Both locally and nationally, NC State is getting noticed for its sustainability leadership in the classroom and the community.
| 2013 | NC State University receives City of Raleigh Environmental Awards, including overall Raleigh Environmental Stewardship Award |
| NC State University Dining wins Food Service Director’s Grand Goldie Award for its sustainability program, My Roots are at NC State. | |
 NC State named one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S.A. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review |
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| 2012 | NC State was honored with Golden Mode awards in Employee Commuting and the Smart Commute Challenge from GoTriangle, a partnership of public transportation agencies and organizations. |
| NC State received three Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Community Appearance: Watauga Club Gateway Project (Outstanding Site Improvement), J.C. Raulston Arboretum (Outstanding Maintained Appearance) and Centennial Campus Stream Reclamation Project (Tree and Landscape Conservation) | |
 NC State became a Sustainability Tracking Assessment, and Reporting System (STARS) reporter |
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| Rachel Conley and Jack Colby received City of Raleigh Environmental Awards | |
| NC State named one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S.A. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review |
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 NC State designated as a Bicycle Friendly University |
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| 2011 | NC State received a “B+” from the Sustainable Endowments Institute Green Report Card |
| 2010 | NC State awarded SmithSeal of North Carolina Sustainable Business Award by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. |
| NC State received a “B” on the Sustainable Endowments Institute Green Report Card | |
| NC State awarded C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) for leading a partnership with Jacksonville, NC that restored Wilson Bay. | |
| NC State named one of the Southeast’s Top 5 Coolest Schools by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. | |
| 2009 | NC State received a “C+” from the Sustainable Endowments Institute Green Report Card |
| NC State included in the Peterson’s Review book Green Jobs for New Economy: the Career Guide to Emerging Opportunities. | |
| NC State considered a great value by Princeton Review | |
| 2008 | NC State scored a 90 out of 99 in The Princeton Review’s annual “Green College” rankings |
| NC State received a “D” from the Sustainable Endowments Institute Green Report Card | |
| 2007 | Centennial Campus dedicated as 2007 Research Science Park of the Year by Association of University Research Parks. |
| NC State Campus Police earned accredited status with the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (first in North Carolina and one of only seven in the US) | |
| NC State University’s Facilities Division received APPA’s 2007 Award for Excellence | |
| 2005 | Jack Colby, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facilities Operations, elected national APPA president |
