University Honors Program

Oct 7, 2021

Conducting Fisheries Research with a Disability: Featuring Sasha Pereira

University Honors Program alumna Sasha Pereira, who is currently working as a Fisheries Technician with the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, spoke with The Fisheries Podcast about her interdisciplinary interests in aquatic community ecology, equity in science and environmental education, and environmental justice.

Elena Williamson in front of a grassy background on the Court of North Carolina

Sep 7, 2021

Opportunity to Explore

Elena Williamson is the first recipient of the Rebecca Leonard Scholarship Endowment in Exploratory Studies. The new scholarship is named after Rebecca Leonard, an associate professor emerita and a founder of the Exploratory Studies Program.

Curtis and Barbara Freeze in the stands at an NC State football game

Aug 17, 2021

Drumming Up Support for Music Students

New music scholarship endowment honors two longtime fans of Wolfpack Athletics and the NC State marching band.

Yasmin Durmaz in front of a white brick wall

Aug 5, 2021

Yasmin Durmaz Receives Alex Miller Outstanding University Scholar Award

Durmaz, who earned a degree in computer engineering earlier this year, served as a work-study student for the University Scholars Program and was a Scholars Forum assistant.

Noah Jabusch in front of a grey background

Jul 27, 2021

Noah Jabusch Receives Richard L. Blanton Outstanding Capstone Award

Jabusch received undergraduate degrees in physics and mathematics this May and will begin working towards a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Minnesota this fall.

Savannah Collins in front of a brick wall

Jul 20, 2021

Savannah Collins Receives Alex Miller Outstanding University Scholar Award

By Chester Brewer Each year the staff of the University Scholars Program is honored to select a student to receive the Alex Miller Outstanding University Scholar award. The award is named after the former director of the University Scholars Program, Alex Miller, who led the program from its inception until his retirement in 2014. The…

A screenshot of a Zoom video call, with five students make a wolfie sign through their windows

Jun 15, 2021

(Re)Starting the Conversation

As part of National Week of Conversations, students in NC State’s Campus Conversations Project will facilitate a special dialogue on June 17 about how to bring communities closer together during isolating and polarizing times.

May 17, 2021

Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Parks

Professor Lisa Parks discusses her seminar course, Cancer Through the Ages.

The top of a graduate's hat that reads "Our hearts ever hold you, NC State"

May 11, 2021

Meet the Graduates

The Division of Academic and Student Affairs recognizes some standout spring 2021 graduates who have made their mark on the university through their involvement and leadership in the division's programs.

Sean Deardorff and Tejas Kakade wearing masks, holding flowers in an outdoor setting

May 10, 2021

The Power of the Flower

Students in the Honors and Scholars Programs handed out flowers to raise their fellow students’ spirits on NC State’s last Wellness Day and during finals week.