO 1979]"
Technician editors explained what nematodes were, ending a 2-month series of nematode jokes that ran in the paper.
The library began computerized cataloging of materials. Retrospective conversion of the card catalog was started the following year.
Book, periodical, and binding expenditures exceeded $1,000,000 in a fiscal year for the first time.
All-American basketball player Tommy Burleson announced his decision to accept a scholarship offer to play for NC State. Burleson would go on to be a key member of NC State's 1974 National Championship team. He was also a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team. In 2013, he was inducted into the NC State Athletics Hall of Fame.
Formerly the General Labs Building, Cox Hall was dedicated in honor of Gertrude Mary Cox, professor emeritus of experimental statistics and the first woman named full professor at NC State. Cox Hall housed the physics and statistics departments.
Randleigh Farm was devoted to the research of improving methods of dairy farming. It was the bequest of William R. Kenan Jr. and was sold to Wake County in 2005.
The Cleveland Orchestra opened up the Friends of the College program at the Reynolds Coliseum for an audience of 21,000 people.
The NC State women's basketball team participated in the first-ever ACC basketball tournament as the top seed. NC State lost in the championship game to Maryland.
The Department of Adult Education was renamed the Department of Adult and Community College Education.
Ralph Nader addressed over 800 people about the formation of a North Carolina Research Group (NC-PIRG) in the Union Ballroom.
Student government's "The Day" and the Inter-Residence Council's "Zoo Day" were combined (retaining the latter name), as a day for students to relax and take a break from the pressures of the end of the academic year. Zoo Day was held along Cates Avenue, offering a day of free beer, field games, and concerts.
The School of Liberal Studies was renamed the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The college radio station WKNC announced it will go off the air for the remainder of the school year due to an air conditioner failure in the studio.
Dr. Lawrence M. Clark (1934-2012) was hired as Associate Provost. Dr. Clark was the second African American to serve as a university administrator. In addition to serving as a professor in mathematics education, Dr. Clark coordinated all activities related to the university's Affirmative Action Plan. Dr. Clark was instrumental in the founding of NC State's African American Cultural Center, the Peer Mentor program, and the African American Symposium.
Over 1,000 students marched down Hillsborough Street from campus to the State Capitol to protest the Vietnam War. The students staged a rally on the capitol steps in response to the U.S. bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong in North Vietnam.
The Swann Memorial Library of Chemistry was named for Dr. Ralph C. Swann, former head of chemistry, and was located in Dabney Hall.
NC State quarterback Bruce Shaw passed for 294 yards against Wake Forest and broke the team's previous record for single-game passing yardage.
G. W. Giles wrote A Department Grows to Maturity: The History of Agricultural Engineering at N.C. State University (1914 to 1977). An updated version of this history was hosted on the department's website.
The School of Textiles Auditorium was renamed in honor of Malcolm E. Campbell, Dean Emeritus of the School of Textiles.
