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October 27, 2021

McLauchlan Leadership Challenge Brings Jenkins MBA Student ‘Out of the Chair, Into the Air’

As part of the Jenkins MBA program’s McLauchan Leadership Series, Sahir Patel set up two personal leadership challenges: To start going to the gym and work with a personal fitness trainer and to parachute out of an airplane. Patel, who has used a wheel chair for mobility for 15 years due to a spinal cord injury early in his life said sky diving is something he has wanted to do since he was 12.

Learn more about Sahir Patel and see his skydive video »

Memorial Belltower: A Century in the Making

For nearly a century, the Memorial Belltower has been NC State University’s most hallowed, recognized and photographed place. But the picture of the Belltower is about to change. Scaffolding will appear around the tower’s facade in a few months, as a $6.5 million completion and restoration project gets underway in earnest.

Read more about the restoration project »

Study: Intelligence Community Benefits From Collaborations, And Can Do Better

An analysis of U.S. intelligence programs aimed at collaborating with academic and industry partners finds that these collaborations are valuable for addressing complex intelligence challenges. The study also notes that institutional silos, lack of information sharing and lack of trust are obstacles to getting the most out of these collaborative efforts. Beverly Tyler, a professor of management, innovation and entrepreneurship is co-author of a paper on the work.

Learn more about this new research study »

Three Teams Begin 2019 Andrews Launch Accelerator

Over the next three months, the 2019 Andrews Launch Accelerator teams will meet for intensive applied learning sessions and mentoring at the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic. Meet the three teams: Arepa Culture, Freshspire and Tennisbloc.

Meet the Teams »

Learn How to Improve your Communication Skills at Work

Tired of you and/or your colleagues not seeing eye-to-eye? Want to minimize miscommunications? With the 'Solving Complex Communications Problems' session from our Executive Education program, you and your team can learn to listen, understand and communicate more effectively by familiarizing yourself with your own and each other's unique communication preferences and tendencies.

Learn more about this session »

Update Your Alumni Record

Please take a few minutes to update your alumni record with NC State University. We want to ensure we help you stay connected with the Wolfpack!

Update Your Record »

Video: Faculty Spotlight on Professor Bill Rand

Marketing Professor Bill Rand discusses his data-driven, interdisciplinary approach to marketing research and teaching. “I'm interested in understanding how people find things out, what they do with that information once they have it, and how they pass it on to others."

Watch Video »

Thought Leadership in the Media

Inflation is healthy for the economy – but too much can trigger a recession »

The Wall Street Journal Pulls Upon Expertise of Prof. Richard Warr »

Prof. Roger Mayer’s Trust Research in the News »

Prof. Rob Handfield Speaks to N&O: Local Impact of Tariffs »

Save the Date

November 4: Wells Fargo Executive Leadership Series featuring Todd Olson, CEO and Co-Founder, and Erik Troan '95, CFO and Co-Founder, Pendo »

November 8: Homecoming Parade and Annual Block Party at Poole College »

November 13: PNC Thought Leadership Series »

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