Events
Museum Event Provides Look Into Past and Present
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 14, 2025) – More than 130 Wake Tech students and employees and community members gathered at the City of Raleigh Museum for "A Night at the Museum," an annual event honoring Black history.
Hosted by Student Activities, this year's event highlighted the struggle for justice and change in Raleigh during the Civil Rights Movement and also explored the history of Wake Tech.
The event featured Joseph Holt Jr., who spoke on his experience to integrate the Raleigh school system after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. Attendees also saw exhibits that showcased the struggles and triumphs of the city's civil rights activists.
The event also included a special presentation by Melina Alvarez, the public information officer for Wake Tech's Student Government Association. A student in the Architectural Technology program, Alvarez combined her passion for architecture and art by drawing two campus buildings in her presentation, called "Wake Tech Through the Years."
One drawing highlights Holding Hall, the first building constructed on what is now Southern Wake Campus in 1963. The second features the Education and Innovation Center, the college's newest building, constructed 60 years later, in 2023, at Wake Tech East in Wendell.
"Since I was a kid, I've always loved drawing," said Alvarez. "I think there's beauty and sincerity in creating something by hand for others. I think those two buildings, though worlds apart, are united by a common vision, which is to grow, change and inspire. I think that is something I want all students to know."
For more information on other upcoming student events, check the waketech.edu website or visit xtra.waketech.edu.
