The University Newswire is the official source for up-to-date news about UNC Pembroke and the people who make it great! Find us online at www.uncp.edu/news/. http://www.uncp.edu/news/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:32:35 -0400 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:32:18 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ UNC Pembroke’s newly elected Student Government Association President Emily Ashley will start work in July at the Board of Trustees’ retreat. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/emily_ashley.htm D4A796F4-1993-4534-AC61-78F02191E241-2242-00001AA6525E911B-FFA Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:32:25 -0400 The English Club at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke dedicated much of the past academic year to raising money for their largest service project to date - buying books for every child represented by the Scotland County’s Guardian ad Litem (GAL) program. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/english_club.htm 79ECE86B-1835-4B90-9398-A5C467E318AD-2242-00001AA1992D763C-FFA Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:32:03 -0400 The new director of marketing of UNC Pembroke’s Givens Performing Arts Center is an experienced graphic designer and promoter. Chad Locklear also understands GPAC from the audience’s perspective. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/chad_locklear.htm 07114144-A439-483E-A27E-EDEDFDEA6FBD-2242-00001A9CA7998BFD-FFA Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:31:44 -0400 Darek Hunt brings diverse experience and training to UNC Pembroke’s Regional Center at COMtech. He will seek to energize the organization whose mission is to reach out to surrounding communities to enhance the quality of life. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/darek_hunt.htm AB16F5F4-C1A0-4F9C-BC83-AB994F00E4E2-2242-00001A96E8507F88-FFA Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:31:23 -0400 Beth Wilkerson is in the job creation business at UNC Pembroke. She is a small business advisor and Assistant Director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) Cape Fear Regional Office, located in UNCP’s Regional Center. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/beth_wilkerson.htm 88297100-45C2-429B-B069-49E804E6E3DD-2242-00001A8FC950EFA2-FFA Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:30:58 -0400 This story begins the same way it did almost 10 years ago in a hospital newsletter: “James Jacobs of Lumberton wears a t-shirt that reads: My wife and I have spent all the money we saved for retirement, but we’ve invested it wisely. We have four daughters, one is pre-med and three are RNs.” http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/lowry_grads.htm A6DAC477-A5C3-4C1C-9990-0FCF26D8F56E-2242-00001A89AFB8F820-FFA Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:30:28 -0400 After 14-months and many celebrations, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke officially turned the page on May 4 to begin its next 125 years. A great deal was learned along the way. The legend of UNCP’s founding and its continuing growth were revisited. Some forgotten history was dusted off with a fresh telling. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/125_in_125.htm CC86C1B5-2F70-4B6F-8C8C-212EDDCD8A82-1775-0000178C09CBC1A3-FFA Fri, 24 May 2013 17:01:17 -0400 Founded in 2008, UNC Pembroke’s entrepreneurship programs have 170 students enrolled currently, 30 graduates and five business start-ups to its credit, Dr. Mike Menefee told the 2013 graduating class during an April 25 luncheon. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/e-certificates.htm C874702E-841E-489D-B2C2-D516CC682940-1775-00001783ABB6F50D-FFA Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:34 -0400 Leaders of Richmond Community College and UNC Pembroke signed a dual enrollment agreement on May 16 that will make earning a four-year degree easier for RCC’s students. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/uncp_richmond_cc_agreement.htm 3177D252-6A24-477F-9394-2F3DA767E148-1775-0000177D699BA011-FFA Fri, 24 May 2013 16:59:59 -0400 Below is the list of students at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke who qualified for the Chancellor’s and Honors lists during the 2013 Spring semester. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/honors_list_may_2013.htm 85360339-1958-40DB-9255-934FEF1E056B-1775-00001775AAEDCA1F-FFA Fri, 24 May 2013 16:59:31 -0400 In two commencement ceremonies, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke graduated a record number of students and closed the book on its 125th anniversary celebration. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/commencement_may.htm 70D3508B-D5D4-4227-BB16-5377EC9A6772-2453-000018CE23066526-FFA Tue, 07 May 2013 15:53:53 -0400 UNC Pembroke honored its graduating military veterans in a special ceremony in Old Main on May 2. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/vet_grads.htm 29E6B8D1-BE50-4CF5-A262-5D5ED07CABCC-2453-000018C4B4A88D64-FFA Tue, 07 May 2013 15:53:25 -0400 UNC Pembroke School of Business faculty, Drs. William “Rick” Crandall, John A. Parnell, and John E. Spillan have published the second edition of their book “Crisis Management: Leading in the New Strategy Landscape” (SAGE Publishing; Thousand Oaks, Calif. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/crisis_management.htm F4C6567B-E923-410A-8E92-7669A0497E67-2453-000018BB3D34AC30-FFA Tue, 07 May 2013 15:52:55 -0400 Kairon Brewington of Pembroke and India Smith of Lumberton have earned full, four-year scholarships to The University of North Carolina at Pembroke in the Early Assurance Program (EAP). http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/early_assurance_program.htm 80354115-B5A9-47C4-BB42-3EF7CBEC50C0-2453-000018AFC0114C6D-FFA Tue, 07 May 2013 15:51:54 -0400 Chelsey Parsons, an art major from Raeford, NC, has won the Peach Belt Conference T-shirt design contest and $100. She is an art major from Raeford, N.C. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/peach_belt_t-shirt.htm C3242BCA-3214-434E-A8FB-4B97202DAF05-2453-000018AA1080D938-FFA Tue, 07 May 2013 15:51:29 -0400 For the fifth consecutive year, The Pine Needle, UNC Pembroke’s student newspaper, has won first place in the 2012-13 American Scholastic Press Association national contest. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/pine_needle_award.htm D66BD1D8-DC54-410B-B7E7-E56D81240891-2453-000018A4E0B6B000-FFA Tue, 07 May 2013 15:51:05 -0400 UNC Pembroke history Professor Charles Beem calls his newest book, “The Name of a Queen,” one of his favorite projects. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/charles_beem.htm 2DFE9B0D-85E8-4C4B-9FE2-046E2A6FF521-2618-0000165ECE1D292B-FFA Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:16:20 -0400 On April 10, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke hosted their third annual Last Lecture Series in the Givens Performing Arts Center. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/renee_lamphere.htm EDF449A4-D520-4C72-BAF1-B945E4421A67-2618-00001656A17E2BB1-FFA Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:15:59 -0400 UNC Pembroke’s students proved once again their resourcefulness in organizing the first Lumbee River Independent Film Festival was held April 11 at the Regional Center. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/lumbee_river_film_festival.htm 6A75014B-57E2-4668-849A-DA3CEA5AD5C9-2618-00001650D818DA25-FFA Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:15:23 -0400 The Middle East is in for a bumpy ride. This is the conclusion of Middle East statesman and scholar Dr. Josef Olmert, who spoke at UNC Pembroke on April 16. The brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Dr. Olmert is a resident scholar at the University of South Carolina. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/josef_olmert.htm EEF2313E-F042-4630-A646-AE73EF257AC2-2618-000016467ECA4E90-FFA Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:14:59 -0400 John R. Jones III of DeKalb, Illinois, was named vice chancellor for Student Affairs at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke by a vote of the Board of Trustees, Chancellor Kyle Carter announced today. He will join UNCP on June 3. