The College name changed from the “North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts” to the “North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering.”
Due to the growth of the two programs and diverging needs, Physics is separated from Electrical Engineering, marking the beginning of the Department of Electrical Engineering, headed by Professor William Hand Browne, Jr., who would lead the department until...
Winston Hall was the first building primarily devoted to engineering activities; namely, electrical engineering, civil engineering, and the chemical department of the State Experiment Station.
Authorization is granted to bestow the degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
The first electrical course is taught—studying electricity and magnetism, including the design of a dynamo and how to wire a building correctly—at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts by Lt. Richard Henderson, U.S. Navy.
