This Faculty Handbook has been prepared for the faculty of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke and has been designed to provide faculty members with a ready reference to established policies and procedures at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Additionally, the University Catalog is also a very valuable resource regarding academic programs, policies, procedures, regulations, and other important information about the University. Suggestions for additions or revisions are encouraged and should be made directly to the Office for Academic Affairs.
It is hoped that each faculty member will become familiar with the contents of this Handbook and the University Catalog immediately. All members of the University family should use the Handbook and Catalog for reference whenever occasion demands.
The University reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the University Calendar or in any other section of this Handbook.
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is committed to equality of educational opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees based on color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or handicap. Moreover, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is open to people of all races and actively seeks to promote racial integration by recruiting and enrolling a larger number of American Indian, Asian, Black and Hispanic students.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE
FIRST SEMESTER
August 16, Wednesday
5:00 p.m. - Course registrations will be canceled for undergraduate students who registered early and have not
paid
August 20, Sunday
1:00 p.m. - Residence Halls open for Freshmen who have not attended Freshman Orientation
August 20 - 22, Sunday - Tuesday
Orientation and Testing Program
August 21 - 22, Monday -Tuesday
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Undergraduate and Graduate Registration
August 22, Tuesday
Residence Halls open for upperclassmen
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Evening Registration
5:00 p.m. - Course registrations will be canceled for all students who registered and have not paid
August 23, Wednesday
8:00 a.m. - Undergraduate Classes Begin
8:00 a.m. - Late Registration/Fee Applies
6:30 p.m. - Graduate Classes Begin
August 23 - 24, Wednesday -Thursday
Drop-Add (No Charge)
August 25, Friday
Drop-Add Fee Begins
August 29, Tuesday
4:00 p.m. - Last day to register for a class or to add a class
Last Day to reduce course load and receive a refund
August 30, Wednesday
10:00 a.m. - Meeting for all students planning to take the Praxis I Exams
during the fall semester, Educational Center, Room 222.
10:15 a.m. - Faculty Convocation
September 4, Monday
Holiday (Labor Day)
October 18, Wednesday
4:00 p.m. - Mid-Semester Grades Due
October 19 - 20, Thursday - Friday
Mid-Semester Break
October 20, Friday
5:00 p.m. - Last day to Withdraw from the University and receive a prorated refund
October 27, Friday
Last day to drop a class with a "W" grade
November 8, Wednesday
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Departmental Majors Meeting
Last day to drop a second-eight-week course with a "W" grade
November 8 - 17, Wednesday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Advisement for Spring Semester
November 15, Wednesday
10:00 a.m. - Meeting for all students planning to student teach in the fall 2001 semester, Educational Center,
Room 222.
November 10 - 21, Friday - Tuesday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Early Registration (Graduate and Undergraduate)
November 15-16, 20-21, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday , Tuesday
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Evening Advisement and Early Registration
November 23 - 24, Thursday - Friday
Holidays (Thanksgiving)
December 12, Tuesday
10:00 p.m. - Classes End
December 13, Wednesday
Reading Day for Final Examinations
December 14 - 20, Thursday-Wednesday
Final Examinations
December 20, Wednesday
4:00 p.m. - Winter Commencement
5:00 p.m. - All Residence halls close for winter break.
