| State Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday September 07, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Former MSU First Lady Patricia Lee Passes Away at 83
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 6 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news:
Patricia Pittman Lee, 83, succumbing to Alzheimer's and related illnesses, passed peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, surrounded by her loving family, at The Traditions, a senior living community in Houston, Texas. She will forever be known for her joyful energy, hospitality and caring for others. A dedicated mom, who sacrificed for her children without regret, she was also fierce and relentless in d
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From the Smokies to the Andes, WCU Students Visit Ecuador as Part of Tropical Ecology and Biogeography Course
CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Sept. 6 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news:
By Julia Duvall
The ecological and biogeographical difference between the Great Smoky Mountains and the Andes Mountains are too numerous to mention. But there are few things they do have in common - a biological station close by, being deemed a historical site and two professors wanting to share the unique biodiversity with students.
Jim Costa, executive director of WCU's Highlands Biological Station
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Governor Cooper and Democratic Leaders Highlight Republican Legislators Plan to Pour Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Into Private Schools While Abandoning Public Schools
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024:
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic legislative leaders held a press conference highlighting Republican legislators' disastrous plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on taxpayer funded private school vouchers while that should be going to public schools. The Governor was joined by Rep. Robert Reives, Sen. Dan Blue, Sen. Michael Garrett, Sen. Lisa Grafstei
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N.C. State: New Building Will Take Familiar Name
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 7 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024:
North Carolina State University's Integrative Sciences Building, currently under construction and scheduled to open on the Brickyard in 2026, will be known as Woodson Hall in honor of Chancellor Randy Woodson, the university's Board of Trustees announced today.
Woodson's tenure has been marked by vast improvements to NC State's academic measures, research expenditures, entrep
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UNC Asheville Launches Two Access Initiatives for a Simplified Admission Process
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 7 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news:
UNC Asheville joins Common App's direct admissions program and the UNC System's NC College Connect initiative to increase students' access to postsecondary opportunities.
Earlier this week, UNC Asheville launched new partnerships with two application access initiatives to support high school students from North Carolina and across the country in achieving their college dreams.
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