Select 2004 Tar Heel Bus Tour Stops

Throughout the week, faculty on the Tar Heel Bus Tour are adding to their awareness of North Carolina's geography, economy, culture, government and politics, history, educational systems and health issues.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser, center, listens as Bunn tobacco farmer Steve Michell explanes his operation on the first day of the Tar Heel Bus Tour. 1.

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and administrators tour the Steve Mitchell farm in Bunn on the first day of the Tar Heel Bus Tour. 2.

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and administrators pose for a group photo at the Steve Mitchell farm in Bunn. 3.

Farmer Steve Mitchell shows tobacco seedliings to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and administrators during a trip to his farm in Bunn. 4.

The bus carrying UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and administrators arrives at the Vollmer Farm in Bunn.5.

Farmer John Vollmer, second from left, explanes his product operation to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and administrators at the Vollmer Farm in Bunn on the first day of the Tar Heel Bus Tour. 6.

Debra Brown, a participant in the 2004 Tar Heel Bus Tour, tastes a strawberry at the Vollmer Farm in Bunn on the first day of the Tar Heel Bus Tour. 7.

Tom James, left, Dean of the School of Education at the Univrsity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is guided through Peck Elementary School in Greensboro by student Carolina Do. 8.

Debra Brown, assistant professor at the Univrsity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, gets a hug from an unidentified student on her arrival at Peck Elementary School in Greensboro . 9.

Jennifer Huq, Director of the APPLES Service-Learning Program at the Univrsity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has lunch with an unidentified student at Peck Elementary School in Greensboro.10.

Chancellor James Moeser welcomes the Capitol Historian to address members of the 2004 Tar Heel Bus Tour.11.


From left to right:

  1. Chancellor James Moeser, center, listens as Bunn tobacco farmer Steve Mitchell explains his operation on the first day of the Tar Heel Bus Tour. The chancellor joined other faculty and administrators on the five-day issue oriented tour across the state.

  2. UNC faculty and administrators tour the Steve Mitchell farm in Bunn on the first day of the Tar Heel Bus Tour.

  3. UNC faculty and administrators pose for a group photo at the Steve Mitchell farm in Bunn.

  4. Farmer Steve Mitchell shows tobacco seedlings to UNC faculty and administrators during a trip to his farm in Bunn.

  5. The bus carrying UNC faculty and administrators new to North Carolina arrives at the Vollmer Farm in Bunn.

  6. Farmer John Vollmer, second from left, explains his product operation to UNC faculty and administrators.

  7. Debra Brown, assistant professor of nursing, tastes a strawberry at the Vollmer Farm in Bunn on the first day of the Tar Heel Bus Tour.

  8. Tom James, dean of the School of Education, left, is guided through Peck Elementary School in Greensboro by student Carolina Do. Bus tour participants learned about the Carolina Covenant, UNC's new initiative that will enable qualified low-income students to graduate debt-free.

  9. Debra Brown, assistant professor at the UNC School of Nursing, gets a hug from an unidentified student on her arrival at Peck Elementary School in Greensboro.

  10. Jennifer Huq, director of the APPLES Service-Learning Program eats lunch with an unidentified student at Peck Elementary School in Greensboro.

  11. Chancellor James Moeser welcomes the capitol historian to address members of the 2004 Tar Heel Bus Tour during its last stop in Raleigh.

Some of the participants took their own pictures. Here's a link to other photos.

Tar Heel Bus Tour Homepage
Goals of the Tar Heel Bus Tour / Past Tours
Application Process and Participant Selection
On-line Application Form / News from the 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