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Thirty four students participated in a Summer Bridge program to ease the transition to college life for incoming freshmen

Summer Bridge program eases transition to UNCP

August 26, 2022
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Nearly three dozen incoming freshmen at UNC Pembroke with plans to study in STEM-related fields took advantage of a summer program to ease their transition to college and the rigors of academic life.

Trustee Chair Allen Jamerson

UNCP Board of Trustees elect new officers

August 19, 2022
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The Board of Trustees at UNC Pembroke recently elected new officers, naming USAF Ret. Brigadier Gen. Allen Jamerson as chair and Pembroke attorney Ed Brooks as vice chair. Karen L. Sampson, a philanthropist and UNCP alumna, was re-elected as secretary.

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SGA President Taliyah Daniels meets with UNC System student leaders

August 19, 2022
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UNC Pembroke Student Body President Taliyah Daniels recently met with student leaders across the UNC System.

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UNCP's Javonte Waverly: Making a difference in his community

August 19, 2022
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Javonte Waverly, a member of the men’s basketball team at UNC Pembroke, recently hosted a Back-to-School event that distributed school supplies to youth in his hometown of Henderson, North Carolina.

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UNCP welcomes first-year students during Convocation

August 18, 2022
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UNC Pembroke freshman Zane Shafer feels at home––despite nearly 400 miles separating him from family and friends in Tacoma Park, Maryland.

Shafer chose UNCP to pursue his passion for fitness, exercise and health.

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UNCP’s Ashley McMillan selected for ElevateNC Higher Education program

August 18, 2022
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Dr. Ashley McMillan, director of the American Indian Heritage Center at UNC Pembroke, has been selected for the Hunt Institute’s ElevateNC Higher Education program.

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UNCP junior participates in UVA School of Law summer program

August 15, 2022
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Diane Pfeifer experienced life as a law student during a four-week residential program at the University of Virginia School of Law this summer.

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UNCP's Cle Cousins selected for professional development fellowship

August 11, 2022
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Cle Cousins, an instructor in the Department of Mass Communication at UNC Pembroke, has been selected as a faculty fellow of the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication, housed at Florida International University.

UNCP joins Common App to simplify application process

August 11, 2022
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UNC Pembroke has partnered with the Common App for the 2022-2023 application season to streamline the application process.

The Common Application, better known as Common App, is a single online application that can be submitted to multiple colleges and universities at once.

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Off to see the Wizard with UNC Pembroke’s G-Camp

August 8, 2022
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UNC Pembroke welcomed area students to campus last month for the annual G-Camp, a weeklong musical theatre camp for children in first through eighth grades.

The camp was held July 25-29.

UNC Pembroke to host Career Fair

August 3, 2022
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UNC Pembroke will hold a Career Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. in the University Center Annex on August 23.

Native American Agricultural Scholarship now offered at UNCP

August 3, 2022
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American Indian students at UNC Pembroke enrolled in the undergraduate Sustainable Agricultural program may be eligible for a scholarship through the Native American Agriculture Fund.

LEAP Week

SGA President Taliyah Daniels gains life skills, confidence at LEAP Week

August 3, 2022
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UNC Pembroke senior Taliyah Daniels joined college students nationwide at LEAP Week––a six-day motivational leadership program held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) July 17-23.

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UNCP hosts annual Beginning Teacher Leadership Symposium

July 29, 2022
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Kacy Schattauer was among 50 educators from across the region who took advantage of a Beginning Teacher Leadership Symposium at UNC Pembroke on Tuesday.

Dr. Tamara Estes Savage

UNCP professor Tamara Savage serves as CHER Institute Fellow

July 29, 2022
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Dr. Tamara Savage, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work at UNC Pembroke, served as a 2022 Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) Institute Fellow.

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Alumna Kendra Conyers blazing trails in the real estate industry

July 28, 2022
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The average realtor sells between eight and 12 homes yearly. However, Kendra Conyers isn’t your average realtor.

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Judge James Lockemy, SGA president Taliyah Daniels appointed to UNCP Board of Trustees

July 28, 2022
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Chief Judge (Ret) and UNC Pembroke alumnus James Lockemy has been appointed to the UNCP Board of Trustees.

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UNCP School of Education advisory board outlines strategic plan

July 26, 2022
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The UNC Pembroke School of Education advisory board discussed the school’s five-year strategic plan during its monthly meeting at James A. Thomas Hall.  

UNCP undergraduate researchers Jared Tuton

UNCP undergraduate researchers, faculty present at Alzheimer’s research symposium

July 14, 2022
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UNC Pembroke faculty and undergraduate researchers presented at the first Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s disease-related Medical research at Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill (SLAM-DUNC) on June 24-25.

Dr. Camille Locklear Goins

UNCP faculty presents at Native American Student Advocacy Institute

July 12, 2022
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Dr. Camille Locklear Goins, assistant professor and project director for the First Americans' Educational Leadership (FAEL) program at UNC Pembroke, was among the presenters at the 2022 Native American Student Advocacy Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.

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