The good news is that NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson has announced a reorganization to become more efficient and focused as budget cuts loom. Both academics and administration will be impacted.
Now the bad news. Why didn’t Chancellor Woodson’s predecessors take these steps before now? For how long have hard-working North Carolinians been funding non-core activities and duplicative administration at NC State?
Among other things, Arden and Leffler will look at all courses and academic degree programs with low enrollment and under-subscribed majors for possible elimination or consolidation.
Woodson also said he will be looking at ways to merge parts of the administration. The reorganization is expected to include consolidation of business offices that are spread in departments all over campus into a few “regional” offices in strategic locations to handle functions such as human resources, purchasing, travel, grants and contract administration.
