A helping hand
The Helping Hand Project uses 3D printing to make prosthetic devices for children and adolescents born without fingers.
Heel Life
Finding a niche
On a campus of nearly 20,000 undergraduates, finding others with similar hobbies, interests or talents can be a struggle.
With 822 groups, students can find many avenues to explore personal and intellectual interests and embrace their passions for music, the performing arts, journalism, creative writing, student government, politics, international cultures and more.
- 822registered organizations
- 70%of students are part of at least one student organization
- 178academic groups
- 42creative and performing arts organizations
- 51sports clubs
- 140service groups
Serving our community
Over the past two decades, Carolina For The Kids has raised nearly $6 million for the UNC Children’s Hospital through its annual Dance Marathon.
Money raised through the event helps fund three program areas: The For The Kids Fund, which provides funding for things that insurance doesn’t normally cover, such as utility bills and gas cards; Parent’s Night Out, which provides a free, weekly hot meal for families to enjoy together; and grant money, which is given to the hospital for equipment and also to researchers who are working to improve the quality and success of care for the children.
Taking the stage
Carolina is home to nearly a dozen a cappella groups with styles ranging from R&B and pop hits to religious and Asian fusion. Groups have become a staple of Carolina traditions with performances at Convocation, Sunset Serenade and Commencement.
The University’s first a capella group, the Clef Hangers, formed more than four decades ago and led the way for groups like the Harmonyx, which formed in 1995 as the University’s first black a cappella group.
Carolina outside the classroom
Teaching inexperienced boxers the ropes
For nearly a decade, the co-ed Carolina Boxing Club has been teaching inexperienced boxers the ropes of the sport and creating championship-caliber fighters.
Building an inclusive Carolina
One of Carolina's largest student organizations, Black Student Movement continues to push the University forward and provide a voice for black issues to make Carolina inclusive for everybody.
‘Finding strength through creative means’
Superhero Project is pairing UNC Children’s Hospital patients with Carolina students and local artists to create superheroes modeled after the children.
Strumming, singing – and surprising
Meet some of the members of Carolina's Ukulele Ensemble, a group dedicated to making music, but also changing perceptions about the instrument they play.