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Poole Professor Rishika Rishika Among 2025-26 University Faculty Scholars

Faculty and Staff

Get to know our Poole Pack, the dedicated faculty and staff who drive our community forward. Explore their recent achievements, professional milestones and the work shaping our college.

Doug Rowe smiling. Text: [Recognition] is like love languages — everybody's is different. We need to meet people in theirs." — Doug Rowe, HR consultant NC State's Poole College of Management*

Apr 29, 2026

Find a Way To Recognize Every Employee

For many leaders, employee recognition can feel like one big to-do list item. Doug Rowe, HR consultant at Poole College, says meaningful recognition starts with understanding your people by communicating consistently and building relationships over time.
Professionals gathered around circular tables in a large conference room with grey walls

Apr 24, 2026

AI in Textiles: Implementing and Regulating New Technologies 

Poole supply chain professor Rob Handfield was a keynote speaker at Wilson College's Conference on AI in the Textile and Fashion Industries.
Group of people standing next to a poster on an easel

Apr 10, 2026

Poole College Recognizes Recent Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

This monthly series showcases the achievements, service and impact of Poole College faculty and staff, within the college and beyond.
Allison Lowe Reed and a group of students throwing up wolfies on stairs

Mar 18, 2026

Poole Students Turn Data Into Opportunity Through Labor Market Index Project

Thanks to a Poole College High-Impact Experience Mini Grant, senior lecturer Allison Lowe Reed and her students are tracking and analyzing regional labor markets with the end goal of publishing their own index.

Faculty members at the 2026 Conference on Faculty Excellence

Mar 12, 2026

Poole Instructional Design Group Wins Poster Contest at Conference on Faculty Excellence

Their poster on mapping an accessibility plan at Poole College tied for first against 50 other teams.
Bill Rand, in a black jacket and red shirt, smiling

Mar 6, 2026

Get to Know NC State’s Bill Rand

In a student-led interview, the Poole College professor and Goodnight Executive Director of the NC State Institute for Advanced Analytics details his academic journey and goals for AI education.
photo of two men standing in front of a projection screen, one holding an award

Mar 5, 2026

Poole College Recognizes Recent Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

This monthly series showcases the achievements, service, and impact of Poole College faculty and staff, within the college and beyond.
Joe Brazel teaching a class with his arms extended

Feb 6, 2026

The Classroom Impact of Accounting Research

Poole College accounting professor Joe Brazel's research and experience give his students a competitive edge.
the nc state belltower in winter

Feb 5, 2026

Two Poole Professors Receive Spring 2026 DELTA Express Grants

Paul Mulvey and Eileen Taylor each received Course Mapping Express grants.
Rishika Rishinka smiling

Feb 2, 2026

Poole Professor Rishika Rishika Among 2025-26 University Faculty Scholars

Early- and mid-career faculty receive this designation in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, scholarship and service to the university and beyond.