FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2019 CHAPEL HILL, NC – University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper released the following statement: “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ron Mitchelson as interim chancellor at East Carolina University, effective immediately. Dr. Mitchelson has been serving as the university’s acting chancellor since September 30 …
UNC System Institutions Help Uncover NC Histories Every North Carolinian inhabits a haunted landscape. Our ghosts don’t rattle chains. Objects don’t dance when the clock strikes midnight. But we live in a state where past and present intermingle. ‘History’ isn’t gone … it’s with us in the here and now, appearing in ways that we …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 28, 2019 University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper released the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan: “Kay Hagan’s bright spirit and charisma was always welcome and deeply inspiring. As both a N.C. and a U.S. senator she was a champion for the military …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHAPEL HILL, NC – UNC System Interim President Bill Roper released the following statement regarding East Carolina University: “East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach has submitted his resignation, effective immediately, which I have accepted. I believe that this action is in the best interests of the entire East Carolina University community. …
October 24, 2019 Chapel Hill, NC – University of North Carolina System Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer Kimberly van Noort released the following statement: “East Carolina University and Elizabeth City State University are collaborating with the private sector on ways to support the growing needs of aerospace manufacturing in Eastern …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNC-TV to Air Program on the Impact of North Carolina’s Historically Minority-Serving Institutions UNC System Leaders and Six Chancellors Highlight Innovation and Community Partnership Chapel Hill, NC – The University of North Carolina System and UNC-TV Public Media NC will air “Focus on the Future: North Carolina’s Historically Minority-Serving Institutions” on October 22 at 8 …
CFNC.org Helps Students Navigate the Busy Season High school students in all 100 counties have built dreams around future careers and intellectual ambitions. The North Carolina Countdown to College runs throughout October, motivating high school seniors to turn those dreams into action. The North Carolina Countdown to College is a month-long push to encourage graduating …
NC Beer is Hopping—Universities Give It Lift Fifteen years ago, downtown Morganton was like any other small town in North Carolina. Once the sun went down, few shoe heels tapped the sidewalks. Change purses didn’t jingle. With no traffic to calm, the lights at intersections seemed to turn from green to red sluggishly—more out of …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNC System, East Carolina University, Pitt County Government and Vidant Health reach agreement CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC System, East Carolina University, Pitt County Government and Vidant Health have reached an agreement to resolve a pending lawsuit concerning the affiliation between the Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Medical Center. The …
On Location for the Affordable Education Campaign “It was much heavier than I expected,” said Lam Huynh, as he recalled the experience of hoisting a Steadicam rig onto his shoulders for the first time. Huynh had shown up on the set where the UNC System was shooting video for its most recent statewide campaign to …