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that being the first person in Christian Through The Campaign for North Carolina A&T, the university
Terrence Christian knew
is building upon its historic commitment to excellence. Your
his family to go to college would support will make the difference between good and great.
be a big deal when he decided to Christian came to A&T unsure of
attend North Carolina A&T. exactly what he wanted to do. He
attended a science and technology high
Being a first-generation college student school and wanted to continue learning in a annual GiVinG
has been all about learning for Christian. It STEM field. Operating support for the university
has allowed him to research more and take full
advantage of everything N.C. A&T has to offer, “I didn’t know a lot about computer engineering,
including scholarships. but A&T has given me the chance to do an internship
at Visa and eBay,” he said. “When I graduate, I’d really MaJOr GiFts
Christian, a senior computer engineering student, was like to work as a product manager, leveraging new Scholarships
a recipient for the Dr. and Mrs. George Evans Endowed technologies like machine learning, augmented reality or Endowment
Scholarship. virtual reality.” Multi-year support for the university

“Scholarship support means I can focus more on becoming Christian also has interest in the “internet of things”—
a better student during the semester and serves as a everyday appliances, electronics and vehicles connected to Planned GiVinG
motivator to perform well academically because others are the internet. Deferred commitments (e.g., real estate,
willing to invest in my education,” Christian said. bequests, life insurance, retirement assets, trusts)
“I’d like to use the internet of things to deliver new features
In addition to academic success, the Evans Scholarship and software products on mobile applications and wearable
helped Christian study abroad in Shanghai, China, last fall. devices,” he said. cOrPOrate PartnersHiPs
and FOundatiOn GiVinG
“I was able to collaborate on engineering projects with Christian said that studying abroad has influenced him to Student scholarships
students from around the globe, learn a new language want to own restaurants serving international foods. Faculty development
and experience the culture of multiple Asian countries,” Innovative research
he said. “A lot of people don’t study abroad because of Almost two-thirds of A&T’s enrollment are first-generation
the financial part of it, so I’m glad I was able to get the college students and navigating the new experience can
scholarship and get culturally educated.” be challenging, Christian said. MatcHinG GiFts
Increase the impact of your generosity
Christian said the scholarship not only impacts his life Every December when he returns to Maryland for the
while he is in college but also will help him toward holidays, Christian goes to his former high school and
financial freedom after graduation. talks to students about his experiences in college.

“Student loans are a pain for anyone, and “Passing on that knowledge of college, the Make an online gift today at WWW.nCaT.edu/
scholarships help drastically,” he said. value of HBCUs, applying for scholarships and
studying abroad is very important to me as GiVinG/GiVe-noW.hTml, send cash or check
a first-generation college student,” he said. (payable to North Carolina A&T Real Estate
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