Editing North Carolina State University (section)

==Campuses==
===Main campus===
{{main|Main Campus of North Carolina State University}}
[[File:HolladayHallNCSU.JPG|thumb|left|Holladay Hall, the first building built on NC State's campus in 1889, now houses the Chancellor's Office.]]
NC State's Main Campus has three sub-campuses: North Campus, Central Campus, and South Campus. North Campus is the oldest part of NC State and is home to most academic departments and a few residence halls. Central Campus is mainly residence halls, cafeterias, gymnasiums and student support facilities. Finally, Greek Court, the McKimmon Conference and Training Center, and student park-and-ride areas are found on South Campus. North and Central Campus are separated by the [[North Carolina Railroad]]. Pedestrian tunnels allow students to commute between campuses. Central and South Campuses are separated by Western Boulevard, a major downtown artery. University Housing divides Main Campus into West, Central, and East Campus for residence hall purposes. West and Central campuses are divided by Dan Allen Drive, while Central and East are divided by Morill Drive and [[Reynolds Coliseum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/campus_history/index.htm|title=Campus History|publisher=NC State Facilities Division|access-date=May 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509011224/http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/campus_history/index.htm|archive-date=May 9, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Pulstar2.jpg|thumb|right|175px|NC State's [[Pulstar (nuclear reactor)|PULSTAR]] Reactor is a 1 MW pool-type [[nuclear reactor|nuclear]] [[research reactor]].]]Architecturally, Main Campus is known for its distinctive red brick buildings. Brick statues dot the landscape, and the [[The Brickyard (NC State)|University Plaza]], colloquially named "The Brickyard", in North Campus is nicknamed for its paving material; most sidewalks are also made from brick. The Brickyard and sidewalks also contain white brick mosaics of the athletics logo and other patterns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/nso/traditions/campus/brickyard/brickyard.htm |title=Traditions: Brickyard |publisher=NC State New Student Orientation |access-date=May 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509000449/http://www.ncsu.edu/nso/traditions/campus/brickyard/brickyard.htm |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref>

[[File:College of Humanities and Social Science.JPG|thumb|College of Humanities and Social Science – NC State]]

The [[North Carolina State University Memorial Belltower|Memorial Belltower]], located in the Northeast corner of North Campus, serves as the signature of NC State and appears in the NC State Chancellor's Seal. It was constructed as a monument to alumni killed in World War I. The granite tower, completed in 1937, is 115&nbsp;feet (35 m) tall. As a tradition, the Belltower is lit in red at night immediately following athletic victories and certain academic achievements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chancellor.ncsu.edu/belltower.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901090821/http://chancellor.ncsu.edu/belltower.html|title=Belltower Celebrations|publisher=NC State Office of the Chancellor|archive-date=September 1, 2006 }}</ref>

[[File:1911 Building.jpg|thumb|The 1911 building on North Carolina State's Main Campus]]
The [[Court of North Carolina]], just west of the Memorial Belltower, is surrounded by the 1911 Building; the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Tompkins, Caldwell, Winston Halls and The College of Education in Poe Hall; Page Hall, home to College of Engineering offices; and Leazar Hall, former location of the Computer Science Teaching Labs. It was once home to 100 trees (one for every [[County (United States)|county]] in [[North Carolina]]), but damage caused by [[Hurricane Fran]] in 1996 reduced the number significantly, including the destruction of a particularly old and large tree which was some {{convert|12|ft|m}} in diameter. Some replanting has occurred, but the Court's former appearance is far from being restored.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/tower.html|title=Memorial Bell Tower|publisher=NC State Facilities Division|access-date=May 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705044636/http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/tower.html|archive-date=July 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:NCSU Belltower.png|thumb|160px|left|Completed in 1937, the [[North Carolina State University Memorial Bell Tower|Memorial Belltower]] was built to honor thirty-four NC State alumni who died in World War I. It stands {{convert|115|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall.]]
Southwest of the Court of North Carolina is another landmark, the [[North Carolina State University Free Expression Tunnel|Free Expression Tunnel]]. The Tunnel functions as one of three pedestrian tunnels underneath the railroad tracks separating North Campus and Central Campus. This particular tunnel is the site of sanctioned [[graffiti]]; anyone may paint there, and it is often the place for political statements, personal messages, and art. This tunnel also serves as a way to advertise events going on around campus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2006/05/25/News/Free-Expression.Tunnel.Open-2013899.shtml|title=Free Expression Tunnel open|last=Pittner|first=Danielle|date=May 25, 2006|work=Technician|access-date=May 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185836/http://media.www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2006/05/25/News/Free-Expression.Tunnel.Open-2013899.shtml|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/9967.html|title=Free Expression Tunnel|last=Shibley|first=Robert|date=November 24, 2008|work=FIRE|access-date=January 31, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205045702/http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/9967.html|archive-date=December 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, racist and threatening graffiti in the tunnel directed at then President-elect [[Barack Obama]] prompted an investigation from the [[United States Secret Service]]. Students held a "Unity Rally" in response to denounce the acts of racism.<ref>{{cite web|title=Racist graffiti directed at Obama|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/2008-11-05-racist-graffiti-directed-at-obama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105075946/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/2008-11-05-racist-graffiti-directed-at-obama|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2014|access-date=December 21, 2011}}</ref>

