UNCG Offers Global Remote Internship Program for Students
UNC Greensboro’s International Programs Center (IPC) has teamed up with ISA/WorldStrides to offer global remote internships to undergraduate students.
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UNC System Campuses Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Community Clinics
University of North Carolina System campuses will operate COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the coming weeks and months, with an emphasis on reaching underserved and rural populations.
NCSSM developing cybersecurity curriculum with support of $100K Cisco grant
The largest enterprise cybersecurity company in the world, Cisco, has directed a $100,000 grant to North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics to create national K-12 academic resources that will help prepare today’s students to become leaders in the crucial field of cybersecurity, the school announced today.
PBS North Carolina Launches Classroom Connection
PBS North Carolina, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) and the William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, presents the statewide broadcast premiere of Classroom Connection, Tuesday, February 2, at 8 AM, on PBS NC and online, at pbs.org/ahl.
$6.8M gift to the UNC School of Nursing funds simulation center, scholarships
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Nursing received $6.8 million to fund a world-class nursing simulation center and scholarships for second-career nursing students. The donation from the Helene Fuld Health Trust, the nation’s largest charitable trust devoted exclusively to supporting nursing students and nursing education, is the largest private donation in the history of the UNC School of Nursing.
N.C. A&T Receives $1.5M Gift from N.C. GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a $1.5-million gift from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation in support of the Aggie Commitment Trailblazer Scholars (ACTS) program.
NC State Leads New UNC System Partnership with Military
The University of North Carolina System has signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with the XVIII Airborne (ABN) Corps with NC State as the lead institution.
Historically Minority-Serving Institutions receive first mobile freezers for COVID-19 vaccine
he UNC System’s six historically minority-serving institutions have each received a new mobile freezer capable of safely storing and transporting COVID-19 vaccine vials. These six freezers represent the first of 62 scheduled to arrive in the state in the coming months as part of Operation Deep Freeze.
New UNC Charlotte Academic Programs Respond to Job Market
UNC Charlotte is responding to the greater Charlotte region’s employment needs with three new degree programs and five new graduate certificate programs that are relevant to the current and future job market. Several will be available this spring and all programs will be open for new and current students by fall 2021.
Andrea Poole selected to lead North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
Andrea Poole, a top administrator at the North Carolina Community College System, has been named executive director of the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, the agency that administers the state’s financial aid and education savings programs.