News and Events
Celebrate Halloween with CUAB!
Although things may look different this year, the Carolina Union Activities Board is making sure the UNC tradition of Halloween celebrations will continue this fall. With a full week of events that are fun and easy to participate in while practicing safe distancing, CUAB has made sure that all Tar Heels have ways to make Halloween 2020 one for the history books!
Activities will include opportunities to participate in a virtual escape room, a virtual murder mystery party, and a social media costume contest with chances to win great prizes! See below for a schedule and visit UNCCUAB...
Union Helps Student Groups Coordinate on Civic Engagement
Note: As the November 3 election approaches, the Carolina Union encourages students to visit this resource page for information on how to get registered and vote.
Civic issues and politics have been a passion for UNC senior Lawton Ives. In his time at Carolina, he has held various roles within student government, UNC’s Institute of Politics, and has volunteered in Triangle-area elementary schools to teach civics and history.
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Join the Carolina Union for Leadership Week!
Please join the Carolina Union’s office of Student Life & Leadership for Leadership Week 2020, a virtual series of programs and this October 19-24.
In partnership with UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and the Smith Leadership Initiative, Leadership Week will offer programs around the theme of Leadership in a Digital Age. Programs will help participants hone leadership skills at a time when social, academic and work interactions increasingly take place in digital spaces.
“The theme feels especially timely right now,” said Anthony Wright, event organizer and program...
Union Provides Space for Student Covid Testing
Details from the CarolinaTogether website:
Who: UNC students, living both on- and off-campus who don’t have symptoms, have not been notified of close contact status, and who have not tested positive for COVID in the past 90 days.
Where: Carolina Union Gallery Area, Outside of the Great Hall
When: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., No appointment needed.
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Involvement Opportunity: SmallFest Family Weekend
Looking to get connected to student life on campus? Join us virtually on Sunday, September 27 from 12 pm - 2pm for SmallFest during Carolina Family Weekend 2020! This virtual involvement fair will be held on the Heel Life website to learn more about student organizations as well as campus departments that have involvement opportunities.
Visit go.unc.edu/SmallFestCFW to learn more and RSVP!
In August we held our first-ever virtual fair and had 195 organizations participate and nearly 600 attend! The event will provide an...
The Union is OPEN!
With the changing environment on campus and to focus on keeping safety of the community at the forefront, we have changed our building hours. We invite you to come to the Union to study, eat, or relax. Masks are required indoors, except while dining.
Adjusted hours will be:
- Monday-Thursday: 7:30am-5pm (West Lounge open until 7pm)
- Friday: 7:30am-5pm
- Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Additionally, Alpine Bagel is open 8am-5pm on weekdays. The Carolina Union's hours of operation will be re-evaluated on an as-needed basis.
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A SmallFest Success
A SmallFest Success
The Carolina Union's pivot of its annual FallFest to a virtual event helped hundreds of students and student organizations connect.
From August 24-28, the Carolina Union hosted a series of virtual events to promote involvement in UNC student organizations. The series, called SmallFest, was held in place of Carolina’s annual FallFest celebration and involvement fair, which typically draws a crowd of more than 20,000 people and is a major catalyst for involvement at UNC.
The week featured the release of student-produced recruitment...
Welcome Back to UNC!
With FDOC here, it's time to start another semester at UNC and the Carolina Union! This year will present unique challenges, and we are committed to helping keep our community safe. Please have a look at the video below, which outlines our Fall procedures, and details what our offices do to help you get the most out of your time at Carolina! For updated information about our operations, visit go.unc.edu/safeunion.
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Apply for Student Member-at-Large of Carolina Union BOD
Want to get involved in the Carolina Union Board of Directors? Applications are now being accepted for the Student Member-at-Large and is open to any registered, full-time student, not scheduled to graduate prior to the conclusion of the term they are to serve.
This position is a vital voice to the operations and the consciousness of the board. Deadline is Friday, August 17, at 5:00pm. The application can be downloaded here found at go.unc.edu/CUBODsmal. Apply today!
Carolina Union Re-Opens to the Public
The Carolina Union has re-opened to the public. Several new policies and procedures have been adopted to keep our facilities safe for visitors and staff. These include:
- Masks: Masks must be worn in our building at all times, except while dining.
- Cleaning and sanitation: Our housekeeping staff will be cleaning regularly, with a focus on disinfecting high-touch surfaces.
- Restrooms: Restrooms will be open, but some sinks and stalls may be offline to enable spacing.
- Spacing: Signs...
Union Board of Directors Statement of Action
Dear Carolina Community,
As the leaders of several of the largest organizations on campus, we echo the statements and letters that have been shared by organizations across campus expressing solidarity with the Black community and demanding change. While our fellow students have already given voice to the gravity of this time with more emotion and eloquence than we could ever replicate, we also recognize the importance of speaking with our own united voice.
We stand in solidarity with the Black community and mourn the loss of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor,...
CUAB Summer Programming Forges Ahead
A summer of social distancing and a closed UNC campus have not prevented the Carolina Union Activities Board (CUAB) from creating a fun and fulfilling plan for summer activities. Despite the challenges created by the fallout from the coronavirus, CUAB has already begun a robust schedule of summertime programming, with more in the works.
“Initially, I was concerned about engagement with virtual programs,” CUAB president Sarah Bradley said. “People have been more engaged that I thought they might be. I think schedules at home have been kind of mundane, so I hope we are able to...
SLL Offers Summer Consultations to Student Orgs
Student Organizations in need of guidance as they prepare for the 2020-21 academic year can turn to the Office of Student Life & Leadership (SLL). This summer, SLL will offer regular Zoom consulting sessions this summer designed to help student organizations officers with planning for the year ahead. Visit go.unc.edu/VirtualConsulting to schedule a session!
Offerings will include
· To provide student organization leaders with campus tools and resources to plan for the 2020-2021 academic year
· To analyze review...
A Message from Our Executive Director to the UNC Community
I write to all of you about the recent events in Minneapolis where George Floyd, an unarmed Black man died in police custody. I denounce the actions of the police officers involved in this senseless act. Our community and our nation are hurting and speaking out against this act of violence and racism.
The mission of the Carolina Union is to create safe, inclusive, and educational experiences that enable students to maximize their time at Carolina. I am committed to carrying out the mission of the Carolina Union. The Carolina Union is a place that embraces differences. It is...
A Message from Union Board Chair to the UNC Community
Dear UNC Community,
I am writing this letter with a heavy heart and many complex feelings that I do not quite understand myself. These past few weeks have altered life for all of us, however, as a black student these past few days have been particularly hard.The rioting is symbolic of the turmoil I am experiencing within. I personally have grown numb and feel a sense of hopelessness surrounding the news and racial tension that exists in the world. Everyday there is a new story about another person from the black community being killed due to the injustices and prejudices that...
Chancellor Launches Roadmap for Fall 2020
Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced a new website detailing plans for the University's reopening and Fall 2020 semester. The website, carolinatogether.unc.edu, will provide information for students, faculty, staff and the Carolina community. The Carolina Union will provide updates about its operations as they become available.
Please watch the Chancellor's message about Carolina Together below.
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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' 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...
