Stories From 2021
Mandatory Civil Rights Training
Civil Rights training is required of faculty and staff within universities receiving federal funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to ensure compliance and enforcement of the prohibition against discrimination in research and Extension.
Learn About Our Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
University Human Resources has created a guide to help employees take advantage of the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program. The guide will introduce you to some of FASAP's valuable resources.
Extension Wins APLU National Diversity Award
Susan Jakes, NC State Extension associate state program leader for community and rural development, along with collaborators on the Coming Together for Racial Understanding team, was honored with the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) National Diversity in Extension Award for 2021.
Send a Note of Gratitude to a Colleague
We think each member of the Wolfpack deserves a special note of appreciation for all their extraordinary work, especially since the start of the pandemic.
Register for the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Symposium and Reception
Register to attend the inaugural Plant Sciences Symposium on Monday, Dec. 6, at Hunt Library. The theme of the event is harnessing the data revolution for resilient agriculture.
Coleman Named Interim CCO
Over the past five years, Kionna Coleman helped CALS Communications develop an internal creative services agency to support the diverse communications and marketing needs of the college, its departments, centers and programs and she has now accepted the interim chief communications officer position.
Burchell Appointed President of the American Ecological Engineering Society
Biological and Agricultural Engineering professor and department Extension leader Michael Burchell was recently elected as president of the American Ecological Engineering Society.
New DEI Course: Applied Cultural Identity
To meet the growing interest in introductory-level diversity, equity and inclusion educational opportunities, OIED’s Inclusive Excellence and Strategic Practice unit has developed a new online, self-paced course, Applied Cultural Identity, for the NC State campus community.
University Loses Highly-respected and Beloved Member of the CALS and Applied Ecology Community
On Friday, Nov. 19, while in his hometown of Kankakee, IL, Tom Kwak, Ph.D. passed away. Kwak, an applied ecology professor and unit leader of the U.S. Geological Survey’s NC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit will be missed.
CALS IT TidBits – November 2021
In this edition of CALS IT TidBits find information on the latest IT news. WiFi etiquette, Google Workspace updates, VPN updates and more.