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Sep 6, 2021

Park Parent and Selection Committee Member Brent Bumgarner Pledges 9th Co-Named Park Scholarship

Brent Bumgarner and his wife, Laura, made the commitment to fund a co-named Park Scholarship in their estate plans, submitting the paperwork on NC State Day of Giving in March 2021. Their $350,000 endowment will be matched by existing Park Foundation funds to cover one Park Scholarship in perpetuity.

Sep 6, 2021

Innovating and Inspiring: Meet Faduma Osman

Faduma Osman’s road to NC State started about 8,000 miles away. With support from the Pack Promise scholarship, this first-year engineering student is ready to dive into everything NC State has to offer — and to use what she learns to make medicine better around the world.

Sep 6, 2021

My Student Experience: Elementary Education Student Erika Allen ’23 Reflects on Internship

After earning her associate’s degree, Erika Allen ’23 took a gap year to discover her calling. She ended up serving as a children’s youth director at her church, and through that experience, she found a love for teaching as a way to give back to her community. As one of two students selected to participate in the College of Education Summer Internship Program, she was able to serve her home community while honoring the memory of Chantal Warfield ’19, for whom the program was established.

Sep 6, 2021

New Partnership Aims to Ensure a Sustainable Future for the Outer Banks

The College of Natural Resources has partnered with Twiddy & Company, a hospitality firm that manages more than 1,100 vacation homes on the Outer Banks, to launch the Lighthouse Fund for Sustainable Tourism. The fund supports Whitney Knollenberg, an assistant professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, as she conducts research and outreach activities across the Outer Banks to promote sustainable tourism development.

Sep 6, 2021

Research Experience for Undergraduates Develops Confidence and Résumés

Expanded opportunity for the Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) shows participants that graduate school could be in their future.

Sep 6, 2021

You Decide: Should Price and Wage Controls Be Brought Back?

High inflation rates may be leading the U.S. into a new round of price and wage controls. NC State’s William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Mike Walden explains what we can learn from the past to prepare us for the near future.

Aug 30, 2021

I.T. Littleton, 1921-2021

The NC State University Libraries community mourns the passing of former Libraries Director Isaac T. Littleton, whose many accomplishments included starting the Friends of the Library. Memorial contributions may be made to the NC State University Libraries or the Dorothy Young Littleton Endowment.

Aug 30, 2021

4 Questions for NC State’s 4 Churchill Scholars

This spring, Park Scholars Nikhil Milind ’21 and Ana Sofia Uzsoy ’21 were named NC State’s third and fourth Churchill Scholars, following in the footsteps of Park alumni Mia de los Reyes ’16 and Chris Cooper ’17. The Churchill Scholarship facilitates scientific exchange between the U.S. and the U.K. by sponsoring graduate-level study at the University of Cambridge for 15-17 students, including full tuition, a stipend, travel costs and the chance to apply for a special research grant.

Aug 30, 2021

Introducing the 2025 Class of Centennial Scholars

The eight members of the 2025 Class of Centennial Scholars plan to study everything from fashion and textile design to textile engineering. Each receiving between $15,000 and $22,000 in scholarships each year at Wilson College of Textiles, they share more about what led them to attend NC State.

Aug 30, 2021

Meet the College of Education’s New Students

The NC College of Education welcomed more than 580 first-year, transfer and graduate students for the 2021-22 academic year. Meet some of these new members of the Pack, including a group of Dean’s Excellence Scholars.