The Office of International Education and Development (OIED) at Appalachian State University has announced that student Ryan Hellenbrand of Boone and alumna Megan Holt-Smith of Mount Airy have been chosen as recipients of Fulbright scholarship awards. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to …
With her selection as UNC Charlotte’s first-ever Ertegun Graduate Scholar, UNC Charlotte’s Eileen Jakeway is headed to England’s University of Oxford, for what she anticipates will be one of the most intellectually rich and invigorating experiences of her life. Jakeway, a Levine Scholar and English Honors student who graduates in May with bachelor’s degrees in …
WCU grant allows nursing students to gain valuable experience in community settings Maggie Henderson knew she wanted to be more than a nurse who only treats her patient’s symptoms in the hospital. She also wanted to be able to take the time to know them as people. Through an innovative grant program at Western Carolina …
A scant nine months after groundbreaking, NC State’s historic Build-A-Block project is nearing completion and will soon hand over the keys to six more families in need of quality affordable housing. More than 5,000 volunteers from NC State and other partners contributed some 20,000 work hours for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County’s Build-A-Block project off Lake …
Cumberland International Early College student graduates Fayetteville State at 18 Mikayla Raines was one of hundreds of Fayetteville State University students to walk across the stage at the sesquicentennial commencement to accept their degree. Raines, however, is not your typical college graduate. She was a student of the Cumberland International Early College High School at …
Dri Sommer has spent her career as a student in the School of Filmmaking making the most of her education. From building a family with her fellow cinematography students to spearheading a unique dual-perspective fourth-year film, “Shades,” she has embraced all of the challenges and experiences that come along with film school. The director and cinematographer is headed for the commencement …
Graduating seniors in the School of Design and Production (D&P) at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts will present their first ever public Senior Portfolio Review from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 29 at the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem. Artists who design and execute the scenery, properties, costumes, wigs and makeup, sound and lighting for campus performances and the entertainment …
An East Carolina University researcher is looking into how elementary school students view themselves as scientists and engineers when wearing lab coats. Dr. Tammy Lee, assistant professor of science education at ECU, listens as Pactolus School fifth-graders answer questions during science class. This spring, 300 fifth-graders and five teachers in four schools in Pitt County …
UNC Asheville will celebrate the opening of the university’s new Veteran Center for Excellence with a graduation celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony for student veterans at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10 in Highsmith Union. The Veteran Center for Excellence is funded by a $10,000 Vet Center Initiative grant from the Student Veterans of America (SVA) …
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately one in five children have experienced a seriously debilitating mental health disorder at least some point in their lives. For school-aged children, these disorders often impact the child’s health and well-being, as well as schools, communities and other systems. Without proper support, the child and family …