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Summer Sessions 2026 Style Contest

Opening: November 12, 2025
Submission Deadline: December 12, 2025

We’re excited to announce the start of our 3rd Annual Summer Sessions Style Contest!

Participate in our 3rd Annual Summer Sessions at NC State T-Shirt Design contest and get the chance to:

  • have your design printed on official Summer Sessions t-shirts and seen across campus and beyond,
  • win a gift bag filled with both NC State and Summer Sessions merchandise,
  • be featured in a Summer Sessions Student Spotlight and share your unique Wolfpack story.

The top four runners-up will each receive a gift bag filled with NC State and Summer Sessions merchandise.

Meet Karthik Gomada, Our Summer Sessions 2025 Style Contest Winner

Karthik Gomada ’26

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

Karthik Gomada participated in the Summer Sessions 2025 Style Contest during his first semester at NC State as a graduate student. He is completing his Master of Science in Computer Engineering and is expected to graduate in Spring 2026.

Summer Sessions 2025 Style Contest Winning Design

Meet Duha Khan, Our Summer Sessions 2024 Style Contest Winner

Duha Khan ’27

B.S. in Statistics

Duha Khan participated in the Summer Sessions 2024 Style Contest during her first year at NC State. She is majoring in Statistics and is expected to graduate in Spring 2027.

Summer Sessions 2024 Style Contest Winning Design

Create Your Design

Prompt

Create a t-shirt design that is:

  • Captures the spirit of summer at NC State
  • Creatively showcases the Summer Sessions experience
  • Reflects your fun and vibrant summer energy!


Think concert fits, streetwear vibes and bold graphics that scream you. Design a tee you’d actually rock anywhere — fresh, loud and not your sleepwear.

– The Summer Sessions at NC State Team

Guidelines

  • The contest is open to students enrolled at NC State University.
  • Each student can submit up to three (3) designs.
  • Each student must submit their design(s) through the Google Form linked below.
    • For your initial submission, please upload your design(s) as an image (JPEG, PNG…) or PDF.
  • Each student must retain their high-resolution production files including but not limited to ai, psd, eps, pdf (with retained layers) files until the end of the contest. Students of the selected designs will be contacted to provide their production files.

Design Requirements

  • Please create your design to fit within a 12 x 12in canvas
    • Make sure to include Summer Sessions at NC State somewhere in your design. See the 2024 and 2025 winning designs for examples.
    • Your design can utilize any original (not copyrighted) work from a variety of media (traditional* and digital illustrations, photographs, typography…)
      • No obscenity, or profane language
      • No art theft – all designs must be your own
      • Hand-drawn illustrations are accepted but should be digitized in advance and made available on a transparent background.
      • Coaches and player likenesses may not be used.
      • Logos and existing copyrighted or trademarked symbols and images are not allowed.
    • If you are using any text, please adhere to the Code of Student Conduct and follow the following editorial requirements:
      • “Wolfpack” is one word
      • Use “NC State” and not “NCSU”

Submit Your Design

Submit your designs by Friday, December 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. by using the Google Form linked below.

  • By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to all contest rules.
  • By submitting a design for consideration, you confirm that to the best of your knowledge, the design you are submitting is your own original work and that no other persons or parties can claim ownership.
  • All entries become the exclusive property of Summer Sessions at NC State.
  • Summer Sessions at NC State may alter the artwork of the winning design to meet production and design guidelines and to remain consistent with NC State Trademark Licensing rules. We reserve the right to modify and amend these guidelines without notice.

Submission Form

Use the Google Form linked below to submit your design(s) and enter the contest.

Get the Results

Judging

The top 4 t-shirt designs will be selected by a panel of judges and will be shared on Instagram @NCStateStudentServices to be voted on by the campus community. Voting will take place at the start of the Spring 2026 semester.

Contest Result Announcement

The winning student’s design will be announced a week after the voting period concludes.

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