goodnight scholar

Aug 26, 2025

Goodnight Scholarships Office 2024-2025 Annual Report

The Goodnight Scholarships office presents our 2024-2025 annual report! Last year, we graduated our first class of 50 transfer students, welcomed 180 students to our first-year interview day, and engaged… 

Apr 10, 2025

GS Spotlight: Mariah Saavedra

The Goodnight program provides a strong support system that encourages you to pursue your goals and develop professionally and personally. Thanks to the Goodnight community, the amount of support I… 

Apr 7, 2025

GS Spotlight: Cynthia Maciel

Looking back on your time as a Goodnight Scholar, what moment or experience had the biggest impact on your growth? Some of the most impactful experiences I had as a… 

Mar 18, 2025

GS Blog: Molly Hunnicutt

By age ten, I was just scratching the surface of techniques for punches and kicks. At age fourteen, I was teaching kids martial arts classes as a first degree black… 

Feb 27, 2025

GS Blog: Francess Ilevbare

Have you ever gotten so lost in a book that hours felt like minutes? There’s something magical about being swept away by a story, whether it’s an adventure, a mystery,… 

Feb 19, 2025

Goodnight Scholarships Select Finalists for Class of 2029

The Goodnight Scholars Program at NC State University revealed 180 finalists who will participate in the Program’s Annual Finalist Interview Day. This marks our largest group of finalists yet as we… 

Jan 29, 2025

GS Blog: Jacob Christiansen

“Oh, I’m not going to college,” I told my friends and family during my senior year of high school. Little did I know, those words would come back to surprise… 

Jan 6, 2025

GS Spotlight: Caleb Hill

My motivation to transfer to NC State came from both my academic journey and my professional aspirations. I initially attended Cape Fear Community College and then joined the 2+2 engineering program… 

Nov 19, 2024

GS Blog: Kyle Curry

Growing up and all throughout high school, I always assumed I was going to play baseball for a living. I was also a pretty decent student, but I rarely gave… 

Nov 11, 2024

GS Spotlight: Abby Braswell

1. What led you to your field of study?  I am an animal science major here at NCSU, and I would say that many things led me to choose this…