News & Events from Around the College

Biology faculty awardees and some of their Department Supporters

Banner Year for Biology Faculty Awards

April 26, 2019
| Biology

Biology faculty took home no fewer than three awards for excellence and outstanding teaching for the 2018-2019 academic year.  Dr. Bob Poage won the Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, and Drs.

World Lit Fair

Literature professor, students celebrate World Literature

April 26, 2019
| News

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

Scene from La fabula de la nevera, el cuchillo y el mechero performed by UNC Pembroke's Acto Latino

Acto Latino performs in Madrid

April 26, 2019
| News

UNC Pembroke’s Spanish theater group Acto Latino recently traveled to Madrid, Spain.  While in the Spanish capitol, the undergraduates performed Carlos Bernal's play La fabula de la nevera, el cuchillo y el mechero.

Katherine Rentschler, Ronald Long, Karen Farizatto, and Heather Romine of the Ben Bahr Lab

Ben Bahr Lab Publishes in Scientific Reports

April 25, 2019
| Biology

Today, Alzheimer’s-related research led by two UNC Pembroke professors and a former student has published in Scientific Reports. The study, which was funded by the Department of Defense, provides important advancement

Megan Brinson

Megan Brinson accepts offer to NC State Ph.D. program with full funding

April 24, 2019
| News

UNC Pembroke senior Megan Brinson, graduating this spring with a double major in Sociology and Music, will be continuing her studies in sociology at NC State in the fall. She has accepted an offer for a five-year Ph.D.

Photograph of the creative panel

English Symposium Builds Students’ Skills and Professionalism

April 23, 2019
| News

The ETFL Student Engagement and Recruitment Committee and the English Program hosted an English Symposium on April 1, 2019.  This event allowed students to present their research and creative works to a larger community of students and scholars.

Amber Holland

Alumna Amber Holland chosen for prestigious Udall Congressional internship

April 15, 2019
| News

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

Photo of Lakota Craft

Student in the Spotlight: Lakota Craft

April 15, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

What made you decide to major in English?   

David Joy

Author David Joy to speak at Pembroke Magazine release event

April 12, 2019
| News

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.

Dr. Bob Poage is the winner of the 2019 Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award

Dr. Bob Poage Wins 2019 Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award

April 10, 2019
| Biology

Dr. Bob Poage has been named the winner of the 2019 Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award.  The Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity Center Council (PURCC) announced the award on April 3rd and, one week later, the Council celebrated Dr.