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Young Alumni E-News

October 19, 2020

Ph.D. graduate balances research, minority mentorship — and wins game show

Four years out of her Ph.D. program at NC State, Dr. Makita Phillips is forging her own, unique path toward making impactful, accessible change.

College of Engineering Young Alumni Advisory Board (YAAB)

The YAAB gives young alumni the opportunity to gain leadership experience, give back to their alma mater and help cast the vision for the future of the College. Members serve a two-year term, are required to attend biannual meetings in Raleigh and have the opportunity to serve on one of four committees: development, events, college relations or communications. If you're interested in being a part of the YAAB, please complete the online application.

Complete the application today »

Engineering alumni, YouTube stars return to campus

When Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal — better known as comedy duo Rhett & Link — were teenagers, they made a blood oath that they were going to create things together. But what they didn’t know at the time is that they’d first be attending the College of Engineering at NC State together, earning degrees that helped them in unexpected ways in their entertainment careers.

Course improves graduate engineering students’ writing skills

NC State’s College of Engineering is one of only a few engineering schools to offer a course on improving graduate students’ writing skills — an immeasurable career boost, according to former students.

Code of ethics doesn’t influence decisions of software developers

The world’s largest computing society, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), updated its code of ethics in July 2018 – but new research from North Carolina State University shows that the code of ethics does not appear to affect the decisions made by software developers.

Gordon, Lehrer, Weinberg and West receive DEA awards

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University bestowed the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award on Suzanne Gordon, Peter Lehrer, Gil West and Alan Weinberg at a banquet on Oct. 31.

Many ways to stay involved

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Dean's Circle young alumni giving levels

As a young alum, you can join the Dean’s Circle at discounted rates for graduates of the last 15 years: Young Alumni I (1–10 years post-graduation) — $250 and Young Alumni II (11–15 years post-graduation) — $500.

Join the Dean's Circle today to support your College »

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