NC State University

To NC State Faculty, Staff and Students, I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable break and that you are off to a great start for the second half of 2011-2012. Campus has been buzzing with activity as students, faculty and staff all settling back into the swing of things. As our campus resumes [...]

Well, Dead Week is upon us! This beautiful fall is finally coming to an end in seemingly perfect unison with our academic calendar. From occupiers and tuition discussions to hosting the President of the United States, life at NC State continues to provide our students with outstanding opportunity for personal and professional development. As our [...]

Susan and I are excited to be leading the NC State Delegation to Hong Kong, China and South Korea. The connections we build abroad strengthen the NC State community and enhance our effectiveness as a university. The delegation plans to engage alumni, corporate leaders and university officials to develop partnerships that expand the impact of [...]

To NC State Faculty, Staff and Students, The heat of summer has finally broken, 34,000-plus students are back on campus and we’re off and running on a new year, NC State University’s 125th.  There is much to celebrate about the history and identity of NC State, but before the celebration begins let’s finish off the [...]

To NC State Faculty, Staff and Students, The fall transformation of our campus begins again … the Brickyard, the Atrium, D.H. Hill, Dan Allen, Hillsborough Street all come to life as 34,000 students and more than 8,000 faculty and staff embrace the arrival of a new academic year. Welcome back. Students will find that the [...]

We are not going to let budget challenges cripple us. We will move forward by thinking differently about the way we are organized and operate. If there is positive news in this budget environment, it’s this: the combined efforts of our organizational realignment, strategic planning and ongoing budget planning have positioned us to lessen the impact of the reduction.

Today, the state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 became official.

Alumni and partners recognize what a great resource NC State is and the exciting opportunities for partnership that exist here.

I am pleased to announce that the strategic plan, The Pathway to the Future, has been approved by the Board of Trustees.

The North Carolina House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Education offered its first budget proposal on Tuesday.

Throughout my first year at NC State, our goal has remained focused on making strategic shifts that hone our strengths, foster innovation and reflect our strong heritage.

On January 18, I asked Provost Warwick Arden and Vice Chancellor Charles Leffler to create a plan for strategic realignment. The charge was to view our university broadly and recommend changes that would align with and be supported by our strategic plan process that we began in the fall.

After five months of hard work across campus, a draft strategic plan has been posted for final review. This plan will guide our decision-making for the next 10 years.

Our ultimate goal is to move this university forward toward long-range objectives and not just tread water in another bad budget year.

Our governor and state legislators are beginning the task of responding to the state’s drastic budget shortfall of almost four billion dollars. It’s not an overstatement to say this is the most difficult budget challenge the state and the university have faced since the great depression.

As we consider what is to come in 2011, I can’t help but be excited. It is not going to be without its challenges, but 2011 is shaping up as a year of opportunity for NC State.

As we near the end of the semester, our common areas are consumed by students with a focus on finals.

My first six months at NC State have been a tremendous experience.

Tensions tend to run high during election season and this year is no exception.

We all have our own ideas about how the world should be. It is the sharing of these diverse opinions and beliefs that creates strength in unity.