The number of Campus Y committees will jump from 31 to 33 next year when the Campus Y welcomes Carolina Defender and Refugee Community Partnership into its community of student-run student organizations. To become a Campus Y committee, student organizations … Read more
Kipp Williams, one of this year’s Campus Y co-presidents, and his grandma, Louise Williams, discuss their experiences at the Campus Y more than sixty years apart. This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending big love to all our members, current and past!
On Tuesday, February 11, student members elected Thilini Weerakkody and Veda Patil as the Campus Y’s new Co-Presidents. Weerakkody and Patil, who ran unopposed, released a comprehensive platform that outlined their goals ahead of election day. This document, entitled “A … Read more
The Frances L. Phillips Travel Scholarship provides an opportunity for Juniors and Seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who attended high school in North Carolina to engage in individual … Read more
Story by Brandon Bieltz, unc.edu Over the past decade, it’s become more commonplace for Carolina and Duke University students to launch a start-up in the Triangle. Resources and mentors from both universities and the surrounding communities help make the task … Read more
Jacklyn Googins (’19) first got the idea for B3 Coffee the summer before her senior year as an undergraduate at UNC. At the time, she was a part of UNC Best Buddies, a Campus Y committee dedicated to creating one-to-one … Read more
Veera is a word meaning “brave” in Hindi. It’s a word that UNC juniors Varun Jain, Nicholas Ashcraft and Grant Everist used to name their startup, encapsulating the idea that their cold storage unit boxes, running from renewable energy, can … Read more
Faith Newsome founded OCEANS in 2018 to offer support and advocacy to people ages 12 to 21 living with obesity. OCEANS, which stands for “outreach, community engagement, advocacy and non-discriminatory support,” aims to empower adolescents through three different areas of … Read more
Durham Volunteer Doulas (DVD) is strengthening its mission to offer accessible doula care in the Triangle area. In 2019, DVD’s first full year in operation, the nonprofit has supported 33 local mothers and offered two free doula workshops to local … Read more
In 1988, the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) placed an ad in the classifieds section of Greenpeace magazine to connect with other students interested in working on environmental issues. Almost 200 campus-based environmental groups replied and, less than a … Read more
