The NC State Philanthropy Podcast

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re joined by Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans of 321 Coffee. These Park Scholars cofounded the coffee company while they were freshmen at NC State with help from their scholarships, the Andrews Launch Accelerator and other sources of private support. The result: a Raleigh-based coffee company that currently employs more than 50 adults with in...

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re discussing stewardship with Heather Tart, the senior director of stewardship for NC State’s Office of Development Communications and Stewardship. Heather leads the team’s efforts to express the university’s gratitude to supporters who give of their time, talents and finances to provide for its success. In doing so, she also gets to hear m...

On this episode, we’re joined by Chris Boyer, NC State’s assistant vice chancellor for strategic brand management, to discuss how sustaining the university’s brand identity is about much more than the consistent use of a logo. Boyer and the Office of Strategic Brand Management work to capitalize on NC State’s rising brand awareness to help the university accomplish its goals and achieve its potent...

On this episode, we’re discussing the Darla Buchanan Scholarship, a new need-based scholarship awarded to NC State undergraduate students who are studying elementary education and are committed to advancing diversity in the teaching profession. First up, we’re joined by Matt Friedrick, Executive Director of Development for the College of Education, to discuss why the founding donors chose to suppo...

On this episode, we’re joined by Clyde Sorenson, an NC State alumnus, distinguished professor and donor, to discuss the impact of private support on his work and the university as a whole. Sorenson is an Alumni Association Distinguished Undergraduate Professor specializing in entomology, the study of insects, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. While many — many — undergraduate studen...

On this episode, we’re joined by Mary Peloquin-Dodd, NC State’s associate vice chancellor for finance and university treasurer, to discuss the NC State endowment and its importance. Thanks in large part to Peloquin-Dodd’s careful management, and to the incredible generosity of donors to our recent Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign , this fund has more than tripled in the last decade to now p...

On our season two premiere, we’re joined by NC State’s assistant vice provost and student ombudsperson to learn how the university is working to support students in need of food, housing, financial and educational security. Transcript available here .

On the Season 1 finale of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re joined by sociolinguist and William C. Friday Distinguished Professor Walt Wolfram to hear how private support has benefited his work on campus and beyond. Wolfram has taught at NC State for three decades and is still going strong, having also produced several books and films during that time on the various dialects found all acros...

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re joined by Adam Compton to talk about how Annual Giving helps the university create dynamic new approaches to teaching and learning, fuel industries and breakthroughs, guide our students to impactful post-graduate lives and more. As the executive director of Annual Giving, as well as a longtime employee of the university and an alumnus who...

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re talking with Brian Sischo, vice chancellor for University Advancement, about our recent Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign and how it has set the university up for a big, bold future. Listeners will learn how the funds raised during the campaign will be used, what NC State has planned for the coming years and much more. To learn abou...

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re talking with the College of Design’s Jennifer Peavey about how she plans to support the university following her passing through a special gift from her 401(k) plan. Our interview explores Jennifer’s childhood in a Wolfpack home, how her career led her to NC State for a master’s degree and why she ultimately decided to make the university...

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re finishing our two-part talk with Kourosh Salamati about how the Caldwell Fellows program and other campus support systems have helped him succeed beyond his wildest dreams as a member of the Pack. Listeners will learn how a special stipend has allowed him to pursue not just his academic goals but also his personal passions; how he is taki...

On this episode, we’re interviewing Kourosh Salamati, a senior here at NC State who has made the most of his time with the Pack by being a member of the Caldwell Fellow program and much, much more.   Transcript available here .

Dr. Tom Stafford, NC State’s vice chancellor for student affairs emeritus, is the de facto historian for the university’s Memorial Belltower. Join us as we discuss this hallowed landmark’s history, recent completion and more with Dr. Stafford from inside the carillon room. Transcript available here .

NC State is proud of its land-grant roots, but being a public university doesn’t mean our only funding comes from the state of North Carolina. It takes the commitment of our entire Pack to help us create dynamic new approaches to teaching and learning, fuel industries and breakthroughs, and guide our students to impactful post-graduate lives. Hear how private support helps us think and do the extr...