North Carolina Secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Larry Hall and Elizabeth City State University Interim Chancellor Karrie Dixon led the charge for Hometown Strong in September, celebrating the university’s efforts to educate and prepare future leaders in this rural corner of the state. Hometown Strong is an initiative developed by North …
UNC Pembroke School of Education has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to address the shortage of American Indian administrators in the state’s public school districts with a large American Indian student population. American Indians represent less than one percent of school administrators in North Carolina. The First Americans’ …
UNC Greensboro’s newest construction project has started its rise from the site of the now-demolished McIver Building. When the Nursing & Instructional Building makes its debut in the spring of 2020, it will be so much more than a classroom and lab space. The 180,000-square-foot facility will be a shining example of sustainable building and design. UNCG is pursuing LEED …
Appalachian State University cut the ribbon on the Connect NC Bond’s first completed project on Friday, Sept. 21. The Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences building was completed on time and on budget. Levine Hall is Appalachian’s newest and largest academic building to date, and its design facilitates innovative and collaborative learning for thousands of …
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ historical and cultural connections with the land now home to Western Carolina University were commemorated Friday (Sept. 21) as representatives of the tribal and university communities gathered for the unveiling of a sculpture based on the Cherokee syllabary character “wi.” The ceremony at the sculpture installation site in the …
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is one of only five schools in the state to partner with the Jed Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to preventing suicide, reducing substance abuse and improving well-being among teenagers and young adults. UNCSA received a $30,000 Behavioral Health Grant from the University of North Carolina …
Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. – the first full-time African-American driver in NASCAR’s elite series since 1971 – is changing the face of NASCAR. Wallace’s success this season also is on the minds of students at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), which is the only historically Black college and university (HBCU) to offer a bachelor’s degree in …
A new North Carolina Central University (NCCU) online program will broaden the pipeline of qualified employees to the pharmaceutical industry by providing industry-specific certification in areas such as project management and regulatory practices. The program is being offered through NCCU’s Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) and is partially funded by the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals …
Fayetteville State University (FSU) has received a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation in the amount of $134,200. The grant will be used to support FSU’s nationally recognized School of Nursing by enhancing the current simulation lab and furnishing an additional computer lab for student testing. “I thank the Golden LEAF Foundation for its support …
Designing the inside of a helicopter is just as hard as it sounds, but Pirate Jessica Vargas Hernandez used her skills and knowledge to complete the task through her summer internship. Vargas Hernandez, a senior at East Carolina University, is double majoring in biomedical engineering and bioprocess engineering. “This internship challenged me to do things …