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Annual Gala Benefit
Please join the Caldwell Fellows along with program alumni, family and friends as we celebrate the launch of our 40th year on February 18, 2012 at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh. A silent auction of services and creations will benefit Kids' Cafe, a tutoring program in the Avent West Community in Raleigh.
Democratic Citizenship
The dinner theme for this year is Citizenship and Democratic Community. In November the Caldwell Dinner Seminar also brought together a mini-reunion of Fellows' class members from 1984-86. Alums Shannon Carson and Jeff Williams spoke on the intersection of leadership and conflict in democratic living. Also among the guests for the evening were Andy and Chuck Caldwell, the two sons of John T. Caldwell.
Camping Out for Affordable Housing
The Caldwell Fellows have once again placed in the top three in the Shack-A-Thon competition to raise money for NC State's Habitat for Humanity. Students spent a week camping out on campus after building shacks to live in on the Brickyard. Fundraising techniques included selling raffle tickets and holding a fundraiser dinner.
Caldwell Legacy Dinner Honors Jerry Barker
This year our legacy dinner honored Dr. Jerry Barker's commitment to NC State and the Caldwell Fellows program as he retires from the University. You can honor Dr. Barker and support the wilderness expedition he has long led for the program by donating to the Mark Wagoner Fund.
Announcing the
Class of 2014
Twenty outstanding N.C. State freshmen have been named the Caldwell Fellows Class of 2014. These exceptional students were selected on the basis of their outstanding character, leadership potential, scholarship and their dedication to service.
Developing Leadership for Social Change
Caldwell Fellows are a driven group. But what compels them to action might surprise you. A program rooted in the premise that investment in the lives of promising young adults makes a difference, the students who comprise the Caldwell Fellows are a community of leaders driven by service, not self-interest.
Created to honor the legacy of Chancellor Emeritus John T. Caldwell, the program carries on the spirit and ideals that made him such a memorable part of the University. The Caldwell Fellows community embrace the responsibilities brought by the privilege of higher education; a responsibility for service to NC State, to North Carolina and the world.
Through a rigorous selection process, new Fellows are selected each spring from the class of first year students who entered NC State the previous fall. Selection is based upon academic excellence, critical thinking and creativity; extraordinary promise for leadership; exceptional character; and the desire and commitment to engage in the Fellows rigorous program of leadership development. To enable their development, Fellows are awarded funds for experiential learning and a tuition stipend. Funds are annually renewable for three years based on a student's maintenance of the entrance criteria and demonstration of engagement in the program ideals.