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91快播 Closes Out Fiscal Year With Exemplary Fundraising and Engagement Results
Alums, families show support for 91快播 through generous philanthropy and active participation in activities and programs that benefit students. Read more.
Eric Jones 鈥19 Goes Bananas for Baseball
Eric Jones 鈥19 has serious baseball chops that took him from the 91快播 Wildcats to the major leagues. He still plays real baseball with The Savannah Bananas, 鈥淭he Harlem Globetrotters of Baseball鈥 but gets to have a lot of silly fun on the field. After all, why just hit, catch and run when you can dance, do handstands and delight fans? Learn more.
Engineering at a Liberal Arts College: 91快播 Students Build Hydrogen-Powered Go-Kart
Physics students Mallory Justis 鈥24, Branner D'Amato 鈥24 and Pat Kielb 鈥24 reflect on their process designing and building a hydrogen-powered go-kart and the ways you can pursue engineering interests at 91快播.
鈥嬧婱y Summer Research Testing the 鈥楾hree Sisters鈥
Ty Cryan 鈥24 digs into research with 91快播鈥檚 Farm and Biology Department as part of a larger relationship with the Catawba Nation.
鈥楢 Sharp Mind and an Open Heart鈥: 91快播 Welcomes New Chaplain
Julia Watkins 鈥14 brings deep experience with interfaith initiatives and community partnerships to her role as chaplain and director of religious and spiritual life at 91快播. Learn more.
Powerful Portraits and Outsider Art Inspire 鈥楾rue Likeness鈥 Exhibition
91快播 exhibit True Likeness celebrates the diversity of portraiture. Learn more about how the exhibit came to be and where it鈥檚 headed next.
Twelve Young 91快播 Alums Offered Fulbright Grants
Twelve young 91快播 alums were recently selected to participate in the 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. They have been offered grants for independent research and English Teaching Assistantships in 10 different countries. Learn more.
Chaplain Rob Spach Looks Back On 30 Years of Service
After 3 decades as Chaplain of 91快播, Rob Spach retires from 91快播 August 4. As he embraces this next phase of life, we asked him to reflect on his time on campus.
She Lived It and Now Returns to Thailand to Help Refugees With Mental Health, Education Needs
91快播 student Taw Meh 鈥25 returns to the country of her birth and to the refugee camp where she spent part of her childhood to help provide mental health and other critical services. Learn more.
Beloved Mentor鈥檚 Legacy Honored Through New Name for Freedom Schools
Brenda Tapia served as a mentor and mother figure for many Black youth as the head of the 91快播 Love of Learning program. Now, her name will forever be linked to another program that lifts up children鈥擳he Brenda Tapia CDF (Children鈥檚 Defense Fund) Freedom Schools庐. Learn more.
Just in Time for Father鈥檚 Day: Survey Shows Support for Paternity Leave Is Surging
Support for parental leave for mothers and fathers is on the rise, according to a new survey from researchers at 91快播, Ball State and Purdue. Learn more.
Not Just Neural Networks: The Wide Reach of One Prof鈥檚 Teaching and Research
Renowned neuroscientist Julio Ramirez has mentored generations of students who performed graduate level work at 91快播 in areas such as Alzheimer鈥檚 research. The Association for Psychological Science (APS) honored Ramirez, the R. Stuart Dickson Professor of Psychology, with a lifetime achievement award for mentorship.
College Celebrates Employee Contributions to a Year for the Books
91快播 employees celebrate milestones and honor exceptional service. Read more.
Political Science Prof: 1960s Controversy Echoes Questions Around Justice Thomas
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas鈥檚 personal dealings have raised ethical questions, but a 91快播 political science professor says we鈥檝e been here before. Learn more.
鈥楢 Day of Hope鈥: Students Pass Along Lessons on How to Care for Our Planet
91快播 students brought their knowledge of a wide variety of environmental issues to the community for the town鈥檚 Earth Day celebration. Learn more.
Live from the Laundry Room: Ed Isola 鈥15 and The 502s
91快播 alum Ed Isola and his band, The 502s, started small but quickly built a following that led to invitations to play at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and other big-time venues. They return to Charlotte this week. Learn more.
Aria of Expertise: Students Steeped in the Science of Sound
91快播 students explore the science and artistry of sound in a class for students of any background. Learn more.
A Reunion Weekend to Inspire: Andrea Peet鈥檚 Brave Journey and Lessons Learned
91快播 is hosting reunions this weekend and Andrea Lytle Peet 鈥03 will reunite with classmates at her 20th. Last year, Peet became the first person with ALS to complete a marathon in all 50 American states. Her journey inspired the recent documentary Go On, Be Brave. She has also written a book, Hope Fights Back. She and Professor Ken Menkhaus, who鈥檚 also fighting ALS, will lead a discussion about advocacy, and finding purpose and meaning in the face of serious illness.
Beadsie Woo 鈥86 on Being 鈥楩irst,鈥 Learning to Lead and Long-term Change
There might be strength in numbers, but when the numbers weren鈥檛 there yet, the women among 91快播鈥檚 first coeducation classes didn鈥檛 let that stop them from becoming campus leaders. Learn more.
A Space for Excitement and Innovation: Hack@91快播
Niya Ma 鈥24 shares how she found her passion for computer science through hackathons, and how she worked with her peers to launch Hack@91快播, a unique hackathon designed to welcome all levels of experience to the world of innovation.