2023

Aug 15, 2023

Jennifer Piercy ’94 Reflects On Decade of Success at NC State

There’s a word for what Jennifer Piercy feels as she heads to work every day as the assistant dean for college advancement and president of the NC State Natural Resources Foundation. The word: passion. 

Aug 15, 2023

Global Perspectives 2023: Transition and Reflection Along the Camino Portugues

This past May, Dr. Odom and Chester facilitated an exploration of Portugal that culminated in a 62-mile walk along the Camino Portugues with 14 Caldwell Fellows. 

Aug 15, 2023

This PPE Engineer is Supporting the Next Generation of Textile Leaders

Three-time Wilson College of Textiles graduate Cody Zane proudly champions his alma mater every chance he gets. In addition to being a member of the Dean’s Young Alumni Leadership Council, he serves as the co-chair of its Blend Mentorship Program’s committee — leadership opportunities that have also connected him to the North Carolina Textile Foundation. 

Aug 15, 2023

A Gift to the Libraries Honors George H. Cornelson’s Inspirational Life

The Cornelson family has named the Cornelson Meeting Room (formerly the Fishbowl Forum) at the Hunt Library and established the George H. Cornelson IV Endowment to honor his inspirational life of service to others and to inspire the next generation of NC State’s leaders by providing resources to help them achieve their goals. 

Aug 15, 2023

A Continuing Legacy: Susan Toplikar Fund Connects Students to Professionals

Susan Toplikar was a longtime faculty member at the College of Design, known for her mentorship and encouragement. Now, through an endowment created in her memory by a former student, her husband and a whole community of local designers, the same nurturing experience she offered will be replicated for current students. 

Aug 15, 2023

‘A Strong Ripple Effect’: Career Center’s Janet Rakes Leaves Legacy of Service

After 15 years with the Poole College of Management, Janet Rakes retired Aug. 1 as an assistant director at the Poole College of Management Career Center. She will now pursue other interests, one of them being to work with undergraduates as a volunteer. 

Aug 8, 2023

Chancellor Woodson Talks Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship With 321 Coffee Founders

Chancellor Randy Woodson sits down with Park Scholar alumni Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans to talk about how NC State helped them launch their mission-driven coffee shop in episode six of Red Chair Chats. 

Aug 8, 2023

Goodnight Scholarships 2022-2023 Annual Report

The most recent academic year was one of growth for the Goodnight Scholarships office, including welcoming the first-ever cohort of 50 transfer scholars. 

Aug 8, 2023

NC State to Lead $10M Initiative to Decarbonize Forest Products Industry

A group of researchers from the NC State Department of Forest Biomaterials has been selected to lead a $10 million, public-private research initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the forest products industry. Lokendra Pal, the EJ Woody Rice Professor and a University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at NC State, will lead the effort. 

Aug 8, 2023

Bookmarking the Success of the Wilson College of Textiles

Since its inception, the college’s woven bookmark program and its first designer, Willie Bowen ’59, have both celebrated the impressive areas of innovation within NC State’s Wilson College of Textiles.