ACADEMIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
Summer School
Through the Office of Academic Affairs in Lumbee
Hall, the University offers a three‑week MayMester,
two five‑week terms, and two three‑week intra‑sessions. Special workshops and institutes enrich
the regular summer program, and visiting specialists augment the regular
faculty when the need arises.
Through many curricular and extra‑curricular
activities, the summer session provides special opportunities for teachers and
others who are free for summer study.
Many courses and workshops are open to individuals not seeking a
university degree but interested in gaining personal or professional knowledge.
A student entering The University of North Carolina at
Pembroke for the first time as a beginning freshman, a transfer student, or a
student who is returning to the University after an absence of one semester or
more must meet all requirements for admission.
Transient students—students who are regularly enrolled
at another institution of higher education and who wish to take courses at UNC
Pembroke during the Summer Session for transfer to their home
institution—must submit a form available from the Registrar’s Office.
This form must show that they are in good standing at their home institution
and have their Dean’s or Registrar’s permission to
enroll at UNCP. Admission to the Summer Session does not constitute admission
to the University.
In‑service teachers who wish to attend the Summer
Session for license renewal or other purposes must submit an application. The
application form and Summer Session Catalog may be obtained from the Academic
Affairs Office.
Distance Education
With funding from the North Carolina Legislature, The
University of North Carolina implemented distance education in 1999 as a method
of providing statewide educational access through alternative program delivery
methods to place-bound, non-traditional students. Consistent with The
University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s credo to encourage and promote “the
pursuit of education as a lifelong experience so that its graduates will be
equipped to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century,” the Office of
Distance Education functions primarily as a portal that provides the
administrative support framework for various academic departments participating
in exporting their courses and degree programs across the state and
beyond. Programs designed for distance education delivery are offered
through face-to-face, interactive video, online, and hybrid formats. Distance Education at UNC Pembroke is a
dynamic program that seeks to meet the workforce needs of North Carolinians.
Off-Campus
Sites: Through the Office of Distance Education, UNC Pembroke
provides opportunities for place-bound, non-traditional students to participate
in several degree programs (undergraduate and graduate) at a variety of
off-campus sites across the Southeast region of North Carolina, including Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, Richmond
Community College in Hamlet, Fayetteville Technical Community College in
Fayetteville, Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, and Fort Bragg
Military Installation in Fayetteville. At these remote locations, students can
take courses and complete their degree programs without having to come to the
main campus.
Online
Programs: The Office of Distance Education coordinates and supports the
development, authorization, and implementation of online degree programs.
Internet-based programs include the B. S. in Business Administration with a
concentration in Management and the B.A. in Criminal Justice. At the graduate
level, the Master of Public Administration (MPA) is available in an online
format. Several stand-alone courses in the School of Education, the School of
Business, and the College of Arts and Sciences are also delivered fully or
partially online to fulfill varying student needs. Specific information about online courses and programs may
be obtained by contacting the Office of Distance Education or the appropriate
academic department. The Office of Distance Education collaborates with the
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Electronic Campus by posting UNC
Pembroke’s online courses and programs on the Electronic Campus dashboard each
semester for participation by e-learners from SREB states.
Quality
Assurance in Distance Education Courses: The academic integrity of UNC Pembroke’s distance
education programs is assured, in part, by insisting that regular faculty teach
a significant number of the courses. Further, the full-time faculty who teach
distance education courses are supplemented by a cadre of well-qualified and
properly credentialed adjunct faculty. With the launch of UNC Online in 2008,
the Online Quality Council was formed with the mandate of making ongoing
recommendations for quality assurance in online programs at all 17 constituent
campuses of The University of North Carolina. UNC Pembroke is represented on
the council. The Office of Distance Education works with the Teaching and
Learning Center, DoIT, and the Library to provide the
requisite training for faculty who teach online or in the interactive video
classroom. Additionally,
one-on-one support is also provided for instructors who develop courses for
online delivery.
