UNCP News

RIPLS Scholars from UNCP, UNC Wilmington and UNC-Chapel Hill gather during the summer immersion program, which brings students from multiple health disciplines together to explore rural healthcare challenges and the importance of inter-professional collaboration.
October 06 Mark Locklear

Preparing for the Future of Rural Healthcare

Youssef Houissa spent part of his summer trying to answer a question facing rural hospitals across North Carolina: How do you attract the healthcare professionals a community needs?

students wave from a float during the homecoming parade

BraveNation ready to celebrate at UNCP Homecoming

UNC Pembroke will bring BraveNation together Oct. 21-24 for its 2026 Homecoming, with four days of campus traditions, alumni reunions, live entertainment and and Braves athletics culminating in Saturday’s football game and a concert featuring Waka Flocka Flame.

Pembroke Day 2026

36th Annual Pembroke Day brings UNCP and community together

For more than 30 years, Pembroke Day has brought UNC Pembroke and the Town of Pembroke together for an afternoon of connection, discovery and celebration.

Step Up To STEM

New UNCP, NCSSM Partnership Expands STEM Opportunities in Southeastern North Carolina

Standing in the middle of a cattle pasture, Hannah Ahn watched as a veterinarian performed an ultrasound on a cow to determine whether she was pregnant.

Marty Stuart, a five-time Grammy winner and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, will kick off GPAC's 2026-27 Season when Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives hit the stage on September 18

GPAC Announces 2026-2027 season

Givens Performing Arts Center welcomes legendary artists and world-class productions to the stage for its 2026-27 season, promising music, dance, culture and family entertainment.

Actors perform an action scene during a 1981 production of Strike at the Wind!, the acclaimed outdoor drama chronicling the life of Lumbee folk hero Henry Berry Lowrie and the Lowrie War.

Strike at the Wind! Returns for Landmark 50th Anniversary Season

Fifty years after audiences first gathered beneath the summer sky to watch Henry Berry Lowrie's story unfold, Strike at the Wind! returns this summer for a landmark anniversary season that celebrates the enduring legacy of the Lumbee people, the tribe's recent federal recognition and UNC Pembroke's decades-long role in preserving one of North Carolina's most significant works of Indigenous theater.

Lumbee Ambassadors

UNCP to host several events to celebrate 57th annual Lumbee Homecoming

UNC Pembroke invites the public to celebrate the 57th annual Lumbee Homecoming, June 26-July 4, in Pembroke, NC.

UNCP Leadership, Learning and Community staff and members of the Bell family pose together in matching Joey Bell ALS Walk T-shirts on the track at Grace P. Johnson Stadium at the inaugural Joey Bell ALS Walk on April 11, 2026.
April 15 Mark Locklear

Inaugural Joey Bell ALS Walk Draws Community Together to Honor Beloved Physician, Raise Awareness

More than 400 people gathered at UNC Pembroke’s Grace P. Johnson Stadium on Saturday to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Joey Bell — a beloved physician, mentor and trailblazer whose impact continues to ripple across generations.

Destination UNCP

‘Destination UNCP’ Event Connects Students, Families with Campus Resources

The University of North Carolina Pembroke is inviting prospective students, current students and their families to campus for Destination UNCP, a special event designed to connect attendees with campus resources while enjoying a night of Braves baseball.

An aerial view of the former UNCP Village Apartments building engulfed in flames during a controlled live-burn demolition exercise, with fire trucks, hoses and first responders visible in the surrounding parking lot.
April 02 Mark Locklear

UNC Pembroke Earns State Building Commission Merit Award

The University of North Carolina Pembroke has been awarded the State Building Commission Merit Award for Excellence in Project Implementation for its innovative Village Apartments demolition project