December BPSS graduate reflects on the impact of being a SMART mentor
Posted on: November 28, 2018
By Rowan Gallaher and Sarah Leck As Winter Commencement approaches, senior students find themselves preparing for a new chapter in their lives as college graduates. Among the hundreds of Carolina undergraduates who will receive their diplomas on Sunday …
Anum Imran Honored for Community Service
Posted on: November 26, 2018
By Tyler Toohey, Campus Y UNC-Chapel Hill student Anum Imran has been recognized for outstanding leadership and service by North Carolina Campus Compact, a statewide network of colleges and universities with a shared commitment to civic engagement. Imr …
Finn Loendorf: Commitment to service
Posted on: November 2, 2018
By Rowan Gallaher Finn Loendorf, a senior physics major from Denver, North Carolina, loves science and serving in the community by working with youth. Thanks to the MacDonald Community Fellowship, Loendorf brought these interests together during summer …
225 years of Tar Heels: Marjorie Buckley
Posted on: October 25, 2018
Marjorie Buckley co-founded the Carolina Center for Public Service in 1999 to continue the University’s tradition of giving back to the state. By University Communications Carolina has a long and proud history of public service, and for the past nearly …
Fourteenth class of UNC Buckley Public Service Scholars honored at graduation event
Posted on: May 8, 2018
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will honor 307 seniors who dedicated themselves to service during their time at Carolina as Buckley Public Service Scholars (BPSS). Chancellor Carol Folt will address the group at a pre-grad …
Tiffany Turner’s journey from needing food to a life passion for alleviating food insecurity
Posted on: April 30, 2018
By Charlotte McArthur Most Mondays for the past four years, Tiffany Turner could be found sorting cans and packing food boxes at TABLE. She did this because alleviating food insecurity is a passion born from personal experience. Now a senior majoring i …
Passion for giving back connects student and alumnus on a common mission
Posted on: February 27, 2018
By Catie Armstrong Teaching, research and SERVICE. That is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s mission. A commitment to this mission is what Tori Dunlap, a first-year student, and alumnus Donald Ubell have in common. Since graduating from …
Service experiences lead to dream career for senior Analisa Sorrells
Posted on: November 30, 2017
For Analisa Sorrells, a December 2017 graduate from Windermere, Florida, time in service at UNC led her to her dream career path – one of giving back and helping others. “When I arrived at Carolina, I immediately got involved with Tar Heel TABLE and th …
Public service trainings connect students to community organizations
Posted on: October 3, 2017
By Becca Kronebusch The Buckley Public Service Scholars program (BPSS) strives to provide students with various diverse, specialized training opportunities within the community. One recent training partnership between BPSS and the YMCA of the Triangle …
Thirteenth class of UNC Buckley Public Service Scholars honored at graduation event
Posted on: May 11, 2017
Chapel Hill, N.C. – Two hundred and fifty seniors, all who dedicated themselves to service during their time at UNC, will be honored as Buckley Public Service Scholars (BPSS) May 12 at a pre-graduation ceremony in Memorial Hall. All graduates wi …
UNC students mentor to be role models
Posted on: August 12, 2016
Sometimes, when college students hang out with elementary and middle school students, transformative experiences happen. That’s how Taysha James, a senior sociology major from Maple Hill, North Carolina and Jonathan Buechner, a junior European studies …
Twelfth class of Buckley Public Service Scholars honored at graduation event
Posted on: May 6, 2016
Two hundred and seventeen seniors, all who dedicated themselves to service during their time at UNC, were honored as Buckley Public Service Scholars (BPSS) May 6 at a pre-graduation ceremony in Memorial Hall. All graduates received a Carolina blue and white cord to wear at commencement on May 8 to represent their achievement.
Inaugural MacDonald Community Service Scholars begin their work
Posted on: December 1, 2015
As the nation’s first public university, public service is part of UNC’s mission. Now a new scholarship is helping to make service an integral part of students’ academic experience, too. The MacDonald Community Service Scholarship provides tuition support to a select group of four incoming students who have demonstrated a commitment to community service.
Carolina receives commitment to launch new community service scholarships and fellowship program
Posted on: December 1, 2015
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced today a commitment from alumnus Scott Douglas MacDonald of Del Mar, California, to support undergraduate students dedicated to public service. His gift has a dual purpose, creating the Scott D. MacDonald Community Service Scholarships in the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid as well as the Scott D. MacDonald Community Service Fellowship Program in the Carolina Center for Public Service (CCPS).
APPLES/BPSS alumna finds herself in service
Posted on: November 2, 2015
UNC alumna Corinne Goudreault ’15, who was involved in a number of organizations including Relay For Life, Impact NC, the Community Empowerment Fund, Phi Beta Kappa, the Campus Y and HOPE, said that her commitment to public service during her time at UNC made a huge difference in her college experience.
Students award funds to local nonprofits
Posted on: June 4, 2015
By Laura Fisher Each spring, a group of UNC students gather in class to learn about philanthropy through the process of awarding $10,000 in grants to local nonprofits that promote health and quality of life in North Carolina communities. In the three-c …
Eleventh class of Buckley Public Service Scholars honored at graduation event
Posted on: May 8, 2015
Three hundred and six members of the class of 2015 were honored as Buckley Public Service Scholars (BPSS) May 8 at a pre-graduation ceremony in Memorial Hall, recognizing the scholars for their years of service at Carolina during their undergraduate ca …
First Arts in Public Service fellow graduates
Posted on: May 7, 2015
By Janell Smith Aditi Borde ‘15, like 306 other seniors, will graduate as a Buckley Public Service Scholars on May 8. But Borde is different from the other scholars — she’s the only scholar to graduate from the program’s new Arts in Public Service Fell …
Posted on: April 23, 2015
By Laura Fisher During their senior year of high school, five current college first-years came up with an idea to change the food distribution system in North Carolina. FreshSpire is a mobile app that aims to connect consumers and grocers by alerting n …
BPSS Graduate Comes Full Circle
Posted on: December 15, 2014
Donning a cap and gown in the middle of December is not the most traditional way to graduate. But for Katie Savage, nothing has exactly been conventional since unexpectedly losing her left leg during surgery at UNC Hospitals when she was 14 years old. …
SMART mentor makes a difference, motivated by culture
Posted on: December 5, 2014
By Dylan Roberts Every two years, Khin Hnit Oo, who goes by April Oo, travels to Burma to see her family. The junior health policy management major was born in Yangon, Burma, but moved to the United States when she was seven years old. Here at UNC, she …
Tenth class of UNC Buckley Public Service Scholars honored at graduation event
Posted on: May 7, 2014
Chapel Hill, N.C. – Two hundred and fifty-one members of the class of 2014 will be honored as Buckley Public Service Scholars (BPSS) May 9 at a ceremony in Memorial Hall, highlighting their years of service while at Carolina. All graduates will …
APPLES and BPSS student participants receive Chancellor’s Awards
Posted on: April 25, 2014
Congratulations to these students involved in the APPLES Service-Learning and Buckley Public Service Scholars programs. Each received Chancellor’s Awards recognizing their academic or service leadership. Amanda Baldiga ’14, a Buckley Public Service Sch …
Katie Weinel learns most from service work
Posted on: February 11, 2014
By Deborah R. Meyer – The Chapel Hill News Buckley Public Service Scholar and Bryan Social Innovation Fellowship recipient Katie Weinel shares her experience with service and its impact on her life Brushstrokes: Students take arts into the community Ka …
Scholars reach out through art
Posted on: November 13, 2013
By Zhai Yun Tan, The Daily Tar Heel Students interested in merging the worlds of arts and public service can now do so through the Arts in Public Service Fellows program. Offered by the Carolina Center for Public Service (CCPS) and Carolina Performing …
First-Year Service Corps deepens students’ experiences
Posted on: September 23, 2013
Early into their career as Tar Heels, a group of selected first-year students have an opportunity to come together to participate in activities that deepen their academic and practical experience in public service. The First-Year Service Corps (FYSC), …
Saarah Abdul-Rauf: VISTA Profile
Posted on: July 9, 2013
During her two years as an NC Campus Compact VISTA, Saarah Abdul-Rauf has coordinated service opportunities for hundreds of college students. Her efforts have helped many develop a passion for service, just as she herself was inspired by an NC Campus Compact VISTA while a student at …
Ninth class of UNC Buckley Public Service Scholars honored at graduation event
Posted on: May 7, 2013
Two hundred and fifty-eight members of the 2013 class of Buckley Public Service Scholars will be honored May 10 at a ceremony in Memorial Hall, highlighting their years of service while at Carolina. All graduates will receive a Carolina blue and white cord to wear …
Buckley Public Service Scholar Alex Borgen turns service work into a career
Posted on: January 9, 2013
Alex Borgen’s work with Nourish International began during his junior year at Carolina and is taking him on a career path helping to combat poverty worldwide. The 2012 graduate and Buckley Public Service Scholar snagged an internship with Nourish Inter …
Buckley Public Service Scholar Wes Wollard immersed in service
Posted on: December 14, 2012
Supporting students as they explore service beyond the scope of traditional volunteerism is a core component of the Buckley Public Service Scholars (BPSS) program, which provides a framework for undergraduates to maintain and strengthen their commitment to service. Buckley Scholar Wes Wollard ’12 …
SMART Mentoring builds relationships
Posted on: December 14, 2012
When it comes to building a strong relationship and teaching useful skills, bicycling seems to have worked its magic with SMART mentor, Patrick Mateer ‘15, and his mentee. SMART Mentoring, a program developed by Volunteers for Youth, a local community …
BPSS Graduate Student Facilitator Jason Mose interacts through trainings
Posted on: December 14, 2012
Faculty members and community agencies are often involved in the public service of undergraduate students, but the Buckley Public Service Scholars program has developed a distinctive way to connect graduate students in undergraduates’ efforts. Jason Mose, a Ph.D. student in …
Buckley Public Service Scholar participant Courtney Sanford named Innovation Scholar
Posted on: June 11, 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 …
Eighth class of public service scholars honored
Posted on: May 11, 2012
The 290 graduating Buckley Public Service Scholars at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill today (May 11) will be recognized for their achievements at a ceremony in Memorial Hall. Each will receive a Carolina blue and white cord to wear …
BPSS participant Danica Motuz brings service to life
Posted on: February 13, 2012
Bringing Service to Life North Carolina Outward Bound Trailtales By Danica Motuz ’12, NCOBS Alumnus Accepting the scholarship for my 28-day course withNorth Carolina Outward Bound (NCOB) was one of the best decisions I made in my life. I was actually v …