Howl About You
Employee Spotlight Series
NC State employs more than 8,000 employees who work across a multitude of colleges, divisions, departments, offices and units that spread across the state. Even though some of us have developed close professional relationships and friendships with colleagues, for many of us getting to know anyone other than our daily co-workers is difficult. That’s why we’ve created Howl About You, a page where we shine a spotlight on our employees by letting them share five facts about themselves. As you read the entries on Howl About You, we hope you discover someone who shares the same professional or personal interests as you and make a connection with them.
Learn how to participate in Howl About You!
Issac Lewis
I’m terrible at growing plants, which disappoints my students in the Department of Horticultural Science, but they try to teach me how. They gave me a mint plant one year, which is supposed to be easy to keep. I killed it in mere weeks.
I majored in English at NC State, but I’ve been working in the horticultural science department for almost 15 years, mostly in the undergraduate program.
I like to write fiction. I’ve written many short stories, but I’m currently writing a novel. I have never tried to publish anything, but I’m planning to start a literary empire soon.
I’m a huge Star Wars fan, including movies, books and comics, and my office is slathered in Star Wars figures, posters, Lego figures, etc. Reading the novels as a kid really solidified my nerdiness.
I’m from western North Carolina, deep in the Appalachian Mountains, from a little town called Robbinsville. I worked as a river guide on the Nantahala River during the summers when I was a student at NC State.
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How To Participate
We’d love for you to submit five facts about yourself so we can share them on our website and/or in Howl You Know, the HR newsletter. Just fill out this form, and our communications team will review your submission for publication. If you have questions or know of an employee who would be great for us to spotlight, send an email to [email protected] and write Howl About You in the subject line.