Chancellor’s Messages

Jun 15, 2023

Juneteenth: Celebrate with your Pack

NC State community: Next Monday, June 19, we will observe Juneteenth, a day of celebration and reflection that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth marks the turn of a very important page in our country’s history, when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the last enslaved African Americans in… 

Apr 27, 2023

Resources to help our Pack in need

Wolfpack community, I am regretfully writing to you today with very sad news. Our community experienced two tragic student deaths in the last 24 hours. This is heartbreaking, and I know there’s little I can say to console the deep hurt or heal the immense grief felt by the family and friends of these young… 

Apr 24, 2023

You’re remarkable, Wolfpack

NC State community: Please watch the video message below as the spring semester comes to an end. During these last weeks of the semester, please take advantage of the wellness resources available to you. Thank you for all you’ve done to support each other and help our community succeed this semester. Have a safe summer ahead. Randy WoodsonChancellor 

Mar 24, 2023

Wellness days update and reminders

NC State community: One of the recommendations of the Student Mental Health Task Force was to proactively add wellness days to the university calendar. I’m pleased to announce that the university’s official three-year calendar has been updated to include one wellness day in each fall and spring term for the next three academic years. These wellness days are in addition… 

Mar 10, 2023

Enjoy the break ahead, Wolfpack

NC State community: Please watch this video message regarding spring break. As I say in the video, please take advantage of the mental health and well-being resources available to you, especially as we begin to wrap up the semester. Enjoy the break next week. Thank you. Randy WoodsonChancellor 

Feb 21, 2023

An update on the Student Mental Health Task Force

NC State students, faculty and staff, In the fall of 2022, Vice Chancellor and Dean Doneka Scott formed and charged the NC State Student Mental Health Task Force. The group, composed of students, faculty and staff, examined best practices around mental health and well-being; took inventory of our current services and resources; examined university policies, rules, regulations… 

Feb 12, 2023

A message of grief and support

Wolfpack community, I’m writing to you today with a heavy heart. Our Wolfpack community lost a student this weekend in an apparent suicide, just a few days after a graduate student died from what police believe were natural causes. In January, an undergraduate student also passed from what police believe were natural causes. No matter… 

Feb 9, 2023

Important reminder: Thursday, Feb. 16, is a wellness day

NC State students, faculty and staff: We hope your semester is going well so far. This is a reminder that next Thursday, Feb. 16, is designated as a wellness day at NC State. No classes will be held, and instructors should avoid scheduling any tests or deadlines on Thursday, Feb. 16, and Friday, Feb. 17.  We encourage students to use… 

Feb 1, 2023

Honoring Black history at NC State

NC State community, Black History Month provides an important opportunity to learn, reflect upon and celebrate the diversity of experiences that unite our community and make our Pack strong. NC State joins in this celebration not just in February, but every day of the year.  The NC State of today is much different from the institution that Ellen McGuire went… 

Jan 9, 2023

Kicking off the spring semester

NC State community, Please watch this video as we kick off the spring 2023 semester. In the video, I reference programs to help you succeed academically, mentally and physically. A few of those resources are listed below, and more can be found on our Wolfpack Wellness website. Please take some time to explore what the university has to offer.…