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Mar 9, 2026

March 2026 Dinner Seminar Recap

Some evenings carry a particular weight, the kind that arrives quietly and settles somewhere between celebration and gratitude. The March 8 Dinner Seminar was one of those evenings. For the…

Mar 8, 2026

Caldwell Fellows Announce Class of 2029

The Caldwell Fellows program at North Carolina State University has named thirty first-year students to its class of 2029 – the 59th class of Caldwell Fellows. The new class can…

A group of people in formal dress attire.

Mar 6, 2026

2026 Caldwell Fellows Alumni & Selection Weekend Recap

Rooted in Leadership: A Recap of the 2026 Caldwell Fellows Alumni Weekend There is something that happens when we gather. Something difficult to name but impossible to miss. It moves…

A group of Caldwell alumni gathered outside in front of trees.

Feb 24, 2026

Rooted in Leadership: Reflections from the 2026 Caldwell Fellows Alumni Conference

What happens when generations of leaders gather to explore the values that ground them? At this year’s Caldwell Fellows Alumni Conference, we found out, and the conversations that unfolded reminded…

Feb 12, 2026

Leaders and Stewards: Seth Ellington on Paying it Forward

The Caldwell Fellows Program is made possible by the generous support of donors. All of the deeply immersive, high-impact programming we provide — our monthly dinner seminars, Urban Adventures trips,…

Jan 23, 2026

“Giving for the Future”: Susan Brooks

For this post, we invited an alumna and donor to the Caldwell Fellows Program, Susan Brooks, to share why she cares enough about the program to have pledged a planned…

Dec 8, 2025

Caldwell Fellows Wilderness Expedition Expands

The Caldwell Fellows Wilderness Expedition, for decades, has pushed students out of their comfort zones through a structured experience of challenge and support, with a proven impact on personal development.…

Nov 3, 2025

Rooted in Leadership: Mesha Strickland

Mesha Strickland is a Human Biology major with minors in Psychology and Health, Medicine, and Human Values in the Caldwell Class of 2027. Despite being the youngest, Mesha has felt…

Armaan Raina, Caldwell Class of 2026, with his mother and leadership role model at her PhD graduation.

Oct 22, 2025

Rooted in Leadership: Armaan Raina

Armaan Raina is a Computer Science and Statistics major in the Caldwell Class of 2027. Even before his time in the program, Armaan saw servant leadership as a core part…

Oct 6, 2025

From Tailgate Trash to Transformative Leadership: Paul Mobley’s “Chuck It” Legacy

When Paul Mobley applied to the Caldwell Fellows program as a student at NC State, he never imagined that his stipend proposal would become a campus-wide sustainability initiative—let alone a defining…