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| NEWSLETTER OF THE UNC GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | FEBRUARY 2020 |
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UNC Unveils Race and Reckoning ProgramA $5 million fund will be applied to several initiatives through which the University, in a multiyear program, seeks to come to terms with its complicated racial history. |
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Gift Funds Major Addition to Sports MedicineCarolina’s brain injury research and study of retired athletes will come under one roof in an expansion of the Stallings-Evans Center that will include more space for other research. Black Pioneers, Other Alumni: Vacate Silent Sam DecisionThe group filed a court brief contending that the Sons of Confederate Veterans did not have legal standing to negotiate the deal for UNC’s Confederate monument. Petition Asks End to Renaming FreezeSix UNC professors have circulated a petition that seeks to overturn the Board of Trustees’ 2015 decision to place a 16-year moratorium on renaming campus buildings. Korean Studies Major Added to CurriculumThe goal is to enrich the students’ global understanding by showing different sides of a country divided into two Koreas. GAA Honors Two With Faculty Service AwardDean Barbara Rimer of the Gillings School of Global Public Health and John Sanders ’50 (’53 JD), retired director of the Institute of Government, were recognized for their service by the GAA Board of Directors. |
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The Perfect FitActing on an impulse, Whitney Brown ’10 (MA) changed the course of her life. A Phi Beta Kappa perfectionist, intent on a career studying folklore, she turned down a promising job with the Smithsonian Institution and instead ran off to Wales to learn the ancient art of building dry-stone walls. Learn more about Whitney Brown in the Jan/Feb ’20 issue of the Carolina Alumni Review.
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Beat Duke Game-Watch PartiesWatch the Heels with Heels during the Greatest Rivalry on Earth, UNC vs. Duke, on Feb. 8. See where Tar Heels are gathering near you. |
Tar Heel Travel: Journey Through BritainTravel with a small group, Aug. 17-30, from gracious Edinburgh to England’s legendary Lake District, from spectacular Snowdonia to the rural Cotswolds and Roman Bath, ending in cosmopolitan London. GAA member exclusive. Learn more. |
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2020 UNC Alumni Print DirectoryOur partner in our print directory project, Publishing Concepts (PCI), is helping us via email, phone and postcards to make sure your University record is up to date. When you hear from them, know it is legitimate and one way we keep this big family of more than 335,000 #UNCAlumni connected. Learn more. |
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Chapel Hill: Dinner With FacultyDine and discuss with Barbara Stephenson, inaugural vice provost for global affairs at UNC, and 11 other Tar Heels. GAA members save $15. Learn more. |
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DC: Volunteer With HeelsServe with your D.C. Carolina Club at SOME (So Others May Eat) assisting with lunch service. Learn more. |
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Multiple Cities: UNC vs. Duke Watch Parties, Round TwoSave the date now to watch the Heels with Heels during the Greatest Rivalry on Earth, UNC vs. Duke, round two. Learn more. |
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Chapel Hill: Tar Heel 10 MilerSee the best of Chapel Hill when you run the 13th Annual Tar Heel 10 Miler. GAA members save 15 percent off registration for the Double Down, 10 Miler and 4-Mile Run. Learn more. |
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| GAA MEMBER OF THE MONTH |
Margaret M. Eisenson ’78, Annual MemberMargaret won a $25 gift certificate to Johnny T-shirt. Margaret was selected at random from GAA members currently subscribed to “Out of the Blue.” Become a GAA member today, and you might be randomly selected as an upcoming GAA Member of the Month. |
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