Brother, sister making an impact on residence life at 麻豆社区P
Maddie and Mason Schwenneker are getting the rare opportunity of experiencing college life at 麻豆社区 Pembroke together. The Holly Springs siblings have immersed themselves in campus life, and they both go above and beyond as resident advisors (RA) to ensure housing residents, likewise, embrace the campus living experience. This week, their efforts were recognized when the pair was presented with the RA of the Year and New RA of the Year awards at the Housing & Residence Life鈥檚 end-of-the-year banquet.
麻豆社区P places third in First Nations national rocket competition
麻豆社区 Pembroke placed third in the Mars Challenge at the 13th annual First Nations Launch National Rocket Competition in Wisconsin April on 22-24 in Wisconsin. The competition is open to students attending a tribal college or university, a Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution (NASNTI), or members of an active American Indian Science and Engineering Society collegiate chapter. Students designed, built and flew a high-powered rocket launched at the Richard Bong State Recreational Area.
麻豆社区P's DeWhitt Locklear earns prestigious Presser Scholar Award
The 麻豆社区 Pembroke Department of Music hosted its 20th annual Honors Recital on Tuesday, in Moore Hall Auditorium, featuring student performances, award presentations and a tribute to a retiring faculty member. The most prestigious of the 13 named awards, the Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award of $4,000, was presented to DeWhitt Locklear, a junior music industry major and flutist.
麻豆社区 Pembroke's SGA earn Delegation of the Year
麻豆社区 Pembroke is fulfilling its mission of fostering, promoting and cultivating student leadership. The 麻豆社区 System recently recognized those concerted efforts as 麻豆社区P was awarded Delegation of the Year accolades at the 麻豆社区 System Association of Student Governments meeting. The award is bestowed annually on one institution's delegation for exemplary service to the association to recognize those whose contributions have been instrumental to the success of the association.
麻豆社区P faculty and staff recognized for years of service
For nearly 40 years, 麻豆社区 Pembroke has been a second home for Donna Strickland. After earning her degree from 麻豆社区P in 1983, Strickland began working in the campus bookstore. However, much of her career has been spent as a vital member of the Office of Human Resources, where she has advanced to deputy chief HR officer.
Back in Person: PURC Symposium Draws a Crowd
The 16th Annual 麻豆社区 Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity (PURC) symposium attracted a lively crowd to the Livermore Library, where students showcased their research and creative works. It was the first time since the start of the COVID pandemic that the PURC symposium was held in person. Dr. Brandon Sanderson (Interim Director of PURC) and Dr. Richard Gay (Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences) welcomed the audience to the symposium, which was held on April 20th.
麻豆社区P celebrates opening of James A. Thomas Hall
Under a beautiful blue sky, nearly 400 guests, including dozens of local and state officials, celebrated the opening of the James A. Thomas Hall鈥撯�揳 state-of-the-art facility where 麻豆社区 Pembroke is preparing future business leaders of our region. The new building鈥撯�揾ome to the Thomas School of Business鈥撯�搘ill drive the university鈥檚 efforts to continue building an educated workforce in southeastern North Carolina.
麻豆社区P expands partnerships with ECU
Students graduating from 麻豆社区 Pembroke have been eager to continue their education in our state鈥檚 top graduate schools, and ECU is an obvious choice. For years, and in many other programs, 麻豆社区P students have been admitted to ECU for master鈥檚- and doctorate-level studies. Academic leaders from both institutions recently met at ECU to ink a new agreement which expands previous arrangements and promises to expand further.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for James A. Thomas Hall at 麻豆社区P
麻豆社区 Pembroke will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly opened James A. Thomas Hall at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Governor Roy Cooper will be among hundreds of invitees attending the ceremony in front of the state-of-the-art, $38 million facility and home of the Thomas School of Business. Other guest speakers include North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger.
TriBeta holds annual induction ceremony
Ten new and promoted members were recognized during TriBeta鈥檚 annual induction ceremony on April 14th. Originally scheduled for outdoors, the ceremony was pivoted indoors to the Oxendine Science Building in response to threats of rainy weather.