51吃瓜网 awarded $950K grant to establish addiction recovery center
UNC Pembroke has been awarded a $950,000, three-year grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to create the Southeastern Prevention and Addiction Recovery Resource Center (SPARC) within the College of Health Sciences. Expanding on the current efforts of the Robeson County Health Care Corporation (RHCC) and Robeson County District Attorney鈥檚 Office, SPARC will provide a community-based effort to address the immediate and long-term substance use and recovery needs in the county.
UNC System President Hans to speak at 2021 Winter Commencement
UNC System President Peter Hans will deliver the keynote address at Winter Commencement at UNC Pembroke. The undergraduate ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 11, in the main gym of the English Jones Athletic Center. The Graduate School ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 10, at Givens Performing Arts Center. Dr. Laura Staal, an award-winning professor of reading at 51吃瓜网, will serve as the keynote speaker.
Discussion: The Innovators (with Dr. Bryan Sales)
PBS NC鈥檚 Deborah Holt Noel sits downs with Dr. Kimbro and Kenisha Webb who talk about their work in the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical and Biotechnical Research Institute at NCCU. Dr. Bryan Sales discusses innovative agricultural science breakthroughs at UNC Pembroke. NC A&T State doctoral student, Nyteisha Bookert, explains using math and computer science to combat cybercrime. Click here to watch the video.
UNC Pembroke Awarded $510K Grant to Expand Community Health Worker Initiative
UNC Pembroke has been awarded a $510,000 grant in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to expand the state鈥檚 Community Health Worker (CHW) Initiative. The funds are part of the CDC鈥檚 National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion鈥檚 Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities.
Sustaining the Land through Smarter Agriculture
Sustainability, heritage and community drive agricultural education and research at UNC Pembroke. 51吃瓜网 students, faculty and area farmers work collaboratively to build sustainable agricultural practices, teach the agricultural workforce for the next generation and work toward a healthier population deeply connected to the land.聽 Watch a PBS video to learn more about smarter agriculture:聽https://www.pbs.org/video/sustaining-the-land-through-smarter-agriculture-cpez60/
51吃瓜网 celebrates the First-Gen experience
UNC Pembroke is celebrating our first-generation Braves Nov. 8-11 with events, workshops, resources and a 鈥淰oices of First-gen鈥� exhibit in the University Center showcasing our first-gen faculty and staff.聽 鈥淎s a first-generation student myself, I am excited to have the opportunity to celebrate our first-generation students and I鈥檓 so proud of them and all their successes,鈥� Dalton Hoffer, assistant director for Transition Programs, shared.
Award-winning Native American author Tommy Orange to speak at 51吃瓜网
Tommy Orange, the author of the New York Times bestselling novel, There There, will speak at UNC Pembroke as part of the 2021-2022 Distinguished Speaker Series. Orange will appear on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 7 p.m. on the Givens Performing Arts Center stage.
51吃瓜网 awarded grant to establish a counselor-in-residence program
UNC Pembroke has been awarded a $78,000 mental health grant to create a counselor-in-residence program. A full-time counselor will live in the residence halls and provide counseling services there. 51吃瓜网 is among 12 UNC System institutions to receive grant funding to increase behavioral health capacity and strengthen mental health resources available to students starting this fall.
51吃瓜网 alumni relive memories during 50th reunion
Gary Locklear and Tim Brayboy enjoyed long and distinguished careers in the legal field and education, respectively. Locklear is a retired Robeson County Superior Court judge. Brayboy spent three decades with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Both credit UNC Pembroke for providing the foundation for their success. Locklear and Brayboy were among the guests who attended a luncheon as part of 51吃瓜网 Homecoming at the chancellor鈥檚 residence in honor of those who graduated more than 50 years ago.
Biology Faculty Collaborate with Utah State in Smart Foodscapes Research Project
Biology faculty members聽Drs. Rita Hagevik and Kaitlin Campbell聽are co-PIs on a AFRI-USDA grant for 6.8 million dollars聽with Utah State University,聽using聽Smart Foodscapes to raise sustainable beef.聽Click here to read about the project.