The Carolina Center for Public Service…
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CONNECTS Carolina students, faculty and staff with each other and with community partners
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Builds campus CAPACITY for community-engaged teaching, research and service
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CELEBRATES the community engagement of UNC-Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university
Stories
Driving STEM Education in Franklin County
By Brianna Patterson Fiona Chen ‘25, biology at UNC-Chapel Hill, combined her passions for teaching, science and public service during her summer as an SECU Public Fellows intern with United Way of Franklin County. Chen’s rural hometown, interest in public … Read more
Offering Economic Opportunities in Whitsett
By Brianna Patterson Through the SECU Public Fellow Internship program, Robert Fus ‘26 interned at Peacehaven Community Farm, a community that connects adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Whitsett, North Carolina. Taylor Williams, the lead educator of programs at Peacehaven, … Read more
Making Health Care Accessible to Latine Communities in Durham
By Alexander Saunders Sarah Montross ’23, Health Policy and Management at UNC-Chapel Hill, aspires to be a social worker. She spent summer 2023 as an SECU Public Fellows intern at UNC-Chapel Hill with El Futuro in Durham, who offer mental … Read more
The Carolina Center for Public Service Announces a New Class of Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars
Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sept. 21, 2023) – The Carolina Center for Public Service (CCPS) is pleased to announce the 2023-2025 class of Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars. The program brings together selected faculty from across campus in a two-year competency-based experience … Read more
Stitching Hope: Student Project Brings Healing to Displaced Afghan Women
By Brianna Patterson In 2023, UNC students Divya Patel and co-project lead Grace May received a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant to create a program for Afghan women in Carrboro. To implement this project, they collaborated with Refugee Community Partnership, an … Read more
Science Bus Intern Steers Rural Students to STEM
By Susan Hudson, University Communications August 4, 2023 Chen wanted to give back to her hometown. She discovered the State Employees Credit Union public fellow internship with the Innovation Mobile Lab through the Carolina Center for Public Service. A partnership … Read more
Announcing Carolina’s 2023 SECU Public Fellows Interns
The Carolina Center for Public Service is pleased to recognize UNC-Chapel Hill’s fourth cohort of SECU Public Fellows Interns. Through this program, 19 undergraduate Carolina students are working throughout the summer in partnership with organizations serving communities in North Carolina. … Read more
Buckley Public Service Scholar Graduate Receives the Robert B. House Distinguished Service Award
By Alexander Saunders Honored for 1,382.5 Service Hours and More Nicole Osborne, a May 2023 UNC-Chapel Hill graduate with degrees in Sociology and Human Development and Family Science, received the Robert B. House Distinguished Service Award at the Carolina Chancellor’s awards … Read more