Support
Services: Working in conjunction with various student support services,
the Office of Distance Education assures that online and off-campus students
are seamlessly linked to critical learning resources and services. A full-time distance education staff is
available at each of the major Distance Education sites to respond to student
inquiries, assist with registration for classes, schedule instructional space,
proctor exams for off-campus and online classes, and arrange instructional
resources for faculty.
Additionally, the Office of Distance Education provides orientation for
new online students as well as maintaining equipment at off-site interactive
video classrooms.
Library
Services: The Mary Livermore Library employs a full-time Distance Education
Librarian who provides students with individualized reference and instructional
services and expedites document delivery services where research materials
(books, reports, articles, etc.) are sent directly to the students. Some
materials are digitized and mailed to students. The Mary Livermore Library
houses over 377,000 cataloged volumes and 33,000 subscriptions to print and electronic serials and provides access to more than 165 electronic databases.
Lateral
Entry Teacher Certification Support: UNC Pembroke’s School of Education
supports lateral entry teacher education candidates who take courses online to
complete state licensure requirements.
As mandated by the UNC Tomorrow Commission in 2007, “UNC should increase
access to its educational programs—including academic courses, degree
programs at all levels, and certificate programs—for traditional
students, non-traditional students, and lifelong learners” (UNC Tomorrow
Recommendation 4.2.1). The Lateral Entry Teacher Education Certification program
is certainly one of the creative ways in which UNC Pembroke is contributing to
workforce development.
Mary Livermore and Other Library Services
Named for a former UNCP Dean of Women and Professor of Religious
Education, the Mary Livermore Library serves as the chief information resource
center for the Pembroke campus and also as a link with other libraries within
The University of North Carolina and the world.
Providing approximately 377,000 volumes and 33,000 periodical
subscriptions (print and electronic), the Livermore Library serves as a
depository for selected state and federal documents and houses local history
materials, including the Charlie Rose Archival Collection. Library patrons are offered services which include reference and information
consultation and assistance, assistance with computerized database searching,
interlibrary loan, orientation tours, and library use instruction.
Resources available to patrons include print materials for
research and recreational reading; print and on-line databases; a computerized
catalog; Internet access; microform and photo copiers; typing and study
facilities; a computer laboratory; and multimedia equipment and materials.
The resources are available to patrons 105.5 hours a week
during academic sessions, with extended hours during fall and spring exam
periods, and on a reduced schedule during summer, holiday, and between‑session
time periods. For information concerning services and hours, please phone the circulation
desk at 910.521.6516.
Specialized
libraries, featuring resources appropriate to particular programs and
departments, are found in several locations. In the Educational Center, the
Department of Education maintains a Curriculum Laboratory and a Test Review
Resource Center. Moore Hall houses a Music Library featuring recordings,
scores, and listening facilities.
Division of Information Technology (DoIT)
The Division of Information Technology maintains the
cyber-infrastructure necessary for the University to fulfill its mission of
teaching, research, and service.
By providing and managing campus networks—both wired and
wireless—as well as Internet connectivity, telephone services, and
technology infrastructure, DoIT provides the
resources that UNCP’s faculty, staff, and students
rely on to do their work.
Applications, servers, electronic file storage, teaching technologies,
extensive wired and wireless networking, and Internet access are available
throughout campus for the benefit of the University community.
High speed connectivity to the Internet and
access to broadband research networks is possible through DoIT’s
agreement with the North Carolina Research and Education Network. This network access is provided in all
academic buildings, and most residence halls have wireless access
capability. In addition to
information technology and computer services, DoIT
manages the campus telephone services by using digital network telephony
technologies (VoIP) with multiple connections to
telephone service providers.
DoIT has designed and manages the
campus’s administrative computing infrastructure with dual data centers to
ensure reliability of services.
With this set-up, even if one data center fails, UNCP faculty, staff,
and students continue to have access to vital applications. Advanced and energy-efficient
technologies, including virtual server technologies, are used extensively; in
addition, DoIT maintains a state-of-the-art Metrocluster Storage Area Network (one of few in North
Carolina) that provides high speed, secure, and
reliable digital storage to the University community.
