There’s still time to make a Shack-a-thon Donation

Go to this link to donate today and be sure you’re on the Caldwell Fellows team page so we will receive credit for your donation! Donations toward our shack accepted until October 3. Keep us at our current #1 status for fundraising!

Watch a time lapse video by Caldwell Fellow, Jacob Sebastian, of the construction of the shack.

Here’s what happens when the candidates for the biggest job in the land debate about a very important local subject!

Sunday, September 18 began a week of fundraising for a worthy cause – building a block of Habitat homes in Raleigh! This effort is coordinated by NC State. 40 teams built shacks on Sunday, and wo/man them Monday through Friday 24/7 to raise funds and awareness. The Caldwell Fellows have always been in the top three in fundraising and we want 2016 to be no exception.

Citizenship

CITIZENSHIP: The word evokes a wide range of feelings and images.

What does it mean to us? A community with the privilege of higher education. A diverse community in the US, a part of the global community of 2016. A community of thoughtful people, discerning our ethical base within a major election year. Individuals within a democracy.

Where we go with our program theme this year will depend on what you bring to the table. Our dinner team has already been at work, musing how to structure experiences that will evoke our expanded and deepened perspective. They have already teased our thought with the theme launch video at dinner last Sunday and with copies now in hand for us all of the US Constitution.

Your involvement and honest perspective is urged.

Such is the work of democracy. Let’s live it out, shall we..?

Make note, if you haven’t already, of fall dinner dates; all are Sundays in Talley.

Sept 18 Special time – 6:00 – 8:00pm;

October 23 and November 20 both 5-7pm.

Interested, alumni? Let us know a week ahead of the dinner so we can include you!

Welcome back, Caldwells!

We’re jumping into a new academic year fresh with possibilities and exciting plans. The energy in our office and on campus is so real!

The Caldwell program is unique at NC State. First year students are invited to learn more about the program by reading our FAQ’s, attending an information session in your college and beginning the application when it goes live in October. Applications will be due in mid-January.

Interested in applying for the Caldwell Fellows?

If you missed the INFO session please check our Apply Page for FAQ’s and email us with any questions! caldwellfellows@ncsu.edu

During Wolfpack Welcome Week the Caldwell Fellows will hold two information sessions (back-to-back) on Tuesday, August 16 in Witherspoon Student Center Room 201 from noon to 1:00PM and 1:00PM to 2:00PM. Please join us for an informal presentation and a chance to ask questions of our director, Dr. Janice Odom, and current Caldwell Fellows students!

Caldwells in Mexico

Caldwells in Guanajuato and Pozos

For our second summer abroad program in 2016 seven Caldwell Fellows, along with Director, Janice Odom, and Melissa Edwards Smith from Global Training Initiative at NC State, are immersed in the rich and vibrant culture of Mexico and the beautiful colonial-era city of Guanajuato, Mexico. Declared a UNESCO world heritage site, it is one of the most picturesque cities in Mexico. The students are spending the first three days in the historic center absorbed in the acclaimed architecture, food, music, art and dance. On July 8 they move to the small town of Minerale de Pozos to experience homestays with families in Pozos who help draw their livelihood from the hospitality they provide to the guests to their community. While living with local families the students will also engage in hands-on work toward the ongoing project of bringing the infrastructure for water supply to homes in the community of Pozos. This effort is a project of the International Water Security Network www.watersecuritynetwork.org/research/transboundary-water-security/

Caldwells in Spain

Janice Odom, two members of our Professional Development Coaching Team, eight current Fellows and one alumn travelled to Spain on May 17 to begin their pilgrimage walk on the Camino de Compostelo de Santiago. Here they are after completing the goal on June 2: “We made it to Santiago. 14 days. 309km. Countless hills and blisters. Exponential insights. Excessive hilarity. Amazing group. Proud.” (JO)

Janice Odom, Director of the Caldwell Fellows

Vansana Nolintha, Caldwell Class of 2008

Cameron Bright, Class of 2018

Marc Celestini, Class of 2016

Ethan-Cole Evens, Class of 2019

Ulises Gutierrez, Class of 2019

Thomas Harris, Class of 2016

Devin Johnson, class of 2017

Noah Johnson, class of 2019

Samantha Saunders, Class of 2019

Derek Ross, Caldwell Coach (not pictured)

Tom Sappington, Caldwell Coach (not pictured)

Return from the Wilderness

Twenty-three Caldwell Fellows students and seven leaders (six Caldwell alumni and Jerry Barker) returned Sunday and Monday from trips to the Lost Coast of northern California and the western portion of the Mountain-to-Sea Trail in North Carolina. Two teams of 8 plus 5 leaders tackled west coast sand and water, while a team of 7 and 2 leaders in NC ascended and descended their mountainous trail. Challenges, both mental and physical, and plenty of fun were experienced by all. The CA group brought an actual buoy signed by all back to the Caldwell office as a souvenir! Check the Caldwell Fellows Facebook page for more stories. As soon as the Wilderness groups returned Dr. Janice Odom and eight Caldwells and two of our Caldwell coaches left for Spain for three weeks on the Camino de Santiago de Campostelo.

Congratulations, Class of 2016!

On Friday morning, May 6, the Caldwell Fellows Class of 2016 was recognized for their completion of the program at a breakfast at the McKimmon Center attended by their families, special guests and endowers. They shared plans for summer trips, research and internships, graduate school, full-time jobs and fifth years at NC State. Even though they have officially graduated from the Caldwell Fellows three-and-a-half year program, we look forward to welcoming them back again and again as Caldwell Fellows alumni.

Matthew Anderson

Jocelyn Barahona

Megan Broders

Marc Celestini

Bethany Faulkner

Graham Freels

Thomas Harris

Molly Hass

Kevin Eguiluz Hernandez

William Holland

Josiah Keilson

Sean Kramer

Samuel Loomis

Halle Mangrum

Meredith Martin

Ravyn Njagu

William Pfitzner

Dan Thomas Oliver

Julia Rao

Erin Roberts

Shrey Satpathy

Rajan Singh

Tianna Soto

Brooke Wilner

Annie Wilt

Shealynn Womble

20th Anniversary of SATELLITE Camp

SATELLITE (Science and Technology Enriching Lifelong Leadership in Tomorrow’s Endeavors) is a non-profit organization run by students from NC State, and is an initiative of the Caldwell Fellows. It is designed to introduce students from rural North Carolina high schools to science and technology related educational and career paths through a five-day retreat on the NC State campus each May. Approximately fifty high school sophomores experience a wide array of demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on laboratory experiments with the assistance of professors and currently enrolled students from across NC State’s campus.

Calling all past SATELLITE Co-Directors and Counselors! 2016 is SATELLITE’s 20th year of hosting high school students from North Carolina! As part of the program goals SATELLITE wants to reconnect with past SATELLITE volunteers. Please complete this form to subscribe to annual updates about the program!

Also, to celebrate an amazing 20 years past volunteers will be invited to attend the SATELLITE Camp Banquet on Tuesday, May 10. Invitations will be emailed to anyone who completes the google form.

You can reach SATELLITE Co-Directors Jacob Lineberry and Kevin Kauffman at ncsusatellite@gmail.com with any comments or questions.

The Caldwell Fellows Class of 2019

Twenty-five outstanding N.C. State freshmen have been named the Caldwell Fellows Class of 2019. These exceptional students were selected on the basis of their outstanding character, leadership potential, scholarship and their dedication to service.

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