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NCSSM’s Annual Fund – Supporting Students Every Day
Did you know that many of the experiences, programs and materials that make NCSSM great are funded by regular people like you who make philanthropic gifts to the Annual Fund every year? The Annual Fund supports: Mentorship experiences Financial stipends Student...
Take a Spin Through the Historic Cattle Barn at NCSSM-Morganton
At NCSSM-Morganton, the renovation of the historic cattle barn is nearly complete! This beautiful facility will serve as a venue for assemblies, school activities, and events hosted by partners across the region. As a key focus of NCSSM's public-private partnership,...
Ignite + Transform Campaign: NCSSM-Durham Campus Renovations Begin!
Improvements are underway on the NCSSM-Durham campus! After a lengthy bid and planning process, the dining hall and servery renovation has begun and is expected to be completed in April of this year. We had the opportunity to hear from Brandy Thompson ‘97 of...
A Lasting Legacy for NCSSM Students
Founding NCSSM-Durham staff member Dr. H. Braughn Taylor and his husband arranged a $1 million bequest to the Foundation endowment to enable NCSSM to “continue to create an environment where students can thrive and pursue their intellectual interests,” a gift that “is...
Entrepreneur donates $1.5 million to launch tech entrepreneurship program
A $1.5 million philanthropic gift will endow a program for technology entrepreneurship at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics to teach students “how they can change the world” by solving problems, building teams, and starting companies, an extraordinary...
Alumni Association announces matching challenge to fund Alumni Scholarships
As the NCSSM Alumni Association announces an exciting matching challenge to raise funds for college scholarships for new Unicorn alumni, Tim King ’86 shares this reflection on what NCSSM means to him some 35 years after graduating. King is the chair of the Alumni...
NCSSM-Morganton Receives Gift from Trane Technologies
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) announces a $50,000 donation from Trane Technologies to support summer programs at the school’s new campus in Morganton. Trane Technologies’ $50,000 gift will help fund summer programs at the new campus that...
NCSSM-Morganton campus officially opens
MORGANTON, NC – North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics ceremonially launched its second campus in Western North Carolina Friday, a historic moment more than a decade in the making, and more than 600 state and local leaders and supporters gathered on the new...
NCSSM & UNC Press make precalculus textbook more accessible for NC schools
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics is releasing a new edition of its popular precalculus textbook in partnership with UNC Press and making it available electronically to North Carolina high schools and colleges for free. Even good used copies of...
Alumna’s Leadership Expands STEM Opportunities via NCSSM-Morganton
Longtime advocate for STEM in rural NC brings experience, expertise to leadership team Dr. Tonya Little loves to cook, especially if the ingredients are sourced from her home garden in Morganton. She’s getting used to the subtle differences required for sowing seeds...
Dr. Jamie Lathan named Vice Chancellor for NCSSM Extended Learning
Dr. Jamie Lathan has been selected as NCSSM’s new Vice Chancellor for Extended Learning. After an intensive national search process including a very strong pool of 25 qualified candidates, finalists were selected and interviewed by a final interview committee. Lathan...
Ignite + Transform Campaign Donor Profile: Anonymous Trust
Thanks to the support of the Anonymous Trust, NCSSM is better positioned to leverage its resources and partnerships to strengthen the STEM ecosystem in North Carolina’s eastern coastal plain. In 2020-2021, the Trust awarded NCSSM a $100,000 grant to support the...
A pioneering woman in STEM leaves estate to NCSSM
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics has received an unexpected gift worth some $2.5 million from the late Joan Ellsasser Parnell of Raleigh, who made the plan to leave her entire estate to NCSSM without the school’s knowledge. It is the fourth largest...
NCSSM announces $50M comprehensive campaign
More than $34 million in private support has already been committed toward a comprehensive fundraising campaign seeking $50 million for the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics to create innovative academic opportunities, upgrade and add learning...
NCSSM reaffirms commitment to student health and well-being
For veteran NCSSM counselor Gina Burger, the 2015-2016 academic year stands out as the year things changed. For 12 years, Burger had been working with NCSSM’s students to help them arrange their academic course load, plan for college, and address personal issues that...
NCSSM-Morganton Receives Major Grant from Dogwood Health Trust
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics announced today a $1 million grant from Dogwood Health Trust to provide capital and operating support for the school’s new Morganton campus opening in 2022, and expand access to STEM programming for students in...
NCSSM-Morganton Awarded $200,000 from Duke Energy Foundation
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) announced today a $200,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to support the science curriculum at the school’s new campus in Morganton which will open in the fall of 2022. The grant will help fund...
NCSSM-Morganton Receives $100,000 In-Kind Gift from Corning
NCSSM announced today a $100,000 in-kind donation from Corning Incorporated to support information technology infrastructure at the school’s second campus, under construction in Morganton. In addition to the IT infrastructure, which will leverage Corning’s...
NCSSM-Morganton Receives $25,000 Gift from Vulcan Materials
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) announced today a $25,000 donation from Vulcan Materials Company to support construction of the school’s new campus in Morganton. Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction...
NCSSM-Morganton Receives $100,000 Gift from Broyhill Family Foundation
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) announces a $100,000 donation from the Broyhill Family Foundation to support construction of the school’s new campus in Morganton. The associated naming opportunity will be for a conference room in Goodwin...
Why I give: Katharine E. Stewart ’85
Katharine E. Stewart ’85, PhD, MPH, fell in love with great teaching at NCSSM, and now she’s Professor and Senior Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs at NC State University. Dr. Stewart gives back to ensure that future Unicorns have as many, if not many...
Alum honors Dr. Joan Barber with gift to support underrepresented minority programs
Dr. Joan Barber, left, retired Vice Chancellor for Student Life at NCSSM, and Alan Cline ’90 and his wife, Michelle. For years before she retired, NCSSM faculty emerita Dr. Joan Barber performed near acts of magic. As Vice Chancellor for Student Life at the school,...
Phifer Family gift to NCSSM-Morganton will honor Dr. John Fleming
As North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics (NCSSM) extends its mission by adding a second residential campus in western North Carolina, members of the Phifer family have committed contributions totaling $250,000 to support the construction of...
Record $7.5M gift to renovate dorms, add academic commons on NCSSM’s Durham campus
A $7.5-million private gift -- the largest ever in the history of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics -- will help construct a new academic commons on the Durham campus and will launch an effort to renovate every residence hall as well, the school...
NCSSM developing cybersecurity curriculum with support of $100K Cisco grant
The largest enterprise cybersecurity company in the world, Cisco, has directed a $100,000 grant to North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics to create national K-12 academic resources that will help prepare today’s students to become leaders in the crucial...
