The future of STEM is bright and these are the students who are illuminating the path. They bring curiosity, determination, and a true ability to "Think and Do" to the Wolfpack.
Meet our Graduates
The Class of 2024 enters the professional world ready and well equipped to tackle the challenges of tomorrow, today. Their impact on the program will be felt for years to come. We are thrilled to welcome them into our Goodnight Alumni network.
Emma Budden is a Goodnight Scholar from Cullowhee, North Carolina, majoring in Microbiology and Environmental Sciences in her third year. Within Goodnight, she leads as an outreach ambassador and a communications assistant. At NC State, she is actively involved in leading alternative service break trips to the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Rome, engaging in research, and giving back to the greater community.
Goodnight is a lot of different things to different people, but I think if you asked any current Goodnight Scholar or Alumni, they’d agree that the essence of the program is that scholars are encouraged to fully explore their passions, interests, and impact in society without having to worry about financial barriers. It seems like a simple thing that may be “the point of college” for a lot of folks, but for those of us from low and middle income backgrounds, it means everything, and has personally allowed me to have an array experiences I could have never imagined before undergrad.
