Faculty from Winston-Salem State University and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts are partnering to create four interdisciplinary design studios that will tackle some of the biggest problems facing the region, including equity, mobility, scientific literacy, education and environmental resilience. The studios will be based at the Center for Design Innovation (CDI), a multi-campus …
Community Engagement Plans Improve Student Success Peta-Gaye Brooks came to North Carolina Central University with a hunch that she might like to teach math: she knew that she wanted to make a difference, but her plans weren’t yet concrete. For some students, a lack of clear direction in a college career may lead to disruptive …
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has partnered with Adobe to offer the full collection of Creative Cloud software to all students, creating the first Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe CC) Campus at a historically Black college or university (HBCU). Through the partnership, WSSU students, faculty and staff with a registered university email address now have access to Adobe CC favorites …
The University of North Carolina Wilmington has received a $10 million gift commitment from alumnus David Congdon ’78, and his wife, Helen. This represents the largest outright gift commitment in university history; with it, UNCW will establish the “David S. Congdon School of Supply Chain, Business Analytics and Information Systems,” supporting these programs within the …
Unprecedented Public High School Artificial Intelligence Program Will Prepare North Carolina Students to Be Leaders of the Future Workforce Made possible by $2 million gift from PrecisionLender® CEO Carl Ryden, The Ryden Program for Innovation and Leadership in Artificial Intelligence at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics will teach students to harness the …
A new 600-bed residence hall currently under construction on Western Carolina University’s upper campus will bear the name of Levern Hamlin Allen, the first African-American student to enroll at WCU and among the first to be admitted to any of North Carolina’s all-white state institutions of higher education. The WCU Board of Trustees unanimously decided …
Vítejte v Praze! — Welcome to Prague! Thousands of NC State students have heard this phrase since they started venturing to the city on faculty-led programs in 1991. The NC State European Center in Prague opened in 2005, and last year the center moved to a new facility, expanding its commitment to provide opportunities to study and conduct research …
UNCW has received a grant through the U.S. Department of State for a program titled “Innovating and Designing Engaged Applications in STEM Education.” Funds totaling $188,064 will support a one-year collaborative effort with educators in Pakistan to build STEM educational and professional capacity in Pakistani middle schools. The new IDEA-STEM program will infuse technology in the …
Ever wonder what happens to all of the materials from the buildings that have been recently torn down or renovated on Western Carolina University’s Cullowhee campus? Thanks to the university’s Office of Sustainability and Energy Management, nearly all of the materials, from light fixtures and seating to the brick and mortar, are being recycled or repurposed …
UNC Charlotte was awarded a major collaborative research grant by the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. The award, “AGEP North Carolina Alliance: An Institutional Transformation Model to Increase Minority STEM Doctoral Student and Faculty Success” is a five-year grant that provides $2.2 million to three institutions, with $663,163 …