Competency-Based Education Summit finding consensus for new learning evaluation Participants at the 2017 University of North Carolina Competency-Based Education Summit were given small Rubik’s cubes that symbolized how much of a puzzle modern education can be: while it might be simple to complete one side, to solve the entire puzzle is much more difficult. For …
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 …
CHAPEL HILL – Fifty-two students from 10 of North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been selected to participate in the North Carolina Governor’s HBCU Internship Program this summer. Forty-two students come from the University of North Carolina system. The program, which began in 2015, connects students who are enrolled in North Carolina’s …
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 …
UNC’s Adult Learner Convening focuses on strategies to help students who have stopped out With support from the state General Assembly, the University of North Carolina is helping North Carolina residents who “stopped out” before completing their degree. UNC is leading efforts to assist its member campuses and provide venues to exchange ideas to best …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina announced that Ben Bahr, the William C. Friday Chair and Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, is the recipient of the 2017 Oliver Max Gardner Award.
UNC Pembroke’s Bahr honored with Gardner award for work in neurological research Ben Bahr, the William C. Friday Chair and Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Biochemistry at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, has been recognized as the 2017 Oliver Max Gardner Award winner by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. The …
For Heidi Kelley, teaching isn’t just imparting information to students. Instead, she helps students “discover their knowledge for themselves.” “I challenge my students to dig deep into both their own experience and our class texts to unlock the meanings of human experience—theirs and those of others,” Kelley said. “Thus my teaching tactic is to gently …
Turning STEM into STEAM at UNCSA by merging technology with the arts Lindsay Bierman wants to make sure his students are on the cutting edge of science and technology. At first, that might seem like an odd aspiration for the chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, whose students study everything …
Sgt. Jacob Deal of the Western Carolina University Police Department is recipient of the UNC System’s Officer of the Year Award for Outstanding and Exceptional Service in recognition of his work in campus outreach activities, including those focusing on sexual assault prevention. Deal, a member of the WCU Police Department since February 2011, received the award …