Catch up with a Libraries student scholarship awardee: Caleb Yang

The NC State University Libraries awards a number of part-scholarships every year to our outstanding Libraries student workers as part of our efforts to support student success and affordability. Since 2018, we've awarded 35 scholarships of varying amounts totaling $119,000. For the academic year 2022–23, philanthropic support for the Libraries Student Scholarship Fund has allowed us to support 10 of our talented students with scholarships worth $36,000 in total. This profile is one in a series that lets our scholarship winners tell their stories.

Caleb Yang is a senior Computer Science major who works in the Libraries’ Acquisitions & Discovery department. He feels that his passion for network security will be a necessity in a completely connection-dependent world.

What are your hobbies and activities outside of school?
Tennis, working out, and playing tennis!

Why did you choose to work at the Libraries? What roles have libraries played in your life in general?
It felt more community-focused than the other work options offered at NC State. Libraries have helped me out so many times with regards to access to technology and other resources.

What have you been most looking forward to this school year?
I want to wrap up my undergraduate experience and start my life.

What do you hope to do after you graduate?
I want to work for a big company and travel the world.

What have you learned through your work at the Libraries? How does your work at the Libraries support or lead into your post-graduation plans?
My work definitely helped me become more flexible as a person since I had to be creative when solving unexpected problems. The Libraries has offered support to my academic career with opportunities like the scholarship that I was awarded.

How will a Libraries scholarship help you on your educational/personal path? Is there anything specific that the scholarship will enable or help you to do?
It has taken significant stress and burden off of my shoulders while I finish up my education here at NC State.

Learn more about the Libraries Student Scholarship Endowment here, and donate directly here.