A large part of DoIT’s own mission
is its commitment to clients. The
Client Services area of DoIT provides user support
for anyone on campus struggling with campus technologies by answering questions
about both hardware and software.
In addition to this targeted support, Client Services provides
traditional and computer-based technology training resources, as well as individual
tutoring sessions. Training topics
include various software packages and, most importantly, computer security and
appropriate use of digital resources.
DoIT’s Helpdesk is available for extended
hours Monday through Thursday and limited hours Friday through Sunday by
contacting the DoIT Helpdesk in person or calling
(910) 521-6260 or e-mailing helpdesk@uncp.edu.
Academic Computing Resources
UNC Pembroke recognizes the importance of and promotes
computer literacy among students, faculty, and staff. Although no specific computer courses are required, UNCP
students have many opportunities to gain computer proficiency. Freshman Seminar classes include
sections on computing, and in freshman composition classes, students use word
processing software for writing papers. All teacher education programs require
that future teachers have basic computer skills, and students majoring in
business administration are required to take BUS 1090, Business Uses of the
Computer. Additionally, many
departments expect students to use computer software in some courses. To improve computer literacy and
proficiency among the entire University community, DoIT
offers free training to students, faculty, and staff throughout the year.
Helpful information concerning appropriate use of digital resources including
copyright issues related to peer-to-peer file sharing is available on the DoIT Website at http://www.uncp.edu/doit.
Students’ proficiency with technology requires easy access to
computer resources. Each classroom building houses one or more computer
facilities that are available during normal business hours. In addition, the Chavis
University Center computer lab is available for extended hours; the Mary
Livermore Library computer cluster is open daily as well as during the evening
hours and on weekends, and computer labs in Cypress, Pine, and Oak Residence
Halls are available to their residents at any time; other UNCP students may use
those labs during the hours that personnel are staffing the facility.
DoIT promotes computer proficiency at
UNCP by providing the entire University community with a choice of hardware,
operating systems, and applications in classrooms, computer labs, offices, and
living quarters. PCs can be found across campus; labs with Macintosh computers
are located in Mary Livermore Library, Moore Hall, and Locklear Hall.
Workstations (both PCs and Macs) in computer labs run either Windows or
Macintosh operating systems and provide a variety of software including the Microsoft
Office suite of applications, discipline-specific software, and a choice of
Internet browsers. Specialized
labs throughout campus support various disciplines including computer science,
digital media creation, and geographic information systems. Furthermore,
students, faculty, and staff can access discipline-specific software from any
network connection by using a Web browser. The Virtual Computer Lab (VCL) provides access to software
such as Web publishing, statistical packages, Mathematica,
and other software packages specific to the sciences and other disciplines.
Most classrooms have network connections, computer teaching stations, digital
projectors, and various other teaching technologies. Blackboard, UNCP’s course
management system, provides fully online, hybrid, and traditional classroom
courses. DoIT
ensures computer proficiency and access to all students, staff, and faculty,
including those who are challenged.
Students with disabilities have Assistive Technology available to them,
once the office of Disability Support Services has determined their eligibility
under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act of 2009.
Once a person becomes part of the UNCP
community—whether as an employee or a student— DoIT’s
support begins. All permanent
faculty members have their choice of a Windows or Macintosh
computer—either desktop or laptop—with access to the campus
network. Faculty
are provided an email account and can access Web hosting, network file
storage, and course Web sites via Blackboard. Further, faculty and staff are
free to attend computer training and to use DoIT’s
Helpdesk as needed. Student
accounts are created upon admission, and, once established, they can access
e-mail, class registration, course schedules, grades, and more through BraveWeb, the campus services Website at
http://braveweb.uncp.edu. Student
email is provided though the Microsoft-hosted BraveMail
system, and students have access to Sky Drive file storage and network file
storage. Students can access the campus network from any computer lab or their
residence hall room.
DoIT is committed to supporting UNCP’s mission of teaching, research, and service by
providing a current, reliable, secure, and easily accessible computer
infrastructure and resources. As UNCP grows in size, student population, and
reach, DoIT intends to keep pace by increasing the
resources necessary to ensure UNCP’s continued
success.
