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Our world needs leaders who can solve natural resources challenges — and enjoy successful careers doing so. Join us.
Your Bright Future
There’s never been a greater demand for natural resources professionals. When you come to the College of Natural Resources, you’ll learn how to make sustainable use of our shared environment — exactly what you need to solve many of the grand challenges our planet faces and to build a successful career.
From paper science and engineering to sport management to cutting-edge forestry, our college is the first choice of a diverse group of students with a wide range of interests. Whether you want to work outdoors as a wildlife biologist, develop community recreation and sport programs, or work with third-world countries making paper products using native renewable resources, our college will give you the skills and opportunities you need to make an impact.
If you’re interested in the big, wide world we share, we want you with us.
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The Right Environment
With a student body of just over 1,700, our college is one of the smallest at NC State, home to a close-knit community and students who get the attention they deserve — including personalized advising and instruction. At the same time, our students benefit from all the resources and support of NC State, the largest university in North Carolina.
Our college also offers the best of both worlds in terms of location: We’re based in Raleigh — the state’s capital and one of America’s most-awarded cities — but enjoy easy access to exceptional outdoor learning labs, including Schenck Forest just 10 minutes from our door and Hill Forest only 45 minutes away.
Whether you want to study the native animals of Namibia or the forests of Sweden, our college will give you the opportunity to study the environment, diverse societies and engineering of sustainable resources around the world. And you’ll do it all at a university consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best values in education.
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Strolling through campus with grateful hearts. ❤️ 🍁 🍂
We hope everyone has a wonderful break this week!
#NCStateOnCampus @ncstate
Over the summer, @ncstatefer senior Lainie Powell took her studies abroad with the FW 445: Human Dimensions of Conservation Biology in the Bahamas course. 📚🌊
Her time spent snorkeling among coral reefs and conducting research in blue holes not only deepened her knowledge, but validated her career aspirations in research-based field work. "Even though the days were often long and physically demanding, I still found myself enjoying the act of collecting data and experiencing each new site we visited."
Click the link in our bio to learn more about Lainie’s study abroad adventure.
Yesterday, Dr. Nathan Williams hosted the NC: State of Recreation Virtual Reality Fall Showcase at D.H. Hill Jr. Library. 🏞️
Students in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (@ncstateprtm) created 360-degree video virtual reality experiences of recreation and leisure destinations from around the state of North Carolina. At the showcase, students were able to experience these works through virtual reality headsets and also learn about the behind-the-scenes work that went into creating them.
The College of Natural Resources has selected two student speakers for its fall 2024 commencement ceremony on Friday, December 13. 🎓
Sydney Tomlin and Matthew Snider will take the stage at the McKimmon Center to reflect on their personal journeys and share their perspectives with their fellow graduates.
Sydney is graduating with dual bachelor’s degrees in paper science and engineering (@ncstatefb) and chemical engineering (@ncstateengr). Matthew is graduating with a doctoral degree in fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology (@ncstatefer).
Check out the link in our bio to learn about Sydney and Matthew.
Yesterday, Tommy the Therapy Dog from @ncstatecounseling made a visit to the College of Natural Resources. ❤️🐾
This morning, we held the kickoff to GIS Week at @ncstate in Jordan Hall.
GIS Week is an accessible learning and professional development series centered around geospatial analytics and spatial data science. It is held by the Geospatial Graduate Student Organization, a non-profit that provides enrichment to students in #NCStateCNR`s Center for Geospatial Analytics.
Check out the week`s events through the link in our bio.
Happy National Take A Hike Day! Here are four of our favorite places in Raleigh to get outdoors and enjoy fall foliage at its peak. 🍁🍂🥾 #TakeAHikeDay
Rick Conner, a senior majoring in paper science and engineering (@ncstatefb), was one of 46 students to travel to Finland as part of the most recent Paper International Experience (PIE).
"One thing that I learned about myself is that I absolutely love the paper industry and am excited to see what new innovations will present themselves in the next 30 or so years. The trip had our group visiting both active production sites and research and development sites, and some of the lectures had me excited about the future of sustainable manufacturing."
Learn more about Rick`s study abroad experience through the link in our bio.
📸; Rick Conner (far right) with other NC State students as they prepare to embark on their study abroad journey.
Ellie Whittington ‘20 combined her passion for sports and journalism and now works as a social media freelancer for @nbcsports, covering mega sporting events like the Olympics.
Since the start of her career, Whittington, an @ncstateprtm alumna, has been given the extraordinary opportunity to cover not one, but three, Olympics games. Covering the games not only hits home to her research as a former graduate student, but it has also allowed her to give a platform to lesser-known sports and athletes.
“It’s really big when you have family in the stands, so that was really special to see these parents that had never watched their child compete in the Olympics. Even if they were in the games in 2021, they were allowed to be there this time. So, seeing these families be able to cheer on and be there in person was really cool.” —@theellietimes
Check out the link in our bio to learn more about Ellie`s journey.
Congratulations to our very own Maria Gonzalez, a Three Minute Thesis finalist who presented her research yesterday at Hunt Library. 🙌
Maria, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Forest Biomaterials (@ncstatefb), has been researching how to enhance press dewatering through electromechanical technologies. Press dewatering is a process that uses a press to separate liquids from solids in materials such as sludge. Co-chair for her research focus is Dr. Richard Venditti, the Elis-Signe Olsson professor of pulp and paper science and technology in #NCStateCNR’s forest biomaterials program.
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Recently, students in our James Buzzard Leadership Development Program had the incredible opportunity to travel to Washington D.C.
During the three-day trip, they explored the nation`s capital and engaged with leaders from various fields, including leaders from British Embassy Washington (@ukinusa), The George Washington University (@gwuniversity), @capitalonearena, @u.s.forestservice
and @usdagov.
📹: @juana_estelita and @jacksongill1
