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Last updated at 11:22pmWednesday, August 21st, 2019

The start of a new year

Carolina is kicking off the new academic year with a week of celebrations and activities to welcome students back to campus.

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Back-to-school message from Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz
As the fall semester gets underway, Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz welcomes Tar Heels back to campus.
The Old Well magic
Hundreds of Tar Heels started the first day of classes with a sip from the Old Well in hopes of securing some extra luck for the school year.
A warm welcome at New Student Convocation, FallFest
The school year started Sunday night by welcoming 4,195 first-year students and 852 transfer students to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the New Student Convocation.

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A fast-paced Week of Welcome

From FallFest and Convocation to Sunset Serenade and the bell tower lighting, the start of the semester was full of Carolina traditions.

News and Updates

- Carolina launches 24/7 hotline to support student mental health
  The new service, recommended by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Mental Health Task Force, will give Carolina students direct access to mental health professionals at any time of the day or night.
- Mellon Foundation awards pilot funding for consortium in environmental humanities
  With a $150,000 grant, Carolina and three other universities will study coasts, climates and the environmental humanities.
- Message from Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz on new assistant vice chancellor and chief of UNC Police
- Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting comes to Carolina
- Incoming students move to campus
  With boxes and suitcases in tow, thousands of undergraduate students began moving into residence halls Aug. 16. The move-in marked the start of a busy week that will help new Tar Heels get to know the campus, build community, make new friends and prepare for classes.
- Update on Diversity and Inclusion from Interim Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz
- Carolina welcomes more than 5,000 new undergraduate students to campus

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Back to school

From new students moving into the residence halls for the first time to the annual Week of Welcome celebrations, Chapel Hill is full of energy and excitement again.

Carolina on Social Media

- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Dr. Matthews believes "North Carolina is in the grip of an oral healthcare crisis," so the UNC Adams School of Dentistry professor is doing something about it. Hear him describe how tele-dentistry can make a difference in rural areas across our state ⬇️
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Week of Welcome is called WOW for a reason! 😉 #UNCWOW2019
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Students at UNC School of Media and Journalism and professional journalists alike will be challenged to raise the caliber of their stories by journalists from nationwide news outlets when the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting relocates to Carolina.
- @UNC
  Phew. If it feels like Week of Welcome has been a blur ... that's because it has! 😅 Catch your breath and relive it all here ⤵️ #UNC | #UNCWOW2019 https://t.co/K2WOJlde37
- @UNC
  Check it out, Heels! @KevinGuskiewicz has a special Week of Welcome recap for you on his Instagram Story. Watch it here 👉 https://t.co/CQaHlYVxaC #UNC | #UNCWOW2019 https://t.co/lZCUvIiGyl
- @UNC
  Today's Week of Welcome photo challenge topic is #UNC23 — so here's an appreciation post for you 💙 We loved having you together for New Student Convocation! Hard to believe you won't all be in the same place again until May 2023 (except for a few 🏀 celebrations 😉) #UNC...

Events

Aug 23
Artists’ Books Book Club
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Hanes Art Center115 S. Columbia St.Chapel HillNC27514 | Free
It’s the book club that doesn’t require advance reading! Drop by the Sloane Art Library to view a selection of artists’ books from the collection. Artists’ books are works of art in book form, and Carolina’s Art Library has an outstanding collection of them.
Aug 26
UNC Visitors Center tours
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
UNC-Chapel Hill Visitors Center250 East Franklin StreetChapel HillNC27514 | Free
The UNC Visitors Center welcomes guests to tour our dynamic campus. Whether you’re interested in prospective undergraduate tours – provided by our Office of Undergraduate Admissions – or you’d just like to get to know us better, we invite you to walk our storied brick paths and between our stone walls.
Aug 26
UNC Campus Community Forum – North Carolina State Health Plan
12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium325 Pittsboro StreetChapel Hill27516 |
Join the UNC Employee Forum, UNC Faculty Council, and the Carolina Black Caucus as we discuss the status of the North Carolina State Health Plan! State Treasurer Dale Folwell and other panelists will open the discussion, after which UNC Staff and Faculty will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists.