APPLES in the News
PHIL 292 Students Win APPLES Grants
PHIL 292 Students Win APPLES Grants by UNC-Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences Parr Center for Ethics Undergraduates taking Parr Center Graduate Assistant Delaney Thull’s Fall 2022 course have been awarded Transportation Grants from the Carolina Center for Public … Continued
Apples and Buckley Public Service Scholars Shape Tomorrow’s Leaders
By Alex Saunders Samantha Luu (2014, 2019) joins Chapel Hill Campus and Community Coalition to Reduce the Negative Impacts of High-Risk Drinking (CCC) as their new director. The journey to her leadership role was paved in part by participating in … Continued
Tar Heels Promoting Asian-American Visibility
Using Education to Combat Violence By Alex Saunders In the confusing first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michael Zhang, then a senior in high school, wanted to visit family and friends in Flushing, a section of Queens, New York City, … Continued
Tar Heels Spreading Mental Health Awareness
Carolina Undergraduates Promote Mental Health Resources Through the Robert E. Bryan Fellowship, an APPLES Service-Learning Program June 30, 2022 By Alex Saunders Caroline Clodfelter, director of the student-led TEACH Initiative North Carolina (TEACH), says that substance dependency and mental health … Continued
First Year Tar Heel Empowers Youth and Addresses Clothing and Food Insecurity
APPLES Intern, Riley Harper, is Making the Most of His Time at Carolina By Alex Saunders Riley Harper has big dreams to accomplish during his time at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a first-year student from … Continued
Redefining Mentorship: A Transformative, Life-Altering & Everlasting Connection
By Shatera McNair, Class of 2022 Sociology Major, Minoring in both Education and Social and Economic Justice Seeking Reconnection At the tail end of a fully remote 2020-2021 school year, I was frantically planning for my senior year. Similar … Continued
Keeping it Local: APPLES Interns Reflect on a Summer of Service
Summertime is often seen as a time for rest and relaxation. For APPLES Service-Learning interns, this break from the regular hustle and bustle of college was spent contributing to positive change across the state of North Carolina. Each summer, a … Continued
Service-Learning Instructor Emphasizes Justice Over Charity
Since 1990, the APPLES Service-Learning program has offered Carolina students eye-opening community service experiences. Through a combination of traditional classroom instruction and out-of-class service, the program’s service-learning courses equip students to engage with and work to mitigate social issues. According … Continued