Musical Empowerment serves local kids through music
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
University Gazette Photo courtesy of Dan Sears. This fall, Tun and Morris were paired through the Carolina student organization Musical Empowerment, which has given Tun the chance to work with Morris once a week. Morris, a junior psychology major who s …
APPLES honors 2013 award winners
Posted on: April 19th, 2013
UNC students, alumni and local community partners exhibit the importance of public service by serving various communities and making a difference in the lives of others throughout North Carolina and beyond. Every year, the APPLES Service-Learning program recognizes and awards faculty, students, alumni and community partners who have made …
Service-Learning Initiative connects first-years with Carolina community
Posted on: April 10th, 2013
The initial few days on campus for first-year students can be overwhelming, making it difficult to connect to the larger university community. Immersing students in public service to ease that transition is what the Service-Learning Initiative (SLI) is all about. Rani Reddy ‘15 says that …
Launch aims to help First-generation students
Posted on: April 3rd, 2013
The Daily Tar Heel Launch, a new student organization dedicated to helping high school students make the transition to college, began with a conversation. Sophomores Manhas Narra and Frank Wu, co-founders of the group along with sophomore Abby Dennison …
APPLES Alternative Spring Break
Posted on: March 8th, 2013
Some students will spend spring break in class By Rachel Schmitt | The Daily Tar Heel While many view spring break as a time away from class, some students see it as a time to dig deeper into their field of study. Multiple courses at UNC contain a trav …
Faculty Engaged Scholars and APPLES Service-Learning faculty receive teaching honors
Posted on: March 6th, 2013
Twenty-four instructors in 18 different departments or schools, received 2013 University Teaching Awards at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the highest campus-wide recognition for teaching excellence. Five of those recognized are connected to CCPS programs as either Faculty Engaged Scholars or faculty for APPLES service-learning courses.
Classroom is community for Faculty Engaged Scholar Della Pollock
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
Faculty Engaged Scholar and communication studies professor Della Pollock was collecting the stories of alumni of Chapel Hill’s former all-black high school for an oral history project when one man’s statement caught her off guard. “He said, ‘Y’all have studied the hell out of the black community and …
Students connect with the community during alternative winter break
Posted on: January 21st, 2013
The winter break is typically a time when students relax and go home to visit family and friends. But for a dedicated group of students participating in APPLES Service-Learning’s alternative winter break, the idea of rest and relaxation was replaced by a desire to serve others. A group of 10 students ventured to …
Bryan fellow Camille McGirt receives Community Impact Award
Posted on: December 19th, 2012
Carolina senior Camille McGirt of Durham is one of 17 college students across the state to receive the 2012 Community Impact Award from the North Carolina Campus Compact. McGirt is a Bryan Social Innovation Fellow at UNC.
Healthy Girls Save the World Bryan Social Innovation Fellowship
Posted on: December 14th, 2012
For Robert E. Bryan Social Innovation Fellow Camille McGirt ’13, engaging young girls in a healthy lifestyle is second nature. So it is no surprise that her Healthy Girls Save the World (HGSW) program aims to impact young girls to incorporate wholesome habits into their lives. Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, McGirt created HGSW to …
APPLES service-learning course writing student promotes benefits of UNC-Duke rivalry for local nonprofit
Posted on: November 13th, 2012
When I began my Writing for PR class at UNC this fall, I was bummed that I had to abandon my summer schedule of leisure. I thought I would be working on my writing skills to produce quality written materials in fictional settings, which did not excite me. When I learned a component of my grade would require …
APPLES Service-learning course increases students’ Spanish fluency
Posted on: November 12th, 2012
Many students studying Spanish at UNC will not have the opportunity to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country to increase their fluency. However, the next best thing may be an APPLES Service-Learning experimental education course in Spanish conversation. Bill Maisch, a senior lecturer in the Romance Languages department, is using …
APPLES alumnus invites young alumni to accept Holsenbeck Challenge
Posted on: November 8th, 2012
Fellow Tar Heels, during my time at Carolina, I immersed myself in various undergraduate activities which, in return, granted me new friendships, new knowledge and new life experiences. Of all the things I participated in at Carolina, service activities had the largest influence on my life. As a participant and organizer in the APPLES Service-Learning program, I had the opportunity to …
Buckley Public Service Scholar participant Courtney Sanford named Innovation Scholar
Posted on: June 11th, 2012
Courtney Sanford, a Buckley Public Service Scholar participant and APPLES Service-Learning student leader is the University’s first Innovation Scholar. Looking at Courtney Sanford’s résumé, it is clear that she has a talent for innovation. Sanford, who grew up in Hendersonville, Tenn., but graduated from Walton High School in Marietta, Ga., started taking classes …
Fifty-eight alternative spring break participants visit three states – changing communities and changing themselves
Posted on: March 15th, 2012
Nine days, 58 students, 2,616 miles traveled and 3,191 service hours amount to an APPLES Service-Learning alternative spring break (ASB) that UNC students found more rewarding than any they could have imagined. Carolina students Sima Sharara, Jacob Frumkin and Susie Choi each traveled to different places …
Students Spend Spring Break Lending A Helping Hand
Posted on: March 7th, 2012
Several college students in our state are spending their spring break making a difference in communities hit hard by Hurricane Irene. About 12 students from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill were busy sweeping and cleaning the Davis Centre in Engelhard Wednesday. That facility is a local community center that suffered …
Bryan Social Innovation Fellow Camille McGirtand works to address childhood obesity
Posted on: January 21st, 2012
Camille McGirt ’13 spent the 2010–2011 academic year as an intern in Washington, D.C. “I met so many inspiring people [at the White House and on Capitol Hill],” she says. “I participated in several service projects and even helped with the First Lady’s ‘Let’s Move’ campaign.” When McGirt returned to North Carolina, she was motivated to spread the “Let’s Move” message. She decided to implement …