CHAPEL HILL, NC – UNC System President Margaret Spellings today announced the launch of the Student Success Innovation Lab, a newly created initiative that will help fund and evaluate cost-effective innovations that drive improvements in student success. “We know it’s not enough to get students into school. This initiative will leverage our System platform for …
CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina Board of Governors elected Dr. Nancy J. Cable as the new chancellor of UNC Asheville during a special session of the board held today. Dr. Cable will assume her new duties on August 15. “I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Cable to UNC Asheville and to our …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – UNC System President Margaret Spellings issued the following statement in response to the N.C. General Assembly’s proposed budget: “The General Assembly’s short session budget adjustments builds on the UNC System’s strongest budget in a decade and provides an additional six percent increase in total funding, ensuring that we can grow our historic …
UNC SYSTEM FACULTY FELLOWS EXPLORE UPPER ADMINISTRATION The UNC System emphasizes that it is one University, comprised of 17 unique institutions. As President Margaret Spellings is fond of saying, “Our institutions are individually remarkable, collectively extraordinary.” We are many, but one. This paradox can present its fair share of conundrums: how does the UNC System …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has unanimously elected Harry Smith as Chair, Randall Ramsey as Vice Chair and Pearl Burris-Floyd as Secretary. The terms for the new officers begin in July 1, 2018 and run through June 30, 2020. “I look forward to working with the newly elected …
Grant to fund evidence-based financial aid solutions and degree-aligned math instruction CHAPEL HILL, NC – The John M. Belk Endowment has awarded $3 million to the University of North Carolina System to advance innovative student success efforts, including improvements in financial aid and math education. The majority of the gift, $2.25 million, will go towards a two-part …
CHAPEL HILL – Fifty students representing nine public and private institutions from across North Carolina have been named to internships through the North Carolina Governor’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Internship Program. “This program is absolutely crucial in helping to link talented students from our state’s historically African American institutions with Fortune 500 corporations through …
Cammie the crayfish lives in a water filled aquarium inside a lab at Kepley BioSystems. Cammie likes to attack a white block of cake whenever it is dumped into her tank. The white, chalky block isn’t your standard piece of cake. And that’s the whole point of this story. “What you’re watching, that cake, is …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina System has announced that Dr. Ruben G. Carbonell, the Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at NC State University, is the recipient of the 2018 Oliver Max Gardner Award. The award, established by the will of former North Carolina Governor O. Max Gardner in …
NC State University Professor Ruben Carbonell wins Board’s Max Gardner Award Dr. Ruben G. Carbonell honored with 2018 O. Max Gardner Award from University of North Carolina on Vimeo. Ruben Carbonell, Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been honored with the O. Max Gardner Award, the most significant university-wide …
Chapel Hill – UNC System President Margaret Spellings issued the following statement in response to the release of the Governor’s budget: “We appreciate that Governor Cooper’s recommended budget includes funding for the University’s top priorities–student success, retaining top talent, and data modernization. We look forward to working with the General Assembly in the coming weeks …
Federally funded program will give low income high school students greater access to AP offerings CHAPEL HILL – A newly announced and federally-funded partnership between GEAR UP North Carolina and the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) will provide low income and rural high school students across the state with greater access to Advanced …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNCG Police Officer Taylor Trantham named Officer of the Year UNC System President Margaret Spellings Highlights Efforts to Strengthen Campus Safety CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina System has named University of North Carolina at Greensboro Police Department Officer Taylor Trantham as its 2018 Officer of the Year. Officer Trantham …
CHAPEL HILL – President Margaret Spellings has announced that Elizabeth A. Morra has been named the Vice President of Federal Affairs for the University of North Carolina System. “Elizabeth brings over 25 years of government relations and public affairs expertise to the System, and we are thrilled to welcome her aboard,” said President Spellings. “This new …
