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Campus Y releases building plan & policies for Fall 2020
The Campus Y has re-opened to the public with additional safety measures to keep students and staff safe. Please visit campusy.unc.edu/safe-campus-y for information about policies and procedures within our building. Visit carolinatogether.unc.edu for updates and information about UNC. Here’s to a safe semester!
UNC Global Gap Year Fellows to serve in U.S. this fall
Due to COVID-19, the UNC Global Gap Year Fellowship (GGYF) will restructure its 2020-2021 programming and support nine Global Gap Year Fellows and two Bridge Year Fellows as they pursue domestic service opportunities. Although Fellows won’t be able to go “global” this fall, GGYF Program Director Sarah Smith is certain … Read more
CUBE expands community, network through new partnership with ReCity
The Campus Y CUBE is finding creative ways to strengthen and grow its innovator community. Starting this summer, CUBE is partnering with Durham’s ReCity Network to share and expand their organizations’ unique resources. CUBE and ReCity’s coalition is a natural one. For starters, CUBE is housed in the Campus Y, … Read more
The Campus Y community honors Patrick Luc Nixon
As many of you now know, on April 27th we lost a beloved member of our student community, rising sophomore Patrick Luc Nixon. Patrick was a member of our Development Committee, where his hard work, positivity, and insights were greatly valued. We wanted to share some memories and words from … Read more
Exploring and expanding UNC women’s history
https://youtu.be/kRp-wgSLSHY Sophia Hutchens (’20) graduated this May from UNC with degrees in Communication Studies and Anthropology. In addition to her role as Co-Director of Communication for the Campus Y, Hutchens was the program assistant for the Southern Oral History Program (SOHP), which conducts original research on the history and … Read more
Remembering Madison Devries, co-founder of Jump Ahead
Madison DeVries, a UNC junior whose many passions included being on the jump rope team, playing lacrosse and being an admissions ambassador, passed away on Friday, April 10, at age 20. [Read the full Daily Tar Heel article here.] In 2018, DeVries co-founded Jump Ahead, an after school program that teaches … Read more
CUBE announces 2020-2021 cohort
Congratulations to the eleven teams selected for CUBE residency this year! Designed and managed in partnership by the UNC Campus Y and Innovate Carolina, CUBE provides student innovators with a supportive environment to collaborate, receive one-on-one coaching, and earn seed funding as they develop social ventures. CUBE was founded in … Read more
Social justice while social distancing
Social justice while social distancing is an ongoing social media series that allows Campus Y committees to share how COVID-19 is impacting the issues they care about and how the Campus Y community can continue to advocate and stay engaged from afar. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AWARENESS AND ACTION (CJAA) “Hand … Read more
Coronavirus update from the Campus Y
Dear Campus Y students, We hope that you are making it a priority to care for yourself and others at this time. While we miss being back in community with you all this week, we recognize the importance of social distancing as an act of radical communal empathy and want … Read more
Global Gap Year Fellow explores identity in Cuba and Navajo Nation
During his senior year of high school, Jake Gerardi applied to 25 different colleges and universities. It was never a question of if he was going to school—it was a question of where. But when he was accepted to the Global Gap Year Fellowship program, everything changed. “I started sending … Read more