The [[Wolfline]] bus service connects points on the campuses with each other. It also provides transportation to collegiate athletic events.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2021 |title=Wolfline FAQ - Transportation |url=https://transportation.ncsu.edu/wolfline/wolfline-faq/ |access-date=February 16, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Centennial===
{{main|Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University}}
NC State's main campus is augmented by the {{convert|1334|acre|km2|1|abbr=on|adj=on}} mixed-use Centennial Campus. Located {{convert|1|mi|km|1|abbr=on|adj=on}} south of the Memorial Tower, this campus houses university, corporate, and government research, in addition to classrooms and non-student residences. The Wilson College of Textiles has been based on this campus since 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The History of NC State's Centennial Campus |url=https://centennial.ncsu.edu/visit/our-history/#:~:text=1991,becomes%20Centennial's%20first%20corporate%20partner. |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=NC State Centennial Campus |language=en-US}}</ref> Beginning in 2002, the College of Engineering began to relocate to Centennial Campus. Six of the nine College of Engineering departments are housed in three Engineering Buildings in an area known as the Engineering Oval. The [[Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center]] (BTEC), part of the College of Engineering, is located adjacent to the Engineering Oval. The offices of [[ABB]], [[LexisNexis]] and the [[National Weather Service]] are also on the Centennial Campus, as well as [[Wake County Public School System|Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centennial.ncsu.edu/overview/ourPurpose.html|title=Centennial Campus Overview.|access-date=September 27, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010060255/http://centennial.ncsu.edu/overview/ourPurpose.html|archive-date=October 10, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Centennial Biomedical Campus====
{{Main|Centennial Biomedical Campus of North Carolina State University}}
The North Carolina State University Centennial Biomedical Campus is located {{convert|2.5|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} west of the NCSU Memorial Tower. [[North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine]], NC State's professional college and North Carolina's only [[veterinary medicine]] program, serves as the anchor of the Biomedical Campus. The {{convert|180|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus consists of 20 buildings including the {{convert|100000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} CVM Research Building where biomedical investigations in genomic sciences; vaccine development; cancer immuno-therapy; emerging and infectious zoonotic diseases; and diseases of the lung, [[respiratory tract]], skin, and digestive system are undertaken. The Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital with its clinical research and clinical trials, and the Teaching Animal Unit (TAU), which is a working farm, are also campus elements. The 110,000-square-foot Randall B. Terry Jr. Companion Animal Veterinary Medical Center, completed in 2011, doubled the size of the veterinary hospital.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the College of Veterinary Medicine|url=http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/about/|access-date=December 23, 2011|author=NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213172048/http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/about/|archive-date=December 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[J. C. Raulston Arboretum]] is an {{convert|8|acre|km2|2|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[arboretum]] and [[botanical garden]] operated by NC State, and located just south of West Campus. It is open daily without charge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/index.php|publisher=JC Raulston Arboretum|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911045645/http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/index.php|archive-date=September 11, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===NC Research Campus===
{{Main|North Carolina Research Campus}}
NC State is one of eight universities with a presence at the North Carolina Research Campus, a 340-acre biotechnology hub in [[Kannapolis]], NC The university operates the [[Plants for Human Health Institute]] (PHHI), a research and education organization devoted to research involving food crops, like fruits and vegetables, and the potential health-promoting properties they convey when consumed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Jenan Jones|title=Fruit and Vegetable Research Grows: From old mill to science center|url=http://www.growingmagazine.com/article-3033.aspx|work=Growing Magazine|date=March 2009|access-date=September 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311005614/http://www.growingmagazine.com/article-3033.aspx|archive-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref> NC State's [[North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences|College of Agriculture and Life Sciences]] staffs the institute with faculty from the departments of horticultural science; food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences; plant and microbial biology; genetics; and agricultural and resource economics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Research Impacts from the 2012 Chancellor's Report: Part 1|url=http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/ncars/index.cfm?pageID=6626|publisher=NCSU College of Agriculture & Life Sciences: North Carolina Agricultural Research Service|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311015128/http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/ncars/index.cfm?pageID=6626|archive-date=March 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

