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Sep 21, 2021

Envisioning Excellence to the Belk Center

With more than $10 million in funding from the John M. Belk Endowment in 2018, the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research has allowed the College of Education to further the preparation of future community college presidents, provide ongoing leadership development to community college executives and build capacity for evidence-based decision making and applied research — in support of all 58 of North Carolina’s community colleges.

Sep 21, 2021

Catching Up With the Outgoing Class

NC State catches up with students we first met in 2018 who have started their final year at the university, each with their own perfectly imperfect path to success. The group includes several scholarship recipients.

Sep 13, 2021

Schmidt Retires from Global Engagement Team

Ingrid Schmidt, associate vice provost for external relations and development in the Office of Global Engagement, retired from NC State earlier this month after 25 years of service. Schmidt held several important roles and made significant contributions to advance global education at NC State, from overseeing tremendous growth in study abroad to laying the groundwork for the division’s fundraising and development.

Sep 13, 2021

Virtual MLK Project Expands Its Reach To Other Settings, Users

NC State’s Virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Project uses innovative technology to recreate the civil rights leader’s never-recorded 1960 speech, “Fill Up the Jails” — and transform how the public interacts with his message. Now, the project team led by communication professor Victoria Gallagher is expanding its reach to additional audiences. The impetus for the new educational component stems from the success of a pilot program the team began last year with faculty at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School. The Department of Communication helped fund the pilot through its Faculty Grant Development Fund, established by a donation from communication alumnus John Ward.

Sep 13, 2021

The K-12 Digital Design Lab: Thriving Through Adaptation

Thanks to funding from NC Modernist Houses, an organization dedicated to connecting the public with design resources in North Carolina, the College of Design’s Design Lab field trip program has been thriving since 2013. Design Camp, which supports a few of its attendees each year through the Marvin and Cindy Malecha Dream Scholarship Fund, and Digital Design Camp are other programs through which the college introduces its disciplines to young people.

Sep 13, 2021

NC State and BASF: Dedicated to a Sustainable Future

NC State and BASF, a leading chemical company globally headquartered in Germany with its Bioscience Research division based in Research Triangle Park, have been partners for many years. After completing more than 100 research projects together — supported by nearly $6 million in sponsored research and an additional $1 million in gift funding — BASF is currently working with NC State researchers in areas such as plant sciences innovation and crop protection to bring new solutions to market.

Sep 13, 2021

NC State Researchers Develop Framework for More Efficient Adoption of Medical Innovations

Significant amounts of time, money and energy go into developing new, effective diagnostic tests — countless research hours, millions of dollars in equipment and dedicated laboratory space — but what happens when medical providers elect not to use these new tools for reasons such as a perceived increase in their workload? A question like this led to a research project by a team that includes Sebastian Heese, department head and Owens Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at Poole College of Management.

Sep 13, 2021

An Easy Way to Give

Edna Gaston’s love for NC State runs deep. Gaston has been a loyal supporter of the university over the years, and she and her late husband, Perry, helmed a famous tailgate at Carter-Finley Stadium for many football seasons. Gaston recently designated gifts to Athletics, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Extension Master Gardeners program through her will.

Sep 6, 2021

Poole College of Management Supporters Step Up for the Extraordinary Opportunity Scholarship Initiative

Some of the many impactful supporters of EOSI and Poole College recently shared their reasons for giving, as well as their hopes for the cumulative impact on students and the college.

Sep 6, 2021

Trumpet Section Leader Gage Fringer Receives Masini Marching Band Scholarship

The Department of Music’s prestigious Toni Christine Masini Memorial Music Scholarship was awarded this year to Gage Fringer, a senior majoring in computer science and minoring in music performance. The Masini scholarship — the largest music scholarship offered at NC State — is annually awarded to one student who exemplifies academic and musical excellence, as well as leadership in the marching band.