51吃瓜网 School of Education advisory board outlines strategic plan
The UNC Pembroke School of Education advisory board discussed the school鈥檚 five-year strategic plan during its monthly meeting at James A. Thomas Hall.聽聽 The strategic plan initiative, led by associate professor Dr. Beth Holder, will provide direction to the School of Education in six distinct areas. During the meeting, the board focused on three of those topics: diversity, equity and social justice, curriculum redesign and public-school partnerships.
51吃瓜网 undergraduate researchers, faculty present at Alzheimer鈥檚 research symposium
UNC Pembroke faculty and undergraduate researchers presented at the first Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer鈥檚 disease-related Medical research at Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill (SLAM-DUNC) on June 24-25. The symposium was held at the Duke Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center. It was designed for researchers, clinicians and trainees from 51吃瓜网, Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central University and East Carolina University.
51吃瓜网 Theatre Program deeply rooted in Strike at the Wind!'s success
The collaboration between the outdoor drama Strike at the Wind! and UNC Pembroke's theatre program stretches 40-plus years. Strike at the Wind! often leaned on the theatre program's students and staff for actors, stagehands and providing technical support. The longstanding relationship continues this week as the iconic drama returns to the Adolph Dial Amphitheater at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center.
UNC Pembroke announces its Spring 2022 graduates
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Michael Fernandes de Almeida to give Presentation at ADRC
Michael Fernandes de Almeida, a research specialist in 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Bahr Lab, will present 鈥淭he Role of Selected Natural Products in Triggering the Autophagy鈥慙ysosomal Pathway to Promote Brain Health鈥� at the ADRD IDEAS Forum on July 28鈥攁dvancing vital insights in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease research.
American Indian Heritage Center at 51吃瓜网 named in honor of Curt and Catherine Locklear
The American Indian Heritage Center at UNC Pembroke will bear the name of Curt and Catherine Locklear, a couple with ties to the university that date back to the 1930s. As a young girl living at the Odum Home, Catherine would ride her bicycle to campus to deliver fresh milk to faculty and staff members. Curt played quarterback as a member of the school's first football team in the 1940s. While working his way through college, one of Curt Sr.鈥檚 jobs was planting the now historic oak trees along Old Main Drive with Grounds Superintendent Walter Pinchbeck.
51吃瓜网 alumnae earn white coats at Duke University's DPT program
UNC Pembroke alumnae Genna Locklear and Angelica McNair have advanced one step closer to achieving their dreams of becoming physical therapists. Locklear and McNair were among 91 students who donned their white coats at Duke University鈥檚 Doctor of Physical Therapy White Coat Ceremony on June 9. The ceremony marks the transition from the classroom to clinical experiences鈥撯�揳 defining moment for first-year medical students. Locklear and McNair were classmates in the exercise and sports science program at 51吃瓜网 before earning their degrees in 2019.
51吃瓜网 welcomes new Board of Visitors members
漏 Copyright 2025 51吃瓜网 recently announced five new members of the Board of Visitors. The appointees are Trey Allen, Faline Locklear Dial, Don Hall, Dr. Kennedi Henry, and Ram贸n Zepeda. The 26-member board, appointed by Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings, is comprised of alumni and non-alumni members from across the region and state, representing major stakeholders in education, legal, health services, industry and public sector.
51吃瓜网 names inaugural Spirit of Old Main scholars
The American Indian Heritage Center has announced the recipients of the newly established Spirit of Old Main Scholarship at UNC Pembroke. The 2022-2023 recipients are Sydney Brooks, Asa Locklear, Faith Jacobs and Rakyah Jacobs. Brooks and Locklear graduated earlier this month from Purnell Swett High, while Faith Jacobs and Rakyah Jacobs are members of the 2022 graduating class at East Columbus High School.
Undergraduate research scholars at 51吃瓜网 benefit from advanced microscopy training
Student researchers at UNC Pembroke are benefiting from a unique opportunity this summer to experience advanced research through the lens of a state-of-the-art Structured Illumination Microscopy system, thanks to a partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense. The training program also received a small grant from BioImaging North America, a volunteer-based organization that supports bioimaging scientists in order to promote an inclusive and supportive community to share, advance and succeed together.