As Western Carolina University enrollment continues an upward trend, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the university are working to ensure those numbers include a significant portion of local Native American students. That shared goal was formalized Tuesday, Oct. 10, with a stroke of a pen as Principal Chief Richard Sneed and Chancellor David …
Continually ranked among the top investments for college students, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is also a major economic engine in the local and regional economy. WSSU is responsible for pumping more than $233 million into the North Carolina economy, according to a national study commissioned by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The study, the most far-reaching in …
More than two dozen East Carolina University students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Greenville community, have begun an entrepreneurship boot camp called I-Corps to help hone their business ideas and jump start the startup process. The pilot program, designed to encourage and embrace the ideation, innovation and commercialization process at ECU, …
Chadwick receives UNC system award for public service Dr. Gregory Chadwick, dean of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, was awarded the 2017 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service on Friday, Nov. 3. The UNC Board of Governors bestows the honor each year on one faculty member from the …
CHAPEL HILL — The UNC Board of Governors have awarded Dr. Gregory Chadwick, dean of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, with the 2017 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service. Chadwick came to ECU in 2005 to lead the effort to establish the School of Dental Medicine. Prior to …
UNCG is partnering with Guilford County Schools (GCS) to help public school teachers use the arts more effectively, thanks to a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education. The Professional Development for Arts Educators grant will fund the Guilford County Schools Arts Integration Academy (GCS-AIA), a partnership between GCS, UNCG and a community …
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $4.8 million grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to help alleviate energy poverty in Southern Africa. Energy poverty is the lack of access to modern energy sources such as electricity and modern fuels, crucial resources to the well-being of individuals and communities, the environment …
UNC and ECU medical graduates make an impact in rural healthcare It takes a special kind of physician to practice healthcare in rural and underserved parts of North Carolina. The pay isn’t on par with doctors in Charlotte or Raleigh; the offices may not have access to the latest technology; the newest medicines may be …
ECU’s youngest students ready for Lab School East Carolina University’s youngest students got their first look inside the ECU Lab School during open house on Aug. 24. “I love it, everything,” exclaimed fourth-grader Breanna Daniels after seeing her new classroom. The scene was repeated over and over — families touring the school, students entering their …
UNC Asheville, Appalachian State partner as part of NSF-funded study of plant life There are those who would say that the Southern Appalachian region is the most beautiful area in the country. In order to preserve that beauty, the delicate ecosystem and plant-life of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee must be studied and catalogued. …