University Administration
University Leadership
The chief operating officer of NC State University, one of the leading land-grant universities in the nation, Chancellor James Oblinger is responsible for the administration and management of the campus. As chancellor, he is an officer of the University of North Carolina system of 16 constituent institutions of which NC State is the largest.
Other university advisors include the Board of Visitors, Faculty Senate and Staff Senate. Student government represents students’ concerns to the chancellor and the board of trustees.
University wide administrative decision-makers include the Executive Officers and University Council. The Board of Trustees serve as advisors to the chancellor concerning policies, management and development of the institution. The chancellor reports to the president of the University of North Carolina system, Erskine Bowles. Charged with electing the system president, the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina system is the policy-making body legally charged with governance of all affairs of the 16 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina, including NC State University. The 32 voting members of the Board of Governors are elected by the North Carolina General Assembly for four-year terms.
University Vision supported by land-grant mission
Throughout all leadership appointments and administrations, NC State has remained true to its founding mission: serve its students and the people of North Carolina as a doctoral and research-extensive, land-grant university. Now, as the university evolves its’ land-grant mission to respond to the needs of the 21st century, NC State will:
- Create an innovative learning environment that stresses mastery of fundamentals, intellectual discipline, creativity, problem solving, and responsibility through the active integration of teaching, research, extension, and engagement.
- Enhance its historic strengths in agriculture, science, and engineering with a commitment to excellence in a comprehensive range of academic disciplines
- Provide leadership among staff and administration for collaboration with faculty and students to ensure educational, intellectual, cultural, social, economic, and technological development and outreach within the state, the nation, and the world.