College of Arts & Sciences News Archive

PURC 2018

UNCP to host 12th annual PURC Symposium

April 9, 2018
| News

The UNC Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity (PURC) Center will host the 12th annual PURC Symposium, a campuswide celebration of undergraduate research scholarship, creativity, and scholarly entrepreneurship on April 11.

Photo: John Roe

Turtles and the "Meet Me at the Museum" series

April 9, 2018
| News

John Roe (Biology) was guest speaker at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science in Whiteville, NC, on March 17th.  As part of the “Meet Me at the Museum” series, he presented survival strategies used by box turtles.  His ongoing research involves employing radio transmitters to tra

Kaitlan Smith participating in a role-playing activity at the end of the keynote address.

RISE Fellows Win Awards

April 3, 2018
| News

Students participating in the Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Fellows program attended the North Carolina Academy of Sciences (NCAS) annual meeting at Wake Tech Community College, Raleigh, NC, March 23-24, 2018.  Three of the students won awards for their presentations:

Photo: Jose D'Arruda

Jose D'Arruda to Recieve Award from AAPT

April 3, 2018
| News

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has selected Jose D’Arruda (Chemistry & Physics) as recipient of a 2018 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT.

Gabby Downs' Award Certificate

Downs Receives Research Award

April 3, 2018
| News

Undergraduate Gabby Downs received the John Bowley Derieux Research Award, 3rd place, in the Botany, Ecology and Environmental Science section, from the North Carolina Academy of Science (NCAS) last week.  Her work was presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the NCAS, which was held at Wake

CAS Award Recipients

2018 CAS Academic Awards Day Ceremony

April 2, 2018
| News

On Thursday, March 29th, the College of Arts & Sciences held its annual Academic Awards Day Ceremony in the University Center Annex. Family, friends and mentors joined in the festivities.

PRSSA Flyer

PRSSA Hosts Golf Tournament

April 2, 2018
| News

Golfers of all skill levels are invited to play in the 9th Annual “Make PAR for PR” Golf tournament sponsored by the UNCP Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.  The tournament will be held Saturday, April 14 at Pinecrest Country Club in Lumberton. 

Students at Conference

Spanish Undergraduates Present at National Conference

March 29, 2018
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

While presenting at an academic conference is old hat for professors, it’s nerve-wracking the first time around. But as two Spanish undergraduate students learned, it’s also a deeply rewarding experience.

Kids and their mentors in the Kids in the Garden Program

KIG Posters at State Science Fair

March 24, 2018
| Biology

The Kids in the Garden Program (KIG) had a great showing at the 2018 North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair (NCSEF).

UNCP Nursing Class

UNCP health study moves forward

March 24, 2018
| News

A study outlining the positive impacts of a College of Health Sciences at UNC Pembroke is headed to the General Assembly after being approved by the UNC Board of Governors on Friday.