Nashia Whittenburg
Chancellor’s Creating Community Awards Honor Six Recipients
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity announced six recipients of this year’s Chancellor’s Creating Community Awards on April 23, 2019 in the Ballroom of Talley Student Union.
Multicultural Graduate Student Orientation Set to Launch
This week, Multicultural Student Affairs will host its inaugural Multicultural Graduate Student Orientation (MGSO). The event serves to familiarize students from historically underserved groups with the resources and support infrastructure available to them across NC State’s campus. Orientation is part of a new initiative rolled out by MSA to provide intentional services and programming for multicultural graduate students.
NC State Hosts Largest Multicultural Graduation Ceremony to Date
Seventy-seven multicultural graduates crossed the stage in the Piedmont Ballroom of Talley Student Union on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, comprising the largest gathering to date at the third annual Multicultural Graduation Ceremony. The number included twenty-four master’s degrees and seven doctoral degrees from across NC State’s colleges.
NC State Begins Historic Partnership with Mexican Consulate
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, the Ventanilla de Orientación Educativa held its official kick-off event and ribbon-cutting ceremony. NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson, Consul General Remedios Gomez Arnau, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, Deputy Chief Secretary Reid Wilson (Department of Natural and Cultural Resources) and NC State Director of Multicultural Student Affairs Nashia Whittenburg gave remarks on the importance of a new partnership in advancing education information and attainment across the Carolinas.
New Director Leads Multicultural Student Affairs
Nashia Whittenburg has joined NC State as director of Multicultural Student Affairs. Whittenburg has over 12 years of student engagement experience in higher education.