Goodnight Spotlight
Goodnight Alumni Spotlight: Sreeram Venkat ’21
Goodnight Scholars Alumnus Sreeram Venkat ’21 has a question for you…have you heard of the “Stone Soup” fable? At least that’s his response when people ask him why he decided on a major in Mathematics. As Sreeram explains in his […]
Distinguished Goodnight Award Recipients for 2022 Announced
Seniors Vie Villafuerte ‘T22 and Lacey Malinsky ’22 are the recipients of this prestigious community award. The Distinguished Goodnight Award is presented at the end of the academic year to a graduating Goodnight Scholar from each cohort who best embodied […]
Goodnight Alumni Spotlight: David Tseng ’14
Although he graduated in the very early years of the Goodnight Scholars Program’s existence, alumnus David Tseng ’14 continues to be heavily involved with alumni events in the program including planning alumni events, attending alumni tailgates, and volunteering at finalist […]
Goodnight Spotlight: Autumn Currin
Throughout her life, senior Autumn Currin ’22 has never wavered in her desire to become a STEM educator. However, attending NC State drastically changed the way Autumn looked at the education field, as she discovered “relating to children and having […]
Goodnight Spotlight: Gerardo Morado
As a transfer student, senior Gerardo Morado T’22 overcame the challenge of making friends at NC State by joining lots of extracurricular activities, including becoming a Chancellor’s Aide, going on an alternative service break, and continuing his passion as a […]
Goodnight Spotlight: Kay Sumpter
The worry and second-guessing about getting into education and being a teacher quickly faded away once Goodnight Scholar and Elementary Education major Kay Sumpter started her student-teaching experience. This journey allowed her to see that she was meant to be […]
Goodnight Spotlight: Danielle Cain
When senior Danielle Cain ‘T22 was younger, she was given the nickname “Journey” by her grandmother because she was “constantly on the go” between school and extracurricular activities! Although Danielle explains that “Journey” has phased out, the nickname still represents […]
Goodnight Spotlight: Elizabeth Vanegas
During her freshman year at NC State, senior Liz Vanegas ’22 realized that pursuing a career in medicine might not be the perfect fit. But, what Liz soon discovered was that majoring in Science Education became the perfect blend between […]
Goodnight Spotlight: Gaven Bell
Gaven Bell’s extensive involvement within the NC State community began even before she stepped on campus as a freshman, as she participated in research with Dr. David Tarpy in the NCSU Apiculture Lab during her senior year in high school. […]
Goodnight Alumni Spotlight: Christian Williams
After graduating high school near Charlotte, Goodnight Scholar alumna Christian Williams T’21 embarked on a journey to become a veterinary technician, even taking pre-requisite courses at Gaston Community College to prepare for the Vet Tech program. But, after encouragement and […]