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/john_jones.htm 61E25859-8A2A-4A9B-B92C-77652F49A509-1216-00000D822DCA8AE8-FFA Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:25:37 -0400 In a speech at UNC Pembroke, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory challenged higher education leaders to work smarter for the economic recovery of the state. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/mccrory.htm F0D91A8E-14C7-4BDB-A385-CA1E7E5527F3-1182-0000093E496D6D31-FFA Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:53:01 -0400 The University of North Carolina system’s governing body convened on the campus of UNC Pembroke on April 11 – 12. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/bog_visit.htm 042D7886-30CF-4CA1-B091-2CD65393DD1C-1182-00000938E953A17F-FFA Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:54:08 -0400 Dr. Tim Ritter, a physics professor at UNC Pembroke, has been named the recipient of the UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/tim_ritter.htm 816F0808-DD04-4E43-B08A-0C1FD69D9940-1091-00000916AB665D19-FFA Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:47 -0400 Undergraduate students put their research in science, art, music and more on display at the 7th Annual Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity (PURC) Symposium on April 3. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/purc_symposium.htm F34BEE7F-03B6-4DAF-8532-76A070D48887-1091-0000091165EF51F6-FFA Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:25 -0400 Entrepreneurs need good legal advice, especially during the start-up phase. That was the message at UNC Pembroke’s 5th Annual Entrepreneurship Summit on April 4. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/e-summit.htm C6506B85-D203-4FAB-BBC7-71658097F60C-1091-0000090CC3B4CC49-FFA Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:03 -0400 The AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) announced this week that the School of Business and The University of North Carolina at Pembroke have received initial accreditation of its undergraduate and graduate business programs. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/aacsb_accreditation.htm 5D58FCF4-33EB-44C5-BA6B-3AA6F1879A44-2453-00001D0661DCACAE-FFA Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:45:02 -0400 In a press conference on April 2, Richard “Dick” Christy was announced as UNC Pembroke’s ninth director of athletics. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/dick_christy.htm B7A992DE-18E6-444C-921B-1C28B3EA05D2-2453-00001CFB4098CE3F-FFA Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:44:44 -0400 UNC Pembroke Student Government President Robert Nunnery was elected president of the Association of Student Governments on March 23. The ASG represents the students of all 17 UNC system universities. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/robert_nunnery.htm F7CDFCF8-067A-4B80-87F3-B888A3EAC256-2453-00001CF77B6F3C41-FFA Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:43:56 -0400 UNC Pembroke celebrated a group of pioneering students on March 27. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/african_american_firsts.htm 87626422-DF79-4416-86E7-324E84D74AEB-2453-00001CF079F99126-FFA Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:43:40 -0400 UNC Pembroke celebrated 45 years of Pembroke Magazine on March 19 with a reading by Lumberton author Jill McCorkle from her new novel and a fundraising dinner. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/jill_mccorkle.htm E92396E0-C68D-4C08-8F25-07B162FD0304-2453-00001CEAD355A7C0-FFA Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:43:10 -0400 UNC Pembroke was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/pres_honor_roll.htm 552FC7EC-C6C9-4F80-9FFD-41A4C73B0F39-2453-00001CE5D34BE681-FFA Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:42:45 -0400 Dr. Wiley Barrett was elected chairman of UNC Pembroke’s Board of Trustees during a special meeting on March 12. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/wiley_barrett.htm FBA7B357-F49C-4135-A61E-190990C731AA-1483-0000104E25B13B25-FFA Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:35:38 -0400 The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will hold its spring commencements on May 3 and 4. Graduate commencement will take place Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the Givens Performing Arts Center, and the undergraduate ceremony will take place Saturday, May 4, at 9 a.m. on the Quad. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/arlinda_locklear.htm B6343CF7-3FB6-48B6-AC4C-F2150400EE22-1483-0000104735CFD07C-FFA Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:35:26 -0400 A second national publication has named UNC Pembroke a “military friendly” university. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/military_friendly.htm 895BE956-095D-4CA4-9D5A-D1B2B505D613-1483-00001041EE92ABC3-FFA Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:34:54 -0400 The celebration of a building’s anniversary becomes special when that building embodies the aspirations of a community. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/old_main_90th.htm 473979FB-B376-454A-8D82-138BF89CE293-1483-0000103C1108CCD2-FFA Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:34:33 -0400 Founders’ Day at UNC Pembroke was celebrated at three afternoon events on March 7. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/founders_day.htm 9817147E-C2C1-4F79-BBA4-D3882E30DA04-1483-0000103697A17A57-FFA Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:34:08 -0400 From turning algae into biodiesel to using nematodes as organic pesticides, the 4th Annual Farm Bureau BioAg Symposium at UNC Pembroke revealed the entrepreneurial side of biotechnology. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/bioag_symposium.htm 812D4972-0668-4493-B92B-E7C4B07E0EE5-1483-00001033239A7432-FFA Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:33:44 -0400 The Sheltering Home Circle of the International Order of The King’s Daughters and Sons has established a $50,000 endowed scholarship at UNC Pembroke, according to an announcement by Wendy Lowery of the Office for Advancement. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/kings_daughters_sons_scholarships.htm 56863B11-5B00-4129-938C-D2A9C77E6CBF-2790-000001072981EC10-FFA Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:46:20 -0500 Tim Brooks was appointed by Gov. Beverly Perdue to the board of trustees of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/tim_brooks.htm EF51105F-9D8A-4FFE-9C36-F6408D1FC59C-1585-0000183878BF5E58-FFA Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:17:14 -0500 On January 26, UNC Pembroke held its first Hunger Summit to address and combat the issue of hunger in Robeson County. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/hunger_summit.htm 719FCA11-7B60-4AF9-B3F3-D6F7AEB65464-1585-000018323FF8F679-FFA Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:16:53 -0500 UNCP’s Clinical Mental Health Program and the Professional School Counseling Program have earned accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/cacrep_accreditation.htm 2D1997E4-24D2-4914-9BEB-AAE141C7AC31-911-000006357329827A-FFA Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:12:05 -0500 On January 2, Dr. Mary-Jeanne (MJ) Raleigh started work at UNC Pembroke as director of the Counseling and Testing Center. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/mary-jeanne_raleigh.htm E9C90F1B-62BD-4DAF-A562-65CC04A8ADDC-911-000006304FD8204D-FFA Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:11:08 -0500 Kelsey Cummings, a graduate student in music education, was named Miss UNCP 2013 on Jan. 31 during the annual pageant at the Givens Performing Arts Center. