People
Alonzo Fullenwilder Excels in Multiple Roles
Alonzo Fullenwilder, a senior in mechanical engineering with a minor in African studies, is from Wilmington, North Carolina. He began working in the African American Cultural Center in August. He also serves as president of the Xi Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Multicultural Student Affairs volunteer ambassador and chancellor’s aide.
Chauncey Bowden: Serving Students in MSA
Chauncey Bowden joined the Multicultural Student Affairs team in December of 2017 as the new program assistant. Bowden is excited about working with students and building friendships and partnerships across campus.
Angela Gay Steps into New Role in Women’s Center
Angela Gay has joined the Women's Center, one of four campus community centers within the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, as assistant director. Formerly a graduate assistant in the Women’s Center, Angela worked to develop annual signature programs such as the Gender and Equity Research Symposium, the Women of Color Retreat and the Politics of Black Hair Exhibit.
Multicultural Student Affairs Welcomes April Hammonds
April Hammonds joined the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity staff in January 2018 as assistant director for intercultural initiatives in Multicultural Student Affairs.
Equal Opportunity and Equity Welcomes Mia Thompson
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity has announced that Mia Thompson has joined the team as the new program coordinator for Equal Opportunity and Equity.
K Stone Joins the Women’s Center as Program Assistant
Katherine (“K”) Stone joined the Women’s Center as its new program assistant in December 2017. Stone has seven years of experience working in higher education and six years of experience managing programs. Most recently, she spent three and a half years working at the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) in Washington, D.C., as a program manager for the Best Practices and Research Divisions.
Finding Community and More in the African American Cultural Center
Gwen Hopper, one of the African American Cultural Center’s office assistants, is a sophomore majoring in chemistry from Gastonia. She began working in the AACC this past August. “I wanted to work somewhere that had a community,” Hopper said.
Ryan Emanuel Bridges Science and Community
During his sabbatical last spring, Ryan Emanuel, associate professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, began working on an environmental history of the Lumbee community. It was the next step in a journey that had begun two years prior.
African American Cultural Center Welcomes Ronschall Love
Ronschall Love is the new program assistant in the African American Cultural Center. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Love attended Elohim Bible College, St. Louis, Missouri, where she studied theology and earned a master's of arts in Christian counseling. Before coming to NC State, Love worked for the federal government as a program coordinator for the Department of the Army in the Mission Support Office based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mariska Thayagan Welcomes You to AACC’s Library and Media Room
Often called one of NC State's "hidden gems," the African American Cultural Center and Media Room provides a home for a surprisingly large and steadily-growing collection of books, publications and media related to the African diaspora. Austin Butler recently spoke with Mariska Thayagan, a second-year student in microbiology with a concentration in microbial research, to find out what the library means to her.