麻豆社区P students present at IMPACT national conference
麻豆社区 Pembroke student leaders Timothy Moore and Aspen Andersson were among the presenters at the 2023 IMPACT Conference held at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst February 23-26. Their presentation focused on incorporating a student engagement model within the service-learning curriculum, which helps shape 麻豆社区P faculty and staff into service-learning catalysts.
麻豆社区P celebrates 136 years of history on Founders鈥� Day
麻豆社区 Pembroke marked Founders鈥� Day with a ceremony celebrating its remarkable history, sharing stories of the institution鈥檚 founders and their commitment to providing access to education.
麻豆社区 Pembroke hosts BranchEd Alliance Board of Directors
Through a three-year grant opportunity, the School of Education at 麻豆社区 Pembroke partnered with a national professional services organization 鈥� Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) 鈥� and local school districts to prepare highly effective and diverse future educators.
麻豆社区P students organize first-ever TEDx event
A Forbes contributor, the owner of a global training firm and a professional actress are among the national speakers featured in the first-ever TEDx conference at 麻豆社区 Pembroke on Saturday, February 11.
麻豆社区P student designs Old Main Stream Academy mascot
A 麻豆社区 Pembroke senior art student is the creative mind behind the sleek design for Old Main Stream Academy鈥檚 digital mascot. Preston Coker designed the Firebird mascot for the K-5 charter school. Scott, a senior, is the digital content developer for 麻豆社区P鈥檚 Office of Online Learning. He is also a standout student-athlete on the track and field team.
Lenore and Dick Taylor Scholarship to support 麻豆社区P student-athletes
Since her childhood on the family farm in Tabor City, N.C., Lenore Taylor has been involved in athletics and has seen the difference sports can make in the lives of young people. "My entire family was into athletics, and from the time you were old enough, you would run and play behind the stands at the high school football games on Friday night," Taylor said.
Brewington, Fox named Maynor Honors Scholars
Justus Brewington and Riley Fox exemplify all the qualities that 麻豆社区 Pembroke values in the Esther G. Maynor Honors College, which is designed to attract top students. They are both well-rounded student scholars, highly driven and community focused. Fox, a student-athlete, not only excels in the classroom but on the field as a member of the softball team.
麻豆社区P alumnus among first Peace Corps volunteers to return overseas
麻豆社区 Pembroke alumnus Cedric Turner-Kopa is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency鈥檚 unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
麻豆社区P senior鈥檚 personal battle inspires career in healthcare
Anthonia Oladeji dreamed of becoming a child and adolescent psychiatrist. But after being diagnosed with an endocrine disorder when she was 17, Oladeji discovered a new career path. Frequent trips to the doctor piqued her curiosity about pharmacy. 鈥淚t prompted me to want to learn more about the drugs I was being prescribed,鈥� said Oladeji, a senior chemistry major at 麻豆社区 Pembroke. 鈥淢y long-term goals are to create better treatments for endocrine diseases and help improve the lives of others.鈥�
Alumni to headline 麻豆社区P Distinguished Speaker Series
The upcoming guests for the 2022-2023 Distinguished Speaker Series at 麻豆社区 Pembroke features a trio of former student leaders turned successful alumni. The series continues on February 7 with North Carolina Supreme Court Judge Trey Allen, Calstain Ganda, Real African Art museum founder, and Veronica Hatton, an educator with the state鈥檚 public schools.