strategy and implementation team

Jul 1, 2026

Facilitating Implementation Success in FY2026: A Year in Review

It’s the end of another fiscal year – the second of three in the current implementation plan. Below are some highlights from FY2026 activities of Institutional Effectiveness’ strategy and implementation… 

Jun 5, 2026

Introducing Initiative Success Consoles

Most initiatives in the university’s implementation plan introduce some degree of change. For those initiatives, a key measure of success is people’s adoption of that change. To help implementation plan… 

May 6, 2026

Strategic Initiative Events Offer Lessons on Change

Several implementation plan initiatives and contacts closed out the spring semester in the university spotlight. Between the town halls, webinars and showcases our Strategy and Implementation Team attended, we observed… 

Apr 9, 2026

Strategy Beyond Borders: How SIT Connects Across the Mid-Atlantic

Strategic implementation is about more than milestones; it’s about perspective. What trends are — or will be — affecting transformation and change in higher education? To support NC State remaining at… 

Mar 4, 2026

Annual Event Offers Tools to Prioritize, Focus and Make Progress

What can move a room full of university leaders to spontaneous applause? In 2024, it was this question from an attendee at the inaugural Breakfast and Brainwork Event for implementation… 

Feb 4, 2026

Implementation Plan Receives Midpoint Touch-Up

NC State’s Wolfpack 2030 strategic plan is operationalized through three-year implementation plans. This past fall, with the current implementation plan nearing its halfway point, the cabinet considered a few minimal and… 

Jan 8, 2026

Initiative Leaders Rally for Year-End Progress

Implementation plan contacts most frequently cite lack of time as the greatest challenge to initiative progress. Busy leaders crave protected, focused time to think, plan and move work forward. In…