Division of Information Technology Media Services
DoIT’s Media Services aids teaching,
learning, and research for the campus by providing digital and media technology
tools and services. Projects for classroom learning, research, seminars,
marketing, and outreach are some of the applications routinely supported. Media
Services
maintains a pool of audio, video, and presentation equipment in
the Mary Livermore Library for instructional and institutional use. Equipment
is checked out to faculty and students on a first-come/first-served basis, with
classroom use as a driving priority.
All general-purpose classrooms at UNCP are equipped with a
computer-equipped teaching station featuring a standard wall-mounted remote
control for the LCD projector and audio.
Many classrooms have DVD/VCR combination players, and some rooms are
also equipped with video presenters, presentation whiteboards, and other
technologies. In addition, the Center provides media equipment set-up and
operation services for special events on campus. For more information concerning Media Services, contact the DoIT Helpdesk at the 521-6260, or email helpdesk@uncp.edu.
Equipment requests may be submitted on-line using the request form available at
http://www.uncp.edu/doit/media_services.
University Writing Center
The University Writing Center, Dial Humanities Building 128,
assists UNCP students at any stage in the writing process, from conception and
organization to revision and publication. The Writing Center staff works with
students on any writing task, helping students focus, select, organize, and
develop ideas in early drafts of writing and helping them review, improve, and
strengthen later drafts before submission. Writing Center users have access to
networked computers and printers and an extensive collection of writing
reference materials. The Writing Center also provides assistance in
computer-assisted writing and research, in cooperation with faculty and other
campus support areas.
The University Writing Center staff includes a full-time
director and a group of upperclassmen and graduate students from across the
disciplines, chosen by the director, who have extensive training in the writing
process, tutoring, and their Writing Center responsibilities. The director of
the Writing Center communicates frequently with faculty to determine both the
general needs of classes and the particular needs of individual students who
use the center’s services.
The University Writing Center opened at UNCP in May 1994 as a
Title III-funded student support program and was granted permanent
institutional support by the Office of Academic Affairs and the Department of
English and Theatre in August
1998.
Center for Academic Excellence
The Center for Academic Excellence, located in Jacobs Hall,
Suite H, is designed to provide a support system for students through numerous
programs and activities: academic advisement, career/major counseling, major
declaration, and Early Alert consultation. Through the Early Alert Program, a
professor or staff member may recommend that a student seek help for a problem
that threatens the student’s academic success. Continued absence from class is
usually the first and most significant indication that a student should be
referred. Academic advisors from the office work with the student to determine
appropriate help and draws on existing programs and offices to find a workable
solution. In addition, FRS 1000 (Freshman Seminar) is coordinated through this
office.
Office of International Programs
In today’s global economy, the need for college graduates
equipped with the skills to succeed in that economy, and for faculty prepared
to teach them, has never been greater.
Citizens of all types—whether parents of students, or local or
other residents or interested parties—also need to understand the current
world, the challenges that it presents, and the benefits to be accrued through
informed participation.
Businesses, likewise, must be prepared to compete in—and
understand—the complexities of the contemporary world and marketplace.
The International Programs office advises the university and
others on international matters, directs and carries out the university’s
international education activities, and serves as its main representation
abroad. Consistent with its
mandate to internationalize the university community and to serve as a dynamic
resource for the local community and beyond, the office promotes UNCP abroad;
recruits and supports high-quality international degree-seeking and exchange
students from all over the world; offers, creates, and manages Study Abroad
opportunities for UNCP students while offering students and parents alike
outstanding support from pre-departure onwards; serves as an
internationalization support office for UNCP faculty and for in-bound and resident
foreign scholars; and works with industry and community leaders to promote
international understanding and skill sets. International Programs also directs the English Language
Institute, which is described in more detail below.
Working with the University Counsel, International Programs
is responsible for managing international contracts, has concluded—and
continues to seek—contracts with a large number of high-profile
institutions throughout the world, and offers (in concert with various UNCP
offices and academic departments) cooperative degree and non-degree programs
with partner institutions abroad.
