21 collections related to Student activities -- North Carolina

The Gaston Vance Jones Photograph of the North Carolina State College Thalerian German Club includes an original photograph that was reproduced on page 220 of the 1918 Agromeck. Gaston Vance Jones was a student at North Carolina State College (now University) from 1918 until about 1920. He was in Leazar Literary Society, Pi Kappa Alpha, Tompkins Textile Society, and the Thalerian (also spelled Thalarian) German Club pictured in the photograph. Jones was from Newark, New Jersey. Less

The James Marion Williamson North Carolina State Memory Book contains a photo album assembled by James Marion Williamson. It contains photographs of family members and friends in various settings such as Lassiter Mill Lake, Pilot Mountain, and a cemetery. It also contains photos of buildings, football games, and people socializing at State College (now NC State University) during Williamson's time as a student. There are also some photos of downtown Raleigh. Most photos are unidentified. Materials date from 1924 to 1925, with one photo dating to 1929. James Marion Williamson was born in Raeford, NC in 1904. He graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from State College (now NC State University) in 1927. He met his wife Ethel Hall there. He went on to work for Duriron Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he retired as CEO. Williamson passed away in Lakewood, California in 1978. Less

The Jim Davis Photographs contain photographs, slides, and negatives of the NC State University campus, student life and activities, athletics, and Chancellor John Caldwell, among other topics. Selected images were used in the Agromeck yearbooks of 1972, 1973, and 1974. Most items were photographed by Jim Davis (editor of the 1975 Agromeck), but some were taken by Michael O'Brien and Jim Holcombe, also on the Agromeck staff. Less

The Kanton T. Reynolds Papers contain name tags and business cards from student government, a Technician newspaper, photographs from Reynolds' time as student government Chief Justice, and student government projects and papers. Subjects include preventing destructive student celebrations, NC State University basketball, and student government goals. Also included in this collection are a few items from Tasha Youngblood, Student Body Treasurer. Materials range from 1992 to 1995 with several undated items. Kanton T. Reynolds graduated from North Carolina State University in 1995 with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. As a student, he ran unopposed and won the position of Chief Justice for student government in the 1994 election. He was a member of the National Society of Black Engineers and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Reynolds went on to earn a Masters of Industrial Engineering and Business Administration in 1997 and 2005. He then received his Ph.D. from North Carolina A&T University in 2014. After spending twenty years in the corporate realm, Dr. Reynolds came back to NC State University as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in 2017. Less

The North Carolina State University, Division of Academic and Student Affairs, Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service Records contain the Center's electronic newsletter, pamphlets and flyers, informational booklets, photographs of trips, and videotapes of different events. Materials range in date from 1980 to 2011. Some of these records, such as ones pertaining to the "Leadership Development Series," pre-date the founding of C-SLEPS but were later incorporated into the Center. Materials range in date from 1980 to 2011. The Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service was created in 1998, beginning with just a few programs. It aims to create the next generation of leaders through unique learning opportunities that embody the value of service, responsible citizenship, and ethics. The Center offers workshops, seminars, conferences, speakers, and other events throughout the academic year including the Leadership Development Program, the Leadershape Institute, and Alternative Spring Break. Less

This collection contains the records of the North Carolina State University Women's Center. The records include flyers, pamphlets, announcements, memoranda, news clippings, scrapbooks, slides, zines, CD-ROMs, floppy disks, and artifacts that document the activities of the center and its programs from 1965 to 2022. Topics include the signature programs of the Women's Center such as the Chocolate Festivals, productions of The Vagina Monologues, Take Back the Night marches and rallies, Alternative Service Breaks, and the Sisterhood Dinners Some documents pre-date the founding of the Center in 1991. These include materials on meetings, councils, and polls that led up to the creation of the Center. The North Carolina State University Women's Center was founded in 1991 in order to provide services to the women students, faculty and staff on campus. The Center's mission is to celebrate women through support, empowerment, education, and leadership development and to challenge and motivate both women and men to achieve inclusivity and gender equity. It achieves this by offering signature annual programs such as the Chocolate Festival, the production of the Vagina Monologues, Take Back the Night march and rally, Alternative Service Break, and the Sisterhood Dinner. Other services include maintaining a sexual assault helpline and a system of advocates available to those in need.In 1989, then Assistant Director of Student Development Evelyn Reiman and others formed the Women's Resource Coalition. The Coalition published a newsletter and sponsored events. In 1991, Heloise Jones (president of the Women's Resource Coalition) lobbied Provost Franklin Hart to establish a Women's Center. In October of that year, the Women's Center opened its doors in the basement of Nelson Hall. It is now in Talley Student Center.The NC State Women’s Center is one of four Campus Community Centers (along with the GLBT Center, Multicultural Student Affairs, and the African American Cultural Center) housed under the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED). It was formerly under the Division of Student Affairs. Less

