Counseling Center

Afternoon sunlight streams through the fall foliage at Wolf Plaza. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Sep 7, 2023

Lighten Your Pack With These Mental Health Tools

At NC State, several Division of Academic and Student Affairs departments, including the Counseling Center, Wellness and Recreation and Prevention Services are working to provide students with as many free, accessible and easy-to-use resources as possible to “lighten your pack,” improve mental health and relieve stress.

Students gather at Stafford Commons to attend a convocation ceremony in 2021. Photo by Marc Hall

Aug 15, 2023

Plan Ahead for Wolfpack Welcome Week

Download the NC State Guides app and mark your calendar for this exhilarating lineup of activities to start the academic year.

May 23, 2023

Howl About You: Jessica Fundaro

Jessica Fundaro is a clinical coordinator at the Counseling Center in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs at NC State University.

Mar 8, 2023

A Community of Care: Student Mental Health Ambassadors

Mental Health Ambassadors are dedicated to mental health outreach and advocacy at NC State.

Kelly McConkey holds up a plaque recognizing her as national counselor of the year

Mar 6, 2023

McConkey Earns National Counselor of the Year Recognition

Kelly McConkey of the NC State Counseling Center has been named the American College Counseling Association’s Counselor of the Year.

Feb 15, 2023

NC State Supports Mental Health Counselors in Colleges

The holistic health of students, faculty and staff, and their ability to thrive on campus, is of the utmost importance to NC State. As part of an ongoing commitment to strengthen wellness services on campus, the university will increase counseling personnel available to students. These efforts, which began last fall, will continue to grow throughout the year, with continual input from the campus community.

Laura Castro, right, directs student counseling services at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

Jan 23, 2023

NC State Counselor Chosen as Champion of Student Wellbeing by Student American Veterinary Medicine Association

Laura Castro, director of counseling services at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has won the Champion of Student Wellbeing Award from the Student American Veterinary Medicine Association for fall 2022. Castro, who immigrated from Bogota, Colombia, when she was 12, has been helping veterinary students at NC State since 2019. She holds a bachelor’s degree…

An aerial photo of Carter-Finley Stadium during the marching band's halftime show, where the band spells out "state"

Dec 16, 2022

The Biggest Academic and Student Affairs News from 2022

Look back at student life and achievements, anniversaries and celebrations, and individual and departmental recognitions in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs this year.

Sun shines through yellow leaves on a tree next to the Memorial Belltower

Dec 8, 2022