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Juliana Romero-Cortes

Wolfpack Summer Adventures

NC State will soon welcome faculty, staff and students back to campus for the beginning of a new academic year. Before that, however, we wanted to recap your summer adventures. Whether traveling abroad, serving the community or spending time with loved ones, the Wolfpack stayed busy these past few months. Let’s take a look at what you’ve been up to!

Şükriye Yüksel Filiz stands outside of Primrose Hall during her visit.

NC State Welcomes Visiting Scholar Through Erasmus+ Exchange

When Şükriye Yüksel Filiz arrived at NC State through the European Union’s Erasmus+ staff mobility program, she came with a clear goal: exchange ideas, build new connections and explore new approaches to design education. A faculty member in the Department of Textile Technologies and Design at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Filiz visited NC State July…

A group of students stand by a monument in Ireland.

My Student Experience: Students Immerse Themselves in New Cultures, Experiences During Summer Study Abroad Opportunities

From learning about civics in Germany to seeing how native languages are honored in Ireland and experiencing cultural exchange in Costa Rica, NC State College of Education students had a variety of experiences as part of study abroad courses this summer.

A large group of students in red t-shirts.

Plan Ahead for Wolfpack Welcome Weeks

There’s so much for students new to NC State to experience and enjoy as they get to know campus that we need more than one week to fit it all in! For the second straight year, Wolfpack Welcome Weeks will run for over two weeks, with the 2026 edition set for Aug. 13-28. 

older woman with short gray hair, wearing a light grey jacket, white top and black pants; sitting in a chair with a small table in front of her

NAE President Encourages Engineers to be Optimistic

Tsu-Jae King Liu, president of the National Academy of Engineering, is optimistic that engineers who are collaborative and adaptable will shape a brighter future.

A letter written in Arabic, left, with its English translation, right.

NC State Web Platform Unlocks Arabic Family Histories

Eighty-four handwritten Arabic letters sat carefully preserved but unread for decades. Written by Charles Wassaf’s grandfather after emigrating from ‘Amchit, Lebanon, to Shreveport, Louisiana, in the late 1890s, they held generations of ancestral history locked inside a language no one in the family could read. That changed when Wassaf turned for help to NC State’s…