Undergraduate Education

Dance helps people manage chronic illness, Carolina students find

Maebelle Matthews, center, performs with Chalkaa, a Bollywood-Fusion dance team at Carolina.

In a research study, a group of dancers at Carolina provided dance lessons to people struggling with diabetes. Their findings led them to launch a student organization offering dance workshops and social support to anyone struggling with a chronic illness.

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Real-Life Value: APPLES Service-Learning Course Instructor Heather Knorr

Tucked in a back meeting room of the Carolina Union, service-learning leaders from across campus scribbled down notes. Their eyes were locked on Heather Knorr. At the front of the room, Knorr was excitedly remembering the children’s books her students had created during her recent service-learning Spanish course. Beaming, Knorr shared insights on how the

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Orientation leader Excellence Perry: Helping new Tar Heels feel at home

Excellence Perry

On this week’s episode of UNC’s “Well Said” podcast, rising junior Excellence Perry shares how he hopes to empower incoming Tar Heels as an orientation leader. Perry is pursuing a double major in public relations and advertising in UNC’s School of Media and Journalism and management and society in the College of Arts & Sciences.

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