News and Events
LeaderShape Helps Students Explore Leadership Skills
This March, 60 students from UNC and NC State temporarily set rivalries aside and came together for a week of leadership development. Hosted and organized by the Carolina Union’s office of Student Life & Leadership, The LeaderShape Institute was an intensive and energizing six-day program with a mission to transform the world by increasing the number of people who lead with integrity and a healthy disregard for the impossible.
Held from March 7-12 in Black Mountain, NC, LeaderShape was a joint session with 30 students selected from UNC-CH and 30 from NC State. Students who...
SLL Welcomes NC Fellows, Class of 2023
The Carolina Union and the office of Student Life & Leadership are pleased to announce and welcome the new class of 2023 cohort of NC Fellows. Representing a diverse cross-section of thought, race,...
Student Legal Services Provides Needed Resource
As an unprecedented semester at UNC winds down, many UNC students may have lingering concerns about a variety of matters related to the coronavirus pandemic and to their lives as students in Chapel Hill. Fortunately, for all enrolled undergraduate, graduate and professional students, there is a resource that can help: Carolina Student Legal Services, Inc. (SLS).
SLS is a nonprofit law firm created in 1976 to meet the legal needs of students and student organizations at UNC. Since March 23rd, they have transitioned to remote services and have since met with hundreds of UNC students...
New CU Board Chair Outlines Priorities
The final Carolina Union Board of Directors meeting of the academic year was a changing of the guard as old leaders passed the torch responsibility to new ones. Outgoing board chair Jaylen Evans led the meeting wearing a cap and gown, and even turned the tassel as his tenure concluded. Evans, who steered the Union through unprecedented challenges this spring, is turning leadership over to Darian Abernathy, a rising senior who has held numerous leadership positions as a longtime Union student employee.
Via Zoom, Abernathy delivered an address to board members that shared her vision...
Panhellenic Council Supports UNC Hospitals, Local Businesses
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak happening around the world, the UNC Panhellenic Council has decided to donate $5,000 to UNC Hospitals. Currently, UNC Hospitals are partnering with local Chapel Hill restaurants to deliver to hospital staff each Wednesday.
The Panhellenic Council chose this cause in order to support both UNC—Chapel Hill as well as local restaurants. The Panhellenic Council wanted to give back to those staff working to battle COVID-19 on campus. Additionally, local businesses around the country are being impacted by COVID-19, especially many Chapel Hill...
UNC Interfraternity Council Sends Meals to Hospital Workers
As nurses, doctors and other staff at UNC Hospital are working extra hours amid the coronavirus pandemic, UNC’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) has found a way to lend support to frontline medical workers.
Every Wednesday through June, lunches will be delivered to the hospital and distributed to staff, courtesy of a donation from the IFC.
Money for the donation effort came from unused funds the council had in the wake of campus closures this semester. The IFC, which is a coalition of UNC fraternities, typically earmarks money for philanthropy events or other council...
A Message from the Carolina Union Executive Director
Carolina Union Executive Director Alexandra Marchesano offers words of encouragement as we enter the home stretch of the spring semester.
Hello! It’s been a few weeks since we had to adjust to new ways...
UNC Fraternity Donates Dues to Local Food Charity
Story provided by UNC Delta Kappa Epsilon, Beta Chapter
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at UNC donated $17,600 on April 6 to a local nonprofit in order to help feed children in Orange County who normally depend on the breakfast and lunch offered at school for regular meals.
“Many children living in Chapel Hill and Carrboro rely on the breakfast and lunch provided by their public schools," said Vance Brice, president of the UNC Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE), Beta Chapter. "As schools in the area have closed during the COVID-19...
WXYC Keeps the Music Playing
Note: Listeners can tune into WXYC programming at 89.3 FM in the Chapel Hill area, by downloading the station’s iTunes app, or by livestreaming from wxyc.org.
Since launching in 1977 to Joni Mitchell’s “You Turn Me On I’m a Radio”, through winter storms and hurricanes, UNC’s student-run radio station WXYC has provided a steady soundtrack to life at UNC and around Chapel Hill.
These days are no different.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak and social distancing measures that keep people physically separated, listeners can still tune in to WXYC and connect to...
