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May 25, 2021

Spring 2021 Office of Global Engagement Unit Awards Announced

During our Spring 2021 virtual retreat, we honored our employees for their exceptional service throughout a turbulent 2020. We received 15 nominations from across the division and selected one recipient per award category. Congratulations to the 2021 recipients! Ginger Davis Outstanding Service Award  The Ginger Davis Outstanding Service Award recognizes an employee who demonstrates outstanding…
An image of a wolf sculptural installation inside the Talley Student Union.

Apr 28, 2021

Dr. Dmitri Zaykin Posthumously Awarded the 2021 Distinguished Global Alumni Award

The Distinguished Global Alumni Award honors alumni who were international students while here at NC State and have used their education to distinguish themselves through outstanding achievements. Distinguished accomplishments may include helping to solve a global problem, contributing important new knowledge to their field, supporting the professional development of young people, achieving success in industry…

Apr 28, 2021

Dr. Linda Hanley-Bowdoin Honored with 2021 Jackson Rigney International Service Award

The Jackson Rigney International Service Award recognizes the distinguished contributions of a faculty or staff member for the promotion of international understanding and service to the university and/or to the international community over the course of their career. The award honors the late Dr. Rigney, an agronomist who served NC State for 40 years bringing…

Apr 16, 2021

2021-2022 Internationalization Seed Grants Announced

Every year, the Office of Global Engagement awards Internationalization Seed Grants to eligible NC State faculty. These grants  — up to $5,000 per grant — help promote international partnerships and foster global scholarship and engagement. Seed grant recipients further strategic and deliberate collaborations that lead to the development of joint research proposals, student mobility programs,…
A wolf statue. This picture is in black and white.

Mar 15, 2021

NC State Global Receives Memorial Gift in Honor of Dr. Dmitri Zaykin

On December 28, 2020, the NC State community lost a valued member of the pack. Dr. Dmitri Zaykin was an international alumnus of the class of 1999, earning his Ph.D. in Biomathematics. Dr. Zaykin, born and raised in Russia, completed a master’s-equivalent degree in biology and population genetics from Far Eastern State University in Vladivostok.…