 | Aug. 25, 2026 | | | | | |  | Packapalooza™ Rings in New School Year with Grand Celebration | | | A late summer afternoon in Raleigh on Saturday, Aug. 22 saw the triumphant return of the annual Packapalooza™ street festival and block party. NC State students, faculty, staff, alums and local community members packed Hillsborough Street to celebrate the 14th year of the popular festival.
This year, it’s estimated that over 90,000 people attended the event, presented by Live it Up! Hillsborough Street, which featured hundreds of vendor booths and musical performances, including headliner Y2K: The Millennium Party.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - The DASA All-Division Annual Fall Kick-Off Event is tomorrow from 8:30-10:15 a.m. in the Talley Student Union State Ballroom.
- Book a one-on-one session to get personalized guidance on your website from DASA Web Specialist Kirsten Wyatt McCann. Use this time to troubleshoot an issue, set up a new feature, get a second opinion on a page layout or learn more about best practices.
- Wolfpack Welcome Weeks continue and conclude this week. Please continue to share these opportunities to get to know campus with your students.
- Chris DePerno, a professor in the College of Natural Resources, is partnering with NC State to produce and sell Slobbering Sauce, an NC State-branded barbecue sauce.
- The United Sates Patent and Trademark Office will open a new office on Centennial Campus.
| | | | | | | Brand Training
| | University Communications and Marketing is offering several NC State Brand Training sessions this semester. The next session is scheduled for Sept. 16 at 10 a.m.
| | Register via Reporter ➔ | | | | | | | | - This season, University Theatre brings classic stories to new life with Metamorphoses, Spring Awakening and Sense and Sensibility. You can also enjoy the 2026 Creative Artist Award winning comedy, The Color of Death written by NC State student Silas Davis. Bundle and save up to 20% off the regular season pricing through Oct. 11. Single show tickets will go on sale Sept. 3.
- The Before We Knew Better exhibit celebrating the work of Lamar Whidbee and Chris Facey is open through Sept. 25 in the African-American Cultural Center’s art gallery.
- To support campus-wide digital accessibility efforts, the accessibility hub has been updated with more robust resources and training information.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | RESOURCES AND Working with the Pack | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
