WHITEVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- Southeastern Community College issued the following news: When Hyundai reached out to Southeastern Community College automotive instructor Johnny O'Connell, he took that opportunity to make his students valuable to the automotive workforce. The online module-based certification takes 15 to 20 hours to complete, and it qualifies students to work at any Hyundai dealership. O'Connell said the certification takes 46 modules to complete. Even if students did   more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- Campbell University issued the following news: Dr. Pamela Edwards has been named the next director and chair of the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing. Edwards joins Campbell University from the Duke University Health System, where she most recently served as assistant vice president for Nursing Education and associate consulting professor at the Duke University School of Nursing. She previously served as associate chief nursing officer for education at  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- Chowan University issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2023: In a special called meeting of the Chowan University Board of Trustees, the Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Jane Burke, presented the committee's recommended presidential candidate to the full Board of Trustees as the next president of Chowan University. In a unanimous vote, Dr. Rosemary M. Thomas has been selected as the 24th -- and first female -- president in the University's 175  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: THE Journal 2023 New Product Awards have honored multiple Discovery Education products. These awards, from a leading education media brand, honor the outstanding product development achievements of the manufacturers and suppliers whose products or services are particularly noteworthy in the transformation of education technology. Discovery Education is the worldw  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- Duke Energy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * * Diverse projects support land conservation, biodiversity of plant and animal species, environmental resiliency and community engagement * * * As North Carolina continues to grow and lead the clean energy transition, the Duke Energy Foundation will donate more than $500,000 in grants to support programs to strengthen local nonprofit organizations and advance environmental programs. "We're   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Many of tomorrow's biggest advances will rely on incredibly small features created with tight precision. Microprocessor components are already measured in nanometers, and metamaterials must be designed with features smaller than the wavelengths of light or sound they seek to manipulate, which is on the order of hundreds of nanometers for the visible spectrum. Advanced devices and   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions. * * * Gov. Cooper has appointed the following member to serve on the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission: * David Sherlin of Raleigh as a member at-large. Sherlin is a Partner at Epstein Sherlin PLLC. He was previously at Holt Sherlin, LLP. He has a long history of representing   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: This year, Governor Roy Cooper announced 14,114 new jobs in North Carolina, representing 134 business recruitment, expansion, or rural development projects that engaged with the North Carolina Department of Commerce or its team at the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. These projects will bring $12.9 billion of capital investment into the state, led by comp  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: On December 15, 2023, the University of North Carolina Asheville celebrated 170 graduates at its winter Commencement ceremony. Held at Kimmel Arena, the event was presided over by the new Chancellor-elect, Kimberly van Noort. In her remarks to the graduates, van Noort encouraged students to remember the University motto "Levo Oculos Meos In Montes," meaning "I lift my eyes to the mountai  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: UNC Greensboro and Amazon's partnership is still going strong - continuing to offer college tuition benefits to the company's employees and helping them achieve their educational dreams without financial burden. In 2022, UNCG became the first institution in the Piedmont Triad to partner with Amazon for the Career Choice program. Launched in 2012, Amazon's Career Choice program i  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: Camden Ege, the program coordinator in the UNCW Office of Military Affairs, has been elected to the National Association of Veterans' Program Administrators Board of Directors (NAVPA) as a Region III delegate. He will also serve as the Internal Affairs Chair. The board works with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Department of Education, and Department of Defense t  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: The New Hanover Community Endowment announced on Dec. 18 grants totaling more than $22.3 million awarded to Cape Fear Community College, New Hanover County Schools, the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. This transformative partnership, bolstered by grant funding, aims to address critical workforce challenges in New Hanover Co  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: The UNCW Mentors Initiating Community Action, Support and Advocacy (MI CASA) program will receive $87,000 in support from the New Hanover Community Endowment, the university announced. The NHCE funding will help the long-standing and successful program provide high school students opportunities to tour Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Ser  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 19 -- The University of Denver issued the following news: Congratulations to the following faculty and staff members who received grants and awards in October 2023: Doug Clements and Julie Sarama, faculty at the Morgridge College of Education * Grant from the University of North Carolina (subaward U.S. Department of Education) * Abstract: This project's purpose is to expand the knowledge on the practices and supports necessary to improve access and participation within  more

GOLDSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- Wayne Community College issued the following news release: Wayne Community College recognized graduates of its 83rd Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) class at a ceremony held Dec. 13. Seven cadets received certificates that will allow them to work as sworn law enforcement officers in North Carolina. The graduates, listed by hometown, are: Goldsboro Chase Antony Absalao Nathaniel Walker Best Matthew Dylan Keith Chloee Rheannon Lamb Jonathan Andre  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: Clayton Bardall, a graduate student in Western Carolina University's Engineering Technology program and tight end for WCU's football team, recently combined his two passions - football and engineering - on a project that will have a major impact on athletes for generations to come. In the spring of 2021, Bardall approached Martin Tanaka, professor in WCU's College of Engineering and Te  more