Emily Packard

Jan 20, 2021

Five Questions with New Student Programs

New Student Programs at NC State sets the stage for success for thousands of incoming students each year. The unit coordinates a wide variety of activities and programming that make NC State feel like home for first-time, first-year and transfer students alike. 

Jan 20, 2021

Making Wellness a Priority

NC State’s Wellness Days will be held February 9, March 5, March 24 and April 15. During these days, no classes will be held and faculty are asked to abstain from assigning any deadlines or tests on days immediately following Wellness Days. Due to the addition of these days, there will be no spring break. 

Jan 20, 2021

Warming Up to a New Semester

This spring, more than 1,400 new students — first-time, first-year, transfer and graduate students — will step onto NC State’s campus. Finding a home at the state’s largest university may seem intimidating in the middle of an academic year, but Winter Welcome Week provides a great starting point. 

Jan 11, 2021

University Standing Committee Survey Now Open

The University Standing Committee Survey is available online now through Monday, February 1 at 5 p.m. Benefit-eligible employees in a .75 or greater FTE position, along with emeritus/emerita faculty, may serve on a university standing committee. 

Dec 9, 2020

December 2020 Announcements

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

Dec 9, 2020

December 2020 Provost’s Corner

2020 turned out much different than any of us could have ever imagined. You’ve experienced more than your fair share of hardships, both personally and professionally, and navigated through the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice, a challenging election season and more. 

Dec 9, 2020

Annual Symposium Goes Virtual

Online learning — now a hallmark of higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic — can take some quite innovative and delightful forms. This includes the recent graduate student virtual symposium for NC State’s Molecular Biotechnology Training Program (MBTP). 

Dec 9, 2020

Campus Updates for Spring 2021

In preparation for the spring semester, NC State is working to provide faculty, staff and students with the resources they need for a safe start to 2021. For all of the latest information on how NC State is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic — and what you can do to help, visit the Protect the Pack website. 

Dec 9, 2020

Capping Off an Extraordinary Year

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university held its first virtual commencement on December 4. Even in the absence of the traditional setting of PNC Arena, NC State awarded 152 associate, 6,104 bachelor’s, 2,755 master’s and 532 doctorate degrees, along with 100 doctorates of veterinary medicine to the class of 2020. 

Dec 9, 2020

Looking Back and Moving Forward

2020 will be a year long-remembered by all NC State faculty, staff and students. We want to inspire the campus community by sharing the most important lessons you’ve learned this year, and your plans for 2021.