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. During her time at NC State, she attended an Alternative Service Break in Puerto Rico, where she volunteered to do hurricane disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, and served as a team leader for ASB Dominican Republic, where she and her team built rainwater harvesting systems for the community of El Batey, and is leading ASB Peru, where she and her team will volunteer with the goal of establishing housing infrastructure to address poverty in the area.
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.
