"This University is on an incredible roll. It is a great tribute to our Carolina family, including alumni, parents and friends, as well as the leaders of the UNC system and North Carolina. There is a lot to celebrate in Chapel Hill because we are making great progress on virtually every priority that we have set for ourselves. Every part of the University is positioned for the kind of distinction that should be expected at Carolina." — James Moeser, Chancellor

Photos of Chancellor Moeser


  • Dr. Susan Moeser and Chancellor James Moeser from a view in his South Building office.

  • James Moeser, who was unanimously elected chancellor by the UNC Board of Governors earlier in the day, addresses students, faculty and staff at a reception on campus April 15, 2000.

  • Chancellor Moeser serves ice cream to students during his first Fall Fest, part of a welcoming event for new and returning students on campus.

  • Henry Frye, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, administers the oath of office to Chancellor Moeser during his installation on University Day, Oct. 12, 2000. Holding the Bible is Dr. Susan Moeser, the chancellor's wife.

  • Chancellor Moeser and Student Body President Jennifer Daum address national and state media on campus when a controversial book about the Qur'an was the focus of the Summer Reading Program in August 2002.

  • Chancellor Moeser reads to a third-grade class during an elementary school visit.

  • Chancellor Moeser joins a crew of dignitaries at the groundbreaking event for the North Carolina Cancer Hospital in 2005. Three-year-old cancer patient Reece Holbrook leads the shoveling while N.C. Senator Jeanne Lucas and Dr. Richard Goldberg look on. The new hospital will serve as the clinical home of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

  • Chancellor Moeser checks out the balcony view during a gala opening weekend for the newly renovated Memorial Hall in 2005. The performances marked the public's first chance to experience the transformation of one of Carolina’s most beloved and historic gathering places.

  • Chancellor Moeser and UNC President Erskine Bowles lead the traditional processional into Memorial Hall as part of the 2006 University Day convocation.

  • Chancellor Moeser is joined by three former Carolina chancellors during a ceremony celebrating the renaming of a campus residence hall for Paul Hardin, far right. Also attending were Bill McCoy, interim chancellor before Moeser took office, and William Aycock.

  • Chancellor Moeser talks with Betty Brown, left, and Mark Harris, assistant principal of High Point Central High School, aboard Destiny, part of UNC's traveling science learning program. The program is the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center's science education initiative serving pre-college teachers and students across North Carolina. Moeser saw Destiny with High Point students as part of his "Carolina Connects" visits to communities statewide.

  • From left, Paul Fulton, Chancellor Moeser, Joan Gillings, Dennis Gillings and Charlie Shaffer applaud after the cutting of a ceremonial cake that marked passing the Carolina First Campaign’s $2 billion goal. Joan and Dennis Gillings committed $50 million — the single largest pledge in the University's history — to the School of Public Health. Fulton, a trustee, and Shaffer are two of the volunteer co-chairs for the campaign.