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Carolina People

Every day, Tar Heels find ways to leave their Heelprint on campus and make our community stronger.

  • Melissa Miller and Katie Bowler Young

    2 University employees win Governor’s Awards for Excellence

    Melissa Miller from the School of Medicine and UNC Global’s Katie Bowler Young are the first winners from Carolina since 2015.

  • Luisa Peñaflor sitting in a chair.

    #GDTBATH: Luisa Peñaflor

    First-year student Luisa Peñaflor has a knack for writing that has already earned her the Thomas Wolfe Scholarship, but at Carolina, she's diving into coursework that is helping take her talents to the next level.

  • Spencer Bakalar standing outside.

    The Carolina Covenant paved the way for Tar Heel filmmaker

    Alumna Spencer Bakalar has made a career out of filming world leaders and newsmakers like Serena Williams and Oprah Winfrey. But before she first got behind a camera at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, the Carolina Covenant paved the way for her in Chapel Hill.

  • A father and mother in formal attire flank their daughter, who wears a white wedding dress and holds a bouquet of roses.

    Coach Art’s Carolina girl

    School of Education staff member Kayla Blevins Stewart ’16 remembers her father, who learned he had advanced pancreatic cancer soon after the global pandemic hit.

  • quotes in boxes with illustrations of people

    Sharing appreciation

    On Employee Appreciation Day, the Office of Human Resources posted shout-outs from Carolina employees to their colleagues and words of deep gratitude from University leaders.

  • Tyrell Carter standing outside.

    The greatest entrepreneur of all time

    A Carolina Covenant Scholar and a first-generation college grad, Tyrell Carter ’21 aims to make it easier to start and run a business.

  • Whitney Noble by the Old Well.

    Stepping ahead

    Carolina Covenant Scholar Whitney Noble made her way to nursing school at UNC-Chapel Hill through her own hard work and a little help from C-STEP.

  • Kathy James standing outside.

    Dedicated to helping

    Whether it’s driving through a snowstorm to rescue a stranded nurse visiting from Malawi or supporting world-class infectious diseases faculty, 2021 Massey Award winner Kathy James is all about helping.