Any tenured faculty member who has served for ten or more years in a full-time faculty position at NC State University is eligible for emeritus/emerita status. Any professional track faculty member who has served for ten or more years in a full-time faculty position at NC State University is eligible for emeritus/emerita status. Upon recommendation of the Chancellor, the Board of Trustees may make exceptions to these eligibility requirements and grant emeritus/emerita status in cases of exceptio
Emeritus/emerita faculty who have accepted duties and responsibilities assigned by an NC State administrative unit are to be provided office space and support consistent with those responsibilities and duties. For those who wish to remain active in scholarly or other creative work and/or service to the University without accepting assigned duties and responsibilities, efforts should be made to provide office space and all generally available services.
Procedures for granting emeritus/emerita faculty status are available through the Office of the Provost.
Section 2 of the policy outlines the responsibilities and privileges of emeritus/emerita faculty status.
Can emeritus/emerita faculty vote on personnel decisions? No, emeritus/emerita faculty are not Departmental Voting Faculty and may not vote on any personnel decisions (appointment, reappointment, promotion and tenure, or post-tenure review).
