“The Student Success Conference features presentations on course design, advising, new technologies, and different ways to intervene from a financial perspective … all of the things that can help our students stay on track toward graduation,” said UNC System Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimberly van Noort.
University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper has named Kevin M. Guskiewicz as interim chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill. The appointment is effective immediately.
A Conversation with the UNC System’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs How does the academic affairs work at the System Office differ from what happens on the curriculum committees and at academic affairs offices at the 17 constituent institutions? We operate from a much bigger, System-wide picture. Take curricular change, for example. Our role …
Meet Candy Beal, and discover how unorthodox field trips are making her students better future teachers. Candy Beal has been an educator for 51 years, 23 of those in the NC State College of Education. Her focus is teacher education for those who want to teach middle grades language arts and social studies. As part …
Signature NC Promise Programs Revitalize Local Economies Aron Bechiom has seen the world, but nothing excites him more than gazing down at his home town, Elizabeth City. In the Navy, Bechiom logged plenty of adventurous hours overseas. Now, after returning home and nearing completion of his bachelor’s degree in aviation science at Elizabeth City State …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2019 UNC System Interim President Bill Roper Names Eight-Member Transition Team CHAPEL HILL, NC – University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper has engaged eight individuals with a wide range of expertise to serve as members of his transition team. The UNC System office is in the process …
A Conversation with the UNC System’s Interim President What excites you most as you think about transitioning from overseeing the state’s healthcare system to overseeing its university system? My wife and I have lived in North Carolina for 22 years, and one of the things I learned early is what an amazing state this is …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2019 Action Taken During Today’s UNC Board of Governors Meeting CHAPEL HILL, NC – Today the UNC Board of Governors voted to accept UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt’s resignation effective January 31, 2019. The Board authorized UNC System Interim President Roper to appoint an interim chancellor at such time as he …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2018 UNC Board of Governors Chair Harry Smith Issues Statement Regarding Board Meeting CHAPEL HILL, NC – University of North Carolina Board of Governors chair Harry Smith issued this statement following today’s Board meeting: “Today, the UNC Board of Governors met in closed session to deliberate issues related to …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2018 CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina System has announced three 2019 Faculty Fellows, who will spend one year researching academic affairs. The fellows are Ellen Holmes Pearson, UNC Asheville; Benjamin Powell, Appalachian State University; and Katherine R. Saul, NC State University. Now in its fourth year, the …