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SECU Public Fellows Internships Allow Students to Give Back to Hometowns

Corporate and Foundation Relations

Four women in graduation gowns throwing their caps in front of Talley Student Union.

Oct 7, 2024

Day of Giving: One Day, Year-Round Impact

It’s been six months since NC State Day of Giving 2024. Learn more about how we came together for 24 hours to make a difference all year long. 
centennial campus

Sep 18, 2023

Tell Me More: 7 Questions About Corporate and Foundation Relations

Corporations and foundations are important philanthropic partners for NC State. Samara Hannah, executive director of corporate and foundation relations at the university, explains more in this Q&A. 
aerial view of centennial campus and engineering oval

Oct 13, 2020

Inside ABB and NC State’s Decadeslong Partnership

This year marks 30 years since a productive relationship between ABB and NC State began. Over the decades the partnership has grown, playing a critical role in the university's research advancements focused on smart energy — working to improve the reliability and reducing the cost and environmental impact of electric power systems. One immediate outcome of the partnership was establishment of the ABB Distinguished Professorship, currently held by Iqbal Husain of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who serves as director of the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center. 
a man models an N95 mask in the halls of an NC State building

Oct 6, 2020

Made in North Carolina: Public and Private Partners Join Forces to Deliver PPE to Health Care Workers Statewide

NC State’s Nonwovens Institute (NWI) announced a new partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC), Freudenberg Performance Materials, UNC Health, the NC Healthcare Association and NC Medical Society to manufacture N95 masks to equip frontline workers across North Carolina with a safe and cost-effective solution. A donation of $450,000 from Blue Cross NC allowed NC State to purchase two mask-molding machines needed to produce effective and reliable N95 respirators locally, as well as to procure materials and supplies used for production. 
copper wolves on Wolf Plaza

Oct 6, 2020

NC State Announces NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Scholarship Recipients

NC State’s Community College Collaboration (C3) program and the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation have partnered to make a four-year degree more accessible and affordable for transfer students. Meet this year's recipients of the NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Scholarship. 
4-H students wearing face coverings pose with a check outside of the 4-H learning center

Sep 29, 2020

Generous Grants from SECU Foundation Bolster 4-H, FFA Camps

The North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation has awarded $50,000 in grants to ease the extreme financial impact of a missed season of summer camp on NC State Extension’s Millstone 4-H Camp and the North Carolina FFA Center. 
a map showing the Kenan Fellows Program 2020-21 recipients' locations

Sep 29, 2020

Merck Grant Supports Kenan Fellows Program

Thanks to a generous grant from the Merck Foundation, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency to provide selected educators with a statewide perspective of environmental and agricultural issues while they examine and deepen their understanding of these same issues in Durham. 
students in front of Emerging Connections panel

Sep 15, 2020

ReCONNECT to Move Forward

WIth support from corporate partners including TDE, Duke Energy, Local Government Federal Credit Union, Wells Fargo and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the Institute for Emerging Issues has pivoted its ReCONNECT series to a virtual format. Registration is now open. 
rendering of Plant Sciences Initiative building

Sep 15, 2020

Syngenta Donates One-of-a-Kind Laboratory Equipment to N.C. PSI

Long-time NC State corporate partner Syngenta recently donated four plant-growth chambers to NC State’s Plant Sciences Initiative. These chambers, with their unique capabilities and a specialized weighing system for water-use research, are valued at more than $1.5 million, making this the largest corporate donation that PSI has received to date. 
Katelyn Roark in a lab coat demonstrating an experiments for children in the Boys and Girls Club

Sep 15, 2020

SECU Public Fellows Internships Allow Students to Give Back to Hometowns

This summer, eight NC State students had the opportunity to gain work experience relevant to their intended career path while also helping to serve their hometowns. The win-win was thanks to a grant from the State Employees Credit Union Foundation’s Public Fellows Intern program.