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UNCP achieves Gold Level Safety Award for third year

September 4, 2020
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For the third consecutive year, UNC Pembroke has been awarded a gold level certificate of safety achievement from the North Carolina Department of Labor.

Annual ‘Meet the Greeks’ event goes virtual at UNCP

August 28, 2020
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Fraternity and Sorority Life of Campus Engagement and Leadership at UNC Pembroke hosted its first-ever virtual Meet the Greeks.

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UNCP to host virtual event featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo

August 28, 2020
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U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo will appear as UNC Pembroke’s final guest in the 2019-20 Distinguished Speaker Series.

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UNCP breaks enrollment record – for the third consecutive year

August 28, 2020
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On the first day of classes in August, students returned to campus wearing face coverings and in noticeably different physical spaces due to COVID-19. Though those changes didn’t seem to dampen the excitement for more than 2,932 students new to UNCP.

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UNCP’s David Green completes summer internships at Pfizer

August 28, 2020
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After spending the last two summers with engineers at one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, David Green can attest to the saying, ‘not all learning takes place in the classroom.’

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Jessica Collogan named Dean of Library Services

August 26, 2020
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Jessica Collogan, an accomplished research library leader, has been named Dean of Library Services at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Collogan’s appointment was approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees.

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UNCP’s landmark patent to aid in Alzheimer’s disease, TBI treatment

August 24, 2020
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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke has been awarded the first patent in the university’s history for a method to treat Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injury patients.

WATCH: Spring and Summer 2020 Commencement

August 12, 2020
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Congratulations to the Class of 2020 and thanks to everyone who helped make UNCP’s first-ever virtual and drive-thru Commencement a huge success.

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Richard Varner II named UNCP’s Outstanding Senior

August 7, 2020
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A nontraditional, transfer student from Lawton, Oklahoma, Richard W. Varner II quickly adapted to his new surroundings when he arrived on UNC Pembroke’s campus in 2017.

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UNCP welcomes Class of 2024 during first-ever virtual New Student Convocation

August 5, 2020
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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke welcomed members of the class of 2024 to college during a first-ever virtual New Student Convocation on Tuesday.

UNCP students to receive Mental Health First Aid training

August 3, 2020
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More than 250 students at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will become certified as national Mental Health First Aid trainers, thanks to a grant from the UNC System Office.

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UNCP to confer a record 957 degrees at Spring Commencement

July 31, 2020
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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will award a record 957 degrees to its largest-graduating class in university history on Saturday, August 8.

Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings will confer 725 undergraduate degrees and 232 degrees at the graduate level.

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Tropical Storm Isaias

July 30, 2020
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UNCP research team to study new training curriculum for community health workers

July 30, 2020
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The College of Health Sciences at UNC Pembroke will serve a key role in the new state standardized core competency curriculum for community health workers.

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Cummings Aerospace provides UNCP students valuable career experience

July 28, 2020
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A UNC Pembroke student and recent graduate spent their summer break applying their classroom knowledge in real-world experiences through an internship at a high-level aerospace engineering company in Alabama with Pembroke roots.

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UNCP’s Thomas School of Business building reaches construction milestone

July 23, 2020
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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke celebrated a major milestone on July 23 during a topping out ceremony for the $38 million dollar James A. Thomas Hall which will house the Thomas School of Business.

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Professor Jose D’Arruda named 2020 AAPT Summer Fellow

July 17, 2020
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Physics professor Jose D’Arruda has been selected as a 2020 Summer Fellow by the American Association of Physics Teachers.

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UNCP announces 2020 Faculty Award recipients

July 15, 2020
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UNC Pembroke has announced faculty recipients of the university’s top awards for achievements in teaching, scholarship and service for the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Dr. John Roe earns PURC’s Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

July 9, 2020
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Biology professor Dr. John Roe has been named winner of the 2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award given by the Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity Center Council (PURC).

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