{"id":149,"date":"2016-08-24T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news-new\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:57:09","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-ncss-hp-story-listing\"><div class=\"article-listing\"><article class=\"story hp-story half\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/30\/meet-jenkins-graduate-commencement-speaker-chloe-ekberg\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/Chloe-Ekberg.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"Chloe Ekberg headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/Chloe-Ekberg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/Chloe-Ekberg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/Chloe-Ekberg-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/Chloe-Ekberg-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>April 30, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet Jenkins Graduate Commencement Speaker Chloe Ekberg\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">The Jenkins MBA student says she hopes to inspire others to take risks, invest in their ambitions and learn to fail forward.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"story hp-story half\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/24\/meet-pooles-student-commencement-speaker-makayla-richardson\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/makayla-richardson.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"Poole College&#039;s student commencement speaker Makayla Richardson wearing her mortarboard cap\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/makayla-richardson.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/makayla-richardson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/makayla-richardson-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/04\/makayla-richardson-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>April 24, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet Poole Undergraduate Commencement Speaker Makayla Richardson\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">The NC State double-major and accomplished student leader will deliver remarks to her fellow graduates at Poole College&#8217;s May 9 undergraduate commencement ceremony.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncss-hp-story-listing\"><div class=\"article-listing\"><article class=\"story hp-story \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mba.ncsu.edu\/2026\/05\/06\/celebrating-the-jenkins-graduate-programs-class-of-spring-2026\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/S26-Grad-Commencement-Spotlight-FI.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"Seven students who are graduating from NC State in spring 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/S26-Grad-Commencement-Spotlight-FI.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/S26-Grad-Commencement-Spotlight-FI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/S26-Grad-Commencement-Spotlight-FI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/S26-Grad-Commencement-Spotlight-FI-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>May 6, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCelebrating the Jenkins Graduate Programs Class of Spring 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Meet a few of the exceptional students graduating this spring from Poole College\u2019s Jenkins Graduate Programs, each with a unique story of growth, experience and career advancement.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"story hp-story \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/04\/poole-college-celebrates-class-of-2026\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Poole-graduate-Kylee-OKeefe.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"Poole graduate Kylee O&#039;Keefe standing in front of Nelson Hall in her graduation regalia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Poole-graduate-Kylee-OKeefe.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Poole-graduate-Kylee-OKeefe-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Poole-graduate-Kylee-OKeefe-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Poole-graduate-Kylee-OKeefe-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>May 4, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPoole College Celebrates Class of 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Five undergraduate students preparing to turn their tassels on May 9 share their unique journeys through NC State&#8217;s Poole College of Management.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"story hp-story \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/03\/sibling-success-story-two-paths-one-commencement-stage\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Jakil-siblings-3.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"Siblings Shaan and Jannah Shakil sitting by the NC State Memorial Belltower in the graduation regalia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Jakil-siblings-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Jakil-siblings-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Jakil-siblings-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/Jakil-siblings-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>May 3, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSibling Success Story: Two Paths, One Commencement Stage\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">On May 9, Jannah and Shaan Shakil will graduate from Poole College just a few hours apart: Jannah earning her MBA, and Shaan earning his B.S. in business administration.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text has-custombg-four-background-color wp-block-ncst-mini-story\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\">\n    <h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Poole Business Magazine<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">Our Spring 2026 digital magazine, <em>Poole Business<\/em>, is all about how the college creates impact \u2014 in North Carolina and beyond. <\/p>\n          \n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine\/issues\/poole-business-spring-2026\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Read the latest issue <\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/RodneyMachokoto-featured-image-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Father and son planting in the farm soil\" class=\"wp-image-227161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/RodneyMachokoto-featured-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/RodneyMachokoto-featured-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/RodneyMachokoto-featured-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/424\/2026\/05\/RodneyMachokoto-featured-image.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-posts-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/07\/is-a-graduate-business-degree-worth-the-investment\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">May 07, 2026<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"content-card__secondary-meta\">Newswire<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Is a Graduate Business Degree Worth the Investment?<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Is a graduate business degree worth the investment? It\u2019s a fair question \u2014 but not a simple one. The real issue isn\u2019t whether an MBA or specialized business master\u2019s can&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/mba.ncsu.edu\/2026\/05\/06\/celebrating-the-jenkins-graduate-programs-class-of-spring-2026\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">May 06, 2026<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"content-card__secondary-meta\">Jenkins Graduate Programs<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Celebrating the Jenkins Graduate Programs Class of Spring 2026<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Meet a few of the exceptional students graduating this spring from Poole College\u2019s Jenkins Graduate Programs, each with a unique story of growth, experience and career advancement.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/05\/poole-legacy-alumna-debbie-antonelli-inducted-into-order-of-the-long-leaf-pine\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">May 05, 2026<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"content-card__secondary-meta\">Students and Alumni<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Poole Legacy Alumna Debbie Antonelli Inducted Into Order of the Long Leaf Pine<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">The broadcaster and former Wolfpack Women&#8217;s Basketball shooting guard was awarded one of North Carolina&#8217;s highest civilian honors.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":39405,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"views\/template-default-news-homepage.blade.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-149","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39405"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227171,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions\/227171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}