Category Archives: Carolina North

Happy Trails, Mayor Foy

December 9, 2009 – 3:14 pm

In July 2008, on my second day as Chancellor, I had lunch with Mayor Kevin Foy at Sutton’s Drug Store on Franklin Street. We had met before, but that was the beginning of our working relationship as town and gown leaders. Kevin’s term ended on Monday, but I don’t want his good work to be [...]

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Celebrating Carolina North – vision worthy of a great town & great university

July 10, 2009 – 9:10 am

I wrote this for the June 28 edition of the Chapel Hill Herald. Last week was a momentous week for UNC and the Town of Chapel Hill. On Monday, the Chapel Hill Town Council unanimously approved a new zone and development agreement to allow the university to build the Carolina North campus, an agreement that [...]

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Today’s news on the airport authority

January 9, 2009 – 12:20 pm

This morning, I announced that we would not ask the Board of Governors to create an airport authority. I’m posting my prepared remarks below. I was pleased that Orange County Commissioners Chair Valerie Foushee was there to support our decision. And it was also great to have Laura Streitfeld, Cliff Leath, Tom Schopler and Marilee [...]

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Carolina North: A Glass Half-Full Perspective

November 19, 2008 – 9:12 am

When President Bowles and the trustees hired me, they told me that, more than anything, they valued my analytical skills. Well, I’ve spent a good part of my first months in this job studying and analyzing our plans for Carolina North. It’s been really important for me to do that because Carolina North has such [...]

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