University of North Carolina System

The UNC Board of Governors will meet in special session today (Wednesday, July 24) at 1:15 p.m. at the UNC System Office in Raleigh. Watch the livestream provided by PBS North Carolina: https://ow.ly/os6450SImOz

UNC System President Peter Hans today announced the formation of a 13-member committee that will search for the next chancellor of North Carolina State University. Ed Stack, a 1992 NC State alumnus and vice chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, will chair the search advisory committee. Learn More: https://ow.ly/U31l50SGbEg

The UNC Board of Governors will meet in special session at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the UNC System Office in Raleigh, NC. Learn More: https://ow.ly/aqvM50SFWnf

We are tremendously grateful to Chancellor Woodson for 14 years of extraordinary service to North Carolina State University and the UNC System. “For 14 years, Randy Woodson has perfectly captured the pragmatic brilliance of NC State,” said UNC System President Peter Hans. “Like the university he leads, Randy is sharp, good-natured, and eager to get things done for North Carolina. It’s made him a great colleague and one of the most effective leaders in this state.”

The UNC System has awarded nearly $29 million to expand nursing education at 12 public universities and North Carolina’s Area Health Education Centers. The grants are part of a groundbreaking effort to address the nursing #workforce shortage in North Carolina. Like many states across the country, North Carolina is coping with an alarming drop in #nursing professionals. The state is projected to have a shortage of up to 18,600 registered nurses over the next decade, a major challenge for health care providers and an aging patient population. Nursing students face rigorous education and licensure requirements, which makes it challenging to quickly expand the nursing workforce. And the Great Resignation, which saw tens of millions of Americans voluntarily quit their jobs in the aftermath of the pandemic, has sharply impacted health care professions and added to the decline of working nurses. The System’s goal is to increase its output of nursing degrees by 50% over the next 10 years. Learn More: https://ow.ly/c2ml50SCyiv #NCHigherEd #UNCSystem #healthcare #nced

Submit a public comment to the UNC Board of Governors for the July 2024 meeting. Public comments will be accepted online until 5 p.m. on July 24. https://ow.ly/eRu050SCeZx

A first-of-its-kind program aimed at bringing former students back into the UNC System to complete their bachelor’s degree is having a substantial effect on enrollment throughout the state. The Re-Enrollment Program – offered by Project Kitty Hawk, an affiliated entity of the UNC System – contacts former students who started a degree at a UNC System institution but never finished. Re-enrollment counselors walk them through options of when and how they can resume their studies, including re-enrolling at their former university or finding another institution within the UNC System that fits their needs. Since the PKH Re-Enrollment Program began in May 2023, 1,791 students have been brought back into UNC System institutions through the program. Fifty-two percent of students who have re-enrolled through the PKH Re-Enrollment Program have been out of school for at least three years – a demographic that universities across the country often struggle to bring back into higher education Learn More: https://ow.ly/8owL50SxbI9

Three research teams from within the UNC System have been selected as recipients of awards totaling $4.5 million from the 2025 Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI). The grants are funded by the North Carolina General Assembly to encourage innovative and collaborative research projects across the state. The UNC System ROI program focuses on six priority research areas: advanced manufacturing; data science; energy; marine and coastal science; military and security-related issues; and pharmacoengineering. The winning research projects for fiscal year 2025 are: • Nature Inspired Collaborative Energy Research (NICER) - University of North Carolina at Greensboro • Ultra-High Efficiency Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • TEAL-SHIPS Transect Expedition to Assess Land-to-Sea Habitats via Interdisciplinary Process Studies - University of North Carolina Wilmington Learn more about their groundbreaking research: https://ow.ly/cV5x50SsW9l

The UNC Board of Governors is under new leadership, with an all-female slate of officers for the first time in UNC System history. The board unanimously elected Wendy Murphy as the new board chair, Kellie Hunt Blue as the vice chair, and Pearl Burris-Floyd as the secretary. “I’m honored to be elected chair at a time when three women will assume leadership roles as Board officers for the first time in history,” Murphy said. “This is a critical moment for higher education, and I’m blessed to serve alongside Vice Chair Kellie Hunt Blue and Secretary Pearl Burris-Floyd. Together, we have meaningful experience on university boards in North Carolina, and I know we will always keep students at the forefront of our minds when making decisions about the university.”   Learn More: https://ow.ly/Lygr50SsUwj #UNCSystem #NCHigherEd #NCed

UNC System President Peter Hans announced the formation of a 13-member committee that will search for the next chancellor of Appalachian State University. Deanna Ballard, former state senator who represented Watauga County from 2016 to 2023, will chair the search advisory committee. Learn More: https://ow.ly/ksRT50SsNbb