In Spring 2008, UNC graduated its first full class of Carolina Covenant Scholars. The Carolina Covenant offers a debt-free education to low-income students. Through Fall 2008, UNC has awarded more than 1,500 scholarships. In addition, the university has launched a mentoring component of the program that matches students with volunteer faculty. Last year, the mentoring expanded to include peers, offering support to the incoming Covenant Scholars.
UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
•U.S. News & World Report: UNC ranks No. 5 among “Best Colleges”
•The Journal of Blacks in High Education has ranked UNC No. 1 for six of the past nine years in the percentage of first-year African-American students
•Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education ranks UNC 35th in number of doctorates awarded to Hispanics
THE SCHOOL OF NURSING
The School promotes a School-wide environment that embraces racial, ethnic and cultural differences. Through our Office of Multicultural Affairs, the School fosters cultural sensitivity in teaching, learning, practice and research.
In 2008-2009, persons of ethnic/racial diversity comprised:
Males comprise:
Office of Multicultural Affairs, SON
Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN
Director
(919) 966-7767
rumay@email.unc.edu
Recent Highlights:
•Book club to increase cultural awareness, sensitivity and appreciation through open discussion
•Joint effort with Office of Academic Affairs to secure Memorandum of Agreement with University of Tokyo
•Chapter of American Assembly of Men in
Nursing won blood drive challenge by collecting 453 units of blood
•Minority Visiting Scholar Lecture Series
•Kindred Spirit Award for Excellence in Multicultural Scholarship given to a student who examines diversity in care through coursework
•Nine Courageous Dialogues sessions in 2008 with 94 percent faculty and staff participation .
Office of Advancement
Norma Hawthorne
Director
School of Nursing, UNC CH
CB# 7460, 100A Carrington Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460
(919) 966-4619
