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Our passion is our community

Help our students, faculty and community bring their passions to life by supporting the College of Design on March 20 for Day of Giving.

We make sense of the world for the benefit of the public. Our rigorous programs prepare students to develop solutions that serve the greater good, and our research has life-changing impact.

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Show us your world through the lens of a designer. πŸΊπŸ“Έ

🀳 Take a photo framed by the virtual wolf cutout filter, which can be found in the Day of Giving ambassador toolkit in our bio and on the @NCState Instagram. 

❀️ Whether it’s a photo of a landmark in your city or a snap of the people you love, we want you to use the wolf frame to help us create a virtual Pack of wolves. Three winners will earn an extra $500 each for their favorite college, program or unit.

🐾 Participants can post to their IG feeds and stories by tagging @NCState and using the hashtag #GivingPack, as well as mentioning @ncstatedesign. 

βœ… Participants can also enter by uploading their photos through the Head Start Challenge which can also be found in our bio.

Show us your world through the lens of a designer. πŸΊπŸ“Έ

🀳 Take a photo framed by the virtual wolf cutout filter, which can be found in the Day of Giving ambassador toolkit in our bio and on the @NCState Instagram.

❀️ Whether it’s a photo of a landmark in your city or a snap of the people you love, we want you to use the wolf frame to help us create a virtual Pack of wolves. Three winners will earn an extra $500 each for their favorite college, program or unit.

🐾 Participants can post to their IG feeds and stories by tagging @NCState and using the hashtag #GivingPack, as well as mentioning @ncstatedesign.

βœ… Participants can also enter by uploading their photos through the Head Start Challenge which can also be found in our bio.
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This #InternationalWomensDay, we're highlighting the first woman to graduate from NC State's School of Design (now College of Design). 

In 1952, under a new dean and a new curriculum, Elizabeth Bobbitt Lee thrived as the sole female graduate in a class full of men, even as she set the mold for a life well lived.

β€œLook to your left and look to your right,” said Henry Kamphoefner, first dean of North Carolina State College’s newly formed School of Design, in the fall of 1948. β€œNext year, one of you will be gone.”

Those were the first words Elizabeth Lee recalled hearing from her new dean as he addressed Lee and her class of about 120 students.

β€œThat was an understatement,” Lee later wrote. β€œWhen we graduated, there were only 23.”

A Lumberton native, Lee had already completed a year of architectural studies at State College when Kamphoefner arrived to shake things up. Yet, despite the disruptions of a retooled curriculum β€” enlarged from four years to five, with expanded coverage of modern design β€” Lee thrived, becoming the School of Design’s first female graduate in 1952.

β€œWe were ready to go out and do real buildings,” she recalled of the moment.

Lee did just that, launching an architectural career that included an early stint with the firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill in New York City. In the late 1950s, she returned to Lumberton to start her own firm, Lee Thompson Architects, with architect Ronald Thompson. There, Lee made a life designing houses and public buildings throughout the area, including the Robeson County Courthouse in Lumberton.

Along the way, Lee never stopped breaking barriers: She became just the second woman licensed by the North Carolina Board of Architecture and the first female president of the American Institute of Architects’ North Carolina chapter.

Elizabeth Lee died in Lumberton on Feb. 2, 2010, having built a legacy of lifelong achievement.

This #InternationalWomensDay, we`re highlighting the first woman to graduate from NC State`s School of Design (now College of Design).

In 1952, under a new dean and a new curriculum, Elizabeth Bobbitt Lee thrived as the sole female graduate in a class full of men, even as she set the mold for a life well lived.

β€œLook to your left and look to your right,” said Henry Kamphoefner, first dean of North Carolina State College’s newly formed School of Design, in the fall of 1948. β€œNext year, one of you will be gone.”

Those were the first words Elizabeth Lee recalled hearing from her new dean as he addressed Lee and her class of about 120 students.

β€œThat was an understatement,” Lee later wrote. β€œWhen we graduated, there were only 23.”

A Lumberton native, Lee had already completed a year of architectural studies at State College when Kamphoefner arrived to shake things up. Yet, despite the disruptions of a retooled curriculum β€” enlarged from four years to five, with expanded coverage of modern design β€” Lee thrived, becoming the School of Design’s first female graduate in 1952.

β€œWe were ready to go out and do real buildings,” she recalled of the moment.

Lee did just that, launching an architectural career that included an early stint with the firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill in New York City. In the late 1950s, she returned to Lumberton to start her own firm, Lee Thompson Architects, with architect Ronald Thompson. There, Lee made a life designing houses and public buildings throughout the area, including the Robeson County Courthouse in Lumberton.

Along the way, Lee never stopped breaking barriers: She became just the second woman licensed by the North Carolina Board of Architecture and the first female president of the American Institute of Architects’ North Carolina chapter.

Elizabeth Lee died in Lumberton on Feb. 2, 2010, having built a legacy of lifelong achievement.
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Even nature can’t resist representing the red and white. πŸ”΄βšͺ️ Happy 137th birthday @ncstate! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŒ·

Even nature can’t resist representing the red and white. πŸ”΄βšͺ️ Happy 137th birthday @ncstate! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŒ· ...

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Our Wolfpack. Our University. Our vision for the future. 🐾🐺🎨

On March 20, you have the power to shape our community by #GivingPack.

With your support on Day of Giving, you can give @ncstate College of Design students the opportunities, tools and financial support they need to focus their talents and skills on the future.

Find your passion, support the scholarships and initiatives of your choice, and make your plan to give. Together, we can shape the future of design education. Visit the link in our bio to learn about the impact you can make.

Animation by:

πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ¨ Sophie Vaughn | Junior - Media Arts, Design, and Technology

πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ¨ Chloe Howarth | Junior - Media Arts, Design, and Technology

Our Wolfpack. Our University. Our vision for the future. 🐾🐺🎨

On March 20, you have the power to shape our community by #GivingPack.

With your support on Day of Giving, you can give @ncstate College of Design students the opportunities, tools and financial support they need to focus their talents and skills on the future.

Find your passion, support the scholarships and initiatives of your choice, and make your plan to give. Together, we can shape the future of design education. Visit the link in our bio to learn about the impact you can make.

Animation by:

πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ¨ Sophie Vaughn | Junior - Media Arts, Design, and Technology

πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ¨ Chloe Howarth | Junior - Media Arts, Design, and Technology
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