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NC State faculty and staff gather around tables to view a presentation during the first Student Success Symposium in Talley Student Union.

Feb 16, 2026

Second Annual Student Success Symposium Set for May

The Division of Academic and Student Affairs, in partnership with the Academic Advising Professional Development Committee, presents the Second Annual Student Success Symposium.
Two students work on their laptops in the Career Development Center.

Jan 28, 2026

Explore Academic and Career Paths Through Focus 2 Workshop

The Career Development Center is offering two Focus 2 Career Assessment workshops this semester to help students make sense of their results and use them to inform academic and career decisions.
The 2025-26 cohort of DASA Staff Senators gathers for a group photo on a sun-lit balcony outside of Talley Student Union.

Jan 26, 2026

District 24 Staff Senator Spotlight

In the spirit of increasing efficiency and maximizing existing infrastructure, we are excited to introduce a new monthly Staff Senate Spotlight within Internal Connections, where other key division updates are shared. In our first spotlight, we’d like to highlight a few of our Fall 2025 activities:
NC State Student Media Advisor Ben McNeely.

Jan 21, 2026

Raleigh or Ral-Lee-Uh? Student Media Advisor Talks North Carolina Place Names

To help shed light on some of the trickiest place names in the state, Student Media’s Ben McNeely appeared on the North Carolina Rabbit Hole podcast.
Student media students gather around a conference room table.

Jan 16, 2026

Student Media Crowdfunding Wildly Successful

At 3 p.m. last Monday, Student Media issued a challenge to  alumni and friends of the program: Join our crowdfunding campaign to raise $8,000 over the next 30 days to modernize our conference room.
Jazz pianist and historian Elmer Gibson (left), an Honors Forum regular, discussed his work with students during jam breaks with his friend Herman Burney at Forum on Sept. 29.

Jan 8, 2026

Fall 2025 University Honors Forum In Review

Last fall, the University Honors program continued its tradition of inviting a range of speakers to campus to impress upon students the importance of differing, interdisciplinary, and global perspectives.
University Honors Program and University Scholars Program Fall 2025 graduates stand around the University seal in Talley Student Union for a traditional group photo after their Senior Recognition Ceremony on Dec. 9, 2025.

Jan 8, 2026

Congratulations, University Honors Program and University Scholars Program Graduates!

The staff of the University Honors Program (UHP) extends their most sincere congratulations to the fall graduating class of 2025! University Honors Program and University Scholars Program seniors have worked hard to achieve their goals at NC State, and the UHP wishes them the best of luck in all of their future endeavors.
From left, Richard L. Blanton Outstanding Capstone Award winners Sahana Ramamurthy, Aubrey O’Quinn, and Justin Kacher, and Alex Miller Outstanding Scholar Award winners Andrew Hoyek, Jordan Holcomb and Sai Vaddi hold up their award certificates in front of a projector screen.

Jan 8, 2026

University Honors Program Recognizes Fall 2025 Blanton and Miller Award Winners

To recognize students that have gone above and beyond during their time at NC State and in the UHP, the program awards a select group of graduating seniors each semester with either the Richard L. Blanton Outstanding Capstone Award or the Alex Miller Outstanding Scholar Award.

Two people standing beside one another holding a plaque.

Jan 5, 2026

HES Instructor Jerry Loflin Wins Statewide Teaching Award

The North Carolina Society of Health and Physical Educators (NCSHAPE) honored NC State Associate Teaching Professor Jerry Loflin with the 2025 NCSHAPE College/University Physical Education Educator of the Year Award at the society’s annual convention at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem on Dec. 3, 2025.

Graduating senior Isaac Paolino addresses honored guests and his peers in the University Honors Program from the stage podium as the invited student speaker for the Program’s Senior Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Dec 15, 2025

University Honors Seniors Reflect on Lessons Learned

“We didn’t just complete the requirements. We learned how to learn. We learned how to walk into something unfamiliar and get competent quickly. We learned how to ask good questions, how to think across disciplines, and how to approach problems from multiple angles.”