The 143rd commencement exercises at NCCU were filled with both big and small moments.
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![Shamia Stevens, first generation college student](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-02/1st%20gen%20students%20copy_0.jpg?h=67eabc4d&itok=zYl61gER)
Of NCCU’s almost 8,000 students, 1,702 (28.49%) are first-generation college students, according to Dekendrick Murray, executive director for Student Access and Success (SAS) at NCCU.
![Lezly Collins in scrubs](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-02/First%20Bachelor%E2%80%99s%20Degree%20Graduate%20of%20Clinical%20Research%20Science%20copy_0.png?h=b6717701&itok=mJceFg2W)
On Dec. 9, 2023, Lezly Collins was awarded her Bachelor of Science degree in clinical research science, a program that trains students how to manage and monitor clinical trials.
The fast-paced buzzer competition highlights students’ academic prowess and their ability to answer questions about history, science, literature, religion, the arts and pop culture.
![Student Lauren Johnson at table](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-02/Lauren%20Johnson.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=p85HFPnS)
Lauren Johnson, a senior majoring in environmental, earth, and geospatial sciences, will be featured in an upcoming broadcast of the show hosted by comedian Thomas 'Nephew Tommy' Miles.
![2019 Black History Month Graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2019-03/viewImage-2.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=h6wsUrTE)
The enriching activities are curated by the C.A. Jones History Club and Earlie E. Thorpe History Graduate Association, in the NCCU Department of History, and the Department of Music.
![Michael Lorca-Wynter](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-02/lorcainewe%20copy_0.png?h=b6717701&itok=7bGDVZ2k)
Between high school and NCCU, Michael Lorca-Wynter has done more than most college students.
![Shepard Administration Building](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-01/shepard-building.jpg?h=8abcec71&itok=swshiOb6)
University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans today announced the formation of a 13-member committee that will search for the next chancellor of North Carolina Central University.
![Dr. Malhotra class](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-01/IMG_3488_0.jpg?h=84071268&itok=UkLMt-Ub)
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) offers two courses in what is sometimes called ‘environmental literacy,’ a term first published in an issue of Massachusetts Audubon in 1968.
When it comes to writing dialogue for his crime and noir novels, Matt Phillips, ’13, attributes his ability to working at the Campus Echo student newspaper.
![Carnegie Elective Logo with Shepard statue](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-01/Carnegie%20Classification.jpg?h=a92f03cd&itok=lBqvzDz_)
NCCU joins the ranks of 368 active campuses holding this designation. Notably, the university is one of the 22 re-classified institutions that were originally recognized in 2015 or 2020.
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In February, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will kick off a two-year multi-campus discussion series on a youth organization active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
![NCCU staff and students doing community service. Dean of University College](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_320x180/public/2024-01/MLK%20Day%20of%20Service%201600x900%20%282%29.jpg?h=8abcec71&itok=_ecN9JN0)
On December 12, 2023, staff at University College collaborated with Meals on Wheels to deliver 74 meals to Durham residents and wrap 60 gifts for them.