The North Carolina State University, Office of Vice Chancellor for Information Technology, Audiovisual Materials contain digital files related to WolfBytes Radio's coverage of Hurricane Florence as well as other files from the move of WolfBytes to the student-run radio station WKNC. Materials range in date from 2018 to 2019. The Office of Information Technology was formerly known as the Computing Center and the Information Technology Division. In the 1970s, the organization supported mainframe computers used for research and scientific computing. On November 1, 2007, ITD and Resource Management and Information Systems (RMIS) joined to form the Office of Information Technology (OIT). Currently, the division provides systems and services such as state-of-the-technology network backbone, computing account privileges and help desk support to the entire university. Less

The North Carolina State University, Office of the Provost, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Center Records, 1978-2024, document a portion of the history of the LGBTQ community on NC State's campus as well as the creation and function of the LGBTQ Pride Center (formerly the GLBT Center). The collection contains flyers, reports, surveys, news clippings, workshop and training materials, zines, photographs, and posters. These materials and the digital files also included in the collection pertain to events such as LGBTQ History Month, Transgender Awareness Week, and Lavender Graduation, as well as workshops and trainings such as Transgender 101 and Project SAFE. There are also documents related to the 1980s LGBTQ student groups and organizations that were precursors to the LGBTQ Pride Center. Also included are artifacts including t-shirts, tablecloths, plaques, and sashes from Lavender Graduation. The digital files included in this collection cover organizations and clubs, events and event planning, and workshops and trainings given by the Center. The NC State LGBTQ Pride Center (formerly the GLBT Center) provides students of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions with resources and programming to raise awareness, promote respect, and create a culture of equity, inclusion and social justice. The LGBTQ Pride Center's stated mission is to engage, develop, and empower members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning communities and their allies. This is accomplished through lectures, counseling services, workshops, and developing supportive communities. Some of the recurring events the Center sponsors include the GLBT Symposium, Transgender Awareness Week, Alternative Spring Break - San Francisco, and the Lavender Graduation. Less

Contents of the North Carolina State University Agricultural Economics Club records include general information on the club, photographs, information about annual senior class trips, and ribbons won at State Fair competitions. The North Carolina State University Agricultural Economics Club was formed in 1950 by students in the agricultural field. The club existed on campus at least through the end of 1986, with primary activities being tours of agricultural businesses around the state of North Carolina and participation in agricultural competitions, including the North Carolina State Fair. Less

The North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Alpha Epsilon Rho Records contain a meeting flyer, photographs, a scrapbook, and The Telecommunicator newsletter. Materials range in date from 1980 to 1985 but many are undated. Alpha Epsilon Rho, or "AERho," was formed in the 1940s as the National Honorary Broadcasting Society. The NC State University Chapter was founded in 1980 but appears to have become defunct around 1990. The chapter was established when a group of interested students met with Professor Ed Funkhouser and contacted the national office for application materials. An initiation ceremony was performed on February 25, 1980. The Society's purpose was to support and nurture students of broadcasting while offering opportunities for establishing relationships with professional broadcasters. Any student could join, as long as they met the GPA requirements and showed an interest in broadcasting. Over time, Alpha Epsilon Rho has evolved to become the National Broadcasting Society/AERho, also known as the National Electronic Media Association. It has expanded to include digital media, in addition to more traditional media such as television, radio, and film. Less

The Chaplains' Cooperative Ministry Records, 1956-2016, document the organization's decades on North Carolina State University's campus. A significant portion of the papers are meeting minutes, but brochures, correspondence, administrative files, documentation from events, photographs, and news clippings are also included. All materials are organized alphabetically and retain the group's original filing system. Less

