![ISE alum Rick Wicker with children in the village of Ban houay-hia, Laos to assist with school lessons and prepare lunch for the elders in the village.](https://ise.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/from-local-roots-to-global-impact-featured-image-06-06-2024-01-360x216.webp)
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![ISE alum Rick Wicker with children in the village of Ban houay-hia, Laos to assist with school lessons and prepare lunch for the elders in the village.](https://ise.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/from-local-roots-to-global-impact-featured-image-06-06-2024-01-360x216.webp)
![The US News and World Report Best Engineering logo in front of Fitts-Woolard Hall.](https://ise.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ise-maintains-a-strong-national-ranking-featured-image-06-18-2024-01-360x216.jpg)
ISE Maintains a Strong National Ranking
ISE program secures 15th place in the 2024 US News and World Report's engineering program rankings.![ISE alum Abby Lampe with the cheese wheel.](https://ise.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/abby-lampe-two-time-featured-image-2560x1440-01-360x216.webp)
From Cheese Girl to Cheese Champion
ISE alum Abby Lampe used her industrial engineering skills to win the world-famous cheese race again.![Director of development Wanda Urbanska standing in the hallway of Fitts-Woolard Hall.](https://ise.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/million-dollar-ask-featured-image-06-05-2024-01-360x216.webp)
The Right Way to Ask Someone for a Million Dollars, According to a Fundraiser Who Does It For a Living
How do you get someone to willingly fork over $1 million? The magic happens somewhere between dumb luck and intelligent strategy, says Wanda Urbanska, ISE director of development.![ISE's Rohan Shirwaiker spearheads NC State's mission to revolutionize sustainable protein production.](https://ise.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/shirwaiker-co-leads-nc-state-protein-center-featured-image-01-360x216.webp)
Shirwaiker Co-leads Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein
ISE's Rohan Shirwaiker spearheads NC State's mission to revolutionize sustainable protein production.![Three ISE grads](https://ise.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/spring-2024-graduation-featured-image-01-360x216.jpg)