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Chancellor Brown signs MOU with VGCC

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and Vance-Granville CC sign memorandum of understanding for guaranteed admission

Over 300 miles separate ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and Vance-Granville Community College — but the two schools are now much closer than the distance that separates them.  

Spring at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ sees high retention rate, notable increase in enrollment for spring 2025

The spring semester is underway at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and that means looking at how the university’s enrollment is shaping up for the first few weeks of the new year.  

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ student teaching intern in classroom

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.  

Whee Belong Hickory gathering

The Fund for ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ supports ‘Whee Belong’ gatherings for distance ed students

The Office of Distance Learning at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ used $7,000 in 1889 Impact Grants Program funding to host in-person events during the spring of 2024 to bring together distance learning students, most of whom take courses fully online, are 25 or older, work full-time, and have families and lives beyond school.  

Patient being seen in Vecinos Clinic

Vecinos clinic receives tech upgrade through donations to Fund for ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½

Health care providers in the primary care clinic area of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Health and Human Sciences Building are now able to take advantage of upgraded technology to help meet the needs of the patients they serve.  

Bora Karayaka

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ professor secures $3 million in scholarships for students entering nuclear engineering field

Bora Karayaka, a professor at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s College of Engineering and Technology, has secured $3 million in scholarship funding from the Department of Energy through the University Nuclear Leadership Program.  

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Campus

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ social work students engage with alumni with help from Fund for ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½

Students from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Department of Social Work fanned out across Western North Carolina during the 2024 falls semester to connect with previous graduates of the program and encourage engagement by the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ alumni with their program and their alma mater.  

Catamount Club members

Catamount Club announces changes to Greek Challenge fundraiser, sets membership deadlines

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Catamount Club is announcing some changes to the popular Greek Challenge, which has been one of the club’s largest annual fundraising campaigns since its inception in 2014, and issuing a reminder of membership deadlines.  

Cherokee syllabary on graduation stoll

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Cherokee Language program receives $223K grant

The Cherokee Preservation Foundation has been a pivotal supporter of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Cherokee Language program.