Talley Student Center
2610 Cates Avenue
NC State University
Campus Box 7306
Raleigh, NC 27695
Information 919-515-3138

Updated 10/4/07 by USC Webmaster

Campus Activities
The Department of Campus Activitiesencourages and supports the growth and development of the whole student. As a cornerstone of out-of-class learning, the department enhances the academic mission of the university through programs and resources that promote leadership, diversity, critical thinking, creativity, social interaction and community. Services for parents are designed to facilitate a partnership between the university and students' families that supports student success. Program units within Campus Activities include the Union Activities Board, the Student Organization Resource Center (SOURCE), WolfCamp, an orientation enrichment program for new students, the Campus Cinema, Parents and Families Services, and the Student Handbook. [Website]

Center Stage
Experience live, world-class performances at Center Stage, NC State’s professional performing arts series. Cool jazz, provocative theatre, modern dance, world music, cutting-edge comedy, and more, all at very reduced rates for students. Most performances take place in Stewart Theatre. Visit our website for a listing of events. [Website]

Center for Student Leadership, Ethics & Public Service
We are committed to providing unique learning experiences that teach the importance and value of leadership, service, responsible citizenship and ethics. Some of our programs include the Leadership Development Series, the LeaderShape Institute, Alternative Fall and Spring Break trips and other leadership and service opportunities. [Website]

Crafts Center
Explore your Creativity – Class & Workshop opportunities await you at The Crafts Center!

For more than 40 years, The Crafts Center has functioned as an art school specializing in crafts classes and workshops in art, pottery, sculpture, weaving, fiber arts, photography, woodworking, glass, jewelry, lapidary, and more. The Crafts Center provides a friendly and informal learning environment for students and craftspeople of all levels. NC State’s Crafts Center is one of the finest university crafts programs in the country. Classes and studio use are available to NCSU students, alumni, employees, and the general public. The Crafts Center studios and professional staff are also available to support academic classes, projects, and independent studies.

While the Frank Thompson Building undergoes long-awaited renovations during 2007 and 2008, The Crafts Center is will be relocated in a temporary “home away from home” at 516 Brickhaven Drive, near the J.C. Raulston Arboretum. At this facility, The Crafts Center will offer a smaller schedule of classes in fibers, glass, drawing, painting, jewelry and metal arts. We look forward to returning home to our beautifully renovated space in the Frank Thompson Building in 2009. The newly configured and outfitted studios in The Crafts Center will provide safer, more efficient, state-of-the-art working areas for a new generation of crafts students.

Open House – The Crafts Center and University Theatre are hosting an Open House on Tuesday, August 21, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Tours – Food – Prizes! Tour the studios and try your hand at various crafts! Shuttle Service – look for the Big Red ARTS Van in front of Talley Student Center!

Holiday Crafts Fair & Sale – Don’t miss this annual event featuring work by The Crafts Centers’ own artists and craftspeople. This Crafts Fair happens each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving! The 2007 fair is on November 17, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Admission for NCSU students is free and $1/person or $2/family for non-students.

Dance Program
The NC State Dance Program is one of six arts programs of ARTS NC STATE. The Dance Program offers opportunities in performance through two student companies, the NCSU Dance Company and DanceVisions. The Dance Program also presents the Fall Concert, which showcases Student and Alumni work, sponsors the Professional Projects Program, and works cooperatively with the NC State Department of Physical Eductation in offering academic classes in dance. [Website]

Music@NCState
The Music Department at NC State University offers a variety of courses, many of which may be taken to fulfill general education requirements. Any course may be taken as a free elective. For the more advanced student, a music minor is available, designed for the qualified undergraduate student wishing to engage in the serious study of music with a curricular framework. Three emphases are offered: Theory/Composition, History/Literature, and Performance (brass, woodwind, piano, percussion, voice and strings). A bachelor of Arts degree with a focus in music is available through the Arts Studies Program. [Website]

Gallery of Art and Design
The Gallery of Art & Design is the art museum of North Carolina State University. NC State's visual art holdings are as diverse as its course offerings. The Gallery's collection reflects the curricula of the university's Colleges of Design, Textiles, Engineering, and Humanities and Social Sciences. The objects provide research materials, inspire new and innovative design, and help explain the creative process. The Gallery has rotating exhibitions and maintains the University's permanent collection. [Website]

National Student Exchange
The National Student Exchange (NSE) program provides full-time undergraduate North Carolina State University students, with a minimum 2.5 GPA, the opportunity to study in Hawaii, Maine, Alaska or 170 other campuses across the United States at in-state tuition rates! Students may study for one semester or a full academic year. This is not a 1:1 exchange and students are usually permitted to live off or on-campus. Catalogs and applications are available in 4130 Talley Student Center or 102 Sullivan Hall. For general information, please visit www.nse.org or http://www.ncsu.edu/nse. For further information, contact N. Alexander Miller III (alex_miller@ncsu.edu) at 515-2835 or Christy Rain (christy_rain@ncsu.edu) at 513-1820. [Website]

Union Activites Board
The Union Activities Board (UAB) provides excellent programs, activities and opportunities for each and every student to enjoy, while enhancing their college experience to the fullest. From partying into the night with the All Night Bash and Friday Fest, to celebrating heritage with both PanAfrikan Festival and International Week, UAB covers it all! Getting involved is your opportunity to meet new people and give your ideas, while planning new, exciting programs like sneak-preview films, and intriguing speakers that address hot topics - your imagination is the limit! Come out and enjoy what we have to offer!! [Website]

University Theatre
University Theatre is North Carolina State University's volunteer student theatre. Under the direction of a full-time professional staff, University Theatre produces four-five main stage shows, two of which are presented in Stewart Theatre in the Talley Student Center. The other shows are presented on the stages of Thompson Theatre in the Thompson Building on Dunn Avenue. We also produce the Madrigal Dinner, presented in Talley Student Center's Ballroom in November, and Student Studios, typically in the Studio Theatre at Thompson. Students do not have to take classes to participate in University Theatre. Classes are listed through the Communications Department. We welcome students of all majors on stage, backstage and as audience members. University Theatre is one of the six arts programs of ARTS NC STATE. Visit our website for complete information. [Website]

Women's Center
A point of support for women's issues and concerns, the Women's Center is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Men as well as women use our resources and participate in programs such as Take Back the Night. For more information on the Women's Center and a calendar of upcoming events, visit them at http://www.ncsu.edu/womens_center.