Check out our NCCU Cybersecurity Awareness Month calendar of events! October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. NCCU proudly joins the national campaign led by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) to promote safer online habits and strengthen digital security.  To help our community stay informed and secure, NCCU will host the following activities throughout October:

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is updating the UNC Eastern Campuses Hazard Mitigation Plan, and we need your input! This plan helps us understand potential risks and vulnerabilities while strengthening our campus against hazards. It also ensures NCCU remains eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding that supports disaster mitigation efforts. Your voice matters. By taking just a few minutes to complete the brief survey, you can help shape proactive steps to keep NCCU safe.

The Office of Institutional Researh and Analysis (OIRA) is pleased to share the Fall2025 OIRA newsletter.  Our goal is to increase the data literacy of the NCCU community.  We use the newsletter to highlight recent data trends, terms and definitions, OIRA projects and much more. Read the Newsletter

North Carolina Central University has been recognized by the Campus Vote Project (CVP) and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education as a Voter Friendly Campus for 2025–2026.

Add these useful tips to your cybersmart arsenal to keep yourself and your organization safe!

North Carolina Central University proudly joins the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month campaign to promote safer online habits and strengthen our campus-wide security. The national theme for 2024–2025 is “Secure Our World," reminding us that even small, everyday actions can make a big difference in protecting our digital lives. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month aims to empower every American to strengthen cybersecurity practices both at home and in the workplace, helping build a more resilient nation against evolving cyber threats.

For the third year in a row, NCCU's Jazz Combo I has won the Monterey Jazz Festival's "HBCU Combo Challenge." As winners of the competition, the combo flew out to perform at the 68th Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey, CA. The combo played an outdoor concert at a California winery, two concerts on two different festival stages and participated in a jam session with students from Texas Southern University over the September 26–28 weekend. They also participated in a workshop conducted by festival performer and veteran pianist Sullivan Fortner.