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Centennial Difference
What’s the primary difference between Centennial Campus and other research campuses?
Collaborative proximity.
That means access to world-renown
faculty, a highly educated workforce of undergraduate and graduate
students, and state-of-art research labs – all within arms-reach of
our corporate, governmental and not-for-profit partners.
It’s that access to innovative thinking that can give your
organization the competitive advantage you need in an increasingly
competitive environment.
Of course, there are some perks to being located on Centennial Campus
as well. Here’s a list of Privileges & Amenities.
Affiliate Privileges
All employees also benefit from a long list of privileges on campus that match any faculty or student. Here is a list of privileges your employees will enjoy:
Access
- NCSU libraries
- Gym and pool (membership fee applies)
- Intramural sports programs
- University Catering Services
- Shared conference space
Discounts
- NCSU athletic events
- NCSU cultural and arts events
- University Bookstore software
- McKimmon Center Education Center programs
- NC State University Club membership
Other Privileges
- Use of shared conference space
- Free Wolfline bus transportation around campus
- GOPASS
- Partnering services coordinated by a Partnership Office developer
Amenities
Partners on Centennial Campus also enjoy a number of amenities not often found in other research parks. They include:
Access
- Ongoing, personalized services, including assistance with making faculty contacts, locating equipment and finding student workers
- Publicity services as administered by the Partnership office
- Campus walking trail alongside a restored creek watershed
- Seventy-five-acre Lake Raleigh (including fishing pier and launch for non-motorized boats)
- Three-mile exercise course
- Championship-level, 18-hole golf course
- Fully developed health and wellness program, including convenient flu shots, health screenings and informational seminars
- Free Lunch & Learn series of lectures and discussions
- Free holiday social gatherings and receptions on campus
- Campus’s private social networking website
Close Proximity
- NC State’s College of Engineering
- NC State’s College of Textiles
- NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine
- Graduate School
- Centennial Campus Middle School
- Championship-level golf course
- North Carolina Wildlife Commission main headquarters, where state fishing or hunting licenses can be purchased
- Main NC State campus
- Downtown Raleigh (five minutes)
- RBC Sports and Entertainment Arena and football stadium (five minutes)
- Interstate 40 (five minutes)
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport (15 minutes)
- RTP Research Park (20 minutes)
- Unique academic environment with a variety of colleges and universities in close proximity, including Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Peace College, Meredith College, St. Augustine's College, Shaw University, North Carolina Central University, and Wake and Durham Technical Community Colleges
