Found 169 events matching "University of North Carolina System"
NC State Humanities Extension established HOLA as a program to "teach Spanish and Hispanic culture" to extension field faculty who work in areas of North Carolina with large Latinx populations.
The commencement address was given by Dr. John H. Cook, dean of the School of Education of the North Carolina College for Women. The invocation was given by H. A. Cox of Saint Saviour's Church.
Dr. E. T. York Jr., chancellor of the State University System of Florida, gave the commencement address. Derek Carl Meyer gave the Address to Fellow Graduates, and UNC President William Friday also gave remarks. An honorary Doctor of Humanities was awarded to Lodwick Charles Hartley, head of the English department for more than 30 years.
The speaker was Mr. Billy Ray Hall, founding president of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center. He also served four different North Carolina governors in various policy positions. Michelle Pine gave the Address to Fellow Graduates. Honorary degrees were awarded to David H. Blackwell (Doctor of Sciences), Walter Royal Davis (Doctor of Humane Letters), Arlinda Locklear (Doctor of Humane Letters), Arthur Tab Williams Jr. (Doctor of Humane Letters), Gianfranco Zaccai (Doctor of Arts), and Billy Ray Hall (Doctor of Humane Letters).
North Carolina Governor (and NC State alumnus) James B. Hunt Jr. alloted the initial 355-acre parcel of land for the university's Centennial Campus. The land was previously part of the Dorothea Dix hospital.
The Second Morrill Act became law and required states to provide technical education for African Americans. No federal money would be disbursed to any college that made distinctions between students on the basis of race. In 1891, in order to comply with the Second Morrill Act and prevent admission of African Americans to the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the state government created the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, NC.
The student body gathered in Thompson Gymnasium to protest proposed tuition fee increases. The increases were $85 to $125 for North Carolina residents and $180 to $225 for out-of-state students.
Remarks to the graduating class were given by William B. Dozier, president of the class of 1956; William C. Friday, president of the Consolidated University; and Luther B. Hodges, governor of North Carolina. Dr. Liston Pope, dean of Yale's Divinity School, gave the baccalaureate sermon. Honorary degrees were awarded to James Harold Lineberger, textile industrialist; George Waddell Snedecor, president of the American Statistical Association; Bauhuas architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; and Lillian Lee Vaughn, professor of mechanical engineering.
To commemorate more than 100 years of 4-H in North Carolina, an exhibit on the history of the organization was displayed in the D.H. Hill Jr. Library.
Plant Pathology graduate Thomas E. Smith and E. E. Clayton of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station released Oxford 26, which was the first commercial variety of tobacco with resistance to the Granville wilt bacterium.
In July of 1886, the headquarters for the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station was dedicated. There were elaborate ceremonies at the site, including speeches by state officials, a procession of guests, and the laying of a cornerstone.
E. B. Owen, class of 1898, was hired in 1899. Owen, along with University of Texas librarian Benjamin Wyche, were hired to implement the Dewey Decimal System of book classification, construct a card catalog, and institute a card loan system. He served in this position until 1902. He held a variety of other positions at the college, including teacher of college preparatory classes (1898-1901), English professor (1904-1907), proctor, and registrar (1907-1928). Owen was the first alumni secretary and editor of the Alumni News (1928-1930), which was a publication he established during World War I.
A land acknowledgment statement was published and adopted to recognize and support Indigenous communities in North Carolina and the university. The statement was authored by the NC State American Indian Advisory Council, Student Government and Native American Student Association, and formally adopted by the NC State Staff Senate, Faculty Senate and Student Senate.
James "Jim" B. Hunt Jr. graduated. He later earned a MS in 1962. He became the 69th (1977-1985) and 71st (1993-2001) governor of North Carolina, making him the state's longest serving chief executive.
James Clark wrote Clover All Over: North Carolina 4-H in Action. A version of the print edition was published in 2011, and it is available in the library.
Camp J. W. Mitchell opened for African American 4-H youth at Hammock's Beach in Onslow County. Funding for the camp was raised by the 4-H Club Foundation of North Carolina founded in 1950.
Sue Carroll began employment at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. She filled the position of matron, supervising the Cadet Hospital (an early version of the student health center) and the dormitories until her death in 1901.
Farmers watched a demonstration of State College's fistulated cow during Farm and Home Week in June 1956. Cooperative Extension Service demonstrations like this helped to share knowledge gained at NC State with farmers throughout North Carolina.
The women's soccer team defeated the North Carolina Tarheels 4-3 on penalty kicks and won the first ACC women's soccer tournament. NC State goalkeeper Lindsay Brecher was named the "Most Valuable Player" of the tournament.
With the support of the Carolinas Associate General Contractors and the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors, retired Brigadier General Richard Jewett was hired to organize initial extension programs in construction focusing on company management.
