NC State Provost

.@NCState - #DidYouKnow that tomorrow, Oct. 10, is Ombuds Day? Bradley Davis, NC State's Faculty and Staff Ombuds, is an excellent resource. Learn more at go.ncsu.edu/ombuds and governor.nc.gov/governor-procl….

.@NCState - Find out the latest happenings related to faculty and staff, professional development opportunities, campus activities and more in the Provost's Office announcements. go.ncsu.edu/cj6bnys

.@NCState - What plans do you have for this season? We want to let everyone know what you’re up to in the August 2024 issue of the Provost’s Office newsletter. Learn more: go.ncsu.edu/kbvqkl0

A crowd of onlookers cheered the placing of the steel beam completing the bones of NC State’s Integrative Sciences Building during a topping out ceremony on May 22. Learn more about the celebration: go.ncsu.edu/dukhoag

Kim Grainger, associate vice provost for academic personnel and policy in NC State’s Office for Faculty Excellence, has been named senior vice provost for Faculty Excellence, effective July 1. Learn more: go.ncsu.edu/jzlrmpj

Faculty, postdocs and professional staff from NC State and area colleges and universities got a first-hand look at Think and Do in action at the second annual Conference on Faculty Excellence. Learn more: go.ncsu.edu/zfx7rdg.

Keep up with faculty happenings at NC State with our March announcements from the Provost's Office: go.ncsu.edu/okhji2k.

We're in the midst of a quite busy semester. I hope that you’re enjoying the warmer weather and all that is going on around campus. Learn more about campus happenings in this month's Provost's Corner: go.ncsu.edu/knc7u0t.

Faculty can make their voice heard by participating in the 2024 COACHE Faculty Satisfaction Survey. The survey is a tool that gauges satisfaction and engagement among tenured/tenure-track and professional-track faculty on work-related experiences. go.ncsu.edu/cgzfsyk.

The recent ChemEd Summit brought together members from the industrial, academic and state and federal chemical sciences communities. Learn more: go.ncsu.edu/wxg4dxj

.@NCStateOFE's Summer of What If? is a four-part series in July created to engage faculty, staff and graduate students in a learning opportunity designed to advance professional development. Learn more: ofdblog.wordpress.ncsu.edu/2023/06/05/emb…

.@DeptofDefense awarded Dali Sun, an @NCState associate professor of physics, and his colleagues a $7.5 million grant to study quantum spin effects in chiral matter as part of the DOD’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Program. Learn more: bit.ly/3UqZXhK

.@NCState's @Shelton_Center has appointed Jason Bocarro as the Owens-Shelton Distinguished Professor in Leadership with a Global Perspective — funded through a generous gift from former chair of the Board of Trustees James “Jim” Owens. Learn more: bit.ly/42FKQEP.

.@NCState's NC Japan Center will host a spring "Koto and Kabuki" concert on Thursday, April 6 from 5-6:30 p.m. in Witherspoon Student Cinema. Learn more about the horizontal Japanese harp and Japanese classical dance at this can't-miss event!

.@NCState alum and former Provost's Professional Experience Program participant Rabiya Ansari, along with Dr. Jennifer Landin, recently published a paper on climate change in introductory biology textbooks in PLOS ONE. Check it out at bit.ly/3X8gwit.

We’ve reached the halfway point of the semester, and are well into an exciting fall season. There’s lots of activity taking place on campus, and I hope you can take part in some of our upcoming events. Read more in this month's Provost's Corner. bit.ly/3F6UM0F

.@NCState is a worldwide leader in higher education, and its employees also hold their own on the global stage. That includes Kaitlyn Mittan, who recently raced to a World Championship title in track cycling. Learn more: bit.ly/3TyulFr.

Find out the latest happenings related to @NCState faculty and staff, professional development opportunities, campus activities and more in the Provost's Office October announcements. bit.ly/3D1rm19

At NC State, the Office of Assessment and Accreditation is responsible for leading institutional accreditation and assessment efforts. Crawford serves as the SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison Officer for the university. Learn more: bit.ly/3z9HgWk

In the next century, the biggest discoveries in science and the most significant practical innovations require disciplines to work together. @NCState leads the way in this integration with a new Integrative Sciences Initiative and Building. Learn more bit.ly/3za8Pi4.