Departmental News
Kudos!
Geospatial faculty have been award $9,686 from the Geography Association - the AAG. Funding will go to support student assistantship/stipends.
The 2022 NC/SC Political Science Joint Meeting. Dr. Han Lheem and his mentee, Senior Political Science student presented their research
February 25-26, 2022 Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Dr. Han Lheem - US-North Korean Nuclear Diplomacy: A Suggestion for a New Peace Process
- Ms. Saeloni McLucas - Income Inequality and Political Polarization
Congratulations to our award winning Historian Dr. Rob Taber
- First, a chapter he contributed to a recent book won the Wilson Prize for best book in Canadian history. Here is link: https://thenewcanadianhistory.com/2021/05/19/2020-wilson-prize-winners/
- Second, the Center for American Progress named him one of their "21 faith leaders to watch in 2021." That write-up is available at: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/religion/news/2021/05/20/499597/21-faith-leaders-watch-2021/
Opportunities:
HerStory Orange County. Women in History Intern. Deadline April 30, 2022
North Carolina Governor's
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Internship Program
Sustainable Sandhills has been selected to host a summer intern through the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation's Non-Profit Internship Program. Pell Grant eligible rising sophomores, juniors or seniors who are either enrolled in 4 year colleges in NC or NC residents enrolled in out of state institutions may apply.
There is a $3200 stipend for our intern furnished by the Foundation, and our intern will work with us for about 3 months over the summer. Contact https://www.zsr.org/non-profit-internship
Jonelle KimbroughExecutive DirectorSustainable Sandhills910.484.9098jonelle@sustainablesandhills.org
Consultant Postion: The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh has a position as a Consultant open starting in summer 2022 and ending in September 2022. The Consultant would work for the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee of the UUFR. The Consultant would examine and review church documents, such as mission statements, policies, and procedures for the purposes of documenting instances of racial and ethnic bias. Additionally, the Consultant would review church documents to determine if they are less welcoming to persons of color or less inclusive of diversity. The Consultant would be paid $2000 for their work. If interested in the position, please contact Dr. Eugenie Almeida at ealmeida@uncfsu.edu or call at 910-860-1507, or text or call at 443-497-6750. Persons interested should contact Dr. Almeida by March 31, 2022.
Alumni of IGPH Programs please stay in touch. We like to brag on you and help you where we can even after you graduate.
Ways to stay in touch:
Reach out to a program coordinator in your IGPH Major/minor and let them know what you are doing - CEO of your family, Graduate School, Fellowship/Internship, Working where?
Financial support. Be sure to designate the department or a specific program in the memo section of a check or online there is a drop down menu to find our dept/program. If you don't specifiy any financial support will go to a general university fund.
Let us know if you have internship or work opportunity for your fellow alumni.
Send us a note to say hello. Always include the year you graduated this helps us with our alumni listing. #Broncopride