N.C. State Student Media hosted the Southern University Newspapers (SUN) summer managers meeting June 5-7.  Newspaper advisers and advertising/business managers from schools across the southern U.S. came to the NCSU campus to discuss creating new revenue streams, using content management systems, and mobile app development. NCSU will also host the fall conference for students and professional staff Sept. 23-24.

N.C. State's student-run station won best college radio in Independent Weekly's annual Best of the Triangle readers’ choice poll. WKNC has held the top slot since 2010, when best radio station was sectioned into commercial, college and non-profit divisions. WKNC was also named best local Internet radio, a new category this year.

Sophomore infielder Jake Armstrong attempts to catch a fly ball during the game against Virginia Tech, April 5. The Wolfpack defeated the Hokies 8-7 in fourteen innings and went on to win all three games in the weekend series. Photo by Natalie Claunch

WKNC 88.1 FM was one of 64 college radio stations across the United States selected to participate in a bracket-style online listening challenge. Soundtap's "Madness" tournament began Monday, April 1 at 3 a.m. ET (12 a.m. PT, where Soundtap is based) and featured six, 48-hour rounds in which the station logging the most hours listened through Soundtap, an online listening platform, advanced to the next round.