{"id":336,"date":"2019-04-09T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T09:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/2019\/04\/09\/funding-the-future\/"},"modified":"2019-04-09T09:24:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T09:24:16","slug":"funding-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/2019\/04\/09\/funding-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

NC State student Paola Rivera grew up as the daughter of a veterinarian, and she recalls people assuming that vets make a lot of money. <\/span><\/p>\n

In reality, her mother was a single parent who also worked two other jobs. What\u2019s more, when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, Rivera\u2019s grandparents came from the island to live with her family, stretching finances even thinner.<\/span><\/p>\n

When she applied to college, the high school valedictorian from Salisbury received a number of acceptance letters but had concerns about paying out of pocket and through loans for many of those opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The receipt of the Benjamin Hill Price Scholarship and Barr Systems Inc. Dean\u2019s Scholarship from NC State took away a lot of that stress.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNC State gave me the financial resources to afford coming here,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cI still have loans, but not nearly as much as I would have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now a sophomore majoring in biological sciences<\/a> with a concentration in human biology with double minors, Rivera has plans to go into the medical field and eventually focus on pediatrics.<\/span><\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t make a final decision to attend NC State, however, until she toured. The campus and its eco-friendly nature very much appealed to her as she observed composting and recycling going on in the classroom buildings and residence halls, and she noted Talley Student Center<\/a> is ranked among the most renewable energy-friendly buildings in North Carolina.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rivera said that, being of Puerto Rican heritage, she also noticed the diversity on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

“People from other areas might not notice it, but I enjoy the diversity NC State has to offer,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cIt’s nice seeing people from various backgrounds, ethnicities and races all striving for the same thing: a quality education.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThough we each have our own hopes and dreams, NC State allows us the opportunity to collaborate with one another, and in turn from these shared experiences, learn more about ourselves.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Another factor in Rivera\u2019s decision to attend NC State was the opportunity to join a Living and Learning Village<\/a>. She first lived in the Students Advocating for Youth (SAY) Village, where she had the chance to serve as a mentor helping an elementary-aged boy improve his academic skills and his confidence. The pair worked on specific academic skills such as vocabulary, did science experiments and cooking projects, and talked about handling emotions \u2013 discussing how the younger student could express his feelings in different situations. <\/span><\/p>\n

This year, Rivera\u2019s part of the Arts Village, uniting students from various personal and academic backgrounds who share a passion for the arts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rivera is still figuring out her future, beyond her desire to attend medical school. She knows she\u2019d like to work in an urban setting, helping kids. Her work with the SAY Village helped point her toward that path \u2013 seeing kids who are considered \u201cat risk\u201d in and around Raleigh and finding ways to support and encourage them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last summer, she shadowed in Rowan County with a Women, Infants and Children (WIC) initiative, part of a federal program providing nutritional support for low-income women and children, as well as with Salisbury Pediatrics in her hometown. <\/span><\/p>\n

The people she encountered during the summer were representative of the people she hopes to serve fulltime someday. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rivera said that\u2019s an important reason private support is essential to students at NC State, and a reason she wants to say thank you to donors.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDonating to NC State and its scholarships for its students is showing your support for the future as well as the future generations that will change it,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cAlong with the monetary contribution students receive from donors, it\u2019s also nice to know there are individuals that care about us and our ambitions and goals in life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This post was originally published<\/a> in Giving News.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"NC State student Paola Rivera grew up as the daughter of a veterinarian, and she recalls people assuming that vets make a lot of money. <\/span>\r\n\r\nIn reality, her mother was a single parent who also worked two other jobs. What\u2019s more, when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, Rivera\u2019s grandparents came from the island to live with her family, stretching finances even thinner.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWhen she applied to college, the high school valedictorian from Salisbury received a number of acceptance letters but had concerns about paying out of pocket and through loans for many of those opportunities.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe receipt of the Benjamin Hill Price Scholarship and Barr Systems Inc. Dean\u2019s Scholarship from NC State took away a lot of that stress.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cNC State gave me the financial resources to afford coming here,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cI still have loans, but not nearly as much as I would have.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nNow a sophomore majoring in biological sciences<\/a> with a concentration in human biology with double minors, Rivera has plans to go into the medical field and eventually focus on pediatrics.<\/span>\r\n\r\nShe didn\u2019t make a final decision to attend NC State, however, until she toured. The campus and its eco-friendly nature very much appealed to her as she observed composting and recycling going on in the classroom buildings and residence halls, and she noted Talley Student Center<\/a> is ranked among the most renewable energy-friendly buildings in North Carolina.<\/span>\r\n\r\nRivera said that, being of Puerto Rican heritage, she also noticed the diversity on campus.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"People from other areas might not notice it, but I enjoy the diversity NC State has to offer,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cIt's nice seeing people from various backgrounds, ethnicities and races all striving for the same thing: a quality education.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cThough we each have our own hopes and dreams, NC State allows us the opportunity to collaborate with one another, and in turn from these shared experiences, learn more about ourselves.\"<\/span>\r\n\r\nAnother factor in Rivera\u2019s decision to attend NC State was the opportunity to join a Living and Learning Village<\/a>. She first lived in the Students Advocating for Youth (SAY) Village, where she had the chance to serve as a mentor helping an elementary-aged boy improve his academic skills and his confidence. The pair worked on specific academic skills such as vocabulary, did science experiments and cooking projects, and talked about handling emotions \u2013 discussing how the younger student could express his feelings in different situations. <\/span>\r\n\r\nThis year, Rivera\u2019s part of the Arts Village, uniting students from various personal and academic backgrounds who share a passion for the arts.<\/span>\r\n\r\nRivera is still figuring out her future, beyond her desire to attend medical school. She knows she\u2019d like to work in an urban setting, helping kids. Her work with the SAY Village helped point her toward that path \u2013 seeing kids who are considered \u201cat risk\u201d in and around Raleigh and finding ways to support and encourage them.<\/span>\r\n\r\nLast summer, she shadowed in Rowan County with a Women, Infants and Children (WIC) initiative, part of a federal program providing nutritional support for low-income women and children, as well as with Salisbury Pediatrics in her hometown. <\/span>\r\n\r\nThe people she encountered during the summer were representative of the people she hopes to serve fulltime someday. <\/span>\r\n\r\nRivera said that\u2019s an important reason private support is essential to students at NC State, and a reason she wants to say thank you to donors.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cDonating to NC State and its scholarships for its students is showing your support for the future as well as the future generations that will change it,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cAlong with the monetary contribution students receive from donors, it\u2019s also nice to know there are individuals that care about us and our ambitions and goals in life.\u201d<\/span>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paola Rivera, an NC State sophomore majoring in human biology, appreciates scholarship donors investing in the future \u2013 with a ripple effect that can reach far beyond the students who receive direct support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"ncstate_wire","ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-_from-newswire-collection-6"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}