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/ms_uncp.htm 2691A528-5D13-4897-89AB-8FE6C5F36CA9-911-0000062A6803AF59-FFA Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:10:47 -0500 A 23-year old who has carried a weapon into Iraq or Afghanistan is a different kind of college student, said Michael Clawson, a retired U.S. Army colonel and the new coordinator of Military and Veterans Services at UNC Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/michael_clawson.htm 46CD2850-9E58-4C2A-8271-68F0C4B60384-911-00000622FBD8829C-FFA Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:10:20 -0500 UNC Pembroke’s History Department launched its first movie night on Jan. 22 with the film “Sahara.” http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/movie_night.htm 5165B67E-9DCB-4E00-9849-EF3BCE73B99A-934-0000060172E7C86F-FFA Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:16:47 -0500 UNC Pembroke announced Chancellor’s and Honor’s lists for the Fall Semester 2012. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/honors_list_dec_2012.htm 284F02BB-75E4-420F-8852-E389E867CC25-716-000003F7A590378E-FFA Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:35:17 -0500 During commencement ceremonies on December 7 – 8, 2012, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke conferred degrees on 600 students. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/grads_dec_2012.htm C78D983F-B963-439B-851D-96D909520709-716-000003F28DDB6205-FFA Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:34:52 -0500 The children of Burleigh and Pearlie Lowry did their chores on the farm before Lycurous or one of his brothers drove the bus to school. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/burleigh_pearlie_lowry_sch.htm D072732A-7FDD-40D3-9A73-EBE0C0C81753-716-000003ED6A9CC437-FFA Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:34:30 -0500 On January 13, UNC Pembroke dedicated its newest campus landmark in the Health Sciences Building. More than 50 people contributed to the privately-funded project. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/medicine_wheel_dedication.htm 23205154-446E-4C21-970E-02BD915B63F5-716-000003E89FBD43B4-FFA Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:34:08 -0500 A widespread power outage caused by an incoming winter storm did not stop UNC Pembroke from celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at its 9th annual program on January 17. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/mlk_celebration.htm 04DB0288-009D-4A90-8E7E-F7F1CB815CFA-716-000003E54B939F0E-FFA Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:33:48 -0500 It was a year of celebration and progress for UNC Pembroke. Here is a look at the top stories of 2012: http://www.uncp.edu/news/2013/2012_top_stories.htm ED00F7D3-4898-4C10-A866-0D568021EA8E-1541-0000131E16F3BAF2-FFA Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:53:07 -0500 Alpha Pi Omega, an American Indian sorority at UNC Pembroke, has launched a holiday service project for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/alpha_pi_omega.htm AA20E95C-E18E-4A24-9A6C-F46557347C22-1535-00000D3AB0C09165-FFA Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:07:11 -0500 The University of North Carolina at Pembroke has named its first class of Chancellor’s Ambassadors for 2013. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/chancellors_ambassadors.htm A2FAC074-4269-4F0B-8472-C2ADB153AE6D-1535-00000D354F941714-FFA Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:06:46 -0500 UNC Pembroke’s faculty and staff demonstrated their generosity once again by giving mightily to the 2012 North Carolina State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC). http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/secc.htm CC5DECBC-D5B1-442A-8D69-E3B6998F10AE-1535-00000D2B11BAC2FB-FFA Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:06:02 -0500 The University of North Carolina at Pembroke awarded diplomas to 600 graduate and undergraduate students during the 2012 Winter Commencement ceremonies on December 7 and 8. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/commencement_december.htm 605CBAC1-C319-4C31-981F-8CA9616F224C-1217-00000C63D33DC0E2-FFA Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:01:11 -0500 Two legendary leaders of education were celebrated on October 8 during a program at the Mary Livermore Library at UNC Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/braboy_jones.htm FB0AA508-96F6-4A82-B68B-C896FE0BDBC9-5266-00001404459D7E76-FFA Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:18:51 -0500 Dalton Hoffer, a senior mass communication major from Sneads Ferry, N.C., is the 2012 recipient of the Community Impact Student Award at UNC Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/dalton_hoffer.htm 8EE070F5-0061-4730-927E-7E9FECDC76A0-5266-0000140081801B5B-FFA Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:18:32 -0500 Planners of UNC Pembroke’s 4th Annual Honoring Native Foodways reached out to the university and surrounding community and found some good, healthy eats on November 15. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/honoring_native_foodways.htm F2472FE5-4A9C-46F2-BD1C-98456A2CE6C7-5266-000013FA92D27AFB-FFA Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:18:15 -0500 The UNC Pembroke community was reminded at the annual Scholarship Recognition Dinner on November 15 that scholarships have the power to change lives and honor them as well. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/scholarship_recognition_dinner.htm 2CB06FC2-C0C8-4BAA-901B-E052F9803C38-5266-000013F3E45A7208-FFA Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:17:50 -0500 UNC Pembroke marked Veterans Day on October 12 with events that lasted nearly all day, beginning with a roll call of the soldiers who died in the 11-year-old global war on terror. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/veterans_day.htm 62D88D7C-BD03-4A7A-9231-1193F502CAF4-5266-000013EF9079581A-FFA Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:17:21 -0500 Alpha Chi, UNC Pembroke’s oldest honor society, inducted its 2012 class of 98 students on October 28. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/alpha_chi_nov.htm CD5BEA04-ECDC-49F9-A1F2-CFE96806B670-2416-000014B03AE0E3E7-FFA Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:49:25 -0500 David Edward Harrell Jr., the pre-eminent historian of the South’s most remarkable religious movements, is celebrated in a new book, “Recovering the Margins of American Religious History: The Legacy of David Edwin Harrell Jr.” http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/scott_billingsley.htm 267B1FEE-C912-4A51-8507-CD0151BE3227-2416-000014AA69B2EA44-FFA Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:48:59 -0500 Five outstanding alumni were honored during homecoming week at the 44th annual Alumni Awards Banquet at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/alumni_awards.htm 462A2BAE-3233-49D3-8D6B-3A3B779156DB-2416-0000149A1E4F7817-FFA Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:48:34 -0500 If 1962 was a watershed year for Pembroke State College, the year had a larger significance for the class of 1962, which held its 50th reunion on October 25 at what is now The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/class_of_1962.htm EC54E7CA-40E0-4DED-B193-B739C5A703DE-2416-000014936190F68B-FFA Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:47:24 -0500 When it comes to transfer students, Bakari Nixon knows the score. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/transfer_transition.htm 62DDEB8B-C2B7-43E0-910B-DAA5B5929E11-2416-0000148D430E3BB7-FFA Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:46:55 -0500 As soon as the first guests arrived, memories began to flow during “Reflections: A Look Back at UNC Pembroke’s First 125 Years.” http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/reflections_panel.htm 3EF968DF-DE05-4947-923D-2109E65179D0-17443-0000F2CBA7E061F0-FFA Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:25:35 -0400 Former Student Government Association presidents of UNC Pembroke gathered on October 24 to dedicate the Wall of Honor that honors them. