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Faculty and Staff Resources

In partnering with CliftonStrengths for Students, NC State’s Common Experience strives to help each first-year student engage their talents in a new way. According to Gallup, the CliftonStrengths assessment is a Web-based assessment of normal personality from the perspective of Positive Psychology.

By integrating CliftonStrengths into your work with students, you can contribute to their success by:

  • Creating a common language across campus that contributes to a sense of community
  • Increasing students’ self-awareness and their understanding and appreciation of others
  • Developing students to their full potential in areas including academics, career, leadership, and relationships
  • Increasing students’ overall confidence, engagement, and sense of responsibility in pursuing their academic and career goals
  • Improving student retention, graduation, and satisfaction

Common Experience Timeline

Students are strongly encouraged to complete the assessment by the first day of class to take advantage of various opportunities this fall.

Media & Articles

The following resources may take you to websites external to NC State.

Google Groups & Moodle Project

For additional resources and to stay up-to-date on CliftonStrengths at NC State, a Google Group and Moodle site have been created to assist!

  • To be added to the Strengths Champions Google Group, please email Adam Culley at alculley@ncsu.edu.
  • For access to the CliftonStrengths Moodle project, please contact Leigh Shamblin at lsbrown2@ncsu.edu.

Strengthening the Pack Certificate

This 2-day learning series will help advisors more fully understand CliftonStrengths and the resources and tools to provide individualized support and guidance to students. Using the CliftonStrengths results of both the advisor and student can help identify opportunities for learning beyond the classroom, on-campus involvement, and campus resources that will help achieve academic goals and prepare for success after graduation. Find dates available here via the Student Leadership and Engagement office.

Taking CliftonStrengths

Available on a first-come, first-served basis, faculty and staff have the opportunity to complete the CliftonStrengths assessment at no charge through NC State if they are supporting first-year students or the Common Experience. Please note, there are a limited number of assessments available to faculty and staff. Additionally, if you have completed CliftonStrengths, you can connect your account to NC State. Please see below for instructions on taking the assessment or connecting your CliftonStrengths account to NC State.

If you have NEVER taken the assessment before:

  • Visit the NC State Strengths portal at https://ncsu.gallup.com
  • Login with your Unity ID and password (what you would use to login to MyPack Portal)
  • Select your language
  • Choose “Take the CliftonStrengths assessment”

If you HAVE taken the assessment before:
If you have taken the assessment before, you can link your previous CliftonStrengths account/Top 5 to NC State by completing the steps below.

  • Visit the NC State Strengths portal at https://ncsu.gallup.com
  • Login with your Unity ID and password (what you would use to login to MyPack Portal)
  • Select your language
  • Choose “Copy your results from a time you took CliftonStrengths under a different Access code or username/password combination.” You will be asked to enter that username & password OR the code you used. Finally, you will be asked to confirm the Top 5 Strengths results that the system has listed for you.

Still Have Questions?

If you have questions related to the CliftonStrengths for Students assessment or the Common Experience, please contact New Student Programs at new-students@ncsu.edu or 919.515.1234 for assistance.