{"id":898,"date":"2019-08-01T00:53:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T00:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi-new\/?page_id=898"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:56:23","slug":"support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>We strive for excellence in the research we conduct, in training tomorrow&#8217;s plant science leaders, and in extending knowledge and science-based practices. Feeding, fueling, and clothing a healthier world demands nothing less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your support has laid the foundation for groundbreaking innovation in North Carolina agriculture and the life sciences. With your generosity, we built the Plant Sciences Building\u2014a hub for transformative research and collaboration. Now, we invite you to help shape the future by investing in the programs that will drive the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative\u2019s mission forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get involved. Make a gift. Think of all the good we can do together.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">get involved<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/naming-opportunities\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/naming-opportunities\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-406\" \n            alt=\"Plant Sciences Building architectural rendering\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/07\/plant-sciences-architectural-rendering.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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PSI take root.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Learn <span class=nowrap>more&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/subscribe\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/subscribe\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-77963\" \n            alt=\"Two people in a soybean research plot\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Get Our Newsletter<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Never miss out on N.C. PSI news and announcements.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Learn <span class=nowrap>more&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PSI Enhancement Fund<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Supports the Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI) and PSI-affiliated efforts at the discretion of the Executive Director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"ncstc-giving-form wp-block-heading\">Giving Form<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ncstc-giving-form\">Make a gift to the building planning and development fund and help us build the future of plant science innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons ncstc-giving-form\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/47387\/donations\/new?designation=012198\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/47387\/donations\/new?designation=012198\"><span class=\"text\">Give Now<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding could support costs associated with meetings, events, symposiums, cross-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary efforts, programming and other PSI related activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dinah Schuster<\/strong><br><em>Senior Director of Philanthropy, N.C. 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