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UNCP is offering 8-week courses this spring
The University is offering 59 eight-week courses, including 29 on main campus and 16 online and 14 at satellite campuses, to give students flexibility in managing their progress.
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UNCP graduates 557 in Winter Commencement 2011
Commencement is a time to consider “paying it forward,” UNC Pembroke Chancellor Kyle R. Carter noted in his charge to the 557 graduates at UNCP's December commencements. A total of 72 graduate degrees were conferred and 485 undergraduate degrees. Saying, “This is one of the top 10 days of your lives," commencement speaker and UNCP alum Newy Scruggs advised graduates to "run your own race."
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New building brings green to UNCP
The University is poised to make an ecological statement with its unveiling in 2012 of the Allied Health Building and its innovative living green roof.
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Advising key factor in student success
The University put effort and money into a week of advising activities from Oct. 17-21 to encourage and improve the student advising process, viewed as necessary to improve student retention for freshmen as well as continuing students.
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Alumni and students celebrate Homecoming
John McCloskey remembered when Pembroke was a "one-stoplight town." James White fondly recalled when the campus was an eyesore.
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Booker urges students to make a difference
Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., gave an inspirational speech in Givens Performing Arts Center on Sept. 28 about his journey to success entitled "How To Change The World With Your Bare Hands."
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Major administrative offices relocate to help students better
A total of 12 UNCP offices relocated to other parts of campus on Sept. 23, with some moves as simple as moving down the hall while others moved across campus or just off campus.
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Teaching Fellows on the brink
The UNCP Teaching Fellows program is in trouble, and one student is doing all she can to save it.
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Pembroke community remembers 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001, was a day of sorrow and destruction. One UNCP organization sought to inject some honor into the day's legacy. The Office of Community and Civic Engagement sponsored the 9/11 Day of Remembrance and Service in Pembroke on Sept. 10.
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Students' use of social media brings free refills back to Bert's
When students returned to school in fall 2011, they found that prices were raised at the campus eatery, Bert's Café. Not only did Bert's raise the price of food, they also did away with free refills and free to-go boxes.
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Irene brings little rain, but packs big winds
Hurricane Irene made landfall on the North Carolina coast in the early morning hours of Aug. 27, moving slowly through Eastern North Carolina before moving northward and continuing its havoc up the Atlantic coastline.
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Annual AISES Pow Wow was July 2
The American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) held its annual pow wow, dedicated to the memory of Ray Littleturtle, on July 2 in the campus' historic quad-bell tower area. The event kicked off the UNCP AISES student chapter’s 20th anniversary.
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By Ulyesse Leon Preston, July 2, 2011 |
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Stop light and parking lot changes to improve campus safety
Construction to be completed by Aug. 5 is improving the safety of traffic and pedestrians entering or leaving campus from the student parking lot on Third Street and the Old Main Drive faculty and staff parking lot. Campus attractiveness will improve.
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From summer staff reports, June 20, 2011 |
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Braves give up two runs in the ninth; end NCAA run
Three outs away from a win that would advance them to a rematch against Mount Olive, the UNCP baseball team saw themselves blow a two-run lead that ended their season and allowed Francis Marion to move on after a 5-4 walk-off win late into the night May 21 in the NCAA Southeast Regional. |
By Nick Phillips, May 22, 2011 |
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Diamond Braves falter to Mount Olive
The UNCP baseball team left 11 runners stranded on the base paths throughout the game, and the No. 7 Braves fell to No.2 Mount Olive 7-3 in the NCAA Southeast Regional on May 21, forcing UNCP into an elimination game later in the day. |
By Nick Phillips, May 22, 2011 |
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Braves score late run to beat Catawba in NCAA Regional quarterfinals
A hard shot of the bat of UNCP senior Kenny Mickens in the eighth inning resulted in an error by the Catawba third baseman and scored junior Aaron Parnell, giving the No. 7 Braves a 4-3 win over No. 19 Catawba in the quarterfinals of the 2011 NCAA Southeast Regional on May 20. |
By Nick Phillips, May 21, 2011 |
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Bagley's two-hit gem gives Braves first NCAA win
Senior pitcher Josh Bagley threw a complete game, two-hit shutout and fellow senior Keith Whitman blasted two home runs as the No. 7 Braves beat 14th-ranked Columbus State 6-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Southeastern Regional on May 19. |
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Bryant named Associate Vice Chancellor for Safety and Emergency Operations
Royal Travis Bryant has been appointed associate vice chancellor for campus safety and emergency operations starting June 1.
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UNCP boosts networks for students
Students this fall will be wired into a new early alert system, use computers to find their own dorm rooms, receive better help with the residential network, enjoy greater bandwidth, discover desktop virtualization, and speed up with a turbo boost in labs and classrooms.
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University commencement is historic
A total of 673 students were graduated from UNCP May 6-7. The occasion marked a milestone in UNCP history with separate commencements. The undergraduate ceremony was on the quad between Old Main and the Mary Livermore Library at 9 a.m. May 7 after the graduate ceremony was held in GPAC at 7 p.m. May 6.
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Men's track and field team takes first place at NCAA Division II Southeast Regional
The UNCP men’s track and field squad brought a first-place trophy back to Pembroke, while the UNCP women’s track and field team gathered a second place finish at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on April 22 and 23 at Lenoir-Rhyne University.
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By Nick Phillips, May 12, 2011 |
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