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28630
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This bibliography includes selected theses and dissertations by recently graduated students from 11 North Carolina Universities. The selections are cover a wide area of topics and are related to North Carolina and its history, culture, environment or politics, in some way.
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27172
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UNC president Margaret Spellings appointed conservative Andrew Kelly to a newly created position called Senior Vice President for Strategy and Policy. Kelly believes conservatives should pursue reforms that expand career and technical options, and that eliminating state funding in exchange for more autonomy can be good for a public university.
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36263
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UNC system research and startup businesses generated over 2.6 billion dollars and created over 28,000 jobs. Also yielded were medical advancements such as gene therapy, businesses like GI Therapeutics, Inc., and protective measures of the state’s ecosystems aimed to improve oyster growth.
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40069
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The UNC system’s longest serving chancellor helped yield ECU’s status as a major public university. His transformative leadership style and alignment of personal and university values help yield academic, architectural, and athletic accomplishments. Accomplishments taking place during his tenure include establishing the School of Dental Medicine; building Gateway Residence Hall; joining the American Athletic Conference.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Spring 2016,
p32-37
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Ballard, Steve; East Carolina University--chancellors; University of North Carolina (System); East Carolina University--School of Dental Medicine ; East Carolina University--Campus--Buildings; East Carolina University--Administration; East Carolina University; Leadership; University of North Carolina (system)--chancellors ; East Carolina University--Honors College ; East Carolina University--Millennial campus--Warehouse district
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18941
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Although the sixteen universities of the North Carolina system have long been viewed as crown jewels, the historic buildings and structures that are part of these campuses often are in poor condition. Preservation North Carolina has launched a project to encourage the renaissance of the sixteen North Carolina public university campuses.
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29299
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At just five and half years at the helm of the UNC Board of Governors, C.D. Spangler, Jr. is already showing resilience and determination. Following in the footsteps of revered UNC President Emeritus William C. Friday, Spangler is dealing with the good and the bad of the highly acclaimed University of North Carolina System.
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38220
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How the UNC system passes the test is seemingly simple: graduate more students from rural parts of North Carolina and low income households; graduate more students within five years. What makes the test not so simple to pass is issues not so easily measured in rates or statistics. Those highlighted included the pressure on unprepared students to attend a university; post high school alternatives under-promoted because of the attention placed on university attendance.
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University of North Carolina (System); University of North Carolina (System)--Students--Rating of; First generation college students--North Carolina ; Low income households; College students--North Carolina, rural areas; Graduation rates--college students; Appalachian State University; Winston-Salem State University; Board of Governors--UNC System; Higher education; Spellings, Margaret; Economic mobility
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27031
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Last January, the University of North Carolina's increasingly conservative board of governors requested Tom Ross's resignation as system president. The decision was widely panned as political, and the direction of the UNC system is unknown. Ross, now at Duke University, believes universities should remain non-partisan and focus on the importance of education and research.
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Erskine Bowles, the new president of the University of North Carolina system, is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine Mover and Shaker of the Year. Bowles was head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, chief of staff in President William Jefferson Clinton's White House, and a twice-defeated candidate for the U.S. Senate prior to his appointment. Supporters feel his diplomatic deftness, financial insight, national experience, and North Carolina background make him an excellent choice for the position.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Jan 2006,
p24-29, il, por
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11101
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The new Higher Learning Consolidation Act, passed by the North Carolina General Assembly in October 1971, created a new University of North Carolina. Under it, the university will be governed by a central board with tight control over all the sixteen institutions which are part of the new system. This article is structured in a question-answer format.
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27738
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The Board of Governors is reviewing the UNC System’s centers and institutes and many could face deep funding cuts or be dismantled altogether. Critics argue that the process is not fair since most focus on issues facing minorities, women, and the economically advantaged. Under the Republican led congress and the influence of Art Pope, the groups look to be under threat from conservatives.
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The sixteen-campus University of North Carolina system offers a variety of resources and services to local governments, including East Carolina University's Center for Applied Technology, Regional Development Institute, and Survey Research Laboratory.
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17066
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Allen discusses the governance of the University of North Carolina education system, and the most appropriate plans for a brighter future.
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16328
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C. D. Spangler achieved fame and fortune in the world of business. Now he is moving into the academic world as president of the University of North Carolina System. Donsky discusses how well this change is going.
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36277
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ECU professor Abbie Brown advocates the development of online education. His promotion took place through his responses to these areas: differences between online and F2F formats; factors involved in its development; the prospect of on-campus courses’ demise; the UNC system’s future in online education.
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