News & Events from Around the College

FIRST Robotics

UNCP to host statewide robotics competition March 17-18

March 16, 2018
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High-school students from across North Carolina will have the opportunity to showcase their hard work after an intense six weeks of designing and building an original robot in the FIRST Robotics Competition.

On March 14, 2018, Alexis Hurd (far left) was sworn in as an officer of the court by The Honorable J. Stanley Carmical.

UNCP Senior Advocating for Children

March 15, 2018
| News

Senior Alexis Hurd is interning with the Robeson County Guardian Ad Litem program, an internship supervised by Renee Lamphere in UNCP's Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice. On March 14, 2018, Alexis was sworn in as an officer of the court by The Honorable J.

Inbari Book Cover

Inbari Discusses His Book

March 15, 2018
| News

March 2018: Motti Inbari (Philosophy & Religion) was recently interviewed about his book, Jewish Radical Ultra-Orthodoxy Confronts Modernity, Zionism, and Women’s Equality, in a podcast produced by the New Books Network. 

Senior art exhibit

Senior show exhibit on display at A.D. Gallery

March 14, 2018
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“The Rise: Senior Show Exhibit,” featuring artwork by six UNP seniors is currently on display at the A.D. Gallery at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Dr. Schneider presents at Sandhills Clean Energy Summit.

Professor Presents on Climate Change

March 10, 2018
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On Friday, March 9, 2018, Dr. Robert Schneider (Department of Political Science and Public Administration) was a featured presenter at the 2018 Sandhills Clean Energy Summit.  He spoke on "The Urgency of Climate Change."

Nursing Students Add Names to the Be The Match Registry

"Be The Match" Makes a Difference

February 28, 2018
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Junior Nursing students hosted successful Be The Match events on February 21st and 26th.  The work of the students supports the efforts of the National Marrow Donor Program in assisting people diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers, such as leukemia.

Finale of Songs and Stories: From Civil War to Civil Rights.

Song and Stories: From Civil War to Civil Rights at GPAC

February 28, 2018
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A collaboration between the Departments of History and Music, the program presented February 28th featured music, readings, and photographs from this dynamic period. The event included the UNCP Jazz Combo I, conducted by Dr.

Dr. Lamphere (in blue) at 2018 TIDE Symposium with Dr. Gonzales (left).

Lamphere Participates in TIDES Symposium

February 25, 2018
| News

Renee Lamphere (Sociology & Criminal Justice) recently presented at the UNC’s 2018 TIDE Symposium in Raleigh. She was a panelist with four professors from other UNC schools who are piloting Acrobatiq, a new learning management system.

Kids in the Garden

KIDS IN THE GARDEN Advance to State Science Fair

February 18, 2018
| News

Participants in the Kids in the Garden Project presented their research at the Region IV Science Fair at UNCP on February 17th.

collage of readers

Valentine's Day, ETFL style

February 15, 2018
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

Valentine's Day conjures up images of candy, roses, and teddy bears. Or, if you're an ETFL member, poetry, flash fiction, love, and burning hate.