From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) Newly arrived Director of Undergraduate Admissions Jim Walters just may have the toughest job on campus. Each year thousands of high school seniors anxiously await word on the fate… read more
Sadly, our University does not universally enjoy the affection, respect, and high regard that you and most Carolina alumni have for the nation’s First State University. While there may be little we can do to overcome the notion that we are… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) In the last several weeks many alumni and friends of the University have expressed concern about the number of University administrators who have resigned or are retiring. All of us… read more
Time flies. It seems like only yesterday that my wife, Debbie, our 18-month-old son, Michael, and I moved to Chapel Hill, and I began the always exciting, if sometimes exhausting, job as your alumni director. Would you believe we’re beginning our… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) It has been a special privilege for me to represent both our Association and the Council of Alumni Association Executives as a member of the Knight Foundation Commission on… read more
When in 1913, 22 men came together in Columbus, Ohio to form the Association of Alumni Secretaries, not surprisingly, Carolina was represented. And when the first meeting of the American Alumni Council was held in 1927, it took place in Chapel Hill… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) During my nine years in Washington working on Capitol Hill with several members of Congress, I learned how important it is to have a clear understanding of one’s mission in… read more
Ed·u·ca·tion: 1) a debt due from the present to future generations; 2) the knowledge acquired at school that enables a person to misquote Shakespeare; 3) that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94). This column, from the October 1990 issue, was written by then-GAA President Wade Smith ’60. Dear Carolina Alumni and Friends: Most readers arc aware that Carolina is now into its… read more
In a few short weeks my class, the Class of 1970, will be celebrating our 20th reunion. For those of us who entered Carolina in the Fall of 1966 and are now approaching the challenges of midlife, our reunion provides an opportunity for… read more