Carolina Firsts

11/07/2015

Happy Tar Heel game day!! Carolina Firsts, make sure to stop by SASB before 12 to spin our prize wheel, eat some yummy breakfast and get a Carolina Firsts t-shirt 🐑

11/06/2015

Join us tomorrow at 10am for our annual Carolina Firsts homecoming tailgate! We will be giving away free shirts, water bottles, and other prizes! See you there and BEAT DOOK!

04/14/2015

TOMORROW! PERSONAL FINANCE WORKSHOP with KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL MBA STUDENTS Wednesday, April 15 in Koury Residence Hall Room 176 at 5pm. PIZZA PROVIDED.

Managing your financial life doesn’t have to be painful. Come to our next Carolina Firsts Workshop on Wednesday, April 15th, where two UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA students with previous work experience in financial services will share useful tips and practical tools to help you set and achieve your financial goals.

RSVP HERE Today! https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGWE1ZBmW8drId7

03/24/2015

JOIN US THIS FRIDAY!!!

PERSONAL BRANDING WORKSHOP with KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL MBA STUDENTS THIS FRIDAY, March 27, 2015 from 1:30pm - 2:30pm in the Stone Center - Hitchcock Multipurpose Room. PIZZA WILL BE PROVIDED.

Connect with a group of Kenan-Flagler's MBA students who are dedicated to first generation college student success. This Friday, these exemplary students invite Carolina Firsts to a discussion about developing, communicating, and demonstrating your personal brand.

In this session, Carolina Firsts will learn:
What a personal brand is and why it is important
What factors contribute to a personal brand
How to manage and use your personal brand

RSVP HERE TODAY!!! https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_b4xkPurt2W76yvX

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02/24/2015

Hillard Gold ’39 Lecture Series Presents Robbie Bach
“From Chief Xbox Officer to Civic Engineer”
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Pleasants Family Assembly Room
Wilson Library
Free & Open to the Public

Click the link below for more info!

http://carolinafirstsnews.web.unc.edu/2015/02/24/500/

Hillard Gold ’39 Lecture Series Presents Robbie Bach“From Chief Xbox Officer to Civic Engineer”Wednesday, March 4, 20156:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Pleasants Family Assembly RoomWilson LibraryFree & Open to the Public

02/24/2015

http://carolinafirstsnews.web.unc.edu/2015/02/24/personal-branding-workshop-with-kenan-flagler-business-school-mba-students-this-friday/

PERSONAL BRANDING WORKSHOP with KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL MBA STUDENTS THIS FRIDAY! Friday, February 27, 2015 from 1:30pm – 2:30pm. Stone Center – Hitchcock Multipurpose Room. PIZZA PROVIDED.

02/24/2015

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02/24/2015

PERSONAL BRANDING WORKSHOP with KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL MBA STUDENTS THIS FRIDAY! Friday, February 27, 2015 from 1:30pm - 2:30pm. Stone Center - Hitchcock Multipurpose Room. PIZZA PROVIDED.

Connect with a group of Kenan-Flagler's MBA students who are dedicated to first generation college student success. This Friday, these exemplary students invite Carolina Firsts to a discussion about developing, communicating, and demonstrating your personal brand.

In this session, Carolina Firsts will learn:

What a personal brand is and why it is important
What factors contribute to a personal brand
How to manage and use your personal brand
RSVP HERE TODAY!!! https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_b4xkPurt2W76yvX

02/19/2015

Apply to be on the Campus Y Executive Board for the 2015-2016 school year! The Executive Board serves to maximize the Y's impact through the provision of resources to Campus Y committees/members, UNC campus organizations, and community partners. We strongly encourage applicants who have had no prior experience with the Y but have a strong sense of what the role of the Campus Y should be. We also encourage applicants who may not yet have leadership experience but would like an opportunity to be a leader in an organization such as the Campus Y. Click on the link to learn more and apply by February 27th at 11:59PM. If you have any questions/concerns/issues, please email [email protected]!

http://goo.gl/forms/LFfJOlp1NB

Please read the Executive Board Overview at http://tiny.cc/0xl4tx before completing this application. We encourage those who have had no prior leadership experience in the Y or outside of the Y to apply, as not everyone has had the privilege to do so. We view it is as necessary for voices from all p…

02/16/2015

Join the Carolina Firsts Executive Board

For the upcoming 2015-2016 year, there are several leadership positions available on the Carolina Firsts Executive Board. The available positions are Vice-President, Director of Marketing & Social Media, Secretary, Treasurer, and Co-Director of Peer Advising.

APPLY NOW! Deadline is Wednesday, February 23rd.

https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eINvpR2LXvqj3bD

02/10/2015

Honors Semester in Cape Town-Information Session (Feb. 10)

Please join us for the Honors Semester in Cape Town information session on Tuesday, February 10, from 5:30 – 6:30pm in Graham Memorial 035 (basement floor). This will be a great opportunity to learn more about one of UNC’s flagship programs and hear from students who participated in the program in the Fall semester. Professor Tom Kelley (School of Law) will direct the Fall 2015 program and looks forward to meeting you.

UNC’s Honors Semester in Cape Town enables students to learn about the achievements, complexities, and challenges of post-Apartheid South Africa through a range of academic and experiential learning opportunities. You will also immerse yourself in the living history of South Africa by interning with institutions that are helping to create a democratic civil society. Internship opportunities are available in a wide variety of fields ranging from Public Health, Education, Children’s rights, Public Policy, Conflict Resolution, Legal Advocacy and Human Rights, Development Agencies, Media and Journalism, Environmental Conservation and Ecology, City Planning, Gender-based Programs, the Arts, and more.

Application Deadline: February 19, 2015
Eligibility: This program is open to all UNC students who have completed at least two semesters in residence and have a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Funding: Financial aid can be applied to the program and need-based scholarships are available.
Faculty Director: Prof. Tom Kelley, School of Law
To apply: http://studyabroad.unc.edu/programs.cfm?pk=398

Since the 1980s, South Africa has witnessed sweeping changes in its political and cultural landscape. Once stigmatized as a racist regime, it is now celebrated as a nation with one of the most progressive constitutions in the world. While Pretoria is the seat of the South African government, Cape To…

01/14/2015

Check out all the scholarship and internship opportunities in the posts section of the Carolina Firsts News Stories https://carolinafirstsnews.web.unc.edu/

Welcome to the Carolina Firsts News Stories. These pages feature a combination of news (events we want more first generation college students (fgcs) to attend and opportunities for which we want more fgcs to apply) and stories of fgcs success. We hope these pages encourage access to high impact act…