Think and Do

A group of people is seated at numerous tables looking at a speaker on a platform at the head of the room.

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…

A group photo of the members of the class of 2029 in front of a sign for the Haw River State Park.

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 Caldwell Fellows alumni from the Class of 1993 pose in formal dress attire for a photo at the 2026 Caldwell Gala.

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 Fellows alumni outside after the 2026 Alumni Conference.

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…

Kerr and Tori Collins at the Grand Canyon.

Dec 10, 2025

“Why We Give”: Tori & Kerr Collins

For this post, we invited an alumna of and donor to the Caldwell Fellows Program to share a little bit about what inspires her to give her time, talent, testimony,…

A hand putting a wad of paper in a trashcan.

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…

Jul 30, 2025

Oliver Walters-Clift: Summer Research Experience at Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center

Research Experience and Leadership Application This summer, Oliver Walters-Clift (Caldwell Class of 2027) is conducting NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) work in the Gehan Lab at the Donald Danforth…

Jul 14, 2025

From Comfort Zone to Cultural Connection: Ginny Overbay’s Czech Republic Journey

When Ginny Overbay stepped off the plane in Prague for her summer internship at the Institute of Thermomechanics, she was embarking on more than just a professional experience—she was putting…