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/sga_presidents_wall.htm B88E1125-7BBD-439D-A62C-58C10A7968E0-17443-0000F2C3504FD701-FFA Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:25:04 -0400 UNC Pembroke Chancellor Kyle Carter has announced that Dan Kenney will assume the position of Chief of Staff in the Office of the Chancellor on November 1. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/dan_kenney.htm 18A796BB-8A9D-4EC9-8EDE-AFF9E9BAE14A-3035-00001F66073CF7B4-FFA Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:08:36 -0400 Dr. Zoe Woodell Locklear, a 30-year veteran educator, has been named dean of the School of Education at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Dr. Kenneth Kitts, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, has announced. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/zoe_locklear.htm 71D50D34-BC58-457D-8C4B-1FFD72E6CB15-3035-00001F60A61F64B9-FFA Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:08:11 -0400 Dr. Motti Inbari’s second book on Israel religion, politics and history probes the connection between a messianic religious movement and the aftermath of the Six Day War in 1967. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/motti_inbari.htm F4268E01-6F6B-4F20-ADEA-1E6A879566F6-1253-00000E1D77A051DF-FFA Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:23:34 -0400 Pembroke Magazine Number 44, the literary journal of UNC Pembroke, was published in August. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/pembroke_magazine.htm 3586C14D-4B22-4A14-9874-F2AE240A3F6F-1253-00000E17231F48BC-FFA Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:23:19 -0400 Morgan Hunt Warriax has joined UNC Pembroke’s Office for Advancement as assistant director of development for the annual fund and donor relations. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/morgan_warriax.htm 0F611910-04D3-4D40-832B-060A79C2488A-1253-00000E117E36F691-FFA Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:22:50 -0400 UNC Pembroke’s new internal auditor brings nearly 20 years of experience auditing North Carolina institutions of higher education. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/kelley_horton.htm 60DC4FEE-05BC-4A28-9084-4F18F86178DF-1253-00000E0A3944D88A-FFA Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:22:26 -0400 Chancellor Kyle R. Carter announced today that Richard Cosentino, Ph.D., MBA, has been named vice chancellor for finance and administration at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. Dr. Cosentino succeeds Neil Hawk who has served as vice chancellor at the university for 20 years. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/richard_consentino.htm F105AE22-16FB-4EF3-98DA-389D3F468E4C-646-00000AF0CB3FCCE6-FFA Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:33:17 -0400 West Nile Virus, the mosquito-born illness that has killed 67 people this year and infected more than 1,500 in the U.S., is a concern for Southeastern North Carolina, said UNC Pembroke entomologist and mosquito researcher Dr. W. Bruce Ezell. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/mosquito.htm A9D6E4D0-8AEF-4B1E-B051-4F4D499DABD0-2562-000012680A959783-FFA Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:08:58 -0400 When Dr. Richard Gay was temporarily overcome by emotion during his keynote address at UNC Pembroke’s First Year Student Convocation, the university’s newest students graciously bailed him out with a timely round of applause and cheers. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/convocation.htm BDE6675A-8A94-42F9-9E38-35975539726A-541-0000021FAD345574-FFA Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:18:52 -0400 During their fall semester orientation, 30 international students participated in an “Amazing Race” that took them to all corners of UNC Pembroke’s campus in a fun and informative competition. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/international.htm F7DC0B0B-C611-42CA-9B68-C5E93A70C287-541-0000021A48A8749D-FFA Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:03:48 -0400 UNC Pembroke creative writing professor Jennifer Key has been named winner of the 2012 Tampa Review Prize for Poetry. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/jennifer_key_2.htm 17B37D69-F491-4F67-A98E-1583941E0C5A-541-000002153CF9E10E-FFA Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:03:25 -0400 UNC Pembroke cut the ribbon on the $29 million Health Science Building on Tuesday. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/health_sciences_ribbon_cutting.htm D8A7F6C6-5E2D-41FB-AF83-8F0C7BF7C345-3206-00001AAE827F27F4-FFA Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:52:54 -0400 With the start of school a little more than a week away, UNC Pembroke’s entire Police and Public Safety Department participated in a two-day Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) that included live force-on-force training. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/alerrt_training.htm BF2E94AC-0568-4178-9814-D3FD25861324-3206-00001AA961F8A47E-FFA Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:52:23 -0400 Hunter Wortham has joined UNC Pembroke as Assistant Vice Chancellor in the Office of Advancement. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/hunter_wortham.htm 17BDC2C0-E2F1-4474-B786-EA210FF87986-3206-00001AA3CCAF4E4E-FFA Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:51:52 -0400 Madison Wilcox, a graduate of Lumberton High School, is UNC Pembroke’s 2012 Esther G. Maynor Scholar. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/madison_wilcox.htm 2C378506-B798-4B2B-BFBA-3BD72AA4BE4F-3206-00001A9C81F69E09-FFA Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:51:37 -0400 Officials from Richmond Community College (RCC) and UNC Pembroke signed four agreements on July 25 that will ease the transition to a 4-year degree for students with associate’s degrees. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/richmondcc_uncp_agreement.htm E5F0D5E0-C5CE-4FA7-B6F4-1109232483C2-3206-00001A962FA56842-FFA Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:51:06 -0400 UNC Pembroke’s 2012 nursing graduates recorded a 100 percent passing rate on the national nursing licensure examination (NCLEX-RN). http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/nursing_perfection.htm 04DBAAD1-B5DD-4CC2-8234-800656224D65-676-000002EC6925B7DF-FFA Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:28:19 -0400 Dr. Wiley Barrett was sworn in on June 7 as UNC Pembroke’s newest trustee, during the Board of Trustees summer retreat at the Chancellor’s Residence. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/wiley_barrett.htm 98337BEE-9411-44D7-83A1-00A45E93FAA7-1747-000009670F4F2CA7-FFA Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:08:38 -0400 UNC Pembroke has enhanced its automated external defibrillation program and campus safety with 10 new defibrillators employed across campus, according to Travis Bryant, associate vice chancellor for Campus Safety and Emergency Operations. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/defibrillators.htm 308EB5D4-E54C-4FC0-AAC0-9355C4481EF5-1747-000009601A41A949-FFA Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:07:56 -0400 Dr. Mark C. Milewicz has been named dean of UNC Pembroke’s Esther G. Maynor Honors College. He began work in July. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/mark_milewicz.htm 1B11E525-9DB1-419A-9FF8-F0A30DDE5AB0-1747-0000095A9AF6D8DA-FFA Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:07:33 -0400 It was a homecoming for Lumbee authors on July 6 at the annual Lumbee Book Talk during Lumbee Homecoming week. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/lumbee_book_talk.htm 2CC3471F-A8C3-4898-9DB6-544324C1429E-1747-000009541B505DDB-FFA Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:07:11 -0400 Dr. Norman R. Layne Jr., 66, passed away suddenly on June 27, 2012. He was a member of UNC Pembroke Sociology and Criminal Justice Department for 35 years. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/norman_layne.htm 6A8B777A-725C-4AB1-822F-5FF76EE2402A-1747-0000094E3FFC9290-FFA Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:06:43 -0400 UNC Pembroke’s Clinical Health Summer Program (CHSP) gives aspiring health care professionals a hands-on look at their chosen field. