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Chancellor’s Messages

Mar 3, 2014

Beating back the Winter Weather

  To NC State Faculty, Staff and Students: A university, or any organization for that matter, is only as good as its people. That was clearly illustrated during our recent encounter with inclement weather. I want to thank all of our dedicated staff across the campus for not letting Mother Nature keep us from operating the… 

Feb 4, 2014

Presidential Visit Illustrates NC State’s Growing Reputation

To NC State Faculty, Staff and Students: I am constantly reminded of how NC State’s brand continues to grow, of how our reputation as a world-class research university is further strengthened every day. President Obama’s recent visit to campus is a perfect example. As you know, he announced that NC State will lead the new Next Generation Power… 

Dec 10, 2013

Looking Back and Looking Forward

To NC State Faculty, Staff, and Students: As the year winds down and the semester comes to a close, we can look back at all the remarkable things that happened at NC State and also look forward to what will certainly be an equally exciting 2014. The opening of the James B. Hunt Jr. Library was an… 

Oct 29, 2013

Hofmann Forest Agreement

To NC State Faculty, Staff, and Students: We all know that we have faced a number of challenges over the last few months, but I don’t want them to overshadow the great academic year we have had so far.  We welcomed our strongest freshman class in history, we just opened the first phase of the Talley… 

Oct 14, 2013

Impacts of State Budget on NC State

To NC State Faculty, Staff, and Students: As many of you know, this summer the North Carolina General Assembly passed a budget for the next two fiscal years which was then signed by the governor. The budget directly affects the UNC System and NC State, so I want to let you know where we stand. Our share… 

Aug 15, 2013

The New Academic Year is Underway

To NC State Faculty, Staff, and Students, Welcome back to NC State for the start of the academic year! I hope that you all enjoyed your summer and you are excited for the challenges and triumphs that the new semester brings. Although you all may not have been at NC State this summer, the campus continued to hum… 

Jul 29, 2013

Impacts of the New State Budget on NC State

To Students, Faculty and Staff, I hope that all of you have been enjoying an exciting and productive summer. During this time, the General Assembly has been busy as well and recently passed a budget for the next two fiscal years.   The Governor signed the spending plan on July 26. Since the budget directly affects… 

Jul 17, 2013

Evolution of Science Education

To NC State Faculty, Staff and Students, Between summer school, camps and new student orientations, our campus is humming with activity. Fortunately, I‘ve been able to grab a few moments of relaxation here and there, and I hope you have as well. Time away to recharge is invaluable, keeping us energized for our studies, our careers… 

May 9, 2013

Driving Student Success with Strategic Planning

  To NC State Faculty, Staff and Students, As the academic year draws to a close, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the last twelve months and examine where we’ve been, the accomplishments we’ve earned and the direction we are taking. The students, faculty, staff and alumni of NC State all witnessed great achievements this… 

May 1, 2013

Safety Message

To NC State Students, Faculty and Staff, In light of two recent reported assaults on campus, I want to assure you the university takes these incidents very seriously and has implemented additional steps to increase security and awareness.  We recognize this is a time when pedestrian traffic may be increased on campus due to late-night studying…