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Tar Heel Bus Tour 2019

October 28, 2019

As a university built for the people, public service is at the core of Carolina’s mission. Over fall break, nearly 100 faculty members and senior administrators took a journey across North Carolina to learn more about the state they serve. … Read more

Sitting down with CCPS director Lynn Blanchard

October 22, 2019

At an event celebrating the Center’s 20th anniversary in October 2019, longtime CCPS supporter Marjorie Buckley announced a generous endowment creating five new Community Service Scholarships in addition to a four-day Outward Bound experience for up to 12 Community Service … Read more

Creating Community for Adolescents with Obesity

September 17, 2019

By Eve Elliott, APPLES Service-Learning summer fellow At 16, Faith Newsome had never known a time when she didn’t carry excess body weight. That year, as she prepared for bariatric weight loss surgery, she looked in vain for a community … Read more

How Diamond Holloman Finds Resilience in Lumberton

August 9, 2019

By Eve Elliott, APPLES Summer Fellow Diamond Holloman, a Ph.D. candidate in Carolina’s Environment, Ecology and Energy program, is the first recipient of a post-Florence disaster relief grant from the Carolina Center for Public Service. She is investigating ways that … Read more

‘This is my home:’ student gives back to Chapel Hill

July 24, 2019

Chapel Hill isn’t Daniel Bowen’s hometown, but it is his home. When the rising junior first arrived at Carolina from Florida, he knew this place was special. By Emilie Poplett, University Communications “I applied to colleges all over the country … Read more