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NC State University

March 12, 2024

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ASB students on a trip to Guatemala grab their shovels and get ready to work.


Alternative Service Break Opens New Worlds for Past, Present, Future NC State Students

For over 20 years, NC State’s Alternative Service Break Program has provided students with opportunities to make a difference in the world and learn about different cultures.

 
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Members of NC State Student Media won 23 awards at the 2024 NC College Media Association conference at High Point University.
 
Student Media Wins Statewide Awards
 
NC State Student Media brought home several awards from the North Carolina College Media Association’s annual conference on Feb. 24. The conference, held this year at High Point University, focused on storytelling as a major theme.
 
 
 
NC State students hold up NC State beach towels.
 
Campus Health’s Safe Spring Break
 
Last week, Campus Health’s inaugural ‘Safe Spring Break Fair’ enjoyed a strong turnout, with several DASA departments coming together to offer prizes and promote safe spring break practices for students.
 
 
 
A plant in a jar of coins.
 
Wellness Tips: Flourishing Finances
 
Finances are an important component of your well-being. Wellness and Recreation offers tips for managing your money, including setting a budget, using various discount options and more.
 
 
 
 
Windows 11 Upgrades

DASA Technology will need to upgrade all Windows computers to Windows 11 before the start of the 2024 fall semester on Aug. 18. All newly purchased computers ship with Windows 11 and we will continue to leave those machines on Windows 11 during deployment. Implementing this upgrade ensures our computers will continue to receive the latest security updates from Microsoft in the future.

 
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News You Can Use

  • The end of the current fiscal year is fast approaching. A full list of important dates is available, but March 29 is the due date for large purchase ($5,000 or more) requests, and April 30 is the date for all other purchase requests to be initiated for the 2024 purchase requests.
  • Supervisors of SHRA employees should register now for Wolfpack Performance training.
  • There’s still time to apply and be recognized as a Well Wolfpack Certified Organization for your unit or department’s efforts to infuse well-being into the workplace. Submit your application by March 18 at 5 p.m.
  • Join Wellness and Recreation and PNC Bank for the first Money Matters Challenge. Walk through two weeks of guided financial wellness activities that will boost your awareness and knowledge while gaining valuable resources. Register by March 22; three winners will be selected for a prize bundle!
  • Three exhibitions are open at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design: “Leading by Design,” “Selections from the Collections” and “The Art of John Mark Hall.” “Material Messages: the Tales that Textiles Tell” will open March 21.
  • Dominick Rapone: Nature’s Whispers” is open through April 22 at the Crafts Center.
  • Mental Health Ambassador applications are open and due by March 17. Please encourage your students to apply.
  • Remind your students that submissions for the Student Art Sale are due March 31.
  • April 5 is the deadline for all technology purchases.
 
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State Stats: 118 students will go on an Alternative Service Break trip in 2024.

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