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The 17th president of the University of North Carolina, Thomas W. Ross, will be inaugurated in Greensboro Thursday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m.
The inauguration will be held at the Ellis F. Corbett Sports Center at N.C. Agricultural & Technical State University.
Ross, who has held office since Jan. 1, was elected UNC system president by the UNC Board of Governors, replacing former President Erskine Bowles.
N.C. Central University SGA president Reggie McCrimmon expects Ross to continue "painting a picture of where we are and where we want to be" during his inauguration speech.
The University of North Carolina is the multi–campus university system which includes all public baccalaureate-degree- granting institutions in the state.
This includes 16 universities and well as a public residential high school for gifted students.
NCCU is a member of the system.
Ross said in remarks made to the Board of Governors following his election, "We must work together to help our students grow intellectually and personally; to experience fully the life of the mind; to develop critical thinking, writing and oral communication skills; to be able to analyze information; assess its credibility and use it to solve difficult problems; to be adaptable; and to prepare for work in new and evolving occupations."
Ross holds a B.A. in political science from Davidson College. He is a graduate of the UNC — Chapel Hill School of Law.
Prior to his office at UNC Ross was president of Davidson College and served for 17 years on the North Carolina Superior Court bench.
The UNC Board of Governors supervises and governs the affairs of all UNC institutions. Ross and his staff administer the directives and policies of the Board of Governors.
Ross provides general leadership to the UNC system concerning academic and student affairs, legal and financial policy, research, and government relations.
"He sat with me for over an hour discussing the Association of Student Governments his first day on the job," said Atul Bhula, president of the UNC Association of Student Governments and a graduate student at Appalachian State University,
"He has been great about focusing on students."
UNCASG is comprised of delegates from every UNC institution, including NCCU.
A reception will be held after the inauguration at N.C. A & T's Foundation Event Center.
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