About the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management

Owen Cooks

Owen Cooks became the associate vice chancellor for facilities management at UNC Charlotte on Sept. 16, 2024.

Cooks leads more than 450 employees in the Department of Facilities Management in planning, building, operating and maintaining the University’s buildings and land.

Cooks joins the University from the UNC System, where he served as director of campus planning and space utilization and was responsible for coordination of systemwide campus planning and real estate transactions.

Prior to the UNC System, Cooks had 30 years of higher education facilities experience including serving as the assistant vice chancellor for planning, design, construction and real estate at the University of Pittsburgh; associate vice chancellor for facilities at Winston-Salem State University; and in a variety of facilities management roles at Purdue University.

Cooks holds a bachelor’s degree in interior design and a master’s degree in higher education management from Purdue University.

Contact Information

Email: ocooks@charlotte.edu