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.
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.
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�
Grad Student Kaitlan Smith Reflects on Lumbee Heritage While Embarking on Curiosity-driven Science
From聽麻豆社区 Health and 麻豆社区 School of Medicine聽Newsroom: "Pharmacology graduate student Kaitlan Smith [麻豆社区P alumna] was recently awarded a diversity supplement from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to study the effects of aging and necroptosis. She shares her resilient journey into scientific research while reflecting on her Lumbee roots."
麻豆社区P partners with NCDPI to increase mental health providers in schools
麻豆社区 Pembroke is collaborating with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to increase the number of school-based mental health providers. NCDPI was recently awarded a $5.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help bolster the pipeline of school counselors, social workers and mental health clinicians.
麻豆社区P announces Chancellor鈥檚, Honors List for Fall 2022
麻豆社区 has released the Chancellor鈥檚 List and Honors List for Fall 2022. Chancellor鈥檚 List To qualify for the Chancellor鈥檚 List, a student must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 (out of 4.0) while taking at least 12 semester hours; none of the 12 hours may be Pass/Fail.
Biology's Amber Rock is the Focus of Brave Minutes Podcast
Dr. Amber Rock has mentored undergraduate students in aquatics research ever since joining the Biology faculty five years ago.聽 Take a listen to what she has to say about her research 鈥� click on 30 Brave Minutes.