Eighteen months into his stint as President Barack Obama's press secretary and confidante, former Wolfpack soccer goalie Robert Gibbs ('92) is one of the most recognizable faces in the administration. A lightning rod figure, Gibbs takes more shots today than he ever did at NC State - and is enjoying every minute of it.
A few months ago, the Oprah Winfrey network (OWN) and reality-TV producer Mark Burnett launched a national video campaign asking everyday people to share what they'd do with their own talk show. Entries poured in from around the world - including one from Kornelius Bascombe ('11), who has been named one of five "Your OWN Show" online finalists.
NC Cooperative Extension and 4-H - the nation's largest youth organization and the only one based at land-grant institutions like NC State - worked with Trading Spaces designer Edward Walker to develop a design contest for 4-H'ers interested in similar careers, encouraging their ambition while helping to change public perception of 4-H - a group that does so much more than livestock exhibitions.