You have to hand it to UNC: those guys have unmitigated gall. Before their new chancellor has her first day on the job, and before lame-duck Chancellor Holden Thorp can announce whatever his “blue-ribbon” panel led by led by Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, has come up with, UNC athletic director [...]
Vote For Ms. Wuf (aka, Current Admin. Gets It)
I received this email (quoted below) from the athletics department a little while ago, and wanted to share it here. How cool is it that the current administration knows it’s fans so well such that they know we love us a good poll skewin’? Anyone think that the previous admin. would have ever lowered themselves [...]
SFN’s ‘Chancellor Corner’
With the large traffic that SFN generates, one of the best ways that we can ‘give back’ to the broader NC State Community is to use our platform to keep to our readers updated on happenings around campus. (Speaking of large traffic, we’ve hit a milestone that we’d like to celebrate with you by clicking [...]
Chancellor Woodson Officially Installed Today!!!
Randy Woodson is currently being installed and introduced, officially, as the Chancellor of our University today. There are few things going on at N.C. State of late that we should be more thankful for. Woodson is a truly remarkable man in a humble, down-to-earth shell. If you have not yet had the pleasure to interact [...]
Chancellor Woodson gives “State of State” address
As we entered 2010, North Carolina State University’s academic and athletic rankings had never been worse. The University’s overall performance and perception amongst its large alumni base was in as deep of a valley as possibly could be imagined. Enter new Chancellor, Randy Woodson…followed by new Athletics Director, Debbie Yow and you immediately have a [...]
Tailgating Unlimited, Part 1
It may not seem like it right now, while we drown in the North Carolina Heat Index and wish that merciless August sun deeper into the southern hemisphere where it belongs, but college football season is once again upon us. And with it the triumphant return of tailgating. The following is the first part of [...]
Credit where it’s due: The Triangle Business Journal
I’ve subscribed to the TBJ for some time, and I find it to be amazingly informative as a small business owner in the Triangle. It’s a great way for me to keep my finger on the pulse of the business world around me. It seems recently, however, I’ve found it to also be THE authority [...]
Chancellor Woodson: A Self-Described “Huge” Sports Fan
Good read from WRAL.com A self-described “huge” sports fan, he said he’s committed to excellence in athletics as well as academics. You should click here for our “Tag” of Chancellor Woodson on our message boards for a couple of a good conversations of interest.
Welcome, Chancellor Woodson
NC State’s 14th Chancellor officially begins work today. You can click here to view the thread from our message board from when Woodon was originally announced. More recently, this conversation discussing some of Woodson’s views received a lot of hits. The following video was taken on Wednesday, Feb. 17, when Chancellor-elect William Randolph Woodson and [...]
Chancellor Woodson Extended Interview
We hope that you and and all of the readers in our community took the time to read our Welcoming blog post and the commentary shared by our readers. You can click here for the thread on our message board regarding Chancellor Woodson’s appointment. “This is an exceptional University.” “The reputation of this institution is [...]