Spring 2019 Issue

Exchange Student Makes Waves In and Out of the Pool

Lotta Nevalainen, a junior in communication and member of the NC State Swim Team, stepped foot in America for the first time when she was moving from her home to begin college at NC State. Originally from a small town in Finland, Imatra, Nevalainen was making a bold move, far away from friends and family, to attend a university in an unfamiliar country. Read More.

Fulbright Scholar and PR Agent Tears Up Bike Trails

Vladimir Gritsenko, a recent graduate with a Master of Science in Communication degree, is currently working in Moscow, Russia, at Ketchum, a global public relations and marketing agency centered in New York that is one of the most geographically diverse communication agencies in the world. Read More.

Joy and Reunion in Famagusta

In the early 1970s, Famagusta was a top tourist destination, with golden sands, high-rise hotels and shopping precincts, frequented by the likes of the leading movie stars of the day ─ Brigitte Bardot, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. For generations my family had been settled in Famagusta, located in the Northern tip of the Republic of Cyprus. Read More.

Park Scholar Reflects on Achievements, Life in Chicago

From being senior class president in high school to moving to Chicago right after college and working for Edelman, one of the most esteemed public relations and marketing agencies in the country, Chelsea Gardner, an NC State graduate with a degree in communication and minor in journalism, has never failed to impress her teachers and colleagues. Read More.