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Nov 14, 2022

CNR Names New Assistant Dean for College Advancement

Jennifer Piercy has been selected as the College of Natural Resources’ new assistant dean for college advancement and president of the NC State Natural Resources Foundation. The CNR alumnus brings 10 years of board management, fundraising, alumni relations, communications, leadership and management experience to this position and was instrumental in closing several major gifts to the college during the Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign.
Autumn leaves in front of Innovation Tower

Nov 14, 2022

NC State Announces Wolfpack Red and White Wines

Two new NC State wines officially joined the university’s licensed wine collection Oct. 31, 2022. Shelton Vineyards, located in Dobson, North Carolina, produced the wines, and the labels were created by NC State College of Design student Josh Garrett. A portion of the wine sales will support student scholarships at NC State.
Collage of PCOM donors

Nov 14, 2022

Spotlighting Leadership Annual Giving Donors and Scholarship Support

Hear from five Poole College of Management scholarship supporters as they reflect on their connections to the college and share their motivations for giving back.
The Memorial Belltower lit red

Nov 14, 2022

Physicist LeBlanc Wins $1.15M Chan Zuckerberg Science Diversity Leadership Award

Sharonda LeBlanc, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, has received a Science Diversity Leadership Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The five-year, $1.15 million grant will support LeBlanc’s project entitled “Time-resolved Molecular Mechanisms of Ribosome Assembly.”
Mr Wuf holding up We Appreciate You sign during Pack Appreciation Day

Oct 31, 2022

Pack Appreciation Day 2022 Is This Wednesday!

On our fourth annual Pack Appreciation Day, we’re celebrating all the ways philanthropy empowers every student to find their home in the Wolfpack.
2022 Leader of the Pack finalists banner

Oct 31, 2022

Meet the 2022 Leader of the Pack Award Finalists

Six students will be recognized and the Leader of the Pack winner will be announced at halftime of the Red and White Week football game on Saturday, with the Leader of the Pack also receiving a $3,000 scholarship and a class ring.
Mariana de Andrea Pereira

Oct 31, 2022

Mariana de Andrea Pereira: A Goodnight Spotlight

Goodnight Transfer Scholar Mariana de Andrea Pereira has found a sense of connection within the Goodnight Scholars program and the Brazilian community at NC State as she continues to develop her passion for medicine.

Fikret Isik

Oct 31, 2022

Forestry Professor Fikret Isik Named Fulbright Scholar

Fikret Isik, a professor of forestry and environmental resources and the co-director of the Tree Improvement Program at NC State, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. Beginning in February 2023, Isik will spend nearly a year conducting research on and teaching courses about quantitative genetics and its applications to plant and animal breeding at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa campus.
Allyson Brake Farmer

Oct 31, 2022

Allyson Brake Farmer Joins CALS Advancement

Allyson Brake Farmer has joined the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Advancement team as the new associate director of leadership annual giving for the 4-H and FFA programs. Farmer is very familiar with both programs, as she is a former 4-H State Council president and a second-generation 4-H Honor Club member.
Luke Hale photo and quote

Oct 31, 2022

Army Veteran Scouts New Career in Technology

Full-time Jenkins MBA student Luke Hale spent the summer of 2022 interning at IBM as one of eight Extreme Blue interns focused on strategy and software automation.