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Virtual Diversity event to focus on Native, Black histories

September 16, 2020
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Drs. Malinda Maynor Lowery and Arwin Smallwood will facilitate a discussion titled “Sharing Black and Native Histories” as part of UNC Pembroke’s Virtual Diversity Series.

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Chancellor Cummings appointed to advisory panel on equity, inclusion and racial justice

September 15, 2020
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UNC Pembroke Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings has been appointed to a national advisory group tasked with addressing equity, inclusion and racial justice in higher education.

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Town of Pembroke receives $5.2 million downtown improvement grant

September 11, 2020
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UNCP hosts 9/11 Virtual Week of Service

September 9, 2020
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The Office of Community and Civic Engagement at UNC Pembroke is leading the annual 9/11 Week of Service, which will be hosted in a virtual format to support social distancing and safety measures related to COVID-19.

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UNCP professor Cherry Maynor Beasley named American Academy of Nursing Fellow

September 4, 2020
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Dr. Cherry Maynor Beasley, an internationally recognized expert in public health and founding member and chair of UNC Pembroke’s Department of Nursing, has been named a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

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Kelvin Jacobs appointed general counsel at UNC Pembroke

September 4, 2020
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Kelvin Jacobs, an experienced attorney with a strong commitment to serving the community, has been named general counsel at UNC Pembroke. 

UNCP achieves Gold Level Safety Award for third year

September 4, 2020
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For the third consecutive year, UNC Pembroke has been awarded a gold level certificate of safety achievement from the North Carolina Department of Labor.

Annual ‘Meet the Greeks’ event goes virtual at UNCP

August 28, 2020
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Fraternity and Sorority Life of Campus Engagement and Leadership at UNC Pembroke hosted its first-ever virtual Meet the Greeks.

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UNCP to host virtual event featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo

August 28, 2020
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U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo will appear as UNC Pembroke’s final guest in the 2019-20 Distinguished Speaker Series.

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UNCP breaks enrollment record – for the third consecutive year

August 28, 2020
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On the first day of classes in August, students returned to campus wearing face coverings and in noticeably different physical spaces due to COVID-19. Though those changes didn’t seem to dampen the excitement for more than 2,932 students new to UNCP.

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UNCP’s David Green completes summer internships at Pfizer

August 28, 2020
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After spending the last two summers with engineers at one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, David Green can attest to the saying, ‘not all learning takes place in the classroom.’

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Jessica Collogan named Dean of Library Services

August 26, 2020
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Jessica Collogan, an accomplished research library leader, has been named Dean of Library Services at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Collogan’s appointment was approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees.

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UNCP’s landmark patent to aid in Alzheimer’s disease, TBI treatment

August 24, 2020
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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke has been awarded the first patent in the university’s history for a method to treat Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injury patients.

WATCH: Spring and Summer 2020 Commencement

August 12, 2020
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Congratulations to the Class of 2020 and thanks to everyone who helped make UNCP’s first-ever virtual and drive-thru Commencement a huge success.

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Richard Varner II named UNCP’s Outstanding Senior

August 7, 2020
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A nontraditional, transfer student from Lawton, Oklahoma, Richard W. Varner II quickly adapted to his new surroundings when he arrived on UNC Pembroke’s campus in 2017.

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UNCP welcomes Class of 2024 during first-ever virtual New Student Convocation

August 5, 2020
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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke welcomed members of the class of 2024 to college during a first-ever virtual New Student Convocation on Tuesday.

UNCP students to receive Mental Health First Aid training

August 3, 2020
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More than 250 students at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will become certified as national Mental Health First Aid trainers, thanks to a grant from the UNC System Office.

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UNCP to confer a record 957 degrees at Spring Commencement

July 31, 2020
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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will award a record 957 degrees to its largest-graduating class in university history on Saturday, August 8.

Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings will confer 725 undergraduate degrees and 232 degrees at the graduate level.

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