University of North Carolina 77940 225717202 2008-07-15T01:39:22Z Rreagan007 6320553 {{otheruses4|the public university system in North Carolina, which comprises 17 campuses. Some references to the "University of North Carolina," such as in NCAA college athletics, may be specifically referring to the system's founding campus|that campus|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill}} {{Infobox University |name = University of North Carolina |image_name = University of North Carolina system seal.png |image_size = 150px |established = 1789 ([[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]])<br />1972 (statewide system) |type = [[Public university|Public]] |president = [[Erskine Bowles|Erskine Boyce Bowles]] |faculty = |staff = |students = 183,000 |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |other = |city = [[North Carolina]] <!-- In city field to avoid errant comma --> |country = [[United States]] |campus = Multi-Campus University |former_names = Consolidated University of North Carolina |website = [http://www.northcarolina.edu/ www.northcarolina.edu] }} The '''University of North Carolina''' system includes all sixteen public four-year universities in [[North Carolina]], [[United States]] and one [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics|public residential high school]]. While the system's Board of Governors oversee general system policy, each campus executes a large degree of autonomy from the system and are classified as separate institutions. The system has a total enrollment of over 183,000 students and confers over 75% of all bachelor degrees in North Carolina.<ref name="UNC Facts">{{cite web| title = University Facts| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2008-01-10| url = http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/home/facts.htm| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> == History == {{see also|North Carolina Speaker Ban}} [[Image:Old Well and McCorkle Place 2005.jpg|left|thumb|The Old Well. The campus at Chapel Hill was the only in the system for 136 years.]] Founded in 1789, the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] was the first public university in the [[United States]] to award degrees. In 1877, the State of North Carolina began sponsoring additional higher education institutions. Over time the state added a [[Women's colleges in the United States|women's college]], five [[historically black colleges and universities|historically black institutions]], and one to educate [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. Others were created to prepare [[Normal school|teachers for public education]] and to instruct [[Art school|performing artists]]. During the [[Great Depression|Depression]], the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] searched for cost savings within state government. Towards this effort in 1931, it redefined the University of North Carolina, which at the time referred exclusively to the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], using it for the name of the entire University of North Carolina system. The new ''Consolidated University of North Carolina'' was created to include the existing campuses of [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], [[North Carolina State University]], and the [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]]. The three campuses came under the leadership of just one board and one president. By 1969, three additional campuses had joined the Consolidated University through legislative action: the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]], the [[University of North Carolina at Asheville]], and the [[University of North Carolina at Wilmington]]. In 1971, North Carolina passed legislation bringing into the University of North Carolina system all 16 public institutions that confer bachelor degrees. This round of consolidation granted each constituent institution a [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] and a [[Board of Trustees]]. In 1985, the [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]], a residential high school for gifted students, was declared an affiliated school of the university. In 2007, the high school became a full member of the system. == Structure == [[Image:Pulstar2.jpg|right|thumb|PULSAR Reactor. North Carolina State is one of several research universities in the system.]] Article IX of the [[North Carolina Constitution|North Carolina State Constitution]] provides authorization for the creation of the University of North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web| title = Article IX - Education| work = North Carolina State Constitution | publisher = North Carolina General Assembly| date = 2006 | url = http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_9.html | accessdate = 2008-03-29}}</ref> Under this authorization, Chapter 116 of the [[Statute|North Carolina General Statutes]] entrusts the University of North Carolina to its Board of Governors.<ref name="chapter116">{{cite web| title = Chapter 116 - Higher Education| work = North Carolina General Statutes | publisher = North Carolina General Assembly| date = 2006 | url = http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_116.html | accessdate = 2008-03-29}}</ref> The Board of Governors is the policy-making body charged with "the general determination, control, supervision, management, and governance of all affairs of the constituent institutions." It elects the president, who administers the university. The 32 voting members of the Board of Governors are elected by the General Assembly for four-year terms. The current Chairman of the system's Board of Governors is Jim W. Phillips. The president of the Association of Student Governments is also a non-voting member. The Board of Governors delegates extensive administrative authority to each constituent university. Each institution is headed by a chancellor, who is chosen by the Board of Governors on the president's nomination and is responsible to the president. Each institution also has a board of trustees, consisting of eight members elected by the Board of Governors, four appointed by the [[governor of North Carolina|governor]], and the president of the student body. The composition of the Board of Trustees is set by statute. == Legal mandate == The legal authority and mandate for the University of North Carolina can be found in the [[North Carolina Constitution]]. Article 9 of the constitution deals with all forms of public education in the state. Sections 8 and 9 of that article stipulate the function and cost to students of the University of North Carolina.<ref name="chapter116" /> [[Image:UNCCNewQuad.jpg|left|thumb|UNC Charlotte. The system expanded significantly in the 1960s and 1970s.]] * Sec. 8. Higher education. <blockquote> ''The General Assembly shall maintain a public system of higher education, comprising The University of North Carolina and such other institutions of higher education as the General Assembly may deem wise. The General Assembly shall provide for the selection of trustees of The University of North Carolina and of the other institutions of higher education, in whom shall be vested all the privileges, rights, franchises, and endowments heretofore granted to or conferred upon the trustees of these institutions. The General Assembly may enact laws necessary and expedient for the maintenance and management of The University of North Carolina and the other public institutions of higher education.'' </blockquote> * Sec. 9. Benefits of public institutions of higher education. <blockquote> ''The General Assembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North Carolina and other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to the people of the State free of expense.'' <ref name="NC Constitution">{{cite web| title = Article IX| work = North Carolina Constitution| publisher = North Carolina General Assembly| date = 2006 | url = http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Legislation/constitution/article9.html | accessdate = 2008-06-09}}</ref></blockquote> == Institutions == Within its seventeen campuses, the system houses two medical schools and one teaching hospital, ten nursing programs, a school of dentistry, and a school of pharmacy, as well as a [[North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine|veterinary school]], two law schools, 15 schools of education, three schools of engineering, and a school for performing artists.<ref name="UNC Facts"/> The oldest university, the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], first admitted students in 1795. The smallest and newest member is the [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]], a residential two-year high school, founded in 1980 and a full member of the system from 2007. The largest university is [[North Carolina State University]], with 31,130 students. [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] mayor and 2008 gubernatorial candidate [[Pat McCrory]] has proposed that the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]] should be renamed "University of Charlotte",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.nineronline.com/media/storage/paper971/news/2008/03/12/News/Mayor.Mccrory.Praises.University-3265867.shtml|title=Mayor McCrory praises University|last=Fionn-Bowman|first=Rhiannon|date=2008-03-12|publisher=NinerOnline|accessdate=2008-06-19}}</ref> while the [[North Carolina School of the Arts]] may become the UNC School of Arts by the end of 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncarts.edu/pressreleases/Releases2008/May2008/FAQs.htm|title=North Carolina School of the Arts Proposed Name Change to University of North Carolina School of Arts|date=2008-03-07|publisher=North Carolina School of the Arts|accessdate=2008-06-19}}</ref> While the official names of each campus are determined by the North Carolina General Assembly, abbreviations are determined by the individual school.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2002/01/08/UndefinedSection/Unc-Leaders.Want.Abbreviation.Change-1346331.shtml|title=UNC Leaders Want Abbreviation Change|last=Wootson|first=Cleve R., Jr.|date=2002-01-08|publisher=''The Daily Tar Heel''|accessdate=2008-06-19}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! School<br/><small>(Name when joined system)</small> ! Official abbrev. ! Location ! Enrollment<br /><small>As of Fall 2006</small> ! [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Carnegie Classification]] ! Founded ! Joined system ! class="unsortable"| References |- |[[Appalachian State University]] |align="center"|ASU<br>App State |align="center"|[[Boone, North Carolina|Boone]], [[Watauga County, North Carolina|Watauga County]] |align="center"|15,117 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Master’s_Colleges_and_Universities|Master's University]] |align="center"|1899 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Appalachian State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ASU_Inst._Profile_07-08_10.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Appalachian State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ASU_Inst._Profile_07-08_10.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[East Carolina University]] |align="center"|ECU |align="center"|[[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]], [[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt County]] |align="center"|24,351 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Doctorate-granting_Universities|Doctoral/Research University]] |align="center"|1907 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = East Carolina University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECU_Inst._Profile_07-08_12.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = East Carolina University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECU_Inst._Profile_07-08_12.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[Elizabeth City State University]] |align="center"|ECSU |align="center"|[[Elizabeth City, North Carolina|Elizabeth City]], [[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank County]] |align="center"|2,681 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Baccalaureate_Colleges|Baccalaureate College]] |align="center"|1891 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Elizabeth City State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_14.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Elizabeth City State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_14.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[Fayetteville State University]] |align="center"|FSU |align="center"|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland County]] |align="center"|6,301 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Master’s_Colleges_and_Universities|Master's University]] |align="center"|1867 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Fayetteville State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/FSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_16.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Fayetteville State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/FSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_16.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University]] |align="center"|NC A&T |align="center"|[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]] |align="center"|11,098 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Doctorate-granting_Universities|Doctoral/Research University]] |align="center"|1891 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCAT_Inst._Profile_07-08_18.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCAT_Inst._Profile_07-08_18.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[North Carolina Central University]] |align="center"|NCCU |align="center"|[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] |align="center"|8,675 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Master’s_Colleges_and_Universities|Master's University]] |align="center"|1909 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina Central University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_20.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina Central University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_20.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[North Carolina School of the Arts]] |align="center"|NCSA |align="center"|[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth County]] |align="center"|845 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Special_Focus_Institutions|Special Focus Institution]] |align="center"|1963 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina School of the Arts| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSA_Inst._Profile_07-08_22.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina School of the Arts| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSA_Inst._Profile_07-08_22.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]] |align="center"|NCSSM |align="center"|[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] |align="center"|620 |align="center"| - |align="center"|1980 |align="center"|2007 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics | url = http://www.ncssm.edu/| accessdate = 2008-03-29}}</ref> |- |[[North Carolina State University]]<br/><small>(North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, until 1963)</small> |align="center"|NCSU<br>NC State |align="center"|[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] |align="center"|31,130 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Doctorate-granting_Universities|Doctoral/Research University]] |align="center"|1887 |align="center"|1932 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007 | url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_24.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007 | url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_24.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Asheville]]<br/><small>(Asheville-Biltmore College)</small> |align="center"|UNCA |align="center"|[[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]], [[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe County]] |align="center"|3,639 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Baccalaureate_Colleges|Baccalaureate College]] |align="center"|1927 |align="center"|1969 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Asheville| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina | date = 2007 | url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCA_Inst._Profile_07-08_26.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Asheville| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | date = 2007 | url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCA_Inst._Profile_07-08_26.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]<br/><small>(University of North Carolina, until 1963) |align="center"|UNC<br>North Carolina<br>(athletics) |align="center"|[[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] |align="center"|27,717 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Doctorate-granting_Universities|Doctoral/Research University]] |align="center"|1789 |align="center"|1932 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina | date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNC_CH_Inst._Profile_07-08_28.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNC_CH_Inst._Profile_07-08_28.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]]<br/><small>(Charlotte College)</small> |align="center"| Charlotte<br>(athletics) |align="center"|[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] |align="center"|21,519 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Doctorate-granting_Universities|Doctoral/Research University]] |align="center"|1946 |align="center"|1965 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Charlotte| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina | date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCC_Inst._Profile_07-08_30.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Charlotte| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCC_Inst._Profile_07-08_30.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]]<br/><small>(North Carolina College for Women, until 1963)</small> |align="center"|UNCG |align="center"|[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]] |align="center"|16,872 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Doctorate-granting_Universities|Doctoral/Research University]] |align="center"|1891 |align="center"|1932 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Greensboro| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCG_Inst._Profile_07-08_32.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Greensboro| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCG_Inst._Profile_07-08_32.