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Outreach & Engagement

NC State University

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Jan 12, 2026

NC State Recognized with 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Reclassification

NC State has earned the prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement Reclassification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

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Dec 4, 2025

Sarah Kirby Retires From Leadership Role With NC State Extension

Dr. Sarah Kirby is retiring from NC State Extension after 31 years.

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Nov 21, 2025

O&E Awarded 2025-2026 Local Engagement Seed Grant

Outreach & Extension (O&E) is thrilled to have been awarded a 2025-2026 Local Engagement Seed Grant from the Global One Health Academy.
Vice Provost David Monks leaning against a white fence in a grassy field

Nov 14, 2025

Five Questions with David Monks, Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement

David Monks, vice provost for Outreach and Engagement and associate dean and director of NC State Extension in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, shares his thoughts on the direction of O&E.
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Nov 11, 2025

Growing Second Careers for Veterans

Soldiers to Agriculture is a five-week intensive farm school offered three times a year through the N.C. Cooperative Extension Cumberland County center.
A Pack the Polls sign at the Electoral Wellness Fair in Talley Student Union.

Oct 9, 2024

Pack the Polls: Your Vote Is Your Voice

For NC State students, faculty, staff and the surrounding local community of Wake County, voting early in the upcoming general election is as easy as a quick trip to the center of campus.
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Oct 9, 2024

What Role Do Governments Play After a Disaster? Will Hurricane Helene Change Anything?

What should the federal government do after a disaster? What should state and local governments do? And what lessons might policymakers take from Hurricane Helene?
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Oct 8, 2024

Poole Professor says Helene’s Impact on NC is ‘Unprecedented’

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, survivors in North Carolina face urgent needs as infrastructure damage complicates aid distribution. Poole professor Rob Handfield describes the storm’s unprecedented impact on the state’s supply chain.
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Oct 7, 2024

How Has Flooding from Helene Affected Transportation in Western NC?

We had questions about how Hurricane Helene has affected roadways and traffic in western North Carolina. So we talked to an expert.