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Events

Department Head Orientation

Park Alumni Center, Room 220 2450 Alumni Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Department Head Orientation is sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost and organized by the Office of Faculty Development.

Convocation

Reynolds Coliseum 2411 Dunn Avenue, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join members of the Class of 2023 in celebrating the start of their NC State careers. This tradition is designed to get campus ready for the start of the academic year. Free and open to NC State students, faculty and staff. Dr. Blair L.M. Kelley is the 2019 New Student Convocation speaker.

Packapalooza

Packapalooza™ is a block party and street festival on Hillsborough Street capping off Wolfpack Welcome Week at the start of the academic year. We have everything it takes to celebrate in NC State style, including great music, activities throughout the day, and fun entertainment for the whole family. The event is free and open to the public.

Live From the International Space Station

Talley Student Union, State Ballroom

NC State University and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics will host a live video Q&A with NASA astronaut Christina Koch, an alumna of both institutions who is currently serving as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station. During the Q&A, Koch will answer questions from students at both schools. NC State’s Wolfbytes team will also livestream the entire program of events from inside the State Ballroom.

Faculty Writing Retreat

Hunt Library Faculty Research Commons 1070 Partners Way, 5th Floor, Raleigh, NC, United States

Do you struggle to keep writing projects moving during the busy semester? The Office of Faculty Development has partnered with NC State University Libraries to offer Faculty Writing Retreats for tenure and non-tenure track faculty. Our 2019-20 Retreats will be held in the Faculty Research Commons spaces at James B. Hunt Jr. Library (Centennial Campus). Space will be limited for each retreat, so please sign up early if interested.

Department Head Lunch and Learn – Proposed Changes to ClassEval Reports

McKimmon Conference & Training Center 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, United States

This month's topic will be proposed changes to the ClassEval reports used for the RPT process. Department Head Lunch and Learn meetings, sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost and organized by the Office of Faculty Development, are open to all department heads.