Monday marked the start of North Carolina’s State Employee Recognition Week, and Wednesday, Sept. 30 is State Employee Appreciation Day.

As a small token of appreciation for your hard work and dedication, every ORI employee has been automatically entered into a random drawing for an Edible Arrangement. I hope you’ll join me on Wednesday at noon for a brief Zoom meeting to recognize everyone’s efforts and announce the 10 winners of the drawing (attendance not required to win). 

Also, look out for an email on Wednesday from ORI HR inviting you to give kudos to your colleagues on a virtual message board via Padlet.

Thank you for all that you do each and every day to support research at NC State.

With best wishes,

Dr. Mladen Vouk
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation