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Local students earn UNC degrees, Dean's List recognition for Spring 2009 E-mail
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

More than 5,100 students earned bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or professional degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the May 10 commencement ceremony.  Chancellor Holden Thorp presided over the ceremony which featured remarks by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa.

Out of 5,188 students who received a degree, 3,167 earned a bachelor’s, 1,188 earned a master’s, 197 earned a doctoral degree and 636 earned a professional degree.

In addition, more than 6,400 Carolina students were recognized for outstanding academic achievement through their selection for the Dean’s List for Spring 2009.

Students are eligible for the list if they earn at least a 3.2 grade-point-average on a 4.0 scale while taking 15 or more letter-grade credit hours. They are also eligible if they earn a 3.5 grade-point-average while taking at least 12 letter-grade credit hours. Students must have no grades lower than a “C.” On a 4.0 scale, “A” equals 4, “B” equals 3 and “C” equals 2.

Note: For Editors - How to Use the Web Page Site

*     Go to: https://www-s8.its.unc.edu/si/newsservicecan.html

To search for those students in your circulation area:

*     For the Semester/Year, choose “Spring 2009.”
*     For “ALL STUDENTS” choose “Yes” OR
*     For “North Carolina County,” select your county OR
*     For “State” select your state.
*     Choose option 1 (Dean’s List) or option 2 (Degree Recipients). Note: You must choose a field. The browser does not default to a value.
*     Choose an output type – Adobe PDF is the default but other options include MS Excel or HTML formats.
*     Click “Submit” – the results will be displayed in a browser window.

 
Related links:
Speech Transcript: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2542/107/
Commencement news release: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/1635/107
Commencement tip sheet: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2529/107/

News Services contact: Crystal Beal, (919) 962-2091, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

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Meteorologist Adam Berg started a special segment today highlighting Carolina as part of weather forecasts for the UNC-Duke football game. Student Body President Jasmine Jones appeared live with Berg today and Chancellor Thorp will be interviewed tomorrow at 9:40 a.m. The network launched the “Game Day Forecast” feature this year and that has included live reports from places like Georgia Tech, Florida State, Penn State, Notre Dame and Florida.