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3
2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Organization Chart of North Carolina State University
Board of Governors The University of North Carolina
SOURCE: NCSU.EDU
Tom Stafford, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, will now report directly to the provost. Athletics will continue reporting directly to the chancellor.
President The University of North Carolina
Chancellor
Extension, Engagement & Economic Development
Finance & Business
Research & Graduate Studies
Provost Academic Affairs
Previous heirarchy
Board of Trustees
University Advancement
Information Technology
Future heirarchy
Legal Affairs
Student Affairs
Chancellor makes changes to University heirarchy Randy Woodson makes several changes in N.C. State’s administrative standings Chelsey Francis Staff Writer
Since the new chancellor, Dr. Randy Woodson, officially started at N.C. State, he has made several changes to the hierarchal system that was already in place. He has changed the system making it similar to Purdue University, as well as most of the universities in the UNC system. Dr. Thomas Stafford, who has been the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at N.C. State University for 27 years, will no longer report directly to Chancellor Woodson. Instead, he will make his reports to the yet to be hired Provost. According to Chancellor Woodson, he moved Dr. Stafford to reporting to the provost starting July 1, 2010 for several reasons including honesty
in advertising the provost position as well as lessening the amount of direct reports to him. “Here’s the bottom line, in advertising for the new provost, I want it to be as honest as possible. We had to move Dr. Stafford to reporting to the provost, so we could advertise the position and show what the person we hire as provost would be responsible for,” said Chancellor Woodson. Dr. Stafford has about forty different University departments reporting to him. Some of these include the arts programs, like Center Stage and ARTS NC State, the ROTC programs, CSLEPS, University Scholars, Caldwell Fellows, and Campus Recreation. Dr. Stafford said, “The primary reason that Chancellor Woodson changed certain parts of the hierarchal system is because he felt there were too many direct reports to him. He decided to reorganize a bit to relieve some of these direct reports.” Along with Dr. Stafford, the dean of the graduate school and the direc-
tor of institutional research will also be reporting to the provost instead of Chancellor Woodson. “Making this change is not going to have a negative impact on the students, if it was, I wouldn’t do it. This change will make sure Student Affairs is an integral part of the university,” said Woodson. “We want to increase the retention rate of students as well as the graduation rates, and Student Affairs plays a big role in this. This will help us to focus our attention in Student Affairs on academic success.” According to Woodson, N.C. State administration is categorized into four “silos.” They are academic affairs, business, research and engagement. “These silos are organized along the four pillars of the University; therefore it is important for Student Affairs to be a part of the academic side of the University.” Woodson said, “I’m trying to get everything organized along those four pillars to make things run smoother.”
The current University hierarchal structure is set so that the inter-collegiate sports will report to the athletic director, who reports directly to the Chancellor. Intramural and club sports are under campus recreation and will report to Dr. Stafford. Chancellor Woodson said, “The rearrangement of the hierarchal structure is coming from the fact that we want our organizational structure to be so that the success of the students is central to everything we do at the University.” The provost is considered the chief academic officer under the Chancellor for the University. Currently, a search is underway for the new Provost. Marjory Overton, the chair for the faculty, is in charge of the search and targeting on-campus interviews to start in September. “The provost has responsibility for all the deans, all the colleges, and therefore all the students and faculty,” said Woodson. According to Chancellor Woodson,
he has the most direct reports of any Chancellor in North Carolina and this rearrangement will alleviate some of that from him. Woodson said, “I want to stress that this move is not showing a lack of support of the students at N.C. State, it’s showing the opposite. We want to make sure Student Affairs is an integral part of academic affairs and helping students succeed.” Chancellor Woodson officially began work at N.C. State on April 5, 2010. With the rearrangement of the hierarchal system, Lee Fowler, the athletic director, stepping down from his position before the end of his contract, and the current legislative meetings, Woodson has been busy. He has also been traveling around North Carolina meeting with alumni from N.C. State and visiting places that will hire graduates. He has also testified for North Carolina’s Senate and House about the budget and the University’s need to continue to develop Centennial Campus.
