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Found 12 events matching "Buildings North Carolina State University. College of Natural Resources"

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.

1963
State College name changed

North Carolina State College was renamed "North Carolina State of the University of North Carolina at Raleigh." The new name was met with discontent by faculty members who labeled it awkward and embarrassing.

12/10/1962
Potential name change protested

Governor Sanford was booed after an NC State-Wake Forest basketball game in Reynolds Coliseum by students protesting the possible name change of the college from North Carolina State College to the University of North Carolina at Raleigh.

7/2/1862
Morrill Act became law

The Morrill Act became law and provided national funding to establish a land-grant college in each state. In North Carolina, this funding first went to the University of North Carolina. In 1887, the state legislature established the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now NC State) as the state's land-grant institution.

1955
Industrial Experiment Program established

The North Carolina General Assembly provided support for the establishment of the Industrial Experiment Program, a service which expanded upon existing extension services in the School of Engineering to provide technical information to small industries. The program was designed to encourage new industry for the state and to increase utilization of the state’s natural resources.

1931
Consolidation Act passed

The Consolidation Act was passed by the North Carolina General Assembly with some of the following provisions: State College became one of three campuses of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, which included UNC-Chapel Hill and the Women's College in Greensboro. State College's Board of Trustees was abolished, and a new board of trustees was established to oversee all three of the campuses. This arrangement continued until the creation of the UNC System in 1972.

1987
Knowledge Is Power Published
1978
Adult and Community College Education history written

Bertie Edwards Fearing wrote A History of the Department of Adult and Community College Education at North Carolina State University: A Need, a Response, and a Model. A print edition exists in the library.

1989
Electrical and computer engineering history written

George B. Hoadley, Edward G. Manning, and William J. Barclay wrote A Brief History of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: College of Engineering, North Carolina State University. An updated version was hosted on the departmental website.

3/1/1887
Land scrip funds transferred

The land scrip funds were transferred to the new Raleigh college, which became NC State. University of North Carolina President Battle unsuccessfully opposed the transfer of the land scrip funds from UNC to the proposed agricultural school in Raleigh. A bill was passed on this date to transfer the funds.

06/01/2022
Teaching and Telling Asian American Stories Virtual Symposium

Teaching and Telling Asian American Stories was a symposium for PK-12 teachers who love storytelling, especially stories from lesser-known Asian American communities. The symposium workshops aimed to provide concrete teaching strategies and pedagogy on how to bring untold stories from Asian Americans into PK-12 classrooms. It was organized by Prof. Crystal Chen Lee, College of Education at North Carolina State University, Freda Lin, Co-Director of YURI Education Project, and Dr. Cathin Goulding, Co-Director of YURI Education Project.