Meet the 2021-22 Social Innovation Fellows
NC State Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship is excited to announce the 2021-22 Social Innovation Fellows. These 30 students, who represent our most academically diverse group yet, will begin their journey as our fifth cohort this coming August. Stay tuned, as we will be highlighting more about these students and their stories this Fall.
Faisa Aden
First Year, 2024 | Business Administration and Political Science with a concentration in International Politics
College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Natural Resources
Ama Afriyie-Jenkins
Masters, 2023 | International Studies
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Hattie Altmann
Sophomore, 2023 | Media Communication
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Lauren Burnham
Masters, 2022 | Graphic Design
College of Design
Justice Cass
Junior, 2022 | Criminology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Natalie Cotton
First Year, 2024 | Undecided
University College
Olivia DeJesus
Junior, 2022 | Political Science and International Studies and minors in Spanish and Japanese
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Vedant Dulori
Junior, 2022 | Computer Science with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and a minor in Business Administration
College of Engineering
Shane Fogarty
First Year, 2024 | Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture
College of Design
Connor Golden
Junior, 2022 | Industrial Design
College of Design
Niambé James
Junior, 2022 | Sustainable Materials and Technology and a minor in Environmental Science
College of Natural Resources
Luis Jimenez
Masters, 2022 | Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Dynamics and Controls
College of Engineering
Varunya Karthikeyan
Junior, 2023 | Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and International Studies with a concentration in Global Development and Sustainability
College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Poole College of Management
Tatum Kellum
Junior, 2022 | Biological Sciences with a concentration in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and a minor in Nonprofit Studies
College of Sciences
Tafui Leggard
Junior, 2022 | Industrial Engineering
College of Engineering
Lacey Malinsky
Junior, 2022 | Biological Sciences with a concentration in Integrative Physiology and Neurobiology and minors in Biotechnology and Nonprofit Studies
College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Sciences
Jenni Mangala
First Year, 2024 | Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Renewable Electric Energy Systems and a minor in Business Entrepreneurship
College of Engineering and Poole College of Management
Lily Morrell
Junior, 2022 | Economics and Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a minor in German Studies
Poole College of Management
Zara Pandite
Sophomore, 2023 | Food Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Sindhu Polavaram
Junior, 2023 | Biological Engineering with a concentration in Ecological Engineering and Spanish
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Noah Retarides
Senior, 2021 | Fashion and Textile Management with a concentration in Fashion Development and Product Management
Wilson College of Textiles
Rosie Rose
Junior, 2023 | Communication with a concentration in Media and minors in Journalism and Cognitive Science
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Matthew Slaughter
Junior, 2022 | Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Sustainable Engineering
College of Engineering
Sarah Smart
Junior, 2022 | Agricultural Science with a specialization in Animal Science and Agriculture Business
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Constance Smith
Sophomore, 2023 | Biochemistry and a minor in Global Public Health
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Talya Suber
Junior, 2022 | Fashion and Textile Management with a concentration in Product Development and Product Management and a minor in International Studies
Wilson College of Textiles
Jessica Tran
Junior, 2022 | Nutrition Science and Biological Sciences with a concentration in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and a minor in Psychology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Sciences
Prathik Velagapudi
First Year, 2024 | Computer Science
College of Engineering
Asher Zhang
Junior, 2022 | Sociology and Psychology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Kendall Zorn
Junior, 2022 | Environmental Engineering and a minor in Spanish
College of Engineering