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Oct 14, 2020

October 2020 Announcements

Find out the latest happenings related to NC State faculty and staff, including COVID-19 updates, professional development opportunities, campus happenings and more. 

Oct 14, 2020

October 2020 Provost’s Corner

As we move into another month of online instruction, it is important now more than ever that we find ways to stay connected while we’re apart. Faculty, staff and students are feeling the impacts of being removed from campus both physically and mentally. 

Oct 13, 2020

Learning to Teach Inclusively

Campus inclusivity — making NC State a safer, more welcoming place for all — spans all aspects of university life, from teaching and learning to service and innovation. The Office of Faculty Development’s |RED| Inclusive Teaching Certification seeks to enrich faculty and teaching graduate students with inclusive teaching training, to the benefit of all. 

Oct 13, 2020

Extending a Helping Hand

Providing services to all of North Carolina’s 100 counties in “normal” times takes the tireless efforts of hundreds of NC State Extension workers. Add in the COVID-19 pandemic, and what Extension accomplishes from the mountains to the coast is nothing short of amazing. 

Oct 13, 2020

Taking Steps Toward Racial Equity

Many events in 2020 brought issues of systemic racism and injustice to the forefront of the American consciousness. In response to these issues, the NC State community continues to strive to create a campus ingrained with equity, inclusivity and allyship, and is taking immediate steps to know and do better. 

Oct 5, 2020

National Academy of Engineering Recognizes Ligler With Leadership Award

Dr. Frances S. Ligler, Ross Lampe Distinguished Professor in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been recognized by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) with its Simon Ramo Founders Award. 

Oct 2, 2020

NC State Celebrates Outstanding Faculty

The Celebration of Faculty Excellence is held each spring to recognize outstanding faculty who have received prestigious awards, accolades or other distinctions during the previous year. In 2020, NC State honored 25 faculty virtually since the annual event could not be held in person. 

Sep 30, 2020

NC State Statistician Dickey Named Clarivate Citation Laureate

The award honors researchers whose work and influence “is comparable to that of past and future Nobel Prize recipients.” 

Sep 25, 2020

From Provost Arden: Spring 2021 Course Scheduling

In this memo, Provost Arden announces to instructors of record that for spring 2021, students who return to campus will be allowed to remain on-campus throughout the spring semester, and that courses that begin in a face-to-face or hybrid mode will be allowed to continue with that delivery method throughout the semester. 

Sep 24, 2020

From Chancellor Woodson, Provost Arden and VC Maimone: Budget Update – University Auxiliary Services

Each of NC State’s auxiliary units has implemented operational expense reduction plans to help address COVID-19 related revenue shortfalls. Auxiliary units have worked diligently to consolidate services; reduce hours; close facilities; enact hiring, travel and spending freezes; renegotiate service contracts; and, where possible, transition from in-person services to alternative online services. Unfortunately, due to the sharp decrease in revenue, some of our auxiliary units, in addition to operational reductions, must move forward to implement personnel actions.