When referring to employees of NC State, the term “staff” refers to all university employees who do not have a faculty appointment. For more information on the different types of faculty appointments, view this article on the University Human Resources HRNow platform (login required). 

Staff hold positions in administrative, professional, technical, business and operations roles, among others. Use “staff” when referring collectively to employees in these categories (e.g., administrative staff, research staff).

Use lowercase except when part of a proper name, such as Staff Senate.