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/chsp.htm 4FB0FABA-9DF9-4DC4-8B21-8430A16F823D-1148-000007B7C5D1ECBE-FFA Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:50:18 -0400 Alzheimer’s disease research scientist, Dr. Ben Bahr has received the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Biology Division’s Mentor Award for his work in serving as a role model for students and other mentors of undergraduate research nationwide. He is UNC Pembroke’s William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/ben_bahr.htm 9780B706-9E83-441E-A58E-00F08E58026F-2240-00001B69030513B3-FFA Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:52:53 -0400 Dr. Robert Romine, a professor emeritus of UNC Pembroke, has been named to the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame. He was inducted on May 6 in UNC Chapel Hill’s Memorial Hall. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/robert_romine.htm AA979B02-FBB1-464F-A9F2-C22770BC512D-2240-00001B63D48AC3DB-FFA Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:52:25 -0400 Sandy McCullers Briscar has been appointed executive director of University Communications and Marketing at UNC Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/sandy_briscar.htm 279D579E-CBD8-478C-B22B-EBB6173406D5-2240-00001B5B710CFF56-FFA Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:52:05 -0400 The following students were granted degrees during commencement ceremonies on May 4-5, 2012: http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/grads_may_2012.htm 142C260F-543B-47F8-ABCD-8B7B2321C3BF-2240-00001B570FA6D1CB-FFA Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:51:31 -0400 Thirty-two service-learning courses with 336 students were offered at UNC Pembroke during the 2011-2012 academic year. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/service-learning.htm 5B006006-914F-43CB-9138-E7CFBB3EDC76-2131-00001273150DC350-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:25:43 -0400 Four UNC Pembroke students passed the national Board of Certification examination for athletic trainers. It was the second consecutive year the program had a 100 percent passing rate. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/athletic_trainers.htm 6E4CB7A9-135B-4971-8F35-3474B1B8C00E-2131-0000126F6F1950C2-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:25:20 -0400 With the packaging barely off the Apple iPads, students of the Community in Schools Academy in Pembroke were already logged onto the Internet and taking photos of each other. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/cis_ipads.htm 875CE1FB-B760-4D80-9144-69DB9426F4A4-2131-000012666AE15E2A-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:25:04 -0400 Charlotte filmmakers Trey McPhaul and Taylor Jones recently won an “Eisenberg Award” from the first annual No Film Film Festival in Bellows Falls, Vt. Both studied broadcasting at UNC Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/no_film_awards.htm 8B5DF128-3B10-4E13-AC42-96AB442734BF-2131-0000125A898FD9F8-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:24:02 -0400 Courtney Stoker had just won a regional accounting competition when she learned that an essay she wrote had been selected for inclusion in a popular textbook on writing. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/courtney_stoker.htm F8923C54-6D06-4D2F-A23A-2813D08C6663-2131-000012563FDF9BA5-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:24:12 -0400 Below is the list of students at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke who qualified for the Chancellor’s and Honors lists during the 2012 Spring semester. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/honors_list_may_2012.htm 5B346596-65DF-42BE-9692-920ED711697A-2131-0000124FD5733576-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:23:16 -0400 Dr. Sylvester Wendell Wooten, 71, passed away on May 27, 2012. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/sylvester_wooten.htm 2E996BFC-905C-4F38-B047-452C072689D6-5741-00001C829DECF37B-FFA Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:46:24 -0400 Their research topics varied from zombies to hard science, but the one thing the student-researchers had in common is passion for their work. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/purc_symposium.htm 198FC3BC-1A98-4930-A878-D0D36024E221-5741-00001C7E031CADFD-FFA Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:46:01 -0400 First-year UNC Pembroke music student Ed Gunther won the southern division senior brass competition sponsored by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/ed_gunther.htm 31D8B396-BDDF-435A-84B4-B4993927C970-5741-00001C789528F754-FFA Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:45:42 -0400 The spirit of entrepreneurship was alive and well at the 16th annual Business Visions Awards Banquet on April 26. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/business_visions.htm AB6CFFE5-1469-4B2D-B489-B7A7BBFFB580-5741-00001C72AC3B6920-FFA Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:45:18 -0400 UNCP student and Pembroke native, Layla Locklear had a big year, winning one of the state’s top awards for civic engagement and then winning the title of Miss Indian North Carolina. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/layla_locklear.htm 8AAAF1E5-1C1D-41F9-8220-1B055BD49C7D-5741-00001C6F9850D4DA-FFA Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:44:52 -0400 UNC Pembroke creative writing professor Jennifer Key’s newest book of poetry was recently published. Her second chapbook of poetry, “Ghosts to Whom We Call,” was published by Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press after winning its annual poetry award and $10,000. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/jennifer_key.htm 6F7B57E1-2CA6-4E42-A4F2-F65C22FF3A92-5741-00001C67A20D16B7-FFA Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:44:27 -0400 The sweet corn was plentiful Thursday at the Pembroke Farmers Market. The conversation was all about gardening and cooking healthy food. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/farmers_market.htm C9E3AA38-314A-48DA-903C-5D2547625ABD-5741-00001C5F1BE8F445-FFA Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:44:06 -0400 “Brave in service; brave in heart,” said Aubrey Swett, director of UNC Pembroke’s Veteran Education and Transition Program, during the Student Service Recognition program on May 3. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/vets_recognition.htm A1EFF75A-A1E8-48F4-8114-C460497874F7-2394-000017F9D6B81E7B-FFA Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:52 -0400 The resurgent men’s basketball team is hitting the road next fall to gain early season experience and exposure, according to coach Ben Miller, and they may need a little help to get there. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/basketball_fundraiser.htm 3314EA26-C96D-4B6E-A01F-5B868314C61A-2394-000017F2C2F85267-FFA Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:21 -0400 While offices that serve UNC Pembroke students will remain on their regular schedule, some university offices will close at noon on Fridays, according to an announcement from the Office of the Chancellor. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/events/summer_schedule.htm E4D925BF-849C-43B4-86C1-3E12D54BCC54-2176-0000154516C67717-FFA Thu, 10 May 2012 15:24:36 -0400 An educated military is critical to the defense of the nation, said Brig. Gen. Ferdinand Irizarry II. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/articulation_agreement_ftcc_special_forces.htm 72670A14-7098-4F4C-85BC-72103365BB13-1296-00000979CCD41113-FFA Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:08 -0400 In two commencement ceremonies on May 4-5, speakers invoked history, both recent and long past, to challenge and counsel graduates. In the two events, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke celebrated the achievements of 670 graduates and its own 125-year history. