Join us to hear state Rep. Ricky Hurtado speak about his experience navigating college success and his current role in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Hurtado was born and raised in rural North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a first-generation student. UNC is where he gained his…
The dual purpose of Feminist Fridays is to create a community of scholars who believe in collaborative leadership through engaging in critical discourse and reflection and to provide an opportunity for transformative learning through discussion and counter-storytelling, refuting the dominant narrative often attributed to marginalized populations. Feminist Friday scholars facilitate discussions that often provoke dissonance…
This year's Indigenous People's Day event will center the power of Narrative with keynote speaker and Native American Story teller, Nora Dial Stanley. Through hearing stories and experiences from tribal leaders, students, and young alumni, the hope is to not only increase understanding and competency for all native people groups, but to ultimately ensure that…
The Women's Center and the Counseling Center will host a weekly drop-in healing space on Tuesday mornings during October. Each week, we will spend the first hour focusing on one theme and healing practice, from movement to visualization and poetry to coloring. The second hour will be reserved for students to meet individually, as desired,…
The African American Cultural Center Library is extending its hours once a week to provide students a quiet place to study on central campus. Every Wednesday this fall, the AACC Library will be open until 7 p.m. The library coordinator will be available to answer questions and for research help.
“Bodies on Display: How to Engage in Evolving Self-Love With Pride” will strive to analyze visual mediums and artifacts representing queer and nonbinary bodies and their impact. This theme was created to open discussion about the uneven representation of queer bodies in visual mediums as well as communicate about how to use the same mediums…
Join the Women's Center in celebrating its 30th anniversary. We will have fun activities, cake, music and more. For more information, visit the Women's Center website.
Celebrate the end of Latinx Heritage Month with dance and festivities. The student organization Sube Ritmo will facilitate dance tutorials — both partner and individual — for different Latino dance styles, including salsa, merengue and bachata. Light refreshments and drinks will be provided.
The Park Scholarships Class of 2022 will present the William C. Friday Award to Julius Tillery. Tillery was selected by the Class of 2022 based on his outstanding advocacy for North Carolina’s agricultural and environmental sectors. He is the founder of Black Cotton, a business that centers and uplifts the Black community closest to the…
The Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity will host a cookout that will serve as the fraternity's closing event for Latin Heritage Month. We will grill carne asada, side dishes and horchata. Hispanic organizations will join us to talk about their organizations.