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Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Search for Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Excellence

Updates

Finalist Interviews

  • Michael McKenzie, Appalachian State University – CV and April 22 interview schedule
    Open Forum: Monday, April 22, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Talley Student Center, Room 4280, and via Zoom webinar
  • Michelle Scatton-Tessier, University of North Carolina, Wilmington – CV and April 24 interview schedule
    Open Forum: Wednesday, April 24, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Talley Student Center, Room 4280, and via Zoom webinar
  • Laura Nelson, NC State University – CV and April 29 interview schedule
    Open Forum: Monday, April 29, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Talley Student Center, Room 3210, and via Zoom webinar
  • Kim Grainger, NC State University – CV and May 1 interview schedule
    Open Forum: Wednesday, May 1, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Witherspoon Student Center, Room 201, and via Zoom webinar

At the open forums, each candidate will give a presentation on “Vision and Strategy for Faculty Excellence: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Higher Education,” with a question and answer session to follow. All members of the NC State community are invited to attend. 

Access the open forums at  go.ncsu.edu/faculty_excellence, which will be live the day of each forum. The presentations will be recorded and made available upon request at the conclusion of the last finalist interview.

The Opportunity

NC State invites applications and nominations for the position of Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence. The university seeks an experienced, innovative, creative and collaborative leader with the ability to understand NC State’s culture pertaining to faculty affairs.

Nomination Committee

2.27.24

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden is pleased to announce that an open search for the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence is now underway. 

  • Committee Chair: Helen Chen, Senior Vice Provost, Instructional Programs
  • Carolyn Bird, Professor, Agricultural and Human Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Diane Chapman, Executive Director and Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Office for Faculty Excellence
  • Alina Chertock, Head and Leroy B. Martin, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Mathematics, College of Sciences; Chair, Department Head Advisory Committee
  • Tim Danielson, Associate Vice Chancellor, University Human Resources
  • Deanna Dannels, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Janet Del Pinal, Program and Communications Specialist, Office for Faculty Excellence
  • Chris DePerno, Professor, Forestry and Environmental Resources, College of Natural Resources
  • Jonathan Holloway, Leadership Program Manager, Office for Faculty Excellence
  • Herle McGowan, Chair of the Faculty and Teaching Professor, Statistics, College of Sciences
  • Allison Newhart, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
  • Sheri Schwab, Vice Provost, Institutional Equity and Diversity

Executive Search Services in University Human Resources will manage recruiting and logistics for this search. Kelly Wick will be managing the search for the Provost’s Office.

Nomination Committee Meetings

  • Charge to the committee: 2.29.24, 2-3:30 p.m., via Zoom
  • Mid-search review: 3.11.24, 2-3 p.m., via Zoom
  • Candidate selection: 3.28.24, 4-5 p.m., via Zoom
  • First round interviews: Week of 4.08.24

More Information on the Search