NC State celebrated 125 years of tradition and transformation with a big party April 2 at Reynolds Coliseum.
On March 15, Student Government provided entertainment and snacks as part of a day of fun leading up to NC State's official 125th birthday party on April 2.
A hundred and fifty years after the passage of the Morrill Act, NC State remains committed to the land-grant mission: providing world-class agricultural and mechanical education, and supporting the U.S. military.
Maj. Gen. William C. Lee, an NC State graduate, transformed modern warfare by championing the use of paratroopers.
It's rare for an undergraduate to build a strong research record. 2012 alumnus Adam Keith did that and then some, earning a co-author's credit on a paper published in the prestigious journal Nature.
As student body president, Chandler Thompson worked tirelessly to reinforce a sense of tradition among students.
Philip Rivers left NC State in 2003 as one of the school's all-time great athletes. He returned May 12 as the keynote speaker at the spring 2012 commencement ceremony.
English professor Walt Wolfram and his students help keep a dialect alive on the Outer Banks.
The senior class ring is a college rite. At NC State, class rings are also the only overnight tenants at the legendary Memorial Belltower.
NC State's alumni population grew by more than 5,200 people on Saturday, as the university conferred degrees on spring graduates.