Kirsten Wyatt McCann

Oct 13, 2020

Using TikTok/Social Media to Educate Students

Cindy Cortez, college adviser for East Duplin High School in Duplin County, N.C., writes about using TikTok to help students with college applications and FAFSA. 

Oct 8, 2020

HES Student Raises the Bar for at-Home Fitness

During quarantine, Jakub Sciora combined the skills he learned in textiles engineering and health and exercise studies to create his own home workout equipment. 

Oct 7, 2020

College Radio: Great Hopes, Great Fears

Station managers and staffs grapple with the long-term impact of the pandemic. 

Oct 6, 2020

Professor Paul Fyfe Brings a Humanistic Approach to Data

Professor Paul Fyfe discusses his course, Data and the Human, for students in the University Honors and Scholars Programs. 

Oct 5, 2020

WKNC Adviser Featured in Article on College Radio and COVID-19

Jamie Lynn Gilbert, associate director of Student Media, was one of four radio station advisers featured in an article by Radio World. 

Sep 29, 2020

Juntos offers 20/20 vision to Latinx families’ educational journey

The Juntos program held its first national convening last week, where the theme was empowering Latinx youth and providing Latinx families with 20/20 vision throughout their quite often blurry journey navigating the higher education system in the United States. 

Sep 17, 2020

WKNC named Radio Station of the Year finalist

NC State's student radio station is a finalist for Radio Station of the Year in the College Media Association's Pinnacle Awards. 

Sep 14, 2020

Speeding Your Way Into Research: Courtney Smith Shares Her Journey in Undergraduate Research

By Marco Valencia The Office of Undergraduate Research recently sat down (virtually) with Courtney Smith, a junior student studying Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology within the College of Natural Resources. Smith was actively looking for research opportunities when she connected with her mentor at one of OUR’s events: Speed Researching. Since then, she has worked… 

Sep 14, 2020

Instagram Advising

Christian Moorer, college adviser for West Bladen High School in Bladen County, N.C., uses Instagram to engage students and get them excited about college. 

Sep 10, 2020

Gilbert completes software certification

Amid a global pandemic that kept staff and volunteers out of the station for nearly four months, student radio station WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2 stayed on the air 24/7/365. To keep the station sounding fresh, music directors continued to review and add music and even upgraded their software from RCS Selector to the company’s GSelector,…