ALT Two students sit on large rocks in a lush campus garden, surrounded by blooming trees and greenery, with a brick building in the background.

ALT Group of seven people casually gathered on a rooftop with city buildings and mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

ALT Man wearing glasses smiling while holding a plastic bottle with a spinning water vortex inside.

ALT Tall granite building next to a signpost displaying GSA, NOAA, and NC State logos under a partly cloudy sky.

ALT Grand staircase decorated with red, black, and white balloons and a large red wolf statue at the center of a university lobby.

ALT Formal portraits of an older man in a gray suit sitting with hands clasped and an older woman in a light dress with hands clasped against a dark background.

ALT Brick entrance archway leading to a paved walkway surrounded by greenery and trees under a clear blue sky.

ALT Two students walk on a sunny NC State campus pathway surrounded by greenery and modern buildings.

ALT Raina Gandhi in a red sweater asking a question to NASA astronaut Christina Koch. Text on image reads: "Raina: So now that you're back on Earth, how do you hold on to that feeling of wonder? Christina: When I first came back, my biggest fear was about this beautiful thing that I just got to experience fleeting away and that it would never be closer than it was in that moment. And how can I just have the most likelihood of getting to hold on to it and having it be real?"

ALT Group of adults and children standing outside a building holding a sign for the Peele Scholars Fund at NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

ALT Dean Garey Fox, David Peele and Chancellor Howell standing outdoors holding a large sign for the Peele Scholars Fund at NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

ALT Chancellor Howell in a suit speaks at a podium outdoors with a group of adults and children standing behind him near a building with large windows.

ALT Three people standing and talking outside a modern building with large glass windows and green rental bikes nearby.

ALT Large brick courtyard with a white painted 'NCSU' logo in the center, surrounded by tall green trees and a modern glass building on the left.

ALT Close-up of a brick pavement with alternating red and white bricks forming a geometric pattern.

ALT Person walking down a ramp between two red brick buildings with large windows reflecting sunlight.

ALT Two people walking across a large brick-paved plaza with modern buildings in the background on a sunny day.

ALT Three men in suits smiling and posing on stage under a sign announcing Stanhope A. "Stan" Kelly as the 2026 Watauga Medal recipient.

ALT Two men in suits shaking hands on stage while a third man holds a red ribboned medal, all under dramatic red lighting.

ALT Man in a suit placing a medal around a woman's neck during an award ceremony with another man observing.

ALT A large open plaza with a geometric brick pattern and a modern multi-story building in the background under a clear blue sky.

ALT Construction workers laying red bricks to create a patterned pavement under bright daylight.

ALT A large white brick design of the letters 'N' and 'C' intertwined on a red brick pavement with a red bucket of tools nearby.

ALT Four people in military uniforms carry flags across a football field with crowded stands.

ALT A crowd of people wearing red and black with hands over their hearts in a crowded stadium.

ALT Confident young woman in a red off-shoulder dress standing outdoors with arms crossed and smiling warmly.

ALT Male student in red scrubs with stethoscope stands confidently in front of orange lockers, holding a white coat over his shoulder.

ALT Student wearing a black polo with a red NC State logo and blue backpack, standing by a tree and making the 'wolfie' hand gesture outdoors on campus.

ALT Smiling young woman outdoors making the 'wolfie' sign with both hands, wearing a striped shirt and backpack.

ALT Chancellor Howell speaks to a crowd from behind a lectern on a stage.

ALT Pullen Society inductee smiles for a photo with Chancellor Howell while holding a red Pullen Society certificate.

ALT Large group of adults pose for a photo at The Pullen Society luncheon in the Talley ballroom.

ALT Elderly man with white hair wearing glasses and a headset, speaking during a live sports broadcast at an indoor event.

ALT Students walk past the Free Expression Tunnel mural of NASA astronaut Christina Koch.

ALT NC State football team in red uniforms runs onto the field with flags amid smoke and cheering fans in the stadium.

ALT Students use chalk to express their research on black paper at the Fall Sidewalk Symposium in front of D.H. Hill library.

ALT Four graduates in red caps and gowns joyfully toss their caps into the air on a sunny day at Stafford Commons.