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216 Pages·1999·15.4 MB·English

by  University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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iversitywasmorethanapparenttoeveryoneonourcampus.Anditwasnotjustdiversityofrace,but
ofgenderandageaswell. Withsomanydivisions,itwouldhavebeen easyforonegroup to ignoreanother,but
unitywasembeddedinourdiversity. Witheachculture,wegainedknowledge,andwitheachagegroup,
wegainednewinsight.
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where else could we have gone and learned so much in and out ofthe
classroom?
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Student Life 12
Organizations &0
Sports 92
Academics 114
People 130
Closing 196
Index - 202
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hhee University ofNorth Carolina atPembroke rankedseeond in the
category of"campus diversity"among Southern regional universities in an
annualpollofcollegesanduniversitieshyU.S.News& WorldReportmaga-
zme.
On ascalefrom o toi.o,withi.o beingthemostdiverse, UNCPearneda
rankingofo.58,comparedtonumber'One-rankedBarryUniversityofFlorida
with a rankingof0.62.
UNCP'sstudentbodywas58% white,i5%NativeAmerican,14%Afri-
canAmerican,1%Asian and1%Hispanic,and57% ofUNCP'sstudentswere
femalesduringthe1996-97schoolyear
chancellorJosephB.Oxendinesaidhewaspleasedbythereportbecause
studentdiversityisan importantassetfortheuniversity.
"Weareverypleasedtoberecognizedbythisprestigiousmagazineforthe
diversityofourstudentbody,"ChancellorOxendinesaid."Diversityisaquality
we hold in very high regard. 1 note that among the other 15 institutions
recognized,UNCPPembrokeistheonlyonewithahighpercentageofAmerican lndians,"hesaid. "Given theheritage
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ofthis institution, we arepleased with this continuing
presence.
chancellorOxendineadded thatcampusharmony
andstudentattitudesaboutdiversityarealso important
factors. "UNC Pembroke is notonly diverse, butwe are
alsoafriendly,interactivecampus"hesaid, "l wish U.S.
Newshadalsoaskedthequestion:'Dostudentsgetalong?
Thetruth is-- wegetalongverywellasevidencedbythe
diversecompositioninalleducationalandsocialclubsand
activitiesonourcampus. Itisnosurprisethatinarecent
UNCsystem widestudy91.6 % ofall UNCPembroke
studentsexpressedappreciationforracialequity"hesaid.
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This is compared to a system wide average of
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82.1%.
U.S. News had this to say in introducinga special
categoryofcampusdiversity:"ifyouviewgoingtocollege
asachancetolearnfrompeoplewhohavedifferentback-
groundsfromyourown, then diversity is importantfor
you inchoosingaschool."
'isgroupofstudents,gatheredforameetingintheUniversity
Center,reflectstheculturaldiversityamongthestudentbodyat
UNCP.
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BookstoremanagerKarenSwiney NativeAmericanheritagedoesnot
(below) proudly displays one of gounnoticedatUNCP,especially
UNCP'ssweatshirts. duringthePowWow(right).
Mavis Carter, Kathi Dudley and Members of the Concert Choir
SallyannClark(above)shareamo- (right) entertain students and
mentandasmile. thecommunityatPembrokeDay. .J^
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