SLL Leadership Programs Go Digital
Looking to build your leadership skills while you're away from campus? The Carolina Union's office of Student Life & Leadership will be providing regular leadership content and programs through the spring semester. If you need new material to stream, they've got something for you! If you want a workshop series that you can do with roommates or friends via Zoom, you've come to the right place!
“Heel Talks” is a podcast aimed to capture what being a leader means in today’s world. Hosts Bria Clyburn (Student Leadership Coordinator) and Anthony Wright (Leadership Development...
Carolina from Home
The Carolina Union is launching a new weekly blog, Carolina from Home, written by student communications assistant Meg O'Shaughnessy. Meg, a senior from Hillsborough, NC, is sharing her thoughts and musings as she wraps up her senior year at her family's home.
Meg's first entry discusses missing friends and Franklin Street, hanging out with her family cat, and a miracle on Zoom.
Visit go.unc.edu/CarolinaFromHome to catch all of Meg's writing!
UNC Creates Impact Fund for Students
Carolina students facing financial hardships because of the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak can apply for assistance through the Carolina Student Impact Fund. The fund will provide emergency support for various expenses, such as housing, food, travel and technology to students who are unable to meet the unexpected financial burdens resulting from the effects of the novel coronavirus.
Undergraduate, graduate and professional students who need assistance should email covidcareforstudents@unc.edu or ccfs...
COVID-19 Update: Carolina Union Closed
In accordance with University efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Carolina Union will be closed until further notice. All Union activities and reservations during this indefinite closure are canceled.
Visit unc.edu/coronavirus/ for all information and updates regarding University-related activities. For questions and information about Coronavirus, please visit the CDC website.
Tips for Mitigating Disease Transmission...
The Dancing Doesn't Stop
Update: After this story was published, Carolina for the Kids held a successful Virtual Dance Marathon, raising more than $250,000 for UNC Children's Hospital during the event.
Set up that iPhone and get those “Renegade” and “Say So” dances ready, because the UNC Dance Marathon is going to be a virtual event this year.
Leaders of Carolina for the Kids (CFTK), the UNC student organization that puts on the Dance Marathon fundraiser to benefit UNC Children’s Hospital, said they are moving the party online in accordance with UNC’s efforts to mitigate the spread of...
Abernathy Elected Carolina Union Board Chair
Darian Abernathy, a junior Human Development and Family Studies major from Hickory, N.C., has been elected as chairperson of the Carolina Union Board of Directors for the 2020-21...
UNC Sends Five to ACC Leadership Symposium
After a weekend of listening, sharing, and collaboration, five UNC students who attended the ACC Leadership Symposium in Louisville, Ky., are prepared to apply new strategies to achieve social change at Carolina and beyond.
The ACC Student Leadership...
Job opportunities for students available at the Carolina Union
The Carolina Union is hiring! Working at the Union is an incredible opportunity that gives students the chance to get involved on campus, learn valuable skills, and get paid. The Union offers a fun, friendly, and energetic work environment, as well as professional development opportunities, flexible hours, and the chance to make lifelong friendships. The Carolina Union’s student employees work with professional staff with a wealth of experience, and are encouraged to take initiative and gain real-world experience for themselves. Additionally, Union employees have the opportunity to work...
Work of CCS student employees featured in the Union Art Gallery
The Carolina Union's Communication and Creative Services (CCS) student employees's graphic design and photography work are on display in the Carolina Union Art Gallery through the month of February. ...
Applications for Board of Director Chair Now Open
The Carolina Union seeks student candidates to apply for the position of Chair of the Board of Directors. This high-profile position offers an opportunity to provide strategic vision for the Carolina Union and build a lasting impact on student...
Union's CCS Office to Host The Lab Learning Series
A new creative-learning workshop series called The Lab is being launched this semester by the Carolina Union's office of Communications & Creative Services (CCS). The Lab will be a series of three workshops...
Spring Recruitment Begins for Fraternities and Sororities
Looking for ways to get more involved in campus life this spring? Be sure to take advantage of upcoming opportunities to learn more about joining a fraternity or sorority at UNC. UNC's Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils are both hosting recruitment events in mid-January.
The Interfraternity Council is the largest men's organization at UNC, serving as the governing body for 27 member fraternities and over 1400 men. IFC Recruitment Kick-Off will be at 6pm in the Great Hall on Sunday, January 12th. Recruitment week will be 1/12-1/17.
The Panhellenic Council, which is...
