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2017

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. 

Nov 21, 2017

Equine Surgeon Committed to Compassionate Care

Callie Fogle, clinical associate professor of equine surgery, is nearing her 15th year at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. She splits her time between soft tissue surgeries and emergency interventions, teaching, research and clinical studies. CVM is raising funds for a new Equine and Farm Animal Veterinary Center that will provide even greater support for its innovative work with horses. 

Nov 21, 2017

CNR Student Spotlight: Lindsay Clontz

With support from the Ron and Dale Terry Student Assistance and Enrichment Fund, Lindsay Clontz solidified her passion for wildlife conservation by working as a Deer Elk Ecology Research project technician intern in Wyoming. 

Nov 21, 2017

Addressing An Extraordinary Year

Chancellor Randy Woodson's annual fall address put the spotlight on NC State’s achievements over the previous 12 months — including a record-breaking year in private giving as part of the Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign. 

Nov 21, 2017

Surviving the Shark Tank

Park Scholar alumnus Steven Mazur nearly came up short when he braved ABC-TV’s Shark Tank in late October in search of a $100,000 investment in his Detroit company, which sells clothes for men 5-foot-8 and under. But he and business partner Eric Huang wound up with more than they asked for. And it came from the tallest investor in the tank: Mark Cuban, the 6-foot-3 owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. 

Nov 21, 2017

HondaJet CEO Michimasa Fujino Visits NC State

Michimasa Fujino, founding president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Co. and a managing officer of Honda Motor Co. Ltd., gives the third annual Dr. Hassan A. Hassan Distinguished Lecture. The lecture series was established in 2015 through the generosity of former students and fellow faculty members to honor Hassan, a longtime professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 

Nov 21, 2017

Goodnight Spotlight: Lahari Revuri

Studying abroad in France, securing her Global Perspectives Certificate, working for ClassTech: Good luck keeping up with computer science major Lahari Revuri. 

Nov 21, 2017

CNR Student Spotlight: Jaspreet Pooni

Jaspreet Pooni is passionate about conservation of endangered species and serves as founder and president of Wolves 4 Wolves, a student organization at NC State dedicated to the conservation of endangered wolf species. The fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology major traveled to Namibia to learn more about African ecology and conservation with support from the the College of Natural Resources' Student Assistance and Enrichment Fund. 

Belltower with red filter

Nov 14, 2017

Endowments Seed Success

Endowments are the bedrock of all great universities. They provide the certain, steady support needed to strengthen NC State for generations to come. 

Students with donation bins at Feed the Pack food pantry

Nov 9, 2017

Feed the Pack

Already in 2017, more than 800 patrons have visited the Feed the Pack Community Food Pantry, about 50 percent students and 50 percent staff. As the pantry continues to grow and serve more people, both continued donations of nonperishable goods, as well as financial contributions, are needed.