Career Development Center Director Arnold Bell Retires After Career of Service, Leadership

Jan. 6, 2026

Campus Health's Pack Peers peer educator group promotes health-enhancing behaviors to NC State students.

Arnold Bell smiles against a sunlit background.

Career Development Center Director Arnold Bell Retires After Career of Service, Leadership

Since the merger of the Career Services and Experiential Learning units in 2011, Arnold Bell, the Career Development Center’s first executive director, served as the steward of its mission. At the end of 2025, Bell closed the book on a nearly 40-year career at NC State as he heads into retirement, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to student success, experiential learning and ethical leadership.

Jerry Loflin, right, displays his NCSHAPE award. (Photo courtesy of NCSHAPE and Tiffany Fuller.)

Loflin Wins Statewide Teaching Award

The North Carolina Society of Health and Physical Educators (NCSHAPE) honored NC State Associate Teaching Professor Jerry Loflin with the 2025 NCSHAPE College/University Physical Education Educator of the Year Award.

Trevis Belle, left, and Alliyah Floyd proudly display their SACSA awards.

Floyd, Belle Win Regional Awards

DASA employees Trevis Belle and Alliyah Floyd both received Student Affairs awards from the Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) at the organization’s annual conference, held in Louisville in early November.

Three employees smile and hold up cups of hot drinks against a brick background in Park Shops.

DASA Winter Social

Featuring cookies, hot beverages, music from the Wolfpack Pickers and the chance to catch up with friends old and new from across the division, the annual DASA Winter Social was a great time for all! Check out our photo gallery of the festivities.

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Employee Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence is the most prestigious honor bestowed upon non-faculty employees. This award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of individual employees, above and beyond an employee’s normal job responsibilities. Nominations for employee awards for excellence are open through Jan. 21, 2026.

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Reminders

DASA Technology has launched a new how-to website that provides a searchable knowledge base of technical support questions and answers.
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