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/commencement_may.htm 8A72F740-FA9C-4056-847B-A6DA5FE1FB42-2176-0000153FD507E3E4-FFA Thu, 10 May 2012 15:24:13 -0400 An overflow crowd of Lumbee tribal representatives, elected officials and invited guests attended a reception on May 4 in UNC Pembroke’s Thomas Assembly Room in Old Main to honor Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/kevin_gover_reception.htm C463D19E-1945-46CD-8ABF-ECAE038B695A-2176-0000152AE74DF1CD-FFA Thu, 10 May 2012 15:23:50 -0400 Dr. Ramin Maysami has been named dean of the School of Business at UNC Pembroke. He was acting dean during the 2011-12 academic year. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/ramin_maysami.htm 9BF1F1C8-E2CF-4237-859E-88092AFA9122-2050-000019A8CAF7F4DB-FFA Fri, 04 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400 Dr. Mark Canada has been named dean of UNC Pembroke’s College of Arts and Sciences. He has served as acting dean since June 2011. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/mark_canada.htm D3BF23A6-8290-4C34-B201-B3423409BDF4-2050-000019A21BA06A9D-FFA Fri, 04 May 2012 16:26:40 -0400 The second annual Braves Club Car Cash Bash raised more than $34,000 to benefit scholarships and programs for UNCP student-athletes. The event was held on April 4 in the Main Gym of the English E. Jones Health and Physical Education Center. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/car_cash_bash.htm 626908C8-C115-4D3F-AFCE-FAD44D43B24E-2050-0000199CBBC87481-FFA Fri, 04 May 2012 16:26:08 -0400 Matthew Godwin and Candace Locklear, seniors at Purnell Swett High School in Pembroke, will receive four-year scholarships from UNC Pembroke as participants in the new Early Assurance Program (EAP), which guarantees them a spot in East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine once they graduate from UNCP. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/early_assurance_prog.htm 02D038A4-F6B6-4564-AF7D-74D681186002-2050-0000199607424527-FFA Fri, 04 May 2012 16:25:49 -0400 UNC Pembroke’s Chancellor Emeritus Joseph B. Oxendine was awarded Catawba College’s Adrian L. Shuford, Jr. Award for Distinguished Service in a ceremony in Salisbury on April 15. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/joseph_oxendine.htm 6DC17A46-A8F1-41CF-8E4B-1A02E55F7449-2050-0000198F2C34B2F9-FFA Fri, 04 May 2012 16:25:20 -0400 More than 50 descendants of Ralph H. Lowry met in Old Main on April 13 to remember a patriarch and a former member of UNC Pembroke’s Board of Trustees. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/ralph_h_lowry.htm CF571D86-4353-467B-8F99-3624F9B8E7B7-2050-00001986A71BAD92-FFA Fri, 04 May 2012 16:24:49 -0400 North Carolina's "Southeast Regional Economic Profile" for 2012 was released on April 18th in Wilmington. It is the 14th annual publication. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/se_regional_econ_profile.htm 58159C34-A121-4EE8-A621-3DDA250D6A5F-2050-000019825B4EE845-FFA Fri, 04 May 2012 16:24:14 -0400 Two members of the UNC Pembroke community have been named to the Fayetteville Observer’s 40 Under Forty list. The list honors rising leaders from eight southeastern North Carolina counties. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/40_under_40.htm 8F6E82EB-0E75-40A0-85C3-90C7579D165C-2141-000017D0C893E0EF-FFA Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:22:12 -0400 Dr. David H. Nikkel is UNC Pembroke’s 2012 recipient of the UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Nikkel, who is chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, is a teacher and scholar of religious studies. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/david_nikkel.htm 62E2032C-2311-4ED3-B6E7-05DBADEF0A35-2141-000017C9911AD564-FFA Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:21:57 -0400 Candidates for a master’s degrees at UNCP presented their research at the university’s 5th annual graduate student poster session on March 27. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/grad_student_poster_session.htm 3D4CBE08-332A-4319-9B03-C94274DA7AB3-2141-000017C365E82E7F-FFA Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:21:24 -0400 Dr. Larry Mabe condensed a lifetime of professional and personal experience into a “Last Lecture” at UNC Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/last_lecture.htm ED739283-F6A1-4B58-8E68-C692EF323A8F-2141-000017BD5EDCBBB6-FFA Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:20:58 -0400 An anonymous contribution of $100,000 to UNC Pembroke was deposited into the Dr. Helen Maynor Scheirbeck Endowed Scholarship, according to an announcement by Wendy Lowery, vice chancellor for Advancement. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/helen_scheirbeck_gift.htm FFAB531E-E30E-4FF4-9248-A08500228A99-1471-00000E4C5DDBEED2-FFA Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:48:14 -0400 Jackie Clark, UNC Pembroke’s vice chancellor for the Office of Enrollment Management, will retire on June 30, 2012, according to an announcement from Chancellor Kyle R. Carter. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/jackie_clark_retirement.htm 5DABA0F0-809F-4552-994A-8FD4D785F7D7-1471-00000E475F0B6591-FFA Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:47:48 -0400 Neil Hawk, vice chancellor for the Office of Business Affairs at UNC Pembroke, will retire on May 30, according to an announcement from Chancellor Kyle R. Carter. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/neil_hawk_retirement.htm 5CF34CA1-B474-4392-BF0A-6FCF0A828CF3-1471-00000E41E43909A7-FFA Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:47:27 -0400 UNC Pembroke has been placed on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the fourth time since the program’s inception in 2007. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/president_comunity_service_honor_roll.htm D9F6E44F-D61D-4D82-BD6C-043C2DE89AAE-1471-00000E3C4D14E033-FFA Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:47:03 -0400 Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, will deliver the commencement address for UNC Pembroke’s graduation ceremony on May 5. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/events/kevin_gover.htm 360FFD21-FD60-4ED3-A848-48F06B13F53C-1471-00000E3651110C57-FFA Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:46:38 -0400 The UNC Pembroke Board of Trustees agreed to name an endowed professorship in science education in honor of Marion Bass, a 1965 graduate and longtime friend of the university. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/marion_bass_professorship.htm CCA540D2-AA81-42D9-BC27-C2FF9418219F-3288-00001AC71FA7419B-FFA Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:37:57 -0400 Sandhills Community College (SCC) President John R. Dempsey and UNC Pembroke Chancellor Kyle R. Carter signed an agreement on March 19 that will advance nursing in the region. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/nursing_uncp_scc.htm AD5B8664-7E0D-4F64-B7D7-8A1744930481-3288-00001AC0436D00EE-FFA Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:37:40 -0400 Chancellor Kyle R. Carter announced the formation of a Southeast American Indian Studies (SEAIS) program at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The program is expected to be ready by the fall semester 2012. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/125_seais.htm CD743F92-6D99-4B03-AF95-61021835B677-2729-00001C63571C9A8C-FFA Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:39:55 -0400 Dr. Carolyn Thompson, former dean of UNC Pembroke’s Esther G. Maynor Honors College and a member of the faculty in the Department of Political Science died on March 2. She was diagnosed in 2011 with myelofibrosis, a cancer of the bone marrow. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/carolyn_thompson.htm A7E09A01-35C4-4CA3-A9CD-7F6ABCFF4076-2729-00001C5D1B10E89F-FFA Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:39:28 -0400 With motorcycles rumbling and a giant birthday cake, UNC Pembroke kicked off 14 months of celebrating its 125th anniversary. