Helpful Contacts for Department Heads
In performing the duties of Department Head at NC State, you may find that certain key offices can be of assistance. We have assembled a list of “tip of the iceberg” contacts in those offices who are ready to help or to identify the resources you need.
Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
| Fashaad Crawford Vice Provost for Assessment and Accreditation | 919.515.3060 | Assessment; accreditation |
| Helen Chen Senior Vice Provost for Instructional Programs | 919.515.4390 | Enrollment planning; academic planning |
| Margery Overton Senior Vice Provost for Institutional Strategy and Analysis | 919.515.6434 | Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program; faculty start-up requests; academic space |
| Eduardo Lorente Vice Provost for Budget and Business Operations | 919.513.0039 | Retention offers; spousal/partner hires; non-salary and deferred compensation requests; faculty promotional increases |
| Kim Grainger Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence | 919.513.7741 | Reappointment, promotion and tenure (RPT); faculty development; appointment letters; other general inquiries to the Provost’s Office |
| Laura Nelson Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Policy | 919.515.5490 | Post-tenure review (PTR); scholarly reassignment; phased retirement workplan; other general inquiries to the Provost’s Office |
*Please visit the Who to Contact page on the Provost’s Office website.
Office of General Counsel
*Please visit the Office of General Counsel Practice Groups page on the General Counsel website.
Office of Human Resources
*Please visit the Contact Us page on the Human Resources website.
Office of Equal Opportunity
| Sheri Schwab Vice Provost for Equal Opportunity | 919.513.0574 | EEO/AA recruitment; discrimination and harassment prevention, and investigations; Title IX/sexual violence reporting and compliance; ADA (employees) and religious (students and employees) accommodations; disability resources for students; conflict management plans; other general inquiries to the office. |
Office of Research and Innovation (ORI)
| Alyson Wilson Interim Vice Chancellor | Miriam Hines, Administrative Officer 919.515.2117 | University Chief Research Officer (CRO); oversees all research, innovation and commercialization activities at NC State |
| Genevieve Garland Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Operations and Communications and Chief of Staff | 919.513.6010 | General inquiries to ORI; initiatives, programs and events; communications |
| Ginger Burks Draughon Assistant Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration | 919.515.1998 | Cost share; general budget questions |
| Wade Fulghum Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Commercialization | 919.513.2025 | Intellectual property; patents; royalties; licensing; startups |
| Sherrie Settle Associate Vice Chancellor for Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance | 919.515.4323 | Research administration and research compliance (SPARCS) |
Office of External Affairs, Partnerships and Economic Development
| Julie Smith Vice Chancellor | Debbie Robertson, Executive Assistant 919.515.9340 | Oversees all external affairs (state and local government), partnerships, economic development, federal relations and small business activities at NC State |
| Mark Schmidt Associate Vice Chancellor for Partnerships | Marie Bauschka, Executive Assistant 919.513.2190 | Industry and government partnerships; Centennial Campus partnerships |
| Matt Peterson Director, Office of Federal Relations | 919.515.7876 | Federal agency visits; information |
Faculty and Staff Ombuds Office
| Bradley Davis Faculty and Staff Ombuds |