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Jun 30, 2025

Amy Knab to Lead HES As New Department Head

NC State’s Department of Health and Exercise Studies (HES) is set to enter a fresh chapter under new leadership. Division of Academic and Student Affairs Vice Chancellor and Dean Doneka R. Scott recently announced that Amy Knab will assume leadership of HES as its new department head, effective August 11.

HI 343, “Venice, Italy: Urban History, Tourism, and Sustainability” students and instructors pose with certified native Venetian tour guide, Luisella Romeo (far left) and Maestro Lino Tagliapietra (center) in his Murano glass art showroom.

Mar 24, 2025

World-Famous Glass Artist Instructs Honors Students Not to Fear Mistakes

When the participants of a short-term spring 2025 Study Abroad program traveled via vaporetto (an Italian public water bus) from Venice’s historic city center to the neighboring island of Murano to observe a glass-blowing demonstration, they had no idea they would be honored with the opportunity to meet one of the most beloved and renowned glass artists in the world.

Honors and Scholars Program students enjoying gelato in Genoa, Italy while touring the French and Italian Rivieras during a UHP spring break trip in March of 2024.

Feb 13, 2025

Where In The World Has The University Honors Program Been?

The University Honors Program (UHP) has continued the tradition of exploration that began with the University Scholars Program’s Cultural Explorations trips nearly twenty five years ago.

Students in the Fall 2023 "Defining Sustainability" first year Honors seminar spend their Saturday morning volunteering out at NC State's Agroecology Farm on Lake Wheeler Road thanks to a curricularly-supplemental outside-of-class event hosted by their Honors Fellow, Isaac Paolino.

Feb 12, 2025

What Makes An Honors Seminar?

What happens when you bring together curious minds, passionate professors and thought-provoking topics? Sparks fly — intellectually, that is.

Hoyos at the Roman Baths while on a weekend trip to Bath, Somerset, England during her Study Abroad program in Oxford, UK.

Feb 11, 2025

Honors Program Student Spotlight: Valerie Hoyos

University Honors Program (UHP) third-year student Valerie Hoyos, has never wavered from her first year commitment to the Political Science degree program with a concentration in “Law and Justice.”

Michelle Hayford, the new executive director of Arts NC State.

Feb 11, 2025

Michelle Hayford to Lead Arts NC State

Hayford, who comes to NC State from the University of Dayton, Ohio, is taking leadership of Arts NC State as the program’s new executive director, and will also serve as an associate dean for University College.

An HON 398 student presents her contributions to the final course project, a digital photography exhibit the class hosted in Hunt Library to raise awareness for Puerto Rico's continued struggles to recover from the impacts of Hurricane Maria, which made landfall in 2017.

Feb 6, 2025

Honors Seminars In Action: ‘Puerto Rico After Maria’

The University Honors Program (UHP) strives to develop global citizens, connecting students with communities both local and beyond. In the Spring of 2024, Maru Gonzalez partnered with the UHP to combine travel with a thought-provoking Honors Seminar that encouraged students to embrace advocacy and growth mindsets.

Ali Barrier proudly displays her Howling Success banner in her office in Owen Hall.

Jan 31, 2025

Howling Success: Ali Barrier

Our first Howling Success of 2025 is a graduate assistant in the Exploratory Studies Village helping incoming students find their way on campus and preparing for a student affairs career in the College Counseling and Student Development Program.

The student cast of SURGE, a play telling the story of Hurricane Helene's impact in Watauga County, gather for a group photo after performing in NC State's Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theater.

Jan 21, 2025

University College, Arts NC State Host Helene-Themed High School Play

On Jan. 8, NC State's Kennedy-McIlWee Studio Theatre played host to a group of high school students from Watauga County to perform SURGE, a play demonstrating the impacts of Hurricane Helene in Watauga County and Western North Carolina.

The NC State marching band gets ready to perform.

Oct 14, 2024

Celebrating 100 Years of Music

This school year, NC State is celebrating the rich history and tradition of its music program, now named the Department of Performing Arts and Technology, that spans the past century.