January 2014

Jan 29, 2014

Q & A with Freeman Hrabowski

Influential educator Freeman Hrabowski led his university to prize chess over football. In an exclusive interview, he discusses his philosophy for sparking a culture change in higher education. Don't miss his lecture on campus Thursday afternoon. 

Jan 27, 2014

Younghee Overly, Student

Seven years ago, my husband and I decided to take a break from our stressful careers in management and took a six months leave of absence from our jobs to travel to Asia and Europe with our son.  When we returned, I decided to dedicate more of myself for a cause I care about and… 

Jan 27, 2014

Thomas E. Donohue, Alumnus

Thomas E. Donohue, MALS, Health & Insurance Analyst, and Founder/President of Insurance Gurus, conducts workshops and individual consultations, designed to help the public better understand their healthcare benefits, including Medicare basics, and the implications of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act on their healthcare options. About his MALS Experience According to Mr. Donohue, his… 

Jan 27, 2014

Self-Design Alumni Spotlight: Ariel Fugate

Ariel Fugate graduated in May 2012 with an Interdisciplinary Studies Self-Design BS degree in Sustainable Food Systems. She now works for Lowes Foods, a family-owned grocery chain of just over 100 stores located primarily in North Carolina. Lowes Foods has always sourced local products, but intensified that effort in the past several years to bring… 

Jan 22, 2014

January Student of the Month

Brooke Wilner is a sophomore Caldwell Fellow and Benjamin Franklin Scholar, pursuing a degree in both English and Aerospace Engineering. She is involved with the Feed The Pack Food Pantry, Writing and Speaking Tutorial Services, and CSLEP's Leadership in Action program. She studied abroad at Oxford in Summer 2013. 

Jan 22, 2014

Alton Russell

In the second year of my undergraduate career, I worked with faculty to develop a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration of “Global Health and Sustainability.” We designed this degree to illuminate how political, social, and cultural factors intertwine to shape the health of individuals, communities, and the environment.  As a capstone project, I partnered… 

Jan 21, 2014

Ansilta De Luca-Westrate

For the service learning project of this capstone course, I partnered with Neighbor to Neighbor Outreach. The non-profit organization reaches out to two communities in raleigh: one in Southeast Raleigh and another in North Raleigh. At both branches there are programs for youth including homework lab, basketball clinics, community gardening and weekly events led by… 

Jan 17, 2014

Internship Enables Student to Aid Immigrants

Emily Scotton ‘15 (front row, second from left) recently completed an internship that connected multiple dots between her career interests and her majors in Spanish and political science and her minor in nonprofit studies. In addition to practicing her Spanish, the Park scholar learned how nonprofits serve the community. What's more, Scotton -- who's interested in a law career -- got to see how immigration law applies in a nonprofit setting and even assisted in writing an affidavit. Think and Do! 

Jan 13, 2014

Student Helps Toilet Startup

Communication and sociology double major Sarah Nilson interns with a startup whose tagline is "Help the world, one toilet at a time." Find out why she's proud to perch atop the Dungaroo. 

Jan 9, 2014

Alum Defends the Environment

Tomás Carbonell ('02) earned dual degrees in engineering and in CHASS. He says his experiences at NC State and the intense multidisciplinary education he received here were foundational to his work as an environmental attorney with the Environmental Defense Fund.