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/125_kickoff_2.htm 94323C9A-7908-4A76-A079-51372CD29E0B-1670-00000F26A09F5BC3-FFA Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:16:31 -0400 On a sunny, spring afternoon, UNC Pembroke unfurled the 125th anniversary celebration banners on the columns of Old Main, the most historic building on campus. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/125-unveiling_old_main_banners.htm 13496DC1-7F73-4D1F-BBE3-5760CEDDC61C-1843-000010A441E5F26F-FFA Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:42:48 -0400 All-American wrestler Mike Williams won a NCAA national championship in the 165-pound weight class on Saturday, March 10. He is UNC Pembroke’s first national champion in wrestling, and it is the university’s first national championship in any sport since 1982. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/mike_williams.htm 71C313ED-CF41-45E4-80C7-3A67D9420107-3306-0000028A39182C38-FFA Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:35:48 -0400 In the future, UNC Pembroke will be greener, more pedestrian friendly and more welcoming to students and visitors. These designs were announced in the new master plan unveiled in a campus-wide meeting on February 20. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/master_plan.htm E6276209-FB76-4CF4-9F9B-1DB11075D53B-2868-00001FDB397CD222-FFA Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:45:53 -0500 The theme of “Growth and Sustainability” was fitting for the fourth annual Entrepreneurship Summit at UNC Pembroke. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/e-summit.htm C321F3D4-1BB8-4564-90C9-D83130F26B70-2868-00001FD4A98D1926-FFA Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:45:24 -0500 Alison DeCinti has been hired as director of development in the Office for Advancement at UNC Pembroke. She returned to the university in January. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/alison_decinti.htm D0267172-A297-4889-93BC-BCC533A06F5F-2868-00001FCFBA80E37F-FFA Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:44:55 -0500 Contestants and their families spent a long and exciting day on February 11 at UNC Pembroke’s 31st annual Region IV Science Fair. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/science_fair.htm 2061B7BD-9AF8-4839-BAF4-EAF5540DC4B4-2868-00001FCAFB382101-FFA Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:44:35 -0500 Chancellor Kyle R. Carter unveiled UNC Pembroke’s Downtown Development Project during a Board of Trustees meeting on Friday morning. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/downtown_dev.htm 08703EFF-56FC-47BA-AFF3-0CE016D1D0E9-2047-00001404F8D7FB81-FFA Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:33:26 -0500 The following students were granted degrees during commencement ceremonies on December 9-10, 2011: http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/grads_dec_2011.htm EA6C1F0D-C79E-460B-8373-1F9E858D56F5-2047-000014002383078D-FFA Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:32:55 -0500 UNC Pembroke turns 125 this year, and the university will throw a kick-off celebration on Wednesday, March 14, at 4 p.m. in the Main Gym of the English E. Jones Health and Physical Education Center. The celebration will go on for the next 14 months. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/125_kickoff.htm 45CE9A90-CBCE-482A-9795-EF64FEACC6DA-2319-00001179CA031641-FFA Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:27:15 -0500 Below is the list of students at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke who qualified for the Chancellor’s and Honors lists during the 2011 Fall semester. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/honors_list_dec_2011.htm 867EE884-1330-4DF7-B200-6C17CB8AD024-2319-000011736DD76471-FFA Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:26:46 -0500 Jocelyn Hunt, a senior public relations major, was crowned Miss UNCP 2012 on February 2 with a crowd of approximately 1,200 looking on in the Givens Performing Arts Center. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/ms_uncp.htm 5F722BDE-06B9-46F4-A9AC-7DE4A76F3B0A-4469-000019556D593A81-FFA Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:54:19 -0500 Dr. Diane O. Jones, UNC Pembroke’s vice chancellor for the Division of Student Affairs, will retire effective June 30, 2012. Dr. Jones worked in student affairs at UNCP for 34 years, beginning as director of the Career Center. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/diane_jones.htm 43BE21F7-2FE9-418C-81CE-B462E0EAE65F-1696-00000FD0152882B4-FFA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:05:30 -0500 A politically charged monthly meeting of the UNC system’s Association of Student Governments (ASG) took place at UNC Pembroke on January 20-21. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/asg_meeting.htm 4D82AD48-609F-476A-BF67-4229C5574B3C-1696-00000FCB5BF70397-FFA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:05:16 -0500 In Dr. Karen Pruett, UNC Pembroke’s Career Center gets an 11-year veteran of counseling in a variety of higher education settings. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/karen_pruett.htm 5FE7106F-F183-45C4-B285-1D2FA9F76312-1696-00000FC3EAE2CCA7-FFA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:04:55 -0500 UNC Pembroke’s new director of Greek Life held up a report and smiled. It showed the combined grade point average (GPA) for fraternity and sorority members is higher than for all students. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/whitney_swesey.htm 2C5C951D-D1F1-48FB-9729-47C0BD12DEA5-1696-00000FB64C4348CD-FFA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:04:17 -0500 A UNC Pembroke broadcasting professor and team of students won two top awards in a 2011 international competition, according to an announcement in January from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/mass_comm_award.htm F09CA55E-510C-42AA-8C51-452984264D3F-1696-00000FB1B0C8DEF3-FFA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:03:25 -0500 “Playing Dead,” Shelby Stephenson’s ode to the underappreciated possum, was published in late 2011 by Finishing Line Press. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/shelby_stephenson.htm 5E77FDD4-5B7A-4745-A34C-9B3B11AE2334-1696-00000FAD11203A37-FFA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:03:05 -0500 UNC Pembroke has joined a consortium of universities and other organizations led by UNC-Chapel Hill to fight diabetes in North Carolina. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/diabetes_consortium.htm 77238D86-B1F2-4CF7-9A0C-7180A63C7891-4667-000014B266DAD671-FFA Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:06:55 -0500 The University of North Carolina, Pembroke announced the induction of 54 students into the N.C. Kappa Chapter of Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/alpha_chi.htm 7D81DE52-9AD8-4854-819C-AF26A59AB4AA-3721-00001C0262DC9A2A-FFA Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:52:36 -0500 The UNC Pembroke community reacted to the death of Dr. Dalton P. Brooks Sr. with sadness and praise for the long-time faculty member. He died on January 13 at the age of 76. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/dalton_brooks.htm 402CEF7E-7262-4C4A-9EED-C5553C97B355-3721-00001BFC84EAF9E8-FFA Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:52:10 -0500 Advancing nursing education was the issue at hand Monday morning as leaders of Robeson Community College (RCC) and UNC Pembroke signed an agreement to benefit nurses and improve community health. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/nursing_rcc_agreement.htm 7113AD04-0791-43F2-9A2F-F1A4305B1755-5113-00001BF479838212-FFA Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:19 -0500 UNC Pembroke’s Department of Art was granted associate membership in the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). UNCP is one of only five NASAD-accredited institutions in North Carolina. