News & Events from Around the College

Commemorating Hurrican Matthew

October 2, 2017
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke will host an event commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Matthew on October 5, 2017, 6-8 p.m. in the University Center Annex.

Cori McMonagle

I.T. Majors Intern At Lumbee River EMC

September 28, 2017
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Information Technology majors Cori McMonagle and William Schiegeraht began internships this fall with the Lumbee River Electric Membership Coorporation.   Working in the IT Department will provide the seniors with valuable work experience and mentoring. 

Patricia Sellers

Sellers' Research Making a Difference in Environmental Issues

September 28, 2017
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Professor Patricia Sellers’ (Biology) research on mercury contamination has helped spur the Canadian government into addressing a long-overdue environmental injustice.  

Veronica Hardy (Social Work)

Hardy Named to State Licensure Board

September 27, 2017
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Veronica Hardy (Social Work) was recently appointed by Governor Cooper to the North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board.  Dr. Hardy is a licensed clinical social worker and associate professor in the Department of Social Work.

Gator on display at Science EXPO.

UNCP Hosts Science EXPO

September 25, 2017
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Visitors to campus during Family Weekend were treated to a carnival-style Science EXPO on Saturday, Sept. 23rd.  The event was a collaboration between the College of Arts & Sciences and the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s Impacts Program.

Boy Scouts

Boy Scout Merit Badge College at UNCP

September 25, 2017
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Dean Frederick welcomed boy scouts on Saturday, Sept. 23rd, to the inaugural Boy Scout Merit Badge College at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Nancy Fields, Director, Musuem of the Southeast American Indian

Fields Discusses Her Robeson County Roots

September 20, 2017
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Nancy Strickland Fields, director of the Museum of the Southeast American Indian, discusses her ties to Robeson County in an Our State Magazine article by Elizabeth Leland.  Fields joined the museum in J

Motti Inbari (Philosophy & Religion) and Kirill Bumin (Political Science & Public Administration)

Faculty Receive Grant to Study Christian Zionism

September 15, 2017
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Motti Inbari (Philosophy & Religion) and Kirill Bumin (Political Science & Public Administration), have received a $4000 Micro-Grant for the study of Christian Zionism from the Academic Engagement Network.

UNCP to Compete in NASA Swarmathon

UNCP to Compete in NASA Swarmathon

September 15, 2017
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A UNCP team has been selected to compete in the 2018 NASA Swarmathon Physical Competition.

James Obershea

Alumni speak to Criminal Justice Class

August 30, 2017
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Two UNCP alumni, Lieutenant James Obershea 02' and Sergeant Damien Mclean 01' of the Robeson County Sheriff's Office, took time out of their schedules to speak with Rudy Locklear's Criminology class.