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  University of North Carolina System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of North Carolina oversees all public institutions that confer baccalaureate degrees in North Carolina and consists of 16 campuses.
Characterizing the university are the schools North Carolina State University at Raleigh and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the first being the largest university in the system and the later being the oldest.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte - 1965
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 North Carolina - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
North Carolina is one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.
It is bordered by South Carolina on the south, Georgia on the southwest, Tennessee on the west, Virginia on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
The State of North Carolina is included between the parallels 34° and 36°30' north latitude, and between the meridians 75°30' and 84°30' west longitude.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /north_carolina.htm   (1485 words)

  
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the eleventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
The University of North Carolina was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1789.
As a result, the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina was renamed the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and the University of North Carolina itself became the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill   (1732 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: University of North Carolina System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the eleventh-oldest institution of higher education (and the oldest public institution) in the United States.
North Carolina was originally inhabited by various tribes of Indians, the three principal ones being the Tuscaroras in the east, the Catawbas in the centre, and the Cherokees in the west.
The University of North Carolina System is a federation of all sixteen of the public universities in North Carolina and was formerly the "Consolidated University of North Carolina." It currently comprises:
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 The University of North Carolina
In 1963 the General Assembly changed the name of the campus at Chapel Hill to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and that at Greensboro to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and, in 1965, the name of the campus at Raleigh was changed to North Carolina State University at Raleigh.
Charlotte College was added as The University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1965, and, in 1969, Asheville-Biltmore College and Wilmington College became The University of North Carolina at Asheville and The University of North Carolina at Wilmington respectively.
A similar liaison committee composed of four representatives designated by the president of the university and four designated by the state president of the community college system meets periodically to discuss and develop advice to the two presidents on matters of mutual concern to the community college system and the university.
statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us /NC/EDUCATED/uncsys.htm   (1444 words)

  
 UARS University of North Carolina (System)
The University of North Carolina became the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
From 1968 to 1972, the University Advisory Council served as liaison between the President of the University of North Carolina (System) and the faculties of the constituent campuses.
In 1972, with the reorganization of the University System, the Council was reconstituted as the Faculty Assembly.
www.lib.unc.edu /mss/uars/guide/usystem.html   (2230 words)

  
 ipedia.com: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
UNC is the flagship school in the University of North Carolina system of schools.
Jefferson's university to the north." This rivalry has been replaced by rivalries with North Carolina State University, a sister institution of similar size with a greater focus on technical sciences, and Duke University, whose basketball program has taken off in recent years.
The university opened in a single building, which came to be called Old East, and which is still in use as a residence hall.
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 University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (shorthand: UNCG) is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina.
In 1932, as the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, it became one of the three charter institutions of the Consolidated University of North Carolina (since 1972 called the University of North Carolina System).
In 1932, it changed to the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, when it became one of the three charter institutions of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, and changed again to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro when men were first admitted to the school in 1963.
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 University of North Carolina at Asheville -- About
The University of North Carolina at Asheville was founded in 1927 as Buncombe County Junior College for area residents interested in pursuing their educations beyond high school.
The school underwent several name changes, merges with local governments and school systems, and moves across Asheville, and in 1957 Asheville-Biltmore College, as it was then called, became the first two-year institution in North Carolina to qualify as a state-supported community college.
Today, UNC Asheville is the only designated liberal arts university in The University of North Carolina system and one of only six public universities in the country classified as national liberal arts universities (Liberal Arts I).
www.unca.edu /welcome/about.html   (504 words)

  
 FIRE - The State of the First Amendment in the University of North Carolina System
As public institutions—agencies of the State of North Carolina—the universities in the UNC System are legally bound to uphold the First Amendment rights of their students and faculty.
The Report summarizes the constitutional rights due to students and faculty in the University of North Carolina System, and details the ways in which many of the System’s member institutions have run roughshod over these rights in the name of tolerance and civility.
It is our hope that, in the wake of the publicity generated by the Report, North Carolina’s institutions of higher education will not remain content to maintain a low standard in the area of fundamental American rights.
www.thefire.org /index.php/article/6680.html   (737 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: North Carolina
It is bounded on the north by Virginia, east and south-east by the Atlantic Ocean, south by South Carolina and Georgia, and west and north-west by Tennessee.
The climate is generally equable, and North Carolina produces nearly all the crops grown in the United States with the exception of sub-tropical cane and fruits.
The State University was opened for students in February, 1795; but want of means and a scattered population prevented any public school system until long after the Revolution.
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 FIRE - Report Exposes Extensive Constitutional Violations in University of North Carolina System
FIRE and the Pope Center unveiled the Report on the State of the First Amendment in the University of North Carolina System this afternoon at a joint press conference.
As the Report points out, “the universities in the UNC System are legally bound to uphold the First Amendment rights of their students and faculty.
North Carolina Central University’s practice of outlawing “statements of intolerance,” a mirror image of a speech code deemed unconstitutional in Pennsylvania;
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 UNC-EP: 16 Campuses of UNC
Asheville, the largest city in western North Carolina, is known for its mild year-round climate, with moderate winter and summer temperatures tempered by the surrounding mountains.
Profile: Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is one of the sixteen constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina system.
The cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, along with the University of North Carolina, Duke University and the Research Triangle Park, form what is known as the Research Triangle, the largest research and development center in the United States.
www.uncep.org /uncbriefs.html   (3873 words)

