UNC Pembroke announces 2025-26 OPTIMISE Rural NC trainee cohort
Fifteen graduate students at UNC Pembroke have been selected for the 2025-26 OPTIMISE Rural NC cohort, a yearlong training experience that prepares future behavioral health professionals to serve in rural communities across southeastern North Carolina.
Ring in the Season with UNCP’s 17th Annual Holiday Extravaganza!
UNC Pembroke Music is kicking off the season in spectacular style with the 17th Annual Holiday Extravaganza, Thursday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Givens Performing Arts Center.
Former UNCP Art Chair Janette Hopper to Debut Solo Exhibition
Janette K. Hopper, former chair of the Art Department at UNC Pembroke, will present a new solo exhibition, Acute Observations: Expansive Experimental Works Inspired by Water & Sky, at Red Springs Artspace from November 16 through December 14.
Music Student Turns Passion for Percussion into Purposeful Teaching
Layne Lewis discovered her passion for music and teaching long before arriving at UNC Pembroke.
UNCP Students Join Global Conversation on Sustainable Food Systems at Inaugural Bezos Center Summit
Five UNC Pembroke students joined scientists, policymakers and industry leaders from around the world at the inaugural Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein Summit, hosted October 16-17 at N.C. State University.
A Shared Vision: Transforming Healthcare, One Story at a Time
Shannon Cummings doesn’t remember a time when her father was healthy. From the moment she could read, she was by his side — helping manage his medications, keeping track of appointments and eventually driving him to dialysis treatments.
Dr. Austin Deese: Champion for Animal Welfare
Austin Deese has been drawn to the world of animal care for as long as he can remember. He has come to appreciate the human-animal bond and unconditional love from his four-legged friends.
Guardians of the Grid Get Their Start in Cybersecurity
At any given moment, somewhere in the world, a cyberattack is unfolding. A hospital’s patient database is locked by ransomware.
Spirit of the Carolinas Marching Band Wows Crowds at Timberwolf Throwdown
UNC Pembroke’s Spirit of the Carolinas Marching Band (SOTC) hit the road on Saturday, October 4, performing as the exhibition band at the third annual Timberwolf Throwdown marching band competition at Montgomery Central High School in Troy, N.C.
UNCP Curator Honored with National Award for Advancing American Art
UNC Pembroke’s Museum of the Southeast American Indian director and curator Nancy Strickland Chavis has been awarded the 2025 William Collins Smith Auburn Award for Advancing American Art by the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University.