study abroad
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 […]
An Unexpected Hobby
Benjamin Morris ’22 shares how his study abroad experience in Shanghai and his personal goal of learning a new language led him to learn Chinese! He also reflects on how the process that goes into learning such intricate language will […]
Dreams Without Borders
Elizabeth Vanegas ’22 shares her study abroad experience in Prague! After going through some adjustments to her original plan and thinking she might not be able to study abroad due to the pandemic, a new opportunity arose and with the […]
Goodnight Scholars Program Spotlight | Briany Santos-Villalobos
Transfer Goodnight Scholar in the Class of 2023, Briany Santos-Villalobos found a unique way to become familiar with the NC State campus after transferring from Central Piedmont Community College….scavenger hunts! Briany and a friend walked over 12,000 steps multiple times […]
Goodnight Alumni Spotlight: Durant Mangum
From providing surgical assistance in Argentina, to teaching English in Spain, there isn’t a corner of the world that Goodnight Scholars Program alumnus Durant Mangum ’17 doesn’t plan to reach. His current stop in the world is Denmark, where Mangum […]
Goodnight Spotlight: Lacey Malinsky
Moving to Raleigh from a small town in North Carolina was intimidating for Lacey Malinsky ’22. But, three years later, Lacey describes her successful transition with two words: independence and exploration.
Goodnight Spotlight: Chandler Henninger
The only thing Chandler Henninger ’20 loves more than sports is education, which is why NC State was the perfect fit.
Growing Into My Truth
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” – Steve Jobs
Embracing Confusion
From preschool to high school we have been conditioned to a pretty standard daily routine. Wake up too early, go to school, participate in any extracurriculars, have fun with friends/hobbies, stay up too late, repeat. Then comes the game changer: […]
Updates From Uni
I stepped off the plane onto the open tarmac, greeted by an overcast sky and the glint of a sun struggling to escape out into the open. I could hardly believe it. We had made it. We had arrived in […]