If it’s been years since you set foot inside a college classroom, you might be surprised to find that, sometimes in this new era of learning, they’re empty. The students aren’t cutting class. Instead, they’ve turned the community into their classroom. Teaching and learning are no longer cloistered behind ivy-covered campus walls. A wealth of …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has named 110 individuals as the inaugural class of North Carolina Teaching Fellows. Following the program’s return last year, the Commission received 232 total applications and named approximately 150 semi-finalists. Teaching Fellows applicants were evaluated on the following measures: GPA, standardized test scores, leadership and …
Finding Math Pathways for Every Student In elementary school, students learn that reading, writing, and arithmetic are the pillars of any robust education. But by the time these elementary school students have grown into university-bound students, their sights set on careers in the not-too-distant future, many find themselves questioning the wisdom of a singular well-rounded, …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected outstanding University faculty members to receive the 2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The 17 recipients, who represent all 16 of North Carolina’s public universities as well as the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, were nominated by special committees …
CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina A&T State University and North Carolina Central University have released the names of this year’s recipients of the prestigious Cheatham-White Scholarship. These recipients represent the inaugural class for this merit-based scholarship, which was approved by the General Assembly in 2017. The scholarship is available to incoming first year students attending …
Every day, firefighters risk their lives as they run into burning buildings and face the deadly power of wildfires — and also as they deal with the long-term effects of smoke, soot and toxic chemical exposure. Cancer now ranks as their leading cause of death, according to the International Association of Firefighters. NC State experts …
Dr. Robert Canida Received the Erskine B. Bowles Staff Service Award UNC Pembroke Administrative Leader Honored “This is what you do as a humanitarian. You serve others.” These poignant words express Dr. Robert Canida’s guiding philosophy, one that makes no distinction between professional responsibility and altruism. As the director of the University of North Carolina …
Imagine spending an entire lifetime reading one sentence — that’s the kind of problem Joaquín Drut faces every day. The UNC physicist works with numbers too large to compute in an effort to better understand the way our universe works. Sometimes a single word acts as a powerful tool for communicating a whole world of …
University launches statewide advisory board to chart path forward A new review released by the University of North Carolina System takes a close look at the System’s undergraduate teacher preparation programs with an eye toward effective literacy instruction. The report highlights areas of strength, including strong relationships between schools of education and local school districts …
Today, the University of North Carolina is launching a new logo and identity for the System and two of its newest initiatives: NC Promise and UNC Lab Schools. In addition, UNC General Administration will be renamed to better recognize its role: the University of North Carolina System Office.
CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University announced Thursday, Dec. 21, the appointment of a 22-member search committee that will recommend a successor to Chancellor David O. Belcher. The search committee includes representatives of the WCU Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, administration and students, as well as alumni and community members. The committee includes one non-voting member …
The University of North Carolina System hosted the first Behavioral Health Convening recently in Winston-Salem, NC. The event gathered more than 100 health professionals, faculty and staff from all of the 17 UNC institutions. Keynote speakers included, Dr. Nance Roy, Chief Clinical Officer of the JED Foundation; Dr. Betsey Tilson, director of the NC State …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings announced today that Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar has been named acting Chancellor of Western Carolina University. Morrison-Shetlar, who is currently serving as Provost, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, and tenured biology professor at WCU, will assume the role of acting Chancellor on January 1, 2018. …
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Five North Carolina schools have been selected as partner institutions for a new initiative aimed at supporting students preparing for a teaching career in the fields of science, technology, engineering, math or special education. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina State …
Chadwick receives UNC system award for public service Dr. Gregory Chadwick, dean of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, was awarded the 2017 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service on Friday, Nov. 3. The UNC Board of Governors bestows the honor each year on one faculty member from the …
CHAPEL HILL — The UNC Board of Governors have awarded Dr. Gregory Chadwick, dean of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, with the 2017 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service. Chadwick came to ECU in 2005 to lead the effort to establish the School of Dental Medicine. Prior to …