Scholarships

Jul 22, 2024

Woodson’s Work Is His Legacy

Chancellor Randy Woodson has announced that he will retire on June 30, 2025, kicking off an era of transition for a campus that has thrived under his leadership — especially when it comes to how philanthropic support powers the university. 

Jul 22, 2024

Razi Sayyed ’27 Travels to Guatemala With Global Medical Brigades

Park Scholar Razi Sayyed is a genetics major in the College of Sciences, as well as a co-founder of the Global Medical Brigades Organization on NC State’s campus. Recently, Sayyed received a Park Enrichment Grant to participate in a Medical Brigades trip to Guatemala. 

Jul 22, 2024

Why Gifts Matter: Scholarship Support Allows Bethany Lee to Share Love for Science in the Classroom

As a Goodnight Scholar and a recipient of two other College of Education scholarships, Bethany Lee is able to focus on academics and become the best science educator she can be. 

Jul 9, 2024

NC State x Starbucks Collab Brings Branded Mug, Tumbler to Campus and Beyond

NC State is now among only 30 universities included in Starbucks’ “Been There Series” Campus Collection of officially licensed coffee mugs. Trademark-licensing royalties from the sales of the co-branded mugs and tumblers will support NC State student scholarships in areas of need, merit, study abroad and athletics. 

Jul 9, 2024

Jeanine Ikekhua ’24 Is Heading to NYU With the Payne Fellowship Program

Park Scholar Jeanine Ikekhua ’24 will be heading to New York City in August to attend New York University after receiving the Payne Fellowship, which enables its recipients to obtain a degree in international development or another area of relevance to the work of the USAID Foreign Service at a U.S. graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program. 

Jun 17, 2024

The Right Way To Ask Someone for a Million Dollars, According to a Fundraiser Who Does It for a Living

Wanda Urbanska, director of philanthropy for NC State’s College of Engineering, weighs in on how the same basic rules apply no matter what you’re raising money for. 

Jun 17, 2024

Podcast: Clyde Sorenson – NC State Alumnus, Distinguished Professor and Donor

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re joined by Clyde Sorenson, an NC State alumnus, distinguished professor and donor, to discuss the impact of private support on his work and the university as a whole. 

Jun 17, 2024

Goodnight Scholars Program Announces the Class of 2028 and Transfer Class of 2027

The 50 students entering the class of 2028 hail from 34 counties across the state of North Carolina. The 50 students joining the transfer class of 2027 come from 25 North Carolina counties. 

Jun 17, 2024

Annual CNR Celebration Brings Donors and Scholarship Recipients Together

This spring, donors and the students they support gathered to celebrate the power of philanthropy at the 2024 Trailblazing Donor Appreciation Brunch. The interactive event, held at the Dail Club at Carter-Finley Stadium, featured just a few of the many hands-on experiences students gain throughout their time in the College of Natural Resources. 

Jun 17, 2024

Poole College Welcomes Two New Advisory Board Members

Siobhan Pandya, senior director of business assurance and excellence for Mary Kay Inc., and Rance Poehler, president and CEO of Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, joined the Poole College Advisory Board this spring. Pandya and her late husband, Rupesh J. Kotiya, also established the Rupesh J. Kotiya Scholarship Endowment to provide need-based scholarships for undergraduates in the Poole College of Management.