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From left: Sen. Pro Tempore Phi Berger, Sally Thomas, Jim Thomas, Gov. Roy Cooper, Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings, First Lady Rebecca Cummings and House Speaker Tim Moore

UNCP celebrates opening of James A. Thomas Hall

April 28, 2022
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Under a beautiful blue sky, nearly 400 guests, including dozens of local and state officials, celebrated the opening of the James A. Thomas Hall––a state-of-the-art facility where UNC Pembroke is preparing future business leaders of our region.

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UNCP's Summer Woodside wins national award for social work

April 26, 2022
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Summer Woodside, an associate professor in the Social Work Department at UNC Pembroke, is the recipient of the 2022 Gary Lee Shaffer Award for Academic Contributions to the Field of School Social Work.

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UNCP to hold Career Success Showcase

April 26, 2022
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Ten UNC Pembroke students will compete in the inaugural ePortfolio Initiative for Career Success (EPICS) Student Showcase on Friday, April 29.

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Senior capstone exhibition on display at UNCP

April 25, 2022
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The senior art student capstone exhibition ‘In Living Color’ is currently on display at the A.D. Gallery at UNC Pembroke.

The exhibition will be on display through April 29. The gallery is located in Locklear Hall. It is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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UNCP expands partnerships with ECU

April 25, 2022
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Students graduating from UNC Pembroke have been eager to continue their education in our state’s top graduate schools, and ECU is an obvious choice. For years, and in many other programs, UNCP students have been admitted to ECU for master’s- and doctorate-level studies.

Ribbon Cutting to be held Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for James A. Thomas Hall at UNCP

April 21, 2022
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UNC Pembroke will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly opened James A. Thomas Hall at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

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Actor Mike Wiley to present one-man performance of 'Blood Done Sign My Name'

April 14, 2022
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Acclaimed N.C. actor and playwright Mike Wiley will perform his one-person show "Blood Done Sign My Name" on Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Givens Performing Arts Center at The University of North Carolina Pembroke.

Drs. Camille Goins, Claudia Nickolson, Gerald Neal

Teaching and Learning Center presents Syllabus Transformation workshop

April 14, 2022
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The Teaching and Learning Center’s Shared Interest Group for Culturally Responsive Teaching in Higher Education recently presented a workshop for UNCP professors on “Syllabus Transformation: Creating Conditions for Students to Embrace Rigor and Succeed.” 

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UNCP’s Stewart Thomas wins BOG Excellence in Teaching Award

April 14, 2022
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Joe Williams acquired the skills at UNC Pembroke he needed to become a pharmacist and a multi-business owner.

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Festival at Old Main at UNCP offers family fun

April 11, 2022
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The annual Festival at Old Main will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at UNC Pembroke on April 23.

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UNCP’s Tom Hall presents at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond conference

April 11, 2022
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Thomas Hall, director of the Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub at UNC Pembroke, was among the featured panelists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Investing in Rural America Conference.

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UNC School of Law partners with Thomas Entrepreneurship HUB to assist local startups

April 11, 2022
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An ongoing collaboration between UNC Pembroke’s Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law’s Institute for Innovation was highlighted during a ‘Celebrating Legal Service to the State’ event in Chapel Hill last week.

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Dean Loury Floyd appointed to national teacher education committee

April 11, 2022
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Loury Floyd, dean of the School of Education at UNC Pembroke, has been appointed chair of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Committee on Meetings and Professional Development.

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Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic ‘South Pacific’ coming to GPAC

April 11, 2022
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The critically acclaimed Broadway classic "South Pacific" is making a splash on April 29 with a performance at the Givens Performing Arts Center on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. 

Tickets are on sale now.

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Alumnus Nick Courmon returns to emcee UNCP Talent Show

April 11, 2022
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Twelve contestants, including two groups, will be vying for the top prize in Tuesday's 29th annual UNCP Talent Show.

The event will be held at 7 p.m. at Givens Performing Arts Center.

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Legendary entertainer Chubby Checker to perform at GPAC

April 11, 2022
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Chubby Checker is a living legend with more than 50 years of performing on stage and in film. The legendary performer is appearing on May 6 at the Givens Performing Arts Center on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

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UNCP's Miko Nino re-elected chair of UNC System Online Leadership Collaboration

April 1, 2022
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Dr. Miko Nino, director of Online Learning at UNC Pembroke, has been re-elected chair of the UNC System Online Leadership Collaboration.

 (L-R) John Plaschke, wife, Jean, Adrienne, and granddaughters, Nadia and Sophia Plaschke

UNCP dedicates Joseph B. Oxendine Administrative Building

April 1, 2022
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In all the 58 years former UNC Pembroke Chancellor Dr. Joseph and First Lady Adrienne Oxendine were married, she always planned something special for his birthday.

Trips to the theatre. Fancy dinners. Surprise parties.

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NCAE posthumously honors UNCP alumna Agnes Chavis

March 30, 2022
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The North Carolina Association of Educators has posthumously recognized the late Agnes Chavis, inducting her into the association’s Educational Hall of Fame.

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Nursing student to compete in USA National Miss Scholarship Pageant

March 25, 2022
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D’Amrah Rowdy, a nursing student and member of the Maynor Honors College at UNC Pembroke, was recently crowned USA National Miss North Carolina.

Rowdy will represent North Carolina in the USA National Miss Scholarship Pageant July 3-9 in Hollywood, Florida.

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