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