  
 The University of North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Founded in 1795, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the nation's oldest public university and the flagship institution of the 16-campus University of North Carolina system.
The University has consistently ranked among the top five public universities in the nation, according to US News and World Report surveys, and several of its graduate programs have been ranked in the top ten.
Carolina's fourteen colleges and schools provide instruction in more than 100 fields, offering 67 bachelor's, 88 master's, and 61 doctoral degrees, as well as professional degrees in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and law.
www.med.unc.edu /wrkunits/2depts/ortho/RESPROG/brochure/UNC.html   (197 words)

  
 Grad Profiles - The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Graduate School
Established in 1891, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) is one of the three original institutions of The University of North Carolina System.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is an Equal Opportunity educator and employer.
The University is located in a region of north central North Carolina known as the Triad.
www.gradprofiles.com /unc-greensboro.html   (1004 words)

  
 UNC Health Care - Home Page
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center indicates that may be the case, with leading health indicators showing serious declines as adolescents become adults.
CHAPEL HILL -- Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found two genes that are essential for the proper development of muscle.
Ms Ford is a research clinician in Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
www.unchealthcare.org   (305 words)

  
 ISEP Institutions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Profile: The student body of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro (UNCG), is comprised of approximately 14,000 students.
Profile: Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is one of the 16 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina system.
The university is also located within walking distance of historic Old Salem, which recreates the life and architecture of the 18th century Moravian town of Salem, North Carolina.
www.isep.org /us/nc   (4041 words)

  
 Building Bridges among Institutions: A First Step in the University of North Carolina System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
We were quite aware that, although we were the so-called flagship institution of the sixteen-campus UNC system, we knew little about how the humanities fared at other universities in the system.
The opening session on the changing demographics of public higher education in the state of North Carolina was an eye-opener.
The author is E. Maynard Adams Professor of English and former chair of the English department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
www.mla.org /ade/bulletin/n133/133057.htm   (1870 words)

  
 Appalachian State University News Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Carroll was vice president for planning of The University of North Carolina System’s General Administration in Chapel Hill from 1979-90 and 1991-96.
From 1996 until his retirement in December 1999, Carroll was the senior vice president and vice president for academic affairs for the General Administration of The University of North Carolina System.
He was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Leeds, England, and was a fellow of the Southern Fellowships Fund at the Folger Shakespeare Library and Library of Congress.
www.appstate.edu /www_docs/news/releases/info/111300CARROLL.HTML   (328 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/University of North Carolina at Asheville
The University of North Carolina at Asheville is a public university in Asheville, North Carolina.
It adopted its current name in 1969 upon becoming part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, since 1972 called the University of North Carolina System.
It is the designated public liberal arts university within that system, and has been classified as a Liberal Arts I institution since 1992.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Asheville   (253 words)

  
 North Carolina Central University - College Closeup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The university reaches out to all racial and ethnic groups, and has a diverse student population of nearly 6,600, and thousands of successful alumni nationwide who make positive contributions to their states and the nation.
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a comprehensive public university, a constituent institution of the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina System.
Durham is at the center of North Carolina's Research Triangle, which incorporates three major research universities in addition to NCCU, as well as three senior liberal arts colleges, two private junior colleges, and two state-funded technical community colleges.
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 CFNC - College Fair - Campus Tours - University of North Carolina at Asheville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The University of North Carolina at Asheville is the designated undergraduate liberal arts university in the 16-campus University of North Carolina system.
The scenic 265-acre mountain campus is located one mile north of downtown Asheville, the cultural, economic and population (75,000) center of the region.
While the colleges and universities are able to update the Campus Tours information at any time and this section, thereby, has the potential to offer the most accurate and up-to-date information available, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.
www.ncmentor.org /CampusTour/Undergraduate/932/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Asheville/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Asheville1.html   (551 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - UNC starts pilot program to allow free file sharing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Universities are responsible for monitoring any computers hooked into their networks and are expected to remove copyrighted files that are shared illegally.
The pilot schools — North Carolina AandT State, Western Carolina, UNC-Wilmington and the North Carolina School of the Arts — were chosen based on interest and technological capabilities, Warner said.
The state's largest schools — UNC-CH and North Carolina State — are slated to join in the spring.
www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2004-10-16-unc-file-sharing-pilot_x.htm   (554 words)

  
 Dobelle Receives Honorary Doctoral Degree from University of North Carolina Asheville
ASHEVILLE, NC — University of Hawai‘i President Evan S. Dobelle was one of four to receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNC Asheville) on Saturday, May 8.
UNC Asheville, a four-year public liberal arts university located in the mountains of western North Carolina, has earned national reputation for its programs in the humanities, undergraduate research and environmental studies.
It is the designated undergraduate liberal arts university in the 16-campus University of North Carolina system with an enrollment of approximately 3,300 students.
www.hawaii.edu /cgi-bin/uhnews?20040511114532   (249 words)

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