Caneatra Wilson is a senior majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, from Grifton, North Carolina. She is also a student intern in the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED).

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Registration is now open for ‪College Women Lead: The Phenomenal Woman's Conference on February 13, 2016. This full-day campus women's conference focuses on the unique experiences of women of color who are passionate about social justice. You will learn how to navigate challenges and barriers, how to lead and motivate others and how to capitalize on your strengths, assets and gifts. You will leave the conference with a blueprint for a "Purpose Project" that you create. Register online at www.collegewomenlead.com. This event is co-sponsored by the NC State Women's Center. The conference is also seeking both faculty and corporate sponsorships.

Dr. Robert J. Jones, president of the State University of New York at Albany, will speak at NC State on February 17, 2016 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in the Hatteras-Ocracoke Ballroom in Talley Student Union. His talk will be on "Institutional Culture Change in Higher Education: Leadership and Inclusive Excellence." This event, hosted by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is free and open to the public.

The 35th Sisterhood Dinner, sponsored by the Council on the Status of Women, is scheduled for Monday, February 29, 2016, with a reception at 5:15 p.m. followed by dinner in the Talley Student Union Ballroom. This year’s Sisterhood Dinner theme is LEAP, in recognition of the leap year date, with LEAP standing for Lead, Empower, Act, Prevail. Recipients of the 2016 Equity for Women Awards will also be announced. The award nomination form and dinner registration form are available on the Council on the Status of Women website. To donate to the silent auction, please contact Kimberly Zugay in the Women’s Center. Contact Julieta Sherk for reception donations.

OIED is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of senior director of campus community centers. The senior director is responsible for supervising the African American Cultural Center, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Center, Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Women’s Center. For the list of required and preferred skills and experience for the position, please see the Senior Director, Campus Community Centers position posting.

With support from Provost Warwick Arden, NC State has recently become an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development (NCFDD). The NCFDD is committed to helping academics thrive and offers a variety of programs and services to help graduate students, post-doctoral scholars and faculty increase their research and writing productivity, create networks of support on campus and across institutions nation-wide and develop a stronger sense of work-life balance. Graduate students, post-doctoral scholars and faculty members at NC State can now join free. See the NC State Office of Faculty Development website for instructions on how to join.