graduate alumni

Jul 24, 2020

Startup Develops Accessible Prosthetics

Three members of the Wolfpack are developing life-changing prosthetic kits to help above-the-knee amputees worldwide. 

Apr 7, 2020

Alum Shows That Videos Can Promote Farm Tourism

Bruno Ferreira, a recent graduate alumnus, developed a series of videos that focus on the farmers behind some of the state’s best known local chefs across North Carolina. 

Mar 29, 2019

MFA Alumnus Wins Prestigious Writing Prize

Poet Tyree Daye, who earned his master of fine arts in creative writing from NC State in 2017, is one of 10 recipients of a 2019 Whiting Award, one of the largest and most prestigious awards given to emerging writers in the United States. 

Mar 29, 2019

From Pakistan to the Wolfpack: An Engineering Online Grad’s Journey to Campus

Engineering Online graduate Israr Ul Haq traveled 28 hours from Pakistan to achieve a yearslong dream: seeing the school where he earned his master's degree in person. 

Feb 7, 2019

Diversity in Law Enforcement: 5 Questions with Raleigh’s Chief of Police

NC State graduate alumna and Raleigh Police Chief Cassandra Deck Brown delivers a campus lecture Feb. 7 on Inclusion and Diversity in Law Enforcement. 

Jun 26, 2018

Former Graduate School Dean and Wife Create Travel Fund for Students

Robert S. Sowell and his wife Suester have established a fund that will help graduate students travel to professional conferences and workshops. 

May 10, 2018

CALS Online Program Provides Balance to Graduating Master’s Student

NC State graduate student Taylor McDonald will earn her Master of Youth, Family, and Community Sciences on May 12. 

May 8, 2018

Exploring the Unfamiliar Territory of Accounting

Patrick Rose began in the NC State Jenkins MAC Program’s Accelerated Summer Accounting Prerequisite (ASAP) Program for non-accounting majors. He graduates May 2018 and enters Bank of America’s Corporate Analyst Program in Boston. 

May 8, 2018

A New Teacher’s Surprise Path

Graduate Kaitlin Montgomery prepared for a career in journalism — until one of her signature news stories led her to teach middle school instead. 

Mar 1, 2018

Applications Open for Summer Industry Program

NC State’s Graduate School is expanding an initiative to introduce graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to careers in industry and is inviting other universities to bring the model to their campuses.