The North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Inter-Residence Council Records contain memos, publications, meeting minutes, flyers, a photocollage, and the organization's constitution. The records also include the official website of the Inter-Residence Council beginning in 2019 and captured quarterly starting in 2020. Topics include fundraisers and other events as well as dormitory policies. Paper materials range in date from 1955 to 1992. The North Carolina State University, Inter-Residence Council is comprised of students who advocate and provide a voice for the many residents of NC State University. The Council is committed to advocating on behalf of residential communities to provide leadership development opportunities to all. It was formerly known as the Inter-Dormitory Council. Less

Materials include meeting minutes, files related to the Interfraternity Council's operation and activities, fraternity handbooks, and assorted other publications. The Interfraternity Council at North Carolina State University was created as a governing body for social fraternities in 1931. Materials reflect activities including organizing inter-fraternity events and projects such as Greek Week, participation in policy development, and execution of judicial proceedings against fraternities accused of violations. Less

This collection contains two scrapbooks compiled by the historians of the Self-Help Club at North Carolina State College for the academic years of 1929-1930 and 1930-1931, and a third for the years 1931-1933. Scrapbooks contain photographs of many club members as well as their contact information and brief biographies. The Self-Help Club at North Carolina State College (later University) was created in 1927 as a fraternal organization which emphasized character, friendship, fidelity, loyalty, leadership, and service. The Club was active at least through 1933, but has since disbanded. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Chapter of the Southern Student Organizing Committee include an undated notice about the campus chapter organizational meeting, a newsletter regarding the campus traveler program, a copy of the May 2, 1969, Technician, a notice regarding prisoners held at the San Francisco Presidio Stockade, 67 pamphlets distributed by the Southern Student Organizing Committee headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, one other pamphlet, and a brochure. These materials represent a variety of concerns about domestic issues such as racism and sexism, education reform, power structure research, Appalachia, foreign policy and Vietnam, southern radicalism, the draft, and labor. The Southern Student Organizing Committee, or SSOC, was an association of young Southerners dedicated to building a democratic society based on peace, as well as racial and sexual equality. The organization advocated development of a society in which free speech, unfettered inquiry, and economic cooperation would reflect a truly democratic America. The North Carolina State University chapter was organized with intent to change the basic injustices members saw within the existing power structure, both on campus and in the larger society. The organization was active during the late 1960s, but has since disbanded. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Student Amateur Radio Society contain meeting minutes, rosters of members, newsletters, club information, log books of radio activities, and QSL cards documenting calls. The Society operates under the callsign W4ATC. The Student Amateur Radio Society (also known at various times as the Amateur Radio Club and the Amateur Radio Society) was first established at NC State in 1930 or 1931, and was still active in 2008. Less

The University Archives Audiovisual Collection contains film, videotape, audiocassettes, reel-to-reel tape, and other formats of audio and video recordings of important events on the North Carolina State University campus. Also included are recordings of interviews with prominent University people or visitors to the campus. Materials range in date from the 1930s to 2010. The University Archives Audiovisual Collection contains materials related to the history of North Carolina State University. They cover a variety of events such as speeches, lectures, Chancellor installations, symposia, seminars, and promotional videos. These audiovisual materials were acquired from various departments and individuals. Less

The University Archives Photograph Collection Student Life Photographs document life on campus for undergraduate and graduate students attending North Carolina State University throughout its long history, although the bulk of these pertain to the years after World War II. Included are general photos and slides depicting campus life; academic life, encompassing studying, classroom time with faculty, and so on; people at the university, especially African American students, who were finally admitted to the university in the mid- to late 1950s as a result of desegregation; social events and other activities, including protests, community service, concerts and outdoor festivals, and recreational activities; graduation ceremonies; and other facets of student life. This collection also includes a few scrapbooks as well as some clippings and other materials from NC State News Services. The North Carolina State University (originally North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts) officially opened its doors in 1889. Classes began that fall with seventy-two students, six faculty, and one building, Main Building, later Holladay Hall. Two general fields of study were available, agriculture and mechanics, with a third in applied science added in 1893. In the late 1940s, after World War II, NC State experienced growth unparalleled in its history. The G.I. Bill brought thousands of ex-servicemen to campus, and enrollment shot past the 5,000 mark in 1947. Major new programs were also created at that time. By the late twentieth century, NC State could boast a student body of nearly 30,000, nearly 2,000 faculty, and research and program expenditures over $440 million. Less