Some practical information for the holidays in Chapel Hill

If you’re staying in town during the winter break, please be aware that there are changes to the Chapel Hill transit bus schedules and routes. UNC will be closed December 24 (Christmas Eve), 25 (Christmas Day), 31 (New Year’s Eve) and January 1 (New Year’s Day).  Most banks and services will be closed on those [...]

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Homecoming at UNC (and other news)

This weekend is Homecoming at UNC, a time for alumni (people who were once students here) to come “home” to Carolina and watch the football team play traditional rivals, Duke University. There is a parade on Saturday morning in Chapel Hill, and the game is at 3pm. This weekend and next weekend, you have a [...]

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Are you ready for some football .. and some traffic?

If you’re going to be on campus here at UNC on Thursday October 22 (during Fall Break), please be aware that there is going to be a football game starting at 8pm. Carolina is playing Florida State at home. This means that the traffic on campus and around Chapel Hill is going to be bad, [...]

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Opportunities for international students/scholars at UNC

I’ve received several emails this week that I wanted to pass on to you. Click on the links for more details. These are not ELAC/Writing Center events. Proposal Development: From Great Idea to Funded Proposal (This is a workshop at the Odum Institute for Research in Social Sciences.) AMA manual of style: a guide for [...]

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Labor Day

Monday (Sep 7) is Labor Day, which is a public holiday in the U.S. The university will be closed, and Chapel Hill Transit buses don’t run. Most stores will be open — many will have Labor Day sales if you’re looking to do some shopping! You can read about the history of Labor Day here [...]

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Read today’s Daily Tar Heel!

Don’t miss this front page article about last night’s ELAC/Week of Welcome workshop for new international undergraduates, “How to Succeed in an American Classroom.” Not the best photograph of me … but it’s a great article. I’m running a similar workshop for new graduate students on Friday, 1-3pm, at the Graduate Student Center: “How to [...]

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Need a ride from the airport to UNC?

If you’re flying in to UNC this Fall, this information may be useful for you – I’m posting below a message from the UNC mass mailing list about a service that offers rides from Raleigh/Durham airport (RDU) to UNC. This may be cheaper than commercial taxis. (I have no connection with this group and this [...]

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4th of July Celebrations!

Saturday is the 4th of July, which is Independence Day in the United States (the holiday this year is actually on Friday for most people because the 4th is a Saturday, so UNC offices will be closed on July 3). In Carrboro (just a few minutes from Chapel Hill), you can enjoy a small-town July [...]

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New video: Introduction to ELAC Services

I’ve just finished the third ELAC Online video presentation. This one is an Introduction to ELAC Services for new students and scholars at UNC. You can watch it here. If you’ve seen it, do leave a comment below!

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Carolina Navigators

I just saw this great article about the Carolina Navigators program on the UNC Global website. Fantastic publicity, Tara! Navigators places volunteer presenters in K-12 classrooms to talk about their cultures. If you are a UNC student, scholar, or spouse, you might enjoy this opportunity to improve your public speaking skills, share your culture, and [...]

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