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Feb 11, 2025

Alum Extends Roots to Support Agriculture

CALS alumnus Aaron Blackmon followed his family’s roots in agriculture and found his passion as a farmer and livestock Extension agent.

Feb 10, 2025

Wolfpack Women in Philanthropy Impact Fund Awards First Grants

Impactful giving. Meaningful engagement. Influential leadership. Amazing learning. That’s the stated mission of Wolfpack Women in Philanthropy (WWiP), a group founded during the 2018-19 academic year under the leadership of…

Feb 6, 2025

Campus Community Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy with March Like Martin

The annual “March Like Martin,” hosted by Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) and the African American Cultural Center (AACC), was the capstone for a week of campus events celebrating the life and legacy of renowned civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 
A group of Juneteenth celebrants smile together during Juneteenth celebrations on NC State's campus.

Jan 31, 2025

Celebrate Black History and Black Futures at NC State

Andaiye Qaasim, assistant director of the African American Cultural Center, helps you navigate Black History and Futures Month events at NC State.

Jan 10, 2025

From 15 to 65: How One Poole Student Transformed ALPFA at NC State

As ALPFA President, Yahir Sanchez-Vazquez grew membership, hosted vibrant events like Fiesta Latina, and connected students with industry leaders, creating lasting opportunities for the Latinx community at NC State.
a man wearing a lab coat and safety glasses looks at a computer in a science lab

Jan 6, 2025

From Laptop to Biotech Lab

As an alumnus of the Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Master’s Program, David Smith found a path to a meaningful career in the biotech industry.
Students gather to celebrate MLK Week at NC State.

Jan 3, 2025

MLK Week to Celebrate Life, Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

On Jan. 20, 2025, the United States will observe Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent leader in the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 60s in the United States. 
Laryssa Banks smiling

Dec 19, 2024

Creating ‘Brave Spaces’ for Poole Undergraduates

Laryssa Banks, the new assistant director of student affairs and advocacy for undergraduates at Poole, helps students put their best selves forward.
Multicultural Student Affairs' first Multicultural Leadership Challenge cohort.

Dec 9, 2024

MSA Celebrates Culturally Aware Leadership With Medallion Ceremony

NC State’s Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) department is hard at work providing the campus community with culturally aware student leaders. This fall, MSA saw its first student cohort complete the newly minted Multicultural Leadership Challenge.
Ore Badejoh poses with her Howling Success banner on main campus.

Dec 6, 2024

Howling Success: Ore Badejoh

Our final Howling Success of the semester is a graduate student in the applied social psychology Ph.D. program. She promotes healthy choices for the campus community through her work with Pack Peers and the Black Health Lab.