Design Ambassadors in the College of Design are student leaders who are passionate about collaborating and promoting the design life here at NC State. Their top goal is to provide accurate information about our college and to engage and share their experience with prospective students and their parents, alumni, and industry partners.
Design Ambassadors practice volunteerism with various activities and events throughout the year. From Open House to giving tours through the College of Design, our prospective students and families appreciate learning from Design Ambassadors and their experiences.
Want to learn more about the students’ experience here at the College of Design? Please email design-ambassadors@ncsu.edu to connect with them!
Meet the Design Ambassadors for 2023-2024
Katherine Brooks
Major:
Architecture
Minor:
Landscape Architecture and Spanish
Favorite thing about your major?
The close-knit classes and connections with our professors and drawing!
What experience do you identify with?
Out-of-State, LGBTQIA+, Internships, Study Abroad
Paige Emore
Major:
Design Studies
Minor:
Business Administration
Favorite thing about your major?
My favorite thing about my major is that I can learn while being creative at the same time. I also love the emphasis on design philosophy and design thinking that many of my classes have.
What experience do you identify with?
Transfer, Internships, Study Abroad
Nicholas Hatcher
Major:
Art + Design
Favorite thing about your major?
Learning how artists and designers with different backgrounds think and express themselves through their work.
What experience do you identify with?
Transfer, Study Abroad
Tyler Hinson
Major:
Environmental Design in Architecture
Favorite thing about your major?
Understanding conceptual design through the process of 3D visualization along with the small, tight-knit community who you share similar goals to that is gained along the way.
What experience do you identify with?
Multicultural, Scholarships, Internships
Izzy Humphreys
Major:
Art + Design
Minor:
Creative Writing and Music Studies
Favorite thing about your major?
Being able to connect with other creative minds on campus as well as getting to thrive in an environment that truly fosters a creative community! In my opinion, an artist does best when they are able to feed off the artistic energy of the world around them and the people that surround them!
What experience do you identify with?
Honors/Scholars, Scholarships
Jeihan Indrawan
Major:
Industrial Design
Favorite thing about your major?
The versatility of the field and wide range of skills it requires.
What experience do you identify with?
Multicultural, Internships, Study Abroad
Hallie Jackson
Major:
Design Studies
Favorite thing about your major?
The freedom and versatility allowed. As an extremely indecisive person, I need a major that allows a lot of flow and movement.
What experience do you identify with?
LGBTQIA+, Scholarships
Emma Leung
Major:
Art + Design
Favorite thing about your major?
My favorite thing about Art + Design is being submerged in a cheerful environment where I am able to be inspired by others and also inspiring others at the same time.
What experience do you identify with?
Multicultural, Internships
Deni Lewis
Major:
Graphic Design
Minor:
Business Entrepreneurship and Business Administration
Favorite thing about your major?
Getting to work creatively every day.
What experience do you identify with?
LGBTQIA+, Honors/Scholars, Scholarships, Study Abroad, and Community Service
Abby Lundergan
Major:
Architecture
Minor:
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Science
Favorite thing about your major?
Being able to create every day and learning more about the intersection of our environment, our history, and our spaces.
What experience do you identify with?
Study Abroad
Keerthi Nagapudi
Major:
Design Studies
Minor:
Business Administration
Favorite thing about your major?
My favorite aspects of Design Studies include the freedom to research topics I am interested in and narrow it to focus on modernity and innovation. Design Studies holds value to me because it uses a whimsical and optimistic lens that is versatile.
What experience do you identify with?
Multicultural, Undergraduate Research
LinkedIn Profile
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Lizzy Novelli
Major:
Design Studies
Minor:
Business Administration
Favorite thing about your major?
I love the freedom I have to explore different paths in the Design Studies major! The aspect of researching different topics and finding solutions brings me a lot of satisfaction.
What experience do you identify with?
Multicultural, Study Abroad
Redionysis Re-dionysis
Major:
Industrial Design
Favorite thing about your major?
I really enjoy modelmaking and identifying the right problems to tackle.
What experience do you identify with?
Internships, Study Abroad
Weatherly Reeves
Major:
Design Studies
Favorite thing about your major?
I would say that the best thing about Design Studies is the interdisciplinary aspect of it. As someone who is curious about the world, especially when it comes to customizing my future, Design Studies allows me to mix and match the aspects that I want.
What experience do you identify with?
Honors/Scholars, Scholarships, Leadership Opportunities and Networking
Siena Rohrbach
Major:
Graphic & Experience Design
Minor:
Psychology
Favorite thing about your major?
I love working in studio with my friends after class ends. We get to work together bouncing ideas off of each other while still having a fun time. It’s also a fun way to make new friends in the studio.
What experience do you identify with?
Out-of-State, LGBTQIA+
Keya Shanbhag
Major:
Graphic and Experience Design
Minor:
Psychology
Favorite thing about your major?
Getting exposure to a variety of innovative ideas and creative minds every day in class
What experience do you identify with?
Out-of-State, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Internships, Study Abroad
Jake Smith
Major:
Architecture
Favorite thing about your major?
Being within a smaller major with a more tight-knit community has greatly benefitted me socially and academically.
What experience do you identify with?
Out-of-State
Kinsley Stevens
Major:
Architecture
Favorite thing about your major?
My favorite thing about the College of Design is meeting people with such a wide variety of talents! Everyone has a place here and it has been so rewarding to watch others as well as myself find our niches in this community.
What experience do you identify with?
Transfer, Scholarships, Internships
Ethan Winston Hall
Major:
Architecture
Favorite thing about your major?
Visualizing 3D spaces through drawing and hearing perspectives from other students.
What experience do you identify with?
Internships
