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Crisis Brings You Closer
After a year, it’s easier for Amy Johnson to joke about her first week as Carolina’s vice chancellor for student affairs, a week that began with a hurricane and ended with a pivot to all-remote instruction because of the pandemic. “This is not the onboarding program that you would design for someone,” Johnson acknowledged.
Feeling Stressed? Check Out These Campus Resources
While the return to campus life and in-person learning is something many of us have looked forward to, we know that the experience may also bring feelings of stress, fatigue and anxiety. These feelings are a normal response to difficult times. You have shown great resilience and strength over the last 18 months. But it is okay — and common — to feel uncertain and exhausted at the same time. Be aware of changes in your behavior or your…
COVID Prevention and Close Contact Tracing Reminders
Our expert medical advisors — all top UNC doctors in their field — continue to remind us about the strong level of protection afforded by a combination of vaccinations and masking. If you are vaccinated and diligent about wearing your mask, it is very unlikely that you will contract the virus in settings like classrooms, appointments with your faculty or academic advisors, student organization…
A Holistic Approach to Preventing Violence
When she was at Carolina the first time, especially in her roles as Carolina Women’s Center director and Title IX coordinator, Christi Hurt often looked at campus violence through a gender-based lens. But returning to the University in July after two years as a national consultant — amid a pandemic and in the wake of…
Accommodations for Religious Observances
We understand that you may need to balance your religious observations with your academic studies, and so we want to make sure that you understand the process for requesting religious accommodations. As needed, you may request religious accommodations by completing the Religious Accommodation Request Form and sending it to the Religious Accommodations Advisory Committee (RAAC) at [email protected].
New Director of the Campus Y Named
After completing a national search, I am pleased to announce that Yalitza Ramos has accepted the director position of the Campus Y. Yalitza served as the interim director of the Campus Y for 18 months while also fulfilling her duties as the Director of the Bonner Leaders Program. I am grateful for her leadership during that interim…
