Office of Faculty Development and Special Initiatives
The Office of Faculty Development and Special Initiatives provides faculty with the tools needed to succeed and excel. It utilizes traditional resources, as well as innovative techniques to encourage outstanding research and professional development.
The mission of the Office of Faculty Development and Special Initiatives is to recruit, promote and retain excellent faculty across the College; actively engage faculty, administrators and staff across departments; and celebrate faculty success, achievement and promotion.
Faculty Development and Special Initiatives Team
Associate Dean, Faculty Development
and Special Initiatives
Dr. Christine S. Grant, grant@ncsu.edu, (919)
515-2317
Assistant Director, Faculty Development and Special Initiatives
and PURPOSE Institute
Barbara Smith, besmith@ncsu.edu, (919)
515-3639
Program and Event Coordinator
Sherry Bailey, sbbailey@ncsu.edu,
(919) 513-0263
Program Coordinator-Keck Futures Project
Pasha Bennett, pasha_bennett@ncsu.edu, (919)
515-8095
Communications Coordinator
Jessica Wilson, jbwilso2@ncsu.edu,
(919) 513-3441
Dr. Christine S. Grant
Associate Dean of Faculty Development
and Special Initiatives
Contact Us
Faculty Development and Special Initiatives College of Engineering: Office of the DeanCampus Box 7901, 115 Page Hall
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7901
Phone: (919) 515-7950
Fax: (919) 515-7951