International Programs, in cooperation with the Center for Sponsored
Research and Programs, also coordinates international grant and funding
activities, and works closely with the Office for Advancement.
English Language
Institute/ESL
The English Language Institute (ELI) offers innovative
programs in English as a Second Language (ESL) to UNCP’s growing population of
international students. Overseen
by the International Programs office, ELI offers high-quality English
instruction to non-native speakers.
ELI’s ESL instruction prepares international
students to succeed, both academically and culturally, at UNCP and to perform
at very high levels, whether in the classroom or off-campus in social,
cultural, or professional settings.
In addition to the achievement of linguistic competency, the program
also aims at making international students more comfortable with, and better-informed of, life in the United States. A significant amount of content and
opportunity is leveraged through current and cultural events and by means of
local and regional excursions.
Center for Adult Learners
The Center for Adult Learners’ goal is to help meet the needs
of the adult learner who attends UNCP by providing resource and referral
information about campus and community resources. The center is designed to be a comprehensive resource and
referral area for nontraditional students. It offers extended evening hours, a special freshman seminar
class, readiness workshops, academic advising, orientation programs, and a Peer
Mentoring Program. The Center for Adult Learners is located in Jacobs Hall,
Suite H.
TRIO Programs
TRIO Programs at UNCP, located in Jacobs Hall, Suites I, J, and N, are designed to help meet the academic,
cultural, and financial needs of participants in order that they may achieve a
high success rate while in school. The two projects included are Upward Bound
and Student Support Services.
Upward
Bound is funded to serve seventy‑five Robeson and Hoke County high school students who have the academic
potential to become first‑generation college students but lack certain
skills or motivation to demonstrate that talent. The program consists of an
academic and a summer phase. During the academic phase, students are encouraged
to achieve their educational potential with the help of weekly tutoring
sessions in their high school courses.
Assistance is also provided for seniors in completing college and
financial‑aid applications. During the summer phase, participants live on
campus for six weeks and attend a daily schedule of classes in the mornings and
afternoons. This summer component familiarizes students with college life,
motivating students and developing and enriching their basic skills. Recreational and human development
activities are also incorporated into the schedule.
Student
Support Services is funded to serve two hundred college students at
UNCP. The program offers the following services:
* instruction in Freshman Seminar
* tutoring on a one‑to‑one or a small group basis in all majors offered at the University
* study skills assistance in developing techniques of note‑taking and test‑taking
* assistance in applying for financial aid and scholarship programs
* guidance in academic, vocational, and personal/social concerns
* opportunities to participate in cultural activities
* access to reference and resource materials, which include magazines, paperbacks, and a file on current events.
Disability Support Services
The office of Disability Support Services, located in the
D.F. Lowry Building, provides services to students who are protected by the
Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973. The mission of Disability
Support Services is to create an accessible community where people are judged
on their ability, not their disability.
Disability Support Services strives to provide individuals with the
tools by which they can better accomplish their educational goals.
Disability Support Services may be reached by calling (910)
521-6695 or by email at dss@uncp.edu. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am -
5:00pm. Appointments are
requested. Special arrangements may be made to meet after hours for those who
need it.
Any student requesting services must register with the
office, provide documentation of a disability, and agree to follow the policies
and procedures of Disability Support Services. An opportunity to register as a student with a disability is
provided in the acceptance package from UNCP’s Admissions Office, through
access statements on syllabi, or by walking in or calling DSS to request an
intake packet. A student may
register with Disability Support Services anytime by making an appointment and
providing necessary information to the Director. Accommodations for students with disabilities are not
retroactive.
North Carolina Health Careers Access Program at UNCP (NC-HCAP)
The North Carolina Health Careers Access Program (NC‑HCAP)
at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, located in Jacobs Hall, Suite
K, is one of three centers of the North Carolina Health Careers Access Program
(NC‑HCAP). This interinstitutional program of the University of North
Carolina was established in 1971 to address the serious shortage of health
professionals in North Carolina, especially among underrepresented minorities
and disadvantaged population groups. Interested students should contact the
HCAP office at (910) 521‑6673 or (910) 521‑6493 or visit our
webpage: www.uncp.edu/hcap.
Mission: To increase the number of underrepresented minorities
or economically/educationally disadvantaged persons being trained for and
employed in the health professions.
Purpose: The purpose of NC‑HCAP is to provide
recruitment, counseling, and enrichment services and activities for ALL UNCP
students who are interested in pursuing medicine, optometry, dentistry,
veterinary medicine, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, public health,
and allied health fields of study.
The NC‑HCAP at The University of North Carolina at
Pembroke serves the Southeast region of North Carolina and offers the following
services and activities:
* provides information on over 200 different health careers and on a broad range of health professions programs available in North Carolina and elsewhere;
* provides counseling for individuals seeking careers in the health professions for which training is available in the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina system and in the North Carolina technical institutes and community colleges;
* provides retention and enrichment services for students enrolled in pre‑profession health programs;
* provides professional study guides and review materials to assist students in preparing for health professions schools admissions tests (i.e., MCAT, DAT, PCAT, etc.);
* provides assistance with AMCAS applications;
* provides assistance with individual student mock interviews;
* coordinates seminars on admission procedures, entrance exams, curriculum requirements, and financial aid for health professions schools and graduate biomedical science programs;
* provides educational field trips to medical centers and health professions schools in North Carolina, and interaction with health professions schools’ faculties, administrators, and students and with practicing health professionals;
* assists students interested in health professions programs in identifying adequate financial aid resources;
* conducts Health Careers Information & Enrichment (HCIE) workshops for high school students and health careers clubs;
* sponsors a Health Careers Club at UNCP for enrolled health science majors and others interested in pursuing careers in the health professions.
Clinical
Health Summer Program (CHSP)
NC-HCAP also sponsors a seven-week educational work/learning
clinical health experience held each year during May through June. The 40‑hour-a-week salaried
positions consist of both clinical experiences in health care agencies and
academic enrichment experiences for underrepresented minorities or
economically/educationally disadvantaged health science majors interested in
health-related careers. For
additional program information, please visit our webpage: www.uncp.edu/hcap/chsp/
Health Careers Opportunity Program at UNCP (HCOP)
Mission: The
mission of the HCOP program is to increase the number of students applying to
and completing health professions curricula, especially students who have
aspirations of returning to rural Southeastern North Carolina to practice their
profession. For information about the program contact the HCOP coordinator at
(910) 521‑6590.
Purpose: The
purpose of HCOP is to increase student awareness of health careers and health
training programs in Medicine, Optometry, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine,
Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, Pharmacy, and Public Health.
UNCP Academic Year Activities:
* Support and counseling provided daily by Health Careers office staff.
* Resources available with information and statistics on various health professions.
* A Health Professions Leadership Series designed to address pertinent concerns and issues for health career students.
* Assistance with AMCAS and financial aid packets.
* Special workshops for the development of communication skills, test‑taking skills, science/mathematics problem‑solving workshops.
* Health Profession Examination Review Courses to assist pre‑health students with profession examinations, writing professional essays, and planning course curriculum.
* Interview techniques to enhance admission to health professions institutions.
* Monthly seminars pertaining to professional development and admissions advocacy with health profession schools.
* Field trips to recruitment fairs, health profession schools, hospitals, and clinics.
* Information on financial aid, research fellowships, summer programs, and grant opportunities for pre‑health students.
Summer Science Enrichment Program:
This six‑week summer program, held on the campus at
UNCP, is designed to expose graduating high school seniors to a
university-level pre‑health curriculum.
This program includes courses in mathematics, biology,
chemistry, physics, computer science, master student/study skills, and
oral/written communications.
The Summer Science Enrichment Program was made possible
through a grant from the U.S. Dept. of
Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Service and Resource
Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Disadvantage
Assistance, Rockville, MD 20857.
