<br><br><a href='http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/2006/dec/215.html' target='_blank'>http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/2006/dec/215.html</a><br><br>The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching selected North Carolina State University among 76 U.S. colleges and universities for its new Community Engagement classification, which focuses on the nature and extent of the schools' connections with the community.