Impact of Giving
More examples of the impact of private giving at Carolina:
Faculty Engaged Scholars: Scholarship meets real-world challenges
Everyone knows what happens when you toss a pebble into a pond: The ripples start out small and grow larger, reaching farther. That’s how Diane Berry, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, describes her work with Carrboro’s El Centro Latino – a nonprofit organization that provides educational and social services and cultural activities to help improve the quality of life for Latinos living in and around Orange County. read more»
Mellon grant draws top graduate students to the humanities
Four top humanities departments in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences received a much-needed boost this spring when the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provided $4.5 million to support graduate students’ education. The grant will join $2.76 million in funding from the University — most to be raised in private dollars — to create the Mellon Graduate Fellowship Program. read more»
Endowing innovation: Dr. Thomas S. Royster (1918-2008)
Having dedicated most of his adult life to practicing surgery, teaching and mentoring others, Thomas S. Royster, M.D., ’40 died on Aug. 4, 2008. But the legacy that he and his wife, Caroline H. Royster, established at UNC lives on through the vibrant, interdisciplinary graduate fellowship program they helped establish—the Royster Society of Fellows—as well as the Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professorship to support the society’s director. read more»
Carolina Scholars: Personifying best and brightest
Q: What do Carolina Scholars do at Carolina?
A: Everything.
Q: What do Carolina Scholars do FOR Carolina?
A: Even more.
Look at UNC senior Christian Mibelli, for example, a Carolina Scholar who came to UNC from Venezuela by way of Weddington, N.C. You couldn’t ask for a more involved, dedicated, well-rounded student—and that’s what the Carolina Scholars Program is all about. read more»
Phillips Ambassador Adam Boyle: Two worlds combine
Chapel Hill and Hong Kong are worlds apart—or are they? For UNC senior Adam Boyle, who made the 8,000-mile journey to study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) during spring and summer of 2008, the two cities and their respective universities help connect students to their futures. Boyle completed an internship at CUHK as a Phillips Ambassadors Program Scholar, focusing on his dual interests of finance and Mandarin Chinese. read more»
Bringing the world home: The Jordan Family Distinguished Professorship in International Studies
Louise Manning Huske Jordan saw her son graduate from Carolina, and then packed him off to Harvard Medical School and a career that would earn him global renown for vaccine research that saved millions of lives. But another legacy was still to come. In 2007, nearing age 90, Dr. William S. Jordan established a $666,000 bequest to create The Jordan Family Distinguished Professorship in International Studies honoring Louise Manning Huske Jordan and memorializing her dedication, perseverance and hard work. read more»
Dad and daughter on campus together at Carolina
Heather Tate ’10 grew up in Chapel Hill and always dreamed of attending UNC. Her dad, Dennis Tate, works as a technician in Facilities Services on campus. “Growing up, he always took me on tours of the campus, teaching me about the different buildings and showing me a preview of campus life,” Heather said. read more»
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