Doneka Scott, Vice Chancellor and Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, to leave NC State in June

Vice Chancellor and Dean of Academic and Student Affairs Doneka Scott will be leaving NC State, effective June 1, 2026, for personal reasons, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden announced today.

“We thank Doneka for her dedicated service and significant contributions to the Division of Academic and Student Affairs and the broader NC State community,” said Arden. “We wish her all the best in her future pursuits.”

Scott joined NC State in 2021. As vice chancellor and dean, Scott managed the seamless integration of all aspects of undergraduate education, served as a key strategic advisor to the chancellor and provost’s office and worked to support the success of the whole student. Working closely with the Chancellor’s Cabinet, college deans, university faculty and administrative colleagues, Scott oversaw all aspects of an innovative and coordinated delivery of services for student success.

Under Scott’s leadership, DASA delivered measurable gains in student success and institutional capacity. Four-year graduation rates rose from 65.4% to 71.2%, with even larger increases for out-of-state and urban students, while student-athlete graduation success climbed to 94%. Philanthropic support surged to $58.3M over five years, more than tripling the prior period. She created a Dean of Students-type office (Resiliency and Community Support) and a new academic department (Performing Arts and Technology) uniting music and dance faculty, which launched University College’s first academic major, Music Technology. She also developed a path to tenure for faculty in the Department of Performing Arts and Technology.

Before coming to NC State, Scott was vice provost for undergraduate education and student success and a clinical faculty member at the University of Oregon where she was responsible for the overall strategy and execution of undergraduate education and student success efforts on campus. A toxicologist and emergency medicine practitioner by training, Scott received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received a Master of Arts in higher and postsecondary education, also from the University of Michigan.

An interim vice chancellor and dean for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs will be announced in the near future.