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/art_accreditation.htm 6FEB7455-51E0-4624-B3A4-0051E131B76F-5113-00001BEC6E870787-FFA Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:59:50 -0500 Nineteen Healthy Start CORPS program participants began a shared journey in late 2011 to increase their awareness of poverty as it affects their lives and the lives of almost a third of Robeson County residents. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2012/bridges_out_of_poverty.htm 4CA8CD2D-6836-468E-A869-8B1C79567025-5113-00001BE6A5105DF3-FFA Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:59:26 -0500 Commencement is a time to celebrate and to consider “paying it forward,” UNC Pembroke Chancellor Kyle R. Carter noted in his charge to the 557 graduates at two weekend commencements. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/commencement_dec.htm 05FBEE0D-C616-4311-90F0-BD43E9924493-4844-000014C3C83395F8-FFA Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:56:40 -0500 UNC Pembroke’s Entrepreneurship Program awarded three certificates to its graduates on December 1 and awarded $1,100 in prizes to winners of its “elevator” competition. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/entrepreneurship_grads.htm 03290177-38FA-42EB-A028-7637CF5CD504-4844-000014C01772C779-FFA Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:55:58 -0500 A UNC Pembroke theatre professor got to spend the day on a movie set with two of Hollywood’s hottest stars. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/holden_hansen.htm 2D63ADAE-E6BB-4E41-A012-060510A73B2C-4844-000014B9153B77AF-FFA Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:55:34 -0500 The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) has awarded a $25,700 Lemelson Foundation grant to UNC Pembroke’s entrepreneurship programs. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/lemelson_foundation_grant.htm 61B8AA57-986E-4DD6-9142-8D159E428B89-4844-000014B3FAE1B0E7-FFA Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:55:13 -0500 If there is a make-or-break moment in a young teacher’s career, it is the student teacher experience. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/student_teaching.htm BED6DB8C-05E7-436D-9676-E22CD7BD6AFD-4844-000014AAF832C5A4-FFA Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:54:50 -0500 UNC Pembroke business professor Dr. John Parnell was presented the Spirit of Inquiry Award on December 1 by the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. Dr. Parnell is UNCP’s William Henry Belk Distinguished Professor of Management in the School of Business. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/john_parnell.htm F9AB7E07-8DCD-4515-9D67-5E9EBBE07038-1552-000007EB438FF9F3-FFA Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:23:01 -0500 Dr. Russell Thomas Cherry Jr., 84, died in Lumberton, N.C. on Friday, December 2, 2011. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/russell_cherry.htm 632CB76E-4827-42C3-B367-2B38D4E96FD0-1552-000007E54E93126E-FFA Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:22:42 -0500 UNC Pembroke’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program received notification this fall that it has won full accreditation from the National Council on Social Work Education. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/msw_accreditation.htm 26F8E0E5-1038-4471-B462-3B01D7E8594E-2300-00001615F480996B-FFA Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:44:01 -0500 UNC Pembroke’s Office of Housing and Residence Life will take over all operations of Courtyard Apartments on July1, 2012, if its request to the UNC Board of Governors and Council of State is approved. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/university_courtyard_apts.htm 653E5CF5-95B5-4B25-8460-8BD18115174B-2300-0000160FFE665FEA-FFA Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:43:29 -0500 Nearly 300 donors and scholarship recipients attended the Scholarship Recognition Dinner at UNC Pembroke on November 17. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/scholarship_banquet.htm AE29F007-6202-4803-BE6E-49ACECCDB77E-2510-000015B169AA28C6-FFA Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:17:21 -0500 There were many reasons to celebrate Veterans Day at UNC Pembroke on the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year of this century. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/veterans_day.htm 8BA07BD5-CE5E-4158-A830-C60D19A51401-2510-000015ABFDB721AA-FFA Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:14:35 -0500 The UNC Pembroke Board of Trustees recommended a $199 tuition increase for the 2012-13 school year, but left student fees unchanged, in part to keep the total cost to students as low as possible. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/tuition_hike.htm 6E9CFE7D-6540-43B0-9C22-1C79F32CFD3F-3053-00000C3F7CE04E65-FFA Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:04:54 -0500 The 3rd annual Honoring Native Foodways celebration at UNC Pembroke attracted a crowd of more than 200 on November 10. They were eager to dine on good eats prepared by local cooks. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/honoring_native_foodways.htm AEDB4CF8-771F-471A-B212-C9F21588600F-2492-00001B3B8E1AFB39-FFA Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:01:05 -0500 Pembroke Magazine No. 43 was published in the early fall, and like the season, the journal is changing in ways both subtle and evident. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/pembroke_magazine_published.htm 28E20330-A47D-48F4-BCB2-92A5BDF83690-2492-00001B358690B667-FFA Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:00:45 -0500 A UNC Pembroke graduate-level education class wrote three successful grant applications this fall to purchase Apple iPads. The grants totaled $5,603 and are being used to purchase much-needed technology for classrooms in Bladen and Sampson counties. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/ipad_grants.htm 113CD235-74FB-41AA-B3CF-0786D8BBD6B2-2492-00001B3091BAA6DC-FFA Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:00:19 -0500 Since its founding UNC Pembroke has been an institution characterized by a spirit of perseverance. Many of its students too have overcome long odds to succeed. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/cherry_laurel_scholarship.htm 0CEFE5BC-772F-4438-AB5B-BC1CEC4D1EC6-2507-00001BB59BD4ADF3-FFA Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:46:08 -0500 Last spring the Sandhills Leadership Academy (SLA) was planned and funded through a federal “Race to the Top” grant for the purpose of developing leaders for “turnaround” low-performing schools. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/sandhills_leadership_academy.htm BEEB0E32-94D7-41E1-9ADD-3C4075C9A9C9-657-0000025D45F7FA3D-FFA Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:02:55 -0500 Cameron Adams has been named UNC Pembroke’s Robeson County Farm Bureau Scholar for 2011-12. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/cameron_adams.htm BF0D4B3D-234E-4AF3-9435-B695C417C1CD-4338-00001125B847D83C-FFA Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:41:33 -0400 The twin passions of the newest recipient of the Community Impact Student Award are her Native American culture and the environment. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/layla_locklear.htm C1E0A24A-095B-442C-BD82-FF403F13D16D-4338-000011207F2D7DC2-FFA Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:41:12 -0400 UNC Pembroke’s new student chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) was chartered on September 21. The chapter got off to a fast start with two scholarships awarded and a community service project announced at the event. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/shrm.htm 7A49C8F9-4793-4853-8018-C64181E43D1B-4338-0000111B015C6F22-FFA Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:40:50 -0400 Chancellor Kyle R. Carter invited the Lumbee Tribal Council to work with UNC Pembroke to increase the number of American Indian high school graduates who attend college. http://www.uncp.edu/news/2011/carter_addresses_lumbee_tribal_council.htm EDC44178-4A2E-44A4-BAA4-78351751EFFC-4338-00001115ABE9FAB1-FFA Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:40:28 -0400