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Last updated at 3:13amFriday, August 16th, 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.
Prized possessions
As first-year students packed their bags for Carolina, many made sure to bring at least one thing that holds special value to them. A few students took a little time out of unpacking on campus to talk about what they brought from home.
Move-in day trivia
As students moved to campus, we found out that they already know so much about Carolina.

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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.

News and Updates

- Message from Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz on new assistant vice chancellor and chief of UNC Police
  David Perry joins Carolina from Florida State University and brings a distinguished 25-year career in law enforcement and campus safety. He has embraced community policing and has demonstrated success in building relationships between campus police and the community.
- 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.
- Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting comes to Carolina
- Incoming students move to campus
- Good Neighbor Initiative builds relationships for students, town residents
  The initiative will host its annual Neighborhood Walk on Aug. 19 from 4 to 6:30 p.m., visiting near-campus communities such as Pine Knolls, Northside, Davie Circle, Cameron Avenue and McCauley Street.
- Update on Diversity and Inclusion from Interim Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz
- Carolina welcomes more than 5,000 new undergraduate students to campus

In Pictures

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
  Hark the sound! After a pitch-perfect Sunset Serenade, Tar Heels gathered around the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower for the annual relighting ceremony 😍 Music to our ears!
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  A few clouds aren’t enough to stop Sunset Serenade! Take a few minutes to go to Carolina in your mind with the Clefhangers and enjoy some of this #UNC Week of Welcome tradition 💙
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  New Student Convocation is the traditional welcome ceremony for new Tar Heels. On Sunday night, #UNC23 heard words of guidance from Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and North Carolina Tar Heels legend Anson Dorrance before heading to FallFest to explore hundreds of student org...
- @UNC
  Hark the sound! Thanks to @OBTambassadors, the @SAA_UNC and the @UNCGAA for a pitch-perfect night. The traditional relighting of the bell tower is complete and we're ready for the first day of fall semester 💙🐏 #TarHeelSunset | #UNC | #UNCWOW2019 | #UNC23 https://t.co/YBtZgd...
- @UNC
  What a perfect night for Sunset Serenade! 🎵 #TarHeelSunset | #UNC | #UNCWOW2019 | #UNC23 https://t.co/g0Mlk09BNC
- @UNC
  Open for a surprise 😍 #TarHeelSunset | #UNC | #UNCWOW2019 | #UNC23 https://t.co/lLZhdNRLyJ

Events

Aug 20
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 21
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 22
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.