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The Tar Heel Bus Tour is a five-day trip across North Carolina that gives new faculty members a head start on learning about the state they serve.
Since the
inaugural tour in 1997, about 325 participants have journeyed from Beaufort
on the coast to Chimney Rock in the mountains and points in between. They
have held tobacco leaves, trawled in fishing boats, had breakfast with the
CEO of Bank of America and toured the state's largest newspaper. They have
leapt from a 34-foot paratrooper tower, sped around a motor speedway in an
official pace car, observed a father and son making pottery in Seagrove, and
visited a Civil War fort. And along the way they have square-danced to bluegrass
music and nibbled on North Carolina barbecue, soft-shell crabs and homemade
buttermilk biscuits.
After five
intense days on the road, participants come home to Chapel Hill with an awareness
of the state's culture, economy, history and new friends from departments
across campus. They see some of the places their North Carolina students call
home. And we hope they are inspired to develop projects and research that
address the challenges facing our state.
The Tar
Heel Bus Tour will hit the road again from Monday, May 12, to Friday, May
16, 2008, the week after commencement.
Tar Heel Bus Tour Homepage
Goals of the Tar Heel Bus Tour / Past Tours / 2008
Itinerary
2008 Participants / Application Process and Participant
Selection
On-line Application
Form / News from the 2007
Tour
UNC Homepage
CONTACT:
Linda Douglas, Director of Community Relations
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 6225, 210 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-6225
(919) 843-9393 / (919) 843-5966 FAX
email:
linda_douglas@unc.edu