Native American Resource Center
The Native American Resource Center is a multi-faceted
research institute and museum. The mission of the Native
American Resource Center is to educate and serve the public about the
prehistory, history, culture, art, and contemporary issues of American Indians,
with special emphasis on the Robeson County Native American community; to
conduct scholarly research; to collect and preserve the material culture of
Native America; to encourage American Indian artists and craftspersons;
and to cooperate on a wide range of projects with other agencies concerned with
American Indians.
Located on the first floor of Old Main, the Center offers a
rich collection of authentic American Indian artifacts, handicrafts, art, books,
and audio and video recordings about Native Americans. An exciting variety of
exhibits is on display, including prehistoric tools
and weapons, 19th century Lumbee household and farm
equipment, and contemporary Indian art. Indian cultures from
various parts of the Americas are represented by characteristic artifacts.
WNCP Television Station
WNCP-TV is the University’s cable television station. The
station is operated by the students, staff, and faculty of the Department of
Mass Communication and supports the academic program in Broadcasting by
providing its students with a strong practical working environment to gain
needed production experience.
WNCP-TV also supports both the university and the surrounding
communities by providing programming to regional broadcast and cable outlets
and the web.
The shows produced for WNCP-TV cover a wide range of topics
including news, sports, public affairs, entertainment, and special programs
such as live events around the campus.
WNCP-TV facilities include a three-camera studio, control
room, video editing suites, Macintosh lab, and remote production van.
The Teaching and Learning Center
The Teaching and Learning Center promotes teaching excellence
by generating the ideas, activities, and enthusiasm that foster quality
teaching and learning. The TLC seeks to foster an environment where teaching is
rewarded and recognized as an opportunity and a privilege. It provides faculty with opportunities
to attend weekly presentations and workshops on teaching, the annual Summer
Institute on Online and Hybrid Course Development, and the annual Faculty
Development Day. Faculty can also
participate in teaching circles; have access to learning resources; and apply
for grants for research and professional development, teaching enhancement, and
travel to professional conferences.
The Teaching and Learning Center
provides instructional design services to assist faculty with the incorporation
of technology into teaching, assists faculty with the preparation of promotion
and tenure materials, and facilitates the preparation of departmental plans for
the assessment of student learning outcomes. The TLC also provides mentors for
new faculty and participates in the annual New Faculty Orientation Program.
Office of Sponsored Research and Programs
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs serves as the
clearinghouse for externally sponsored grant, contract, and cooperative
agreement activities engaged in by faculty, staff, and administrators. The
staff provides guidance and support in identifying funding sources, developing
grant proposals, and ensuring compliance with University and federal
regulations. The Office maintains
University-wide grant records and reports all proposal and awards through the
UNC system electronic research administration data base. Common types of funded activities
include research grants, programmatic grants, research career programs, instructional
and training projects, undergraduate research opportunities, minority programs
in science and math, community outreach programs, and economic development
projects and partnerships. The
Office sponsors grant writing workshops on various aspects of proposal
development and grant management. More information may be found at
http://www.uncp.edu/osrp.
Institutional Effectiveness
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness collects and
analyzes data regarding students, faculty and staff, facilities, and
institutional programs, services and operations. Reports generated from this data are used internally to
support institutional decision making and planning,
and are also disseminated to the University of North Carolina’s Office of the
President and other external agencies.
Selected information is compiled annually in the Fact Book, which is available at the Institutional Effectiveness
website (http://uncp.edu/ie).
In addition, the Office directs student assessment efforts and is a
resource for survey and questionnaire research concerning the university.
Regional Center for Economic, Community, and Professional Development
The Regional
Center for Economic, Community, and Professional Development is located off
campus at the Carolina Commerce and Technology Center (COMTech)
on Livermore Drive. Established in
2000, the mission of the Regional Center fosters regional collaboration,
enhances business development, and empowers communities for quality of life
betterment in southeastern North Carolina. The Regional Center addresses the diverse needs of the
region through initiatives to increase resources, establish networks, and
provide training. The Regional Center provides outreach services to the
citizens, businesses, governments and nonprofit organizations throughout the
region. These outreach services are executed in cooperation with organizations
to provide management development programs, health care initiatives, customized
training, consulting, grants development, planning and technical assistance,
conference designing and implementation, and economic and social research.
