Alumni + Friends Weekend
Join us for a weekend of activities at NC State and the College of Design’s Campus.
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 21:
Open House at the College of Design
2:00 – 5:00 pm
Visit open studios in Brooks Hall, Kamphoefner Hall, Leazar Hall, and 111 Lampe Dr (formerly Daniels Hall)
Decade Reunions
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Meet up with former classmates at locations around Raleigh! Check below for your decade.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, April 22:
Tours of the College of Design and Belltower (SOLD OUT)
10:00 am and 1:00 pm
Designlife Gala (SOLD OUT)
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Join us for the 24th annual Designlife Gala, where we bring awareness to the importance of design in the community and the practice of good design as a sign of good citizenship.
’50s ’60s ’70s Reunion
Friday, April 21 | 6-8 pm
Hosted by HagerSmith Design, rwl architecture + planning & Szostak Design
ColeJenest&Stone | Bolton & Menk, Inc.
418 S. Dawson St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
’80s Reunion
Friday, April 21 | 6-8 pm
Hosted by Cline Design
Cline Design
125 N. Harrington St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
’90s Reunion
Friday, April 21 | 6-8 pm
Hosted by Clark Nexsen, Calico Studio, HH Architecture & Katherine Hogan Architects
Clark Nexsen
421 N. Harrington St. #600
Raleigh, NC 27603
’00s ’10s ’20s Reunion
Friday, April 21 | 6-9 pm
Hosted by Dash, Design Dimension, Little, J Davis, in situ studio, Surface 678
Trophy Maywood
650 Maywood Ave
Raleigh, NC
Designlife Gala
Join us for the 24th annual Designlife Gala, where we bring awareness to the importance of design in the community and the practice of good design as a sign of good citizenship.
LOCATION:
JC Raulston Arboretum (the Great Lawn)
4415 Beryl Rd
Raleigh, NC 27606
TIME:
7 – 10 pm
ATTIRE:
Creative Black Tie
Other Campus and Nearby Events | April 21-23
Exhibition of NC State Faculty Work
CAM Raleigh
409 W. Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Gregg Museum of Art + Design
1903 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27607
Exhibitions: True Likeliness and This Is Not: Aldwyth in Retrospect
Student Art Sale
April 21 | 3-6 pm
Talley Student Union, 3rd Floor
2610 Cates Ave
Raleigh, NC 27606
NC State Spring Jazz Orchestra
April 22 | 7:30 pm
Stewart Theatre
Talley Student Union
2610 Cates Ave
Raleigh, NC 27606
Downtown Raleigh Treasure Hunt
April 22 | 2 pm
Raleigh Convention Center
500 S Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
NC State Sports:
April 21:
- Baseball vs. Clemson | 6 pm
- Softball vs. UNC | 6 pm
April 22:
- Baseball vs. Clemson | 4 pm
- Softball vs. UNC | 2 pm
April 23:
- Baseball vs. Clemson | 1 pm
- Softball vs. UNC | 12 pm
Hotels in the Area
Aloft
2100 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27607
Stateview
2451 Alumni Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
Hampton Inn & Suites Raleigh Downtown
600 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
Holiday Inn Raleigh Downtown
320 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
The Casso Raleigh
603 West Morgan Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Raleigh Marriott City Center
500 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
421 South Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Residence Inn Raleigh Downtown
616 South Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Share photos with us!
Do you have photos of career-defining work that you would like to see displayed on campus? Fill out our form to include them in our alumni exhibition the weekend of April 21-23.