Telling The Stories of Rural NC
![NCSU CALS Dean Richard Linton](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/04/Dean-1-1024x576.jpg)
Across the state, eyes are on rural North Carolina — especially when it comes to education. For this issue, we’ve gathered a few of our most inspiring students and staff to tell rural stories through the eyes of those who know them best: the people who live and work there.
Join us on our journey from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Currituck Sound, telling the stories of rural North Carolina — and CALS. Just scroll down, or check out our digital publication.
Go Pack and Go CALS!
— Richard Linton, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
This Is Sparta
![CALS Animal Science Major David Cox from Sparta in Freedom of Experession Tunnel NCSU](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/03/David-Sparta-crop2.jpg)
From Factory Floor To Honors Student
![CALS student Selena Ibarra at Hickory Nut Farm in Buncombe County.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/03/Selena-1.jpg)
Labor Intensive: Extension Agent Andrea Gibbs Perseveres
![](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/03/Andrea-4.jpg)
Faster Answers For Cattle Farmers
![Cattle on Joey Clawson's Watauga County farm outside Boone.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/04/Faster-Cattle-3.jpg)
You Tell Us
![CALS alum Archie Griffin on the family farm.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/03/Archie-2.jpg)
Conservation Pioneer Leaves Lasting Legacy
![](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/04/stevens_center-4429_WEB-1.jpg)
Army Officer (And Food Science Senior) Mario Lopez
![Food Science Student Mario Lopez in Army Uniform, Korea 2004](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/04/Mario-Lopez-Uniform.jpg)
Developing Wisdom For Med School: Tin Phan
![CALS' Tin Phan](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/03/Tin-Phan-1.jpg)
Working With The Tribe
![CALS alum and Extension agent Maddie Ciszewski](https://cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/04/Maddie-Ciszewski.jpg)