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Blue Cross Blue Shield invests $775,000 to establish Community and Wellness Institute at UNC Pembroke

April 29, 2019
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and its Healthy Blue plan, which will serve Medicaid beneficiaries beginning November 1, announced a $775,000 investment to establish the Community and Wellness Institute of Southeastern NC at UNC Pembroke.

Migrant Farmworkers

Student project promotes awareness for migrant farmworkers

April 26, 2019
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UNCP undergraduates Emily Findling, Jessica Muniz, and Evert Garcia-Guzman, recently collaborated on a project designed to raise awareness about the hardships of children of migrant farmworkers.

World Lit Fair

Literature professor, students celebrate World Literature

April 26, 2019
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English, Theatre & Foreign Languages lecturer Autumn Lauzon, Ph.D., wanted to transform her experiences of students enrolled in ENG 2060: World Literature after 1660.

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Career Center helps jump start students’ future

April 24, 2019
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The Career Center at UNC Pembroke is committed to serving students and alumni to help start up their professional futures. With online resources, events and an array of services to match students and alums to jobs and internships, the Career Center is a hub for student engagement on campus.

Lamar James

Lamar James awarded Harrison Kowiak Scholarship

April 24, 2019
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Lamar James, associate director of Fraternity and Sorority Life within the Office of Campus Engagement and Leadership at UNC Pembroke, has been awarded the Harrison Kowiak Scholarship for 2019.

Josh Brooks

Business students recognized at national private enterprise competition

April 24, 2019
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UNC Pembroke senior business students Josh Brooks and Joey Bartch took home third place at the Association of Private Enterprise Education’s 9th annual Undergraduate Research Competition.

SOB Groundbreaking

UNCP breaks ground on future School of Business building

April 18, 2019
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Under a beautiful blue sky, UNC Pembroke officials broke ground on the future $38 million, state-of-the-art School of Business building where students will have access to cutting-edge programs for generations to come.

Special Olympics

UNCP hosts nearly 200 athletes for Special Olympics

April 18, 2019
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For more than 180 athletes inside Grace P. Johnson Stadium, Wednesday was their time to shine.

Telemeco

Telemeco picked to lead College of Health Sciences

April 18, 2019
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Dr. Todd Telemeco has been named founding dean of the College of Health Sciences at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Cindy Locklear

Assistant professor Cindy Locklear appointed to state board

April 17, 2019
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Assistant professor Dr. Cindy Locklear has been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to the North Carolina State Social Services Commission.

Amber Holland

Alumna Amber Holland chosen for prestigious Udall Congressional internship

April 15, 2019
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Amber Holland, a two-time UNCP graduate, has earned an Udall Foundation Native American Congressional Internship.

David Joy

Author David Joy to speak at Pembroke Magazine release event

April 12, 2019
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Best-selling author David Joy will join Pembroke Magazine to celebrate the release of its 51st issue at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Jefferson Keel

NCAI President Jefferson Keel named Spring Commencement speaker

April 12, 2019
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Jefferson Keel, president of the National Congress of American Indians, will deliver the keynote address at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s spring commencement.

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Police and Public Safety recognized for hurricane response efforts

April 9, 2019
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Police and Public Safety at UNC Pembroke has received multiple awards recognizing their tremendous efforts to serve the campus and community during recent Hurricane Florence.

NC TOY visit

NC Teacher of the Year inspires teacher interns

April 9, 2019
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On April 5, School of Education teacher interns were treated to an energetic and motivating visit from the Burroughs-Wellcome Teacher of the Year Freebird McKinney.

McKinney encouraged the interns to create a ‘village’ to provide support and care for their students.

Festival at Old Main

Festival at Old Main offers family fun

April 9, 2019
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UNC Pembroke will host the 29th annual Festival at Old Main on Saturday, April 13 from 1-5 p.m. The event, located on the Quad, will feature food and fun for the entire family. In the event of rain or bad weather, the event will be held in the University Center and Jones Center.

Lumbee Indians Portrait Exhibit

Portrait exhibition 'Lumbee Indians: A People and a Place' on display

April 8, 2019
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A portrait exhibition Lumbee Indians: A People and a Place is on display at the Museum of Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke.

An exhibit opening will be held at 1 p.m. on April 13. The museum is located inside Old Main.  

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13th annual PURC Symposium is April 10

April 8, 2019
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The UNC Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity (PURC) Symposium will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10.

MAed Reading Students

Graduate candidates present at North Carolina Reading Conference

April 5, 2019
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Eight graduate students in the Master of Arts in Reading Education program presented at the North Carolina Reading Conference in Raleigh March 31-April 2.

The title of their more than three-hour institute was “The 411 on Vocabulary - Tips and Tricks.”

Xin Dong

Dong accepted into doctoral program at University of Minnesota

April 3, 2019
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Xin Dong, a senior chemistry major and international student from Beijing, China, will continue her education in the doctoral program in chemistry at the University of Minnesota in the fall.

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