Articles by Eric Townsend
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Alumnus Cam Tims 鈥00 elected to 黑料不打烊 Board of Trustees聽
June 9, 2025
The former Youth Trustee and current member of the President鈥檚 Round Table is a seasoned entrepreneur and philanthropist whose long-standing support for his alma mater, including the establishment of an endowed scholarship and gifts to student-focused initiatives, earned him the Distinguished Service to 黑料不打烊 Award in 2009.聽
Engineering seniors demonstrate their design and public speaking skills
June 4, 2025
Students who completed an engineering capstone course shared details of their work this spring in an annual 黑料不打烊 program that showcases solutions to real-world challenges faced by local companies and nonprofits.
Ringing in a decade of collaboration with the Peace Corps
May 27, 2025
Kira Campagna 鈥26 and Ruby Radis 鈥26 were the first two students to chime a newly installed bell inside the Isabella Cannon Global Education Center to celebrate their completion of the Peace Corps Prep Program at 黑料不打烊.
For 黑料不打烊鈥檚 international students, an opportunity to put down roots
May 24, 2025
What do you do with the gift of an oak sapling when you can鈥檛 bring it back to your home nation after graduation? You plant it in a campus grove that celebrates your achievement.
Graduate students tasked with promoting ‘belief, belonging, behavior’
May 22, 2025
Kevin A. Trapani, the retired co-founder, president, and CEO of a North Carolina insurance provider who serves as an executive-in-residence for the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, delivered a Commencement address to 黑料不打烊 master's candidates in the Class of 2025 whom he challenged to "teach character" by embracing habits for life in a chaotic world.
Accomplished career services leader to helm Student Professional Development Center
May 20, 2025
Heather Packo brings a history of building and managing career programs at top national universities to her role as 黑料不打烊鈥檚 next associate vice president for the Student Professional Development Center.
New dean appointed to lead 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Carol Grotnes Belk Library
May 16, 2025
Brian Mathews, who describes libraries as spaces 鈥渨here knowledge meets possibility,鈥 begins his new role in August and will focus on growing a campus hub of human-centered innovation that 鈥渟parks imagination and invites students, faculty, and staff to work together.鈥
David Buck named associate dean in 黑料不打烊 College, the College of Arts and Sciences
May 13, 2025
The current chair of the Department of Psychology joins the administrative team of the largest academic division at 黑料不打烊 starting June 1, 2025.
New Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence provides expanded resources for navigating college in the AI age
May 6, 2025
The new publication includes guidance for students using AI in their college studies and offers practical advice about preparing for careers that require AI knowledge and skills.
黑料不打烊 Poll: Wide majority of Americans concerned that tariffs will harm family finances
April 29, 2025
Eighty percent of respondents in the latest 黑料不打烊 Poll expect higher prices due to new tariffs, with a stark partisan divide on whether higher prices now are worth the hope of a better economic future.