SECOND SEMESTER
January 4 - 5, Thursday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Undergraduate and Graduate Registration
January 4, Thursday
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Evening Registration
January 5, Friday
5:00 p.m. - Course registrations will be canceled for unpaid classes
January 7, Sunday
1:00 p.m. - All Residence Halls Open
January 8, Monday
8:00 a.m. - Undergraduate Classes Begin
8:00 a.m. - Late Registration/Fee Applies
6:30 p.m. - Graduate Classes Begin
January 8 - 9, Monday - Tuesday
Drop-Add (No Charge)
January 10, Wednesday
Drop-Add Fee Begins
January 12, Friday
5:00 p.m. - Last Day to Register / or Add a Class
5:00 p.m. - Last day to drop in course load and receive a refund
January 15, Monday
Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
March 2, Friday
4:00 p.m. - Mid-Semester Grades Due
5:00 p.m. - All Residence Halls Close
10:00 p.m. - Spring Break Begins
March 8, Thursday
5:00 p.m. - Last day for prorated tuition/fee refund for non-first-time attendees receiving Title IV Funds
March 11, Sunday
1:00 p.m. - All Residence Halls Open
March 12, Monday
8:00 a.m. - Classes Resume
March 16, Friday
Last Day to Drop a Class with a "W" Grade
March 19, Monday
5:00 p.m. - Last Day for prorated tuition/fee refund for first-time attendees receiving Title IV Funds
April 2, Monday
Last Day to Drop a Second-Eight-Week Class with a "W" Grade
April 4, Wednesday
10:00 - 11:15 a.m. - Awards Day
April 11, Wednesday
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Departmental Majors Meeting
April 11-20, Wednesday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Advisement
April 13, Friday
Holiday ( Good Friday)
April 16 - 25, Monday - Wednesday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Early Registration (Graduate and Undergraduate)
April 18 - 19, 23 - 24Wednesday - Thursday, Monday - Tuesday
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Evening Advisement and Early Registration
May 1, Tuesday
Classes End
May 2, Wednesday
Reading Day for Final Examinations
May 3 - 9, Thursday - Wednesday
Final Examinations
May 10, Thursday
8:00 a.m. - Senior Grades Due
5:00 p.m. - All Residence Halls Close
May 12, Saturday
10:00 a.m. - Commencement
SUMMER SESSIONS - 2001
UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR
FIRST SESSION
May 18, Friday
4:00 p.m. - Students who registered in April must pay fees for First and Intra Sessions or Course Registrations
will be canceled
May 21, Monday
8:00 a.m. - Residence Halls Open
May 21, Monday
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Registration
May 22, Tuesday
8:00 a.m. - Classes Begin/Late Registration/Payment and Drop/Add Fees apply
May 23, Wednesday
4:00 p.m. - Last Day to Register for a Class, Add a Class, or Drop in Course Load and Receive a Refund
May 29, Tuesday
5:00 p.m. - Last Day to Withdraw from the University and Receive a Prorated Refund
May 31, Thursday
Last Day to Drop a Course with a "W" Grade
June 14, Thursday
4:00 p.m. - Students who registered in April Must pay fees for second summer session or course registrations will
be canceled.
June 18, Monday
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Early Registration for Second Session
July 25, Monday
Final Examinations and Last Day of Term
INTRA SESSION
June 5, Tuesday
8:00 a.m. - Classes Begin
4:00 p.m. - Last Day to Register for a Class
4:00 p.m. - Last Day to Drop in Course Load and Receive a Refund
June 8, Friday
5:00 p.m. - Last Day to Withdraw from the University and Receive Prorated Refund
June 25, Monday
Final Examinations and Last Day of Term
SECOND SESSION
June 27, Wednesday
8:00 a.m. - Residence Halls Open
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Registration
June 28, Thursday
8:00 a.m. - Classes Begin
8:00 a.m. - Late Registration/Payment and Drop/Add Fees Apply
June 29, Friday
4:00 p.m. - Last Day to Register and Pay for a Class
4:00 p.m. - Last Day to Drop in Course Load and Receive a Refund
4:00 p.m. - All Students Must Pay Fees or Course Registrations will be Canceled.
July 4, Wednesday
Holiday
July 9, Monday
5:00 p.m. - Last Day to Withdraw from the University and receive prorated refund
July 10, Tuesday
Last Day to Drop a Course with a "W" Grade
July 19, Thursday
Second Session Intra Classes End
August 2, Thursday
Final Examinations and Last Day of Second Term
5:00 p.m. - Residence Halls Close
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina. It carries out the purposes of a state-supported institution in the category "Comprehensive University I" and offers degree programs at the baccalaureate level as well as several master's programs. Programs for teacher certification are also offered in a variety of fields. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke operates on the traditional two-semester system and offers an extensive summer program.
