Welcome to the WISE Village at NC State where your college experience goes beyond the classroom. WISE is designed to connect you with peers, faculty, and opportunities that inspire growth, collaboration, and success here at NC State. The WISE Village offers a variety of benefits for first and second-year students. In addition to living on the same floors in Lee Hall, participants are also provided with upper-class resident mentors. The WISE Village plans social, educational, and cultural activities to help residents interact with each other and develop a sense of community while exploring some of the opportunities available to them at NC State.

Hear From Our Students

“My mentor always made me feel heard and welcome, and it was greatly appreciated during my college transition.” – Hayden, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

“I enjoyed the speaker events because I got to meet new people and hear interesting career stories and learn about new professions and paths.” – Sophia, College of Sciences

“Attending the welcome week events at the start of the fall semester definitely helped me transition more into coming to State. Those events helped me to meet some new people that I’ve stayed connected to throughout my time here so far!” – Lilly, College of Natural Resources

“WISE has made me feel connected and supported as an individual.” – Anais, College of Textiles

“It was very meaningful when I went to the dinner speaker series and I was able to see all of the different options. It was cool to learn about the faculty but also what current students are doing. It gave me a lot of confidence for the future.” – Sophia, College of Engineering

How to Apply to WISE

All incoming first-year students in the colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Engineering, Natural Resources, Sciences, and Wilson College of Textiles are invited to apply to the WISE Village. Please follow the links below to register for Housing and the WISE Village for the 2026-2027 academic year. Program participants will be selected based on responses to the essay questions contained in the WISE application as well as their college and major. The NC State Housing/Village Applications are available through MyPack Portal, once you have been admitted.

How to Apply for a Village at NC State

Move-In Activities and Events

Prior to the first day of classes, the WISE Program hosts multiple move-in activities and events. During the these events and activities, Villagers begin to get a taste of what it’s like to be a woman in STEM. They also have an opportunity to not only meet each other and their upper-class mentor for the first time, but also spend quality time interacting and laying the foundation upon which future relationships can form. In addition, Villagers discuss academics, college life, and explore ways to balance it all. The WISE move-in activities ultimately provide WISE Villagers with the essential knowledge and resources to navigate the first several weeks of their first year at NC State.

University Housing will implement a phased move-in process in order to minimize the number of residents moving in at any single time. Move-in will be by appointment. Please regularly review all email communication from University Housing for specific instructions.

WISE will be hosting move-in activities and events throughout move-in. There will be plenty of activities and events for you to participate in, regardless of which day you decide to move-in!

Lee Hall

The WISE Village is located in Lee Hall on the top four floors of the building (6-9) as well as part of floor 5. Lee is a suite style building with four rooms per suite. The WISE Office is located on the first floor right next door to the main lobby

.Helpful Housing Links:

• Get Started with University Housing
• First Year Requirement
• Apply for Housing
• Move-in Information