FACULTY SENATE

2000-2001 Academic Year Resolutions Adopted

R5: 2000/2001: Resolution of Commendation (Kermit L. Hall)

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
FACULTY SENATE

Resolution of Commendation

Whereas: Provost Kermit L. Hall has served as Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs since July, 1999; and

Whereas: Provost Hall’s eminence as a historian, both in scholarship and in public service, has brought distinction to NC State University; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has demonstrated his commitment to teaching by offering a senior seminar course for majors in the History Department; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has shown his support for enhancing the quality of instruction at NC State in his consistent advocacy of teaching and learning initiatives across the university, and by instituting the Provost’s Departmental Awards for Teaching and Learning Excellence; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has supported faculty governance by advocating the principles of transparency, openness, and faculty input and has helped incorporate those principles into the procedures for reappointment, promotion, and tenure and for the review of administrative positions; and

Whereas: Provost Hall’s commitment to the faculty has enhanced faculty governance at NC State, and brought the university distinction in the academic community; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has raised awareness of scholarly communication issues and championed the rights of faculty to intellectual property and in the scholarly publishing process; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has embodied the great traditions of NC State University in teaching, research, service and outreach; therefore be it

Resolved: That the faculty of NC State University offers its appreciation to Provost Hall for his service to the university and offers its best wishes in his new position as President of Utah State University.

 

Resolution R5: 00/01
First Reading: November 28, 2000
Adopted: November 28, 2000