Professional
Development: The
center offers non-credit workshops leading to certificates in areas such as
management development and leadership development with concentrated study in
group dynamics, communications, quality, change, and strategic planning. These programs are offered to the
public but can also be tailored to meet an organization’s specific needs, with
instruction arranged on-site and online, and courses may qualify for Continuing
Education Units of credit (CEUs).
Short
Courses, Institutes, and Conferences: In addition to helping students
meet licensure requirements, the University meets special needs of students
through this program and continues the tradition of providing education to all
segments of the population for
personal and professional enrichment. The University awards Continuing
Education Units (CEUs) to participants in qualified
programs. Continuing Education Units are a part of a nationwide recording
system to provide a uniform measure of attainment in non‑credit
educational programs. One CEU at UNC Pembroke is defined as “ten contact hours
of participation in an organized continuing education experience under
responsible, capable direction, and qualified instruction.”
Lifelong Learning Institute: The Regional Center offers programming to provide the best
personal enrichment education for the mature adult community by providing
intellectually challenging lifelong learning opportunities. It is designed specifically for the
adult population age 50+ who are looking to engage with others in the pursuit
of knowledge, self-betterment, and enjoyment. Short-term, non-credit courses, workshops, study trips, and
special events are provided so that individuals can “experience the Pembroke
personal touch because learning has no age limit.”
Youth Programs: The Regional Center provides numerous opportunities for youth
involvement to include summer programs such as Kids College, Teen College, EntreU, Summer
Transportation Institute, Summer Science Symposiums, and other learning
academies in areas such as biotechnology, science, health, computer science,
and entrepreneurship.
Small
Business and Technology Development Center: Operated as an inter-institutional program of The University
of North Carolina, SBTDC provides information and individualized counseling
services to citizens who are starting a business or existing businesses
interested in expansion.
Southeastern
Entrepreneurial Alliance (SEA): SEA is an alliance formed to establish
a regional entrepreneurship development system in Bladen, Columbus, Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland Counties. The objectives of the Alliance are to
create a pipeline of entrepreneurs by nurturing entrepreneurial aspirations in
youth, identifying and supporting potential entrepreneurs, and fostering an
entrepreneur-friendly environment that attracts entrepreneurs; implement a system
of support for all entrepreneurs; and foster a supportive policy and cultural
environment of entrepreneurship within the public, private, and non-profit
sectors of the region.
Community
Services: The center
supports community agencies and the nonprofit sector through services such as
grants assistance, community organizing, and leadership development. Healthy Start, a national infant
mortality initiative, is administered by the Regional Center under Community
Health Alliance, as is the Youth Start Program, with comprehensive services for
in-school youth aged 14-18.
Thomas Family
Center for Entrepreneurship
The Thomas Family Center for
Entrepreneurship (TFCE) is located off campus at the Carolina Commerce and
Technology Center (COMTech). The TFCE management recognizes the correlation between
economic development and entrepreneurship and therefore is committed to
entrepreneurship education and to entrepreneurial development. Its ambition is to stimulate entrepreneurial
thinking amongst the UNCP student body as well as assist and support
entrepreneurs and new ventures in the Southeastern North Carolina region. As a
consequence, the mission of the TFCE is focused on education, research,
planning, and community engagement.
Established in 2006, the TFCE was
enabled by a generous gift from The Thomas Family Foundation, founded by James
and Sally Thomas.
TFCE consultants reach out and
support the community by providing one-on-one consulting and evaluation
services for local entrepreneurs while assisting students in developing
entrepreneurial competencies and knowledge. The result is to extend entrepreneurship education outside
the classroom by allowing students to work with local entrepreneurs on critical
business challenges. Experiential
learning is a great asset to the entrepreneurship students. At the same time, local businesses
benefit from the knowledge and advice provided. The TFCE web site (http://www.uncp.edu/tfce/) provides
details on the academic and entrepreneurial business consulting provided.