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UA 002 Preliminary Inventory of the Office of the Chancellor Record Group, 1889 - 2007

General records, annual reports, Administrative Council meeting minutes, general faculty meeting minutes, and official University policies and procedures. Materials date from 1889 to 2007.
The Chancellor is the chief administrative and executive officer, leader and spokesperson of North Carolina State University and reports to the President of the University of North Carolina General Administration and the Board of Governors, whose members are appointed by the North Carolina legislature. The University is governed by a 13-member North Carolina State University Board of Trustees. The Chancellor, who has complete executive authority for the university, subject to the direction of the president and the board of trustees, defines the scope and authority of faculties, councils, committees, and officers of NC State, is a member of all faculties and other academic bodies of the university and has the right to preside over the deliberations of the legislative bodies of the faculties of the institution. The Office ofthe Chancellor retains authority in faculty and EPA personnel, student matters, contracts, leases and other agreements, and the acquisition and disposition of property. Duties include, but are not limited to, the establishment of admissions policies, administration of scholarship and financial aid, appointment of tenure-track faculty positions, head coaches and the athletic director, administration of intercollegiate athletics, regulation of student activities and conduct, and maintainence of campus security.

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

Acquisitions Information

Transferred from the Office of the Chancellor and subordinate units.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University Office of the Chancellor Records, UA 002, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Administrative Note

The Chancellor is the chief administrative and executive officer, leader and spokesperson of North Carolina State University and reports to the President of the University of North Carolina General Administration and the Board of Governors, whose members are appointed by the North Carolina legislature. The University is governed by a 13-member North Carolina State University Board of Trustees. The Chancellor, who has complete executive authority for the university, subject to the direction of the president and the board of trustees, defines the scope and authority of faculties, councils, committees, and officers of North Carolina STate University, is a member of all faculties and other academic bodies of the university and has the right to preside over the deliberations of the legislative bodies of the faculties of the institution.

The Office of the Chancellor retains authority in faculty and EPA personnel, student matters, contracts, leases and other agreements, and the acquisition and disposition of property. Duties include, but are not limited to, the establishment of admissions policies, administration of scholarship and financial aid, appointment of tenure-track faculty positions, head coaches and the athletic director, administration of intercollegiate athletics, regulation of student activities and conduct, and maintainence of campus security.

The university was established as North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (A & M College) in 1887. The name was changed in 1917 to North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (State College). State College became North Carolina State University in 1965. The university was originally headed by a "President " (1889-1934), then a "Vice President" of the Consolidated University (1934), then a "Dean of Administration" (1934-1945), and finally a "Chancellor" (1945-present).

Short Biographies of Each NCSU Chancellor and President external link

Chronology

1889-1899 Alexander Quarles Holladay
1899-1908 George Tayloe Winston
1908-1916 Daniel Harvey Hill
1916-1923 Wallace Carl Riddick
1923-1934 Eugene Clyde Brooks
1934-1953 John William Harrelson
1953-1959 Carey Hoyt Bostian
1959-1975 John Tyler Caldwell
1975 Jackson Ashcroft Rigney (Interim Chancellor)
1975-1981 Joab Langston Thomas
1981-1982 Nash Nicks Winstead (Interim Chancellor)
1982-1989 Bruce Robert Poulton
1989-1998 Larry King Monteith
1998-2004 Marye Anne Fox
2004 Robert A. Barnhardt (Interim Chancellor)
2005-2009 James L. Oblinger
2009- James H. Woodward (Interim Chancellor)

Scope and Content Note

Records of the North Carolina State University Office of the Chancellor include official correspondence, reports and committee minutes for the Office of the Chancellor; published annual reports for North Carolina State University and unpublished reports of schools, colleges, and divisions; minutes of the Administrative Council meetings, which document a wide variety of University business; minutes from the general faculty meetings; official policies and procedures for North Carolina State University; and records from the Park Scholars office.

Identification

UA 002

Creator

North Carolina State University. Office of the Chancellor.

Quantity

429.0 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff external link.

Language

English

The records are organized into several subgroups, each with a separate guide:

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