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Chancellor Kelli Brown

Notes from Chancellor Brown

Celebrating our accomplishments is especially important this year as we honor the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and its impact on our region.  

Grady Jones

A Student's View

Being a student here means more than pursuing a degree. It means becoming part of a community that challenges you to think critically, engage meaningfully and serve others with heart.  

Skybox

Homefield Makeover

A long-awaited $37 million upgrade to renovate the west side stands of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s aging E.J. Whitmire Stadium is now underway.  

Jerry Miller

Plastic Rain

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ researchers study microplastics in wake of Hurricane Helene.  

Malinda Pennington

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ faculty member receives $9,000 to conduct autism training workshops across NC

As an undergraduate student at North Carolina State University finishing her psychology degree, Malinda Pennington, assistant professor in the Special Education and Inclusive Learning program at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, needed an internship to fulfill the requirement for an abnormal psychology course.   

Killian Building

Making (brain) waves: ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ adds neuroscience minor

The brain is one of the world’s greatest marvels. It’s full of neurons, and every day it sets in motion an orchestrated wonder called the human body. Thanks to a new minor, Catamounts will be able to use their own noggins to learn more about it.  

Austin Blevins

Young alumni spotlight: Blevins helps the Hornets buzz as account executive

The energy inside the then-Time Warner Cable arena in Charlotte was electric. The Hornets moniker had returned to the Queen City. The arena was graced with the teal and purple that Charlotteans had adored for years before the original Hornets relocated to New Orleans and the Bobcats moved in.   

Recent College of Business graduate Patrick Creech parlayed student internships into an immediate job offer with the Greensboro Swarm.

Internships help pave career paths for College of Business students

Sixty-five students from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s College of Business recently completed internships designed to help provide them with critical hands-on experience in industries ranging from travel and tourism to professional sports.  

Iyomi Grinan

Student spotlight: Nursing transfer Iyomi Grinan finds home at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½

Iyomi Grinan was looking for a change. Studying at a large public university in her home state just wasn’t her cup of tea. Classes were way too big, sometimes eclipsing 400 students, and Grinan didn’t feel that her professors were too invested in their students either.