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First Generation Foundation Hosts Fall Festival

By Michela Gritti  On Thursday November 6 First Generation Foundation at UNCP hosted the Fall Festival on the Student Center Patio at 6 p.m. The event was first planned for the week before but it had to be canceled because of bad weather. Even though November brought a cold evening...

Foodways Event Connects UNCP Community to Indigenous Culture

By Michela Gritti  On Thursday, November 6, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke hosted the 17th Annual Honoring Native Foodways event in the UC Annex, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event gave students, faculty, and staff a chance to learn about Indigenous traditions through food and community engagement. The...

StudentMade: From Passion into Businesses

By Michela Gritti Here at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, creativity and entrepreneurship meet through StudentMade, a growing program that helps students launch and manage their own small businesses while gaining real, hands-on experience. StudentMade was born at Elon University in North Carolina, with its first event held in...

From The Love of Swamp to Copenhagen: Transitions in Science Educator

"My goal has always been to help people connect with their environment, value and preserve it" Prof H. I Rita Hagevik was born in Chicago and raised in a rural area. While growing up, she played in the swamp and fell in love with the environment. She is the program director...

Celebrating Roots and Diversity at the Hispanic Heritage Fall Festival

By Michela Gritti On Wednesday, Sept. 24, the UC Annex filled with music, games and community as UNC Pembroke celebrated the Hispanic Heritage Fall Festival. The event, hosted by the World Languages Program, ran from noon to 2 p.m. and brought students, faculty and organizations together for an afternoon of...

Campus Rec Launches “Pick and Ball” Night Under the Lights

By Michela Gritti UNC Pembroke’s Campus Recreation kicked off the semester with a brand-new event called Pick and Ball, held Thursday, Aug. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. Students gathered on the recently completed recreation fields for a night of games, fun, and connection. The event marked the first time students...