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Spotlight on Our Alumni: Katie Wassell ’15

Kirsten Wyatt McCann

Staci Knighton, college adviser for North Moore High, helps students complete college applications.

Jan 29, 2021

Coat Yourself In Confidence

Staci Knighton, College Adviser for North Moore High in Moore County, N.C. It’s one thing to give advice to your student, dispensing thoughtful words of wisdomabout life after high school — but try applying those same suggestions to your own life, and it’s not the same. As an adviser, I am my students’ biggest supporter.… 
A new student and family carry their belongings towards a residence hall

Jan 22, 2021

Five Questions With New Student Programs

New Student Programs answers questions about COVID-19, Winter Welcome Week, and more. 
Students practice climbing and bouldering during the COVID-19 pandemic at the newly renovated Carmichael gym. Photo by Marc Hall

Jan 22, 2021

Warming Up to a New Semester

Finding a home at the state’s largest university may seem intimidating in the middle of an academic year, but Winter Welcome Week provides a great starting point. 

Jan 21, 2021

WKNC Expands Hip-Hop Programming in Response to 1992 Protest

The student radio station now airs Underground hip-hop for 24 hours every Monday. 
Assistant Teaching Professor Joan Nicholas-Walker teaches her HESD 264 Ballet I class remotely in Fall 2020.

Jan 14, 2021

HES Looks Ahead to the Spring Semester

Faculty in the Department of Health and Exercise Studies used creativity and lessons from the fall to plan spring 2021 classes that deliver the same experience of a semester on campus. 
College advisers in Duplin County, N.C. hosted a drive-in event to help high school students apply for college

Jan 13, 2021

Broken Pipes Can be Repaired

Chris Walls, a college adviser for NC State's College Advising Corps, compares the work of teachers to that of plumbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
A graduation cap that reads "My grandparents crossed oceans so I could cross the stage"

Jan 12, 2021

How Being a First-Gen Student Influenced My Advising

Annie Miya, an NC State graduate who now works for the NC State College Advising Corps, writes how her experiences as a first-generation college student inspired her to help others. 
NC State Student Media logo

Jan 11, 2021

Student Positions Open on Student Media Board of Directors

Student Media is seeking is seeking candidates for its 2021-2022 Board of Directors. 
Boxes and bags of clothing under a tent and on a table

Jan 5, 2021

WKNC Provides Winter Clothing to Raleigh Non-Profits

The NC State student radio station held a winter clothing drive for Healing Transitions and the Wake County Women's Center. 
Katie Wassell on an overlook of the village of San Gimignano in Italy

Dec 15, 2020

Spotlight on Our Alumni: Katie Wassell ’15

The University Honors and Scholars Programs recently caught up with Scholars Program alumna Katie Wassell '15, who now works as a software engineer at IBM.