North Carolina State University
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The current chancellor of NCSU is Marye Anne Fox, the institution's first female chief executive; its provost is James Oblinger.
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With historical strengths in engineering and textiles, it is perhaps most widely recognized as one of the three anchors of North Carolina's Research Triangle, together with Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is also the largest university in the University of North Carolina System.
Notable current faculty include aquatic botanist JoAnn Burkholder, chemist Mike Whangbo, linguist Walt Wolfram, computer engineer Donald Bitzer, entomologist George Kennedy, and science-fiction author John Kessel.
Athletic teams are called the Wolfpack. North Carolina State participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Each of the past four years, NC StateÃÂÃÂs charismatic football coach, Chuck Amato, has lead the Pack to bowl games while the menÃÂÃÂs basketball team, coached by Herb Sendek, advanced to the second round of last yearÃÂÃÂs NCAA Tournament. WomenÃÂÃÂs basketball coach Kay Yow, a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, has more than 600 wins to her credit. A stunning new sports arena, the RBC Center, beckons students, alumni and area residents to come and root for the Wolfpack.
Famous alumni include:
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Architecture
NCSU Bell Tower
Architecturally, NCSU is known for its distinctive red brick buildings and the "belltower." Due to oversupply, odd brick statues dot the landscape, a large section of campus is paved over with brick (University Plaza, a.k.a. "the brickyard"), and most sidewalks are also made with brick.Alumni
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