PHHI has both research and [[Cooperative Extension]] components. [[Mary Ann Lila]] is director of the Plants for Human Health Institute.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bruni|first=Frank|title=The Billionaire Who Is Planning His 125th Birthday|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/magazine/06murdock-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 9, 2013|date=March 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005200750/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/magazine/06murdock-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|archive-date=October 5, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> As of February 2024, PHHI is home to around 11 faculty and 70 staff at the NC Research Campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NC State Plants for Human Health Institute |url=https://ncresearchcampus.net/research-centers/north-carolina-state-university/ |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=North Carolina Research Campus |language=en-US}}</ref>

NC State began operations in Kannapolis in 2007 as the Fruit and Vegetable Science Institute. The university was one of the first organizations to join the fledgling biotech hub that would become the NC Research Campus. The university's program was renamed the Plants for Human Health Institute when the NC Research Campus was officially dedicated on October 20, 2008, in order "to more accurately reflect the groundbreaking research approach the institute will take. Institute research will focus on identifying and making available to consumers bioactive compounds in plants that prevent and treat disease."<ref>{{cite web|title=N.C. Research Campus dedication|url=http://www.wbtv.com/story/9206024/nc-research-campus-dedication?|work=[[WBTV]], Charlotte|date=October 20, 2008|access-date=May 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232719/http://www.wbtv.com/story/9206024/nc-research-campus-dedication|archive-date=May 25, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Research Campus institute gets home|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/bulletin/archive/2008/10/10-23/kannapolis.php|work=Bulletin, N.C. State University|date=October 23, 2008|access-date=May 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232311/http://www.ncsu.edu/bulletin/archive/2008/10/10-23/kannapolis.php|archive-date=May 25, 2014}}</ref>

===Sustainability===
In March 2008, NC State launched the University Sustainability Office in order to address environmental concerns on campus.<ref>{{cite web|title=University Sustainability Office|url=http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/university-sustainability-office|publisher=Sustainability at NC State: University Sustainability Office|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928004816/http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/university-sustainability-office|archive-date=September 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university has established a commitment to reduce its annual energy consumption per square foot by at least 4% over a 10-year period.<ref name="NCSU Sustainability: Energy & Climate">{{cite web|title=NCSU Sustainability: Energy & Climate|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/energy_climate.php#|access-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802155636/http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/energy_climate.php|archive-date=August 2, 2009}}</ref> In addition, the university has surpassed the Executive Order 156 goal of diverting 40 percent of their solid waste stream from the landfill through a variety of campus reuse and recycling programs.<ref name="NCSU Sustainability: Waste Reduction & Recycling">{{cite web|title=NCSU Sustainability: Waste Reduction & Recycling|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/waste_reduction_recycling.php|access-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802155307/http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/waste_reduction_recycling.php|archive-date=August 2, 2009}}</ref> NC State incorporates locally grown, organic, and free range foods into dining service meals at several events such as Earth Week's EarthFest and the annual All Carolinas Meal with foods local to the Carolinas.<ref name="NCSU Sustainability: Dining">{{cite web|title=NCSU Sustainability: Dining|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/dining.php|access-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802155257/http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/dining.php|archive-date=August 2, 2009}}</ref>

Examinations of the campus' sustainability practices by the Sustainable Endowments Institute resulted in a "B+" grade for NC State on the College Sustainability Report Card 2011. In 2013 the University Housing department agreed to incorporate a new living and learning community known as "EcoVillage." Members of EcoVillage were originally housed in Bragaw Residence Hall on West Campus. Today, EcoVillage is housed in the adjacent Lee Residence Hall. Members of EcoVillage complete numerous volunteer based sustainability trips every semester and attend various discussions about how to improve and further the university's reach into sustainability.<ref name="Sustainable Endowments Institute Report Card">{{cite web|title=College Sustainability Report Card 2009|publisher=Sustainable Endowments Institute|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/north-carolina-state-university.html|access-date=November 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105212559/http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/north-carolina-state-university.html|archive-date=November 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>