2023

Jun 27, 2023

Six NC State Alumni Accept Miller Fellowships to Focus on their Startups

NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship recently announced the newest cohort of Miller Fellows — young entrepreneurs that have launched startups as students. The fellowship program supports newly graduated entrepreneurs who wish to pursue their venture full time after graduation with resources and a monthly stipend. 

Jun 27, 2023

Immersive Oncology: NC State Hopes New Clinical Experience Broadens Understanding, Horizons

Mike Nolan, professor of radiation oncology, spearheaded the creation of NC State’s first Immersive Clinical Experience this summer, a new program designed to help first- and second-year veterinary students from universities across the country explore important medical specialties they could pursue as careers. NC State was able to provide each student with a stipend from philanthropic donations to the radiation oncology program and with additional financial support from the college. 

Jun 27, 2023

Scholarship Support Allows Tylene Powell to Pursue Her Passion for Sport Management

For NC State junior Tylene Powell, the support that she’s received from scholarships has been vital to her academic success. Powell, who is majoring in sport management at the College of Natural Resources, received the Natural Resources Foundation Scholarship during her freshman year and then the Jack “Swede” Frauson Sports Management Scholarship and the Wayne Williamson and Bette Rose Scholarship Endowment in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. 

Jun 27, 2023

Dean Hinks Looks to the Future of Textiles During the Korean Fiber Society’s 60th Anniversary Conference

David Hinks, the dean of the Wilson College of Textiles and the Cone Mills Distinguished Professor of Textile Chemistry, recently attended the Korean Fiber Society’s 60th Anniversary Conference. Recognized as a global leader in textile education and an expert in color science and forensic textile chemistry, Hinks’ expertise led him to be selected as one of only three plenary speakers to present at the event. 

Jun 27, 2023

Catch Up With a Libraries Student Scholarship Awardee: Samuel Brown

The NC State University Libraries awards a number of scholarships every year to outstanding Libraries student workers as part of its efforts to support student success and academic affordability. Samuel Brown, a 2023 computer science graduate who worked in the Natural Resources Library, was one of them. 

Jun 27, 2023

Goodnight Spotlight: Afzaa Mujibur Rahman

Afzaa Mujibur Rahman, a Goodnight Scholar in the class of 2026, is passionate about becoming a future STEM role model for young girls. Scholarship support from Dr. Jim and Mrs. Ann Goodnight is helping make her dreams a reality. 

Jun 6, 2023

Podcast: Taking the Founders’ Pledge With Charles Gaddy

On the Season 2 finale of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re joined by NC State alumnus, supporter and entrepreneur Charles Gaddy to discuss his recent Founders’ Pledge, a new way donors can help Wolfpack entrepreneurs-in-training Think and Do. Gaddy also discusses his unusual college experience and career path, which eventually led him to sell a company he cofounded and, thus, greatly expand his philanthropic efforts. 

Jun 6, 2023

Better Than He Found It

After 17 years, Louis Martin-Vega will be stepping down as the dean of the College of Engineering at the end of the summer. He leaves behind him a strong legacy of philanthropy, having successfully guided the college through the university’s recent Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign while also overseeing a period of significant growth in student enrollment, faculty size, national reputation, research productivity and diversity among its faculty and student body. 

Jun 6, 2023

Black Farmers Address Mental Health and Find Strength in Community

Michael Schulman, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, helped conduct a study to see how farmers navigate farm stress. 

Jun 6, 2023

Friends of the Libraries Board Member Dale Cousins Establishes Student Worker Scholarship Fund

Dale Cousins, Friends of the Libraries Board Vice President, spent her entire professional career working in libraries. Now, her new gift is helping today’s NC State University Libraries student workers Think and Do.