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One tight NC State family

March 19, 2025 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By David Rice Public Ed Works EDITOR’S NOTE: NC State University chose to stay in the family as it selected a new Chancellor this week. We republish this post from 2016 to show just how close that family is – and just how humble Kevin Howell was during one of the greatest challenges of his… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2025, NCSU

NC State’s Yencho: Impacts both local and global

May 30, 2024 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (May 30, 2024) – Those sweet potato fries you had the other night? Odds are Craig Yencho had a hand in them. Yencho was recognized by the UNC Board of Governors last week with the O. Max Gardner Award, established in the late governor’s will to recognize faculty who “made the greatest contribution to… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2024, NCSU

A leader in principal

February 23, 2023 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (February 23, 2023) – Being a school principal has been called the toughest job in America. But Bonnie Fusarelli is there to help. Fusarelli, a professor and faculty scholar in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at NC State University, has run training for future principals and superintendents for 20 years. … READ MORE

Filed Under: 2023, NCSU, UNC System

Woodson: Engineering NC’s Future

July 27, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

RALEIGH (July 27, 2022) – As the 9th-largest state in the country, and with companies like Apple, Google, Fujifilm Diosynth, Boom Supersonic and Toyota headed here, North Carolina simply needs more engineers. NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson makes the case in the accompanying video. “The whole notion of producing the talented workforce is at… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, NCSU

NC State: A 40% increase in engineers

July 27, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (July 27, 2022) – The General Assembly responded to North Carolina’s need for engineers last year with “Engineering NC’s Future,” which provided $125 million for expansion of engineering programs at NC State, UNC Charlotte and N.C. A&T State University.1  “That’s big for all of us, but it’s also big for the economy,” NC State… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, NCSU

Community college: Critical path to NC State

March 23, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (March 23, 2022) – NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson knows the importance of community colleges – the state’s 58 colleges send NC State about 1,000 students a year. “Community colleges across the state have become a critical pathway to NC State, and I know that’s true for many other universities in the UNC… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Community Colleges series, NC Community Colleges, NCSU

Goodnight Transfer Scholars: ‘They’re phenomenal’

March 23, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (March 23, 2022) – Jim and Ann Goodnight understand the value of community-college students who transfer to universities. The Goodnight Scholars Program that they launched in 2008 is NC State University’s largest scholarship program; it is expected to grow to 350 or more students. In 2017, the program began gradually increasing the number of… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Community Colleges series, NC Community Colleges, NCSU

NC State: What two billion dollars will do

March 11, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (March 11, 2022) – Chancellor Randy Woodson knows what NC State University’s successful “Think and Do the Extraordinary” campaign means for the university. When Woodson arrived at NC State in 2010, he saw a glaring need to deepen its endowment. And the University set its sights on $1.6 billion for the “Think and Do”… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, NCSU

Woodson: Ripple effects

March 11, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (March 11, 2022) – The 2.1 billion dollars NC State University raised for its endowment don’t help just NC State – they help North Carolina’s entire economy. “They have a tremendous impact on the economy,” Chancellor Randy Woodson says in the accompanying video, “by providing the critical workforce for the economy, by funding the… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Economic Impact, NCSU

Woodson: NC State employees share our success

September 30, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

RALEIGH (Sept. 30, 2021) – They’ve personally helped nearly 1,000 students – about 200 a year – attend NC State University. NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson and his wife, Susan, started that ball rolling six years ago when they donated $1.15 million to launch a scholarship for the children of NC State employees – from… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Access & Affordability, NCSU

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