Athletics

Jul 24, 2018

CHASS Students Deliver Thanks

Scholarships help College of Humanities and Social Sciences students experience everything NC State has to offer, from exceptional academic opportunities to study abroad and participation in athletics. In a video created by NC State undergraduates in an advanced digital video production class, students share what a difference philanthropy has made in their lives. 

Jul 24, 2018

Personal Statement: Stephen Louis

This fall, wide receiver Stephen Louis will wear the the NC State football team's No. 1 jersey – an annual honor bestowed by head coach Dave Doeren in recognition of qualities like leadership, hard work and being an extraordinary teammate. Louis, who earned his bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and tourism management from the College of Natural Resources and is now a graduate student in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' youth development and leadership program, shares his story of growing up in Florida on the way to becoming a Wolfpack scholarship student-athlete. 

Jul 17, 2018

Wolfpack Athletics Program on the Rise

With private donors as an important part of its team, the NC State athletics department ended a historic 2017-18 year by placing 15th in the nation in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings – reaching its organizational goal of Top 25 status for the first time in the program that measures all-around sports excellence. Student-athletes continue to improve their academic performance as well. 

Jun 26, 2018

Where Are They Now?: Dan Plesac

A three-time All-Star during an 18-year career in Major League Baseball, Dan Plesac ’84 originally planned to play basketball at NC State before coaches transferred his scholarship. 

Jun 19, 2018

Crossing Paths

When NC State offered then-high school student Erika Kemp an athletics scholarship, she had never run cross country. Now, she's a six-time All-America honoree, across both indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country competition. A student in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, she's also a five-time member of the ACC’s All-Academic team. 

Jun 5, 2018

How Sports Science Got a Cornerback Into Public Health

NC State cornerback Nicholas Lacy's experiences playing football led him to an interest in human biology. The May graduate from the College of Sciences -- and former walk-on who earned an athletics scholarship -- will further his studies in Baltimore this summer through an internship at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Feb 13, 2018

Global Storyteller: Lotta Nevalainen

Lotta Nevalainen, a fifth-year senior from Finland, talks about her experiences as an NC State scholarship swimmer and a double major in international studies and communications. 

Nov 21, 2017

Pearls from Thurl

Former scholarship student-athlete Thurl Bailey returned to campus earlier this month to speak at the annual General H. Hugh Shelton National Leadership Forum. Bailey shared leadership lessons from his long career in basketball. 

Apr 27, 2017

Data-Driven Future

As an undergraduate – thanks in part to receiving Poole College of Management’s John Deere Marketing Award scholarship and to being a student-athlete – Joshua Gandy recalibrated his road ahead through extraordinary leadership and service opportunities. 

Apr 25, 2017

Personal Statement: Jennifer Mathurin

As she prepares to graduate in May with a degree in social work, Jennifer Mathurin -- who has received an ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan postgraduate scholarship among other academic honors -- reflects on her extraordinary opportunity to attend NC State on a women's basketball scholarship, her gratitude and her future. Mathurin, who grew up in a tough area of North Montreal, Canada, spoke at the Campaign Kickoff last October.