’What Makes a Great University’ is a look at what makes North Carolina’s public universities great and what it will take to make them greater. In coming months, the series will visit each of our public universities and explore them in depth..
- UNCG: Opportunity – and excellence
GREENSBORO – Chancellor Frank Gilliam boils what makes UNC Greensboro great down to two words: Opportunity and excellence.
“Historically, we’ve always provided opportunity, even when it was a woman’s college,” Gilliam says ... Read more - ‘That’s what makes college so exciting’
GREENSBORO – As UNC Greensboro develops a new strategic plan, Chancellor Frank Gilliam says he wants the university to focus on a few very important things to make itself better:Support for ... Read more - UNC plan: Higher education a goal for all students
Anyone who thinks UNC System President Margaret Spellings isn’t serious about higher education access and affordability needs to take a look at the University’s new strategic plan.
The plan aims to ... Read more - Survey finds consensus on value of NC’s public universities
RALEIGH (Jan. 18, 2017) – In an age of increasing political polarization, a survey finds North Carolinians share deep consensus on the value of their public universities.
The survey conducted for ... Read more - UNCW a source of expertise for Cape Fear region
WILMINGTON – “We are a source of expertise,” says UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli.
“I see community engagement as give and take – we give to the community our expertise,” ... Read more - UNCW military outreach: We owe it to our heroes
WILMINGTON – UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli knows military veterans have the self-discipline it takes to be successful students.
“Military students or military-associated students – either active-duty or veterans or ... Read more - UNCW Marine Sciences: Making an economic difference
WILMINGTON – One of the things that attracted Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli to UNC Wilmington two years ago was the strength of its Marine Sciences and Marine Biology programs.
The nationally ... Read more - An “interconnected world” in UNCW Marine Sciences
WILMINGTON – UNC Wilmington’s Marine Sciences program isn’t just nationally recognized – increasingly, it’s internationally known.
“We are living in a very interconnected world,” UNCW Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says in ... Read more - Translating thought to words at UNCW
WILMINGTON – We overflow with fascination about STEM fields these days. But UNC Wilmington hasn’t lost sight of an enduringly important skill: How to write a sentence.
In the accompanying video, ... Read more - UNC 2050: An educated populace critical to succeed
WILMINGTON – By 2050, rapidly growing Southeastern North Carolina could have 600,000 people – and the state as a whole could have 15 million, Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says.
As demands ... Read more