October 7, 2008 – 8:23 am
The first stop in Fayetteville was at Fayetteville State University. James Anderson is one of the three first-year chancellors (along with me and Linda Brady of UNC-Greensboro), so we had lots to talk about. Sounds like he is settling in well at FSU and really understands the university. He seems to have figured out as [...]
October 5, 2008 – 7:25 pm
In the morning, we went to Elizabeth City State University to visit Chancellor Willie Gilchrist. ECSU is in a beautiful setting on the sound. Chancellor Gilchrist took me on a tour of the campus, and he showed me all the things they’re doing for their students. Dr. Gilchrist has a great handle on the challenges [...]
October 3, 2008 – 9:02 am
We started out this morning at UNC-Wilmington. Chancellor DePaolo took me on a tour of her campus. It was a great day to be in coastal North Carolina, and I could really see how the higher education bonds transformed UNC-W. Chancellor DePaolo and her team have done a great job making sure that the new [...]
October 2, 2008 – 6:42 am
We spent the morning of the third day in Charlotte. The first stop was West Charlotte High School, one of the schools served by our Carolina Advising Corps. Pharen Bowman is our Advising Corps member who helps the students at West Charlotte. Lots of West Charlotte alums who also went to Carolina turned out for the [...]
October 1, 2008 – 8:01 am
Day two started with a visit to Chancellor Anne Ponder at UNC-Asheville. UNC-A is an unusual place: a small liberal arts school that graduates 700 students per year. Chancellor Ponder got into university leadership early as well – she started her first presidency when she was my age. So we had a lot to talk [...]
September 29, 2008 – 5:34 pm
Our first stop was right here at home at Chapel Hill High School. We visited the classroom of Tom Herndon, an NCSU graduate. I knew a lot about Mr. Herndon from the tours that he took of Carolina’s chemistry department with his students – and all the great things I’d heard about him from the [...]
September 29, 2008 – 10:53 am
Monday, September 29 Chapel Hill High School. Visit teacher Tom Herndon’s Authentic Research course. Asheville. Alumni dinner. Tuesday, September 30 UNC-Asheville. Meet with Chancellor Anne Ponder. Asheville High School. Observe Jenny Thomas’ chemistry class, then talk with students in main auditorium. Charlotte. Alumni dinner. Wednesday, October 1 West Charlotte High School. See the Carolina Advising [...]