Leader of the Pack has been a really great opportunity for us to recognize students over the years,
and again another area where I think NC State has shown leadership.
A lot of schools had homecoming kings and queens and NC State,
long before I came to the institution, made the decision that
we saw leadership to be more than how you looked or your popularity;
it was really about the impact of your leadership, your service, and your scholarship.
The Leader of the Pack has been a way historically
to recognize students-it's part of the homecoming activities-and again for their leadership, service, and scholarship,
so we've abandoned the traditional homecoming king and queen and moved in a different direction
and we've received some inquiries again from other peer institutions
who really were interested in having a similar model on their campus.
But historically the program has changed a little bit over the years but currently we have one male and one female
that's recognized each year at the homecoming game and then they're responsible for
preparing the scholarship for the following year's students.
The students who have gone through that program, I mean you don't have to look at just the winners; you can just look at the finalists or even the semi-finalists
to find incredible, dedicated, very bright, committed student leaders in that role.
in that role. So it's been a great group of students over the years and a really significant opportunity for the university to recognize some of our best student leaders.