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Changing the World One Community at a Time
Carmen Yulín Cruz, former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, will speak at North Carolina State University on Jan. 18 for the 2024 Eloise S. Cofer Family Living Lecture Series, exploring how local actions lead to global impacts.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/hopsleadrgb.jpg)
All Hopped Up
Get ready for a truly homegrown brew as breeders work to create hops plants that can thrive in North Carolina.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dsc0001-2-scaled-1.jpg)
Transportation Partners with The Pack Essentials Program to Provide Bikes to Students
The Transportation Department is excited to announce a partnership with The Pack Essentials program. This initiative will support our campus community by providing another means…![A man wearing a red hardhat with the NC State Wolfpack logo on it, in the middle of a group of volunteers at a Habitat for Humanity build project.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/wolfpack-hard-hat.jpg)
Serve Your Community — During Work Hours
As 2023 draws to a close, here are some ideas for using your community service leave during the holidays and in the coming year.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/computer.jpg)
Emergency Loan Program
The Emergency Loan Program provides eligible employees with a short-term loan for certain emergency situations if they meet the program’s requirements.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/health-goals.jpg)
Get Help With Your 2024 Health Goals
University Human Resources has prepared a list of tip sheets, toolkits, videos and programs to help you on your wellness journey in 2024.![2 Poole College MBA students collaborate at a long wood table with an NC State laptop open and brick wall behind them. Photo by Marc Hall](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MBA-Meeting-in-Office-360x216.png)
Sustainability Awareness Survey
Be entered to win an NC State Wolfpack Yeti when you take a campus survey about sustainability.![Kathryn Stevenson standing beside Robert Powell in a forested area.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kathryn-stevenson-everhart-award-provided-1500x844-1.jpg)
NC State Professor Recognized For Advancing Environmental Education
Kathryn Stevenson, an associate professor of parks, recreation and tourism management, was recently honored with the William C. Everhart Award by the Clemson University Institute for Parks.![three women looking at plants in a greenhouse](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/michelle-moreno3.jpg)