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Pembroke]]<br/><small>(Pembroke State University, until 1996)</small> |align="center"|UNCP |align="center"|[[Pembroke, North Carolina|Pembroke]], [[Robeson County, North Carolina|Robeson County]] |align="center"|5,827 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Master’s_Colleges_and_Universities|Master's University]] |align="center"|1887 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Pembroke| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina | date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCP_Inst._Profile_07-08_34.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Pembroke| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCP_Inst._Profile_07-08_34.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Wilmington]]<br/><small>(Wilmington College, until 1969)</small> |align="center"|UNCW |align="center"|[[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]], [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]] |align="center"|12,098 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Master’s_Colleges_and_Universities|Master's University]] |align="center"|1947 |align="center"|1969 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Wilmington| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina | date = 2007 | url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCW_Inst._Profile_07-08_36.pdf | accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Wilmington| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | date = 2007 | url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCW_Inst._Profile_07-08_36.pdf | accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |- |[[Western Carolina University]] |align="center"|WCU |align="center"|[[Cullowhee, North Carolina|Cullowhee]], [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson County]] |align="center"|8,861 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Master’s_Colleges_and_Universities|Master's University]] |align="center"|1889 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Western Carolina University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007 | url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_38.pdf | accessdate = 2008-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Western Carolina University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007 | url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_38.pdf | accessdate = 2008-03-08}}</ref> |- |[[Winston-Salem State University]] |align="center"|WSSU |align="center"|[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth County]] |align="center"|5,650 |align="center"|[[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Baccalaureate_Colleges|Baccalaureate College]] |align="center"|1892 |align="center"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Winston-Salem State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WSSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_40.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Winston-Salem State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| date = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WSSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_40.pdf| accessdate = 2008-03-18}}</ref> |} With the exception of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, the institutions that joined the University of North Carolina system in 1972 did so under their current name. As of 2008, all public four-year institutions in North Carolina are members of the system. == Affiliates == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! Name ! Location ! Founded |- | [[North Carolina Arboretum]] | align="center" | [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]], [[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe County]] | align="center" | 1989 |- | North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching | align="center" | [[Cullowhee, North Carolina|Cullowhee]], [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson County]] | align="center" | 1985 |- | North Carolina Center for International Understanding | align="center" | [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] | align="center" | |- | North Carolina Center for Nursing | align="center" | [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] | align="center" | |- | North Carolina State Approving Agency | align="center" | [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] | align="center" | |- | North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority | align="center" | [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] | align="center" | |- | [[UNC-TV|UNC Center for Public Television (UNC-TV)]] | align="center" | [[Research Triangle Park]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] | align="center" | 1955 |- | UNC Faculty Assembly | align="center" | [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] | align="center" | |- | [[University of North Carolina Press]] | align="center" | [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] | align="center" | 1922 |- | UNC Staff Assembly | align="center" | [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] | align="center" | |- |} ==Presidents== {{for|presidents of the University of North Carolina prior to 1932|Leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill}} [[Image:ErskineBowles.jpg|right|thumb|Erskine Boyce Bowles. President of the system since 2006.]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! width="250" | Name ! width="100" | Term |- | [[Frank Porter Graham]] | 1932-1949 |- | ''William Donald Carmichael, Jr.'' <nowiki>*</nowiki> | 1949-1950 |- | [[Gordon Gray]] | 1950-1955 |- | ''J. Harris Purks'' <nowiki>*</nowiki> | 1955-1956 |- | ''[[William C. Friday|William Clyde Friday]]'' <nowiki>*</nowiki> | 1956-1957 |- | William Clyde Friday | 1957-1986 |- | Clemmie Dixon Spangler, Jr. | 1986-1997 |- | [[Molly Corbett Broad]] | 1997-2006 |- | [[Erskine Bowles|Erskine Boyce Bowles]] | Since 2006 |- |} An asterisk (<nowiki>*</nowiki>) denotes acting president. == See also == *[[North Carolina Community College System]] *[[List of colleges and universities in North Carolina]] == References == {{reflist|2}} {{University of North Carolina}} {{University of North Carolina system presidents}} [[Category:University of North Carolina|*]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in North Carolina|Universities and colleges in North Carolina]] [[de:University of North Carolina]] [[et:Põhja-Carolina Ülikool]] [[eo:University of North Carolina]] [[fr:Université de Caroline du Nord]] [[no:University of North Carolina]] [[th:มหาวิทยาลัยนอร์ทแคโรไลนา]] [[zh:北卡罗来纳大学系统]]