Athletics director search begins amidst Fowler’s final days
Chris Boucher Correspondent
The search for Lee Fowler’s replacement is on, even as the N.C. State athletics director finishes out his tenure with the Wolfpack. In a May 12 press release, N.C. State chancellor Randy Woodson announced the formation of a nomination committee to start searching for candidates to replace Fowler. The release came on the heels of Fowler’s decision to step down, which he announced May 4. “Selecting our next athletics director is an important decision for the future of the athletic program and for the university,” Woodson said in a prepared statement. “We are looking for a proven administrator and leader, who will help our student-athletes be successful in the classroom and on the field of competition.” Smedes York, a former chair of the N.C. State Board of Trustees, will be committee chair, the release announced. Also appointed to the 13-member nomination committee were:
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The committee held a meeting May 17 at the Park Alumni Center, and elected to hire Parker Executive Search to assist in the candidate nomination process. Under president Daniel Parker, the firm has a proven track record helping universities nail down candidates for athletic directors and other university administrators. The firm, based in Atlanta, recently helped the NCAA during its search for new president, Mark A. Emmert, who formerly held the same post at the University of Washington. Parker Executive Search has also aided in the searches for athletic directors at Notre Dame, Washington, and Mississippi State. “Daniel Parker is part of an established search firm that has worked with N.C. State before, and he has helped with many other universities’ national searches,” Carlton said. During the nomination process, Parker will work with the committee to identify the best candidates for the position, York said. The nomination committee plans to conduct the first round of interviews with fewer than 10 candidates, said York. The committee then plans to recommend three or four candidates
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Battalion Chief Rob Johnson explains Thursday’s Hillsborough Street gas leak to reporters. D.H. Hill library was one of the many buildings evacuated during the emergency.
Gas leak reveals faulty D.H. Hill alarm system Nathan Hardin News Editor
The natural gas leak on Thursday which closed part of Hillsborough Street and led to the evacuation of several shops and buildings in the area did more than just inconvenience people. It also revealed a flaw in the D.H. Hill Library alarm system, leaving people on the second, third and fourth floors of library’s stacks unaware that there was an emergency. With the emergency doors closing off the different sections of the stacks, students who were listening to music were almost certainly left unaware. The sections of the library that were left vulnerable during the alarm were also the areas closest to the gas leak. The problem was quickly identified by N.C. State’s Fire Protection department as a faulty relay switch, which is necessary for the alarms to activate because of the library’s complex system which uses three
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different panels to relay the emergency signals. Fire Marshall Bill Stevenson explained that the relay switch had been experiencing complications in the days before the gas leak and was immediately replaced following Thursday’s alarm. “On the previous alarm, the wire had come loose. We put it back in and it ran a silent test and it worked fine,” Stevenson said. “Thursday, the relay basically stopped working again. So it was immediately replaced.” This is not the first time that the fire alarms in the stacks have had problems. Both, Susan Nutter, vice provost and director of libraries, and David Goldsmith, associate director for materials management, expressed concern about previous occurrences. “What really concerns us is the previous times that this has happened,” Nutter said. “About a year and a half ago, one of the pull stations was activated and the alarms went off but the alarms in the stacks did not go off,” said Goldsmith.
“The electric shop came in and they did repairs to the panel.” Stevenson explained that these things are going to happen but the University has great programs in place to assure students of their safety. “N.C. State is very lucky we have a group such as the Fire Protection and Electronics Shop that respond and do what we do, keeping in constant contact,” Stevenson said. “Students come first and we have to make sure we take care of our students to ensure we continue to have a great university.” However, there still remains the problem of an outdated and extremely complicated fire alarm system in perhaps the busiest building on campus. “There are three different panels that service the four buildings and at least one is pretty antiquated,” Goldsmith said. Nicholas Giron, junior in marketing, explained that the problematic alarm system should simply be replaced instead of constantly being
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