As reflected in the University Mission, NC State values excellence, inclusion, integrity, sustainability, community, freedom, and collaboration. NC State strives to promote a collegial, respectful, and academically productive environment between graduate students, administration, faculty, and staff. To promote these aims and build and maintain a supportive culture, the University has enumerated the below principles. Although this document is not a policy, regulation or rule of the University and is not legally binding, it is intended and aspires to provide a solid foundation from which students, faculty, and staff can effectively build a positive and supportive environment that reflects the University's values. It articulates a set of principles and approaches designed to promote effective and productive relationships among students, administration, faculty, and staff as well as to serve as a source of guidance and support.
These principles align with several goals of the institution's strategic plan, Wolfpack 2030: Empowering the Extraordinary. In terms of direct impacts, these include: Goal 1: empowering students for a lifetime of success and impact, Goal 2: ensuring preeminence in research, scholarship, innovation and collaboration, Goal 4: championing a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging and well-being in all we do, and Goal 7: elevating the national and global reputation and visibility of NC State.