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a comprehensive university committed to academic excellence
in a balanced program of teaching, research and service. It offers a broad range of degrees and nationally accredited
professional programs at the bachelor's level and selected programs at the master's level. Combining the opportunities
available at a larger university with the personal attention characteristic of a small college, the university
provides an intellectually challenging environment created by a faculty dedicated to effective teaching, interaction
with students, and scholarship. Graduates are academically and personally prepared for rewarding careers, post-graduate
education, and community leadership.
Founded in 1887 to educate American Indians, the University now serves a student body reflective of the rich cultural
diversity of American society. As it stimulates interaction within and among its cultural groups, the University
enables its students to become informed, principled, and tolerant citizens with a global perspective.
The University encourages the pursuit of education as a lifelong experience so that its graduates will be equipped
to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. Drawing strength from its heritage, The University of North
Carolina at Pembroke continues to expand its leadership role in enriching the intellectual, economic, social and
cultural life of the region and beyond.
(Approved by the UNC Pembroke Board of Trustees on September 2, 1999.)
On March 7, 1887 the General Assembly of North Carolina enacted legislation sponsored by Representative Hamilton McMillan of Robeson County creating the Croatan Normal School. The law, which was in response to a petition from the Indian people of the area, established a Board of Trustees and appropriated five hundred dollars to be used only for salaries. A building was constructed by the local people at a site about one mile west of the present location, and the school opened with fifteen students and one teacher in the fall of 1887. For many years the instruction was at the elementary and secondary level, and the first diploma was awarded in 1905.
The school was moved to its present location in Pembroke, the center of the Indian community, in 1909. The General Assembly changed the name of the institution in 1911 to the Indian Normal School of Robeson County, and again in 1913 to the Cherokee Indian Normal School of Robeson County. In 1926 the Board of Trustees added a two-year normal program beyond high school, and phased out elementary instruction. The first ten diplomas were awarded in 1928, when the state accredited the school as a "standard normal school."
Additional college classes were offered beginning in 1931, and in 1939 a fourth year was added with the first degrees conferred in 1940. In recognition of its new status, theGeneral Assembly changed the name of the school in 1941 to Pembroke State College for Indians. Until 1953 it was the only state-supported four-year college for Indians in the nation. The scope of the institution was widened in 1942 when non-teaching baccalaureate degrees were added, and 1945 when enrollment, previously limited to the Indians of Robeson County, was opened to people from all federally-recognized Indian groups. A few years later, in 1949, the General Assembly shortened the name to Pembroke State College.
The Board of Trustees approved the admission of White students up to forty percent of the total enrollment in 1953, and following the Supreme Court's school desegregation decision, opened the College to all qualified applicants without regard to race in 1954. Growth of over five hundred percent followed during the next eight years. In 1969 the General Assembly changed the name again to Pembroke State University, and made the institution a regional university. Such universities were authorized "to provide undergraduate and graduate instruction in liberal arts, fine arts, and science, and in the learned professions, including teaching" and to "provide other graduate and undergraduate programs of instruction as are deemed necessary to meet the needs of their constituencies and of the State."
Two years later, in 1971, the General Assembly established the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina with Pembroke State University as one of the constituent institutions. The new structure was under the control of a Board of Governors which was to coordinate the system of higher education, improve its quality, and encourage economical use of the state's resources. The Board of Governors approved the initiation of master's programs in professional education by Pembroke State University in 1978, as well as several new undergraduate programs. Since that time additional baccalaureate and master's level programs have been approved, including a baccalaureate in nursing and a Master of Business Administration.
Upon recommendation from the PSU Board of Trustees, the Chancellor, and the UNC President, and with the enthusiastic concurrence of the majority of University faculty, staff and students, the General Assembly changed the name of the institution to The University of North Carolina at Pembroke effective July 1, 1996.
1-2 ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIP
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award Bachelor's and Master's level degrees. In addition, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is accredited by or is a member of:
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