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Memories in the Making

Tar Heel Travel is a perk for Carolina Alumni members. Carolina Alumni membership is open to anyone seeking closer ties to the University. To become a Carolina Alumni member, call (800) 962-0742 or join online .

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Enjoy these short lectures and videos from our outstanding UNC faculty and our seasoned tour partners who endeavor to bring a taste of the world to you.

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Dear Carolina alumni and friends,

The Carolina Alumni is pleased to partner with Orbridge to offer our alumni exceptional travel opportunities—a combination of exclusive itineraries, deluxe properties or ships, knowledgeable expedition leaders and the company of fellow alumni. 

With special features and unparalleled access to distinguished locations, you will discover unforgettable places, people and cultures and enjoy experiences that will enrich your understanding of our diverse and wonderful world. Whether close to home or far away, on land or by sea, your next adventure is waiting! 

Join us and our partner Orbridge—make your reservation today! 

Please note that the Carolina Alumni requires there be a Carolina Alumni member in each room/cabin. For membership information, and to join the Carolina Alumni, visit:  alumni.unc.edu/membership

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Honors Carolina Summer Treks

It’s never too early to start taking advantage of everything Honors Carolina has to offer. Before you even begin your college career, Honors Carolina sponsors two global programs for incoming first year students that provide a preview of the opportunities you’ll enjoy. Meet distinguished Carolina alumni and enjoy behind-the-scenes access to a variety of research, cultural, and historic sites.

Registration form, sawubona, south africa, july 1 – july 10, 2023.

Join us to travel to Cape Town with other incoming first year Honors Carolina students. We have had an internship program in Cape Town since 1999, soon after the collapse of apartheid. The program currently runs every fall term and is built around the ongoing work of building a multiracial democracy in South Africa. On this trip, we’ll explore the many ways Honors Carolina students contribute to that project, and we’ll delight in South Africa’s natural wonders.

Highlights from previous years include:

• A tour of the District Six , Slave Lodge , and Robben Island Museums
• Visits with Honors Carolina internship partners, including Abalimi Bezekhaya , an urban farm and economic development organization in Khayelitsha, Cape Town’s largest township, and the Pinotage Youth Development Academy , in Stellenbosch.
• Excursions to Aquila Game Reserve , Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain , and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens .
• An overnight stay at Kopanong Bed & Breakfast in Khayelitsha Township. Founder and social development entrepreneur Thope Lekau will be our host.

Program Fee: $1800 (does not include airfare)

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London Calling!

July 15 – july 22, 2023.

Join us to travel to London with other incoming first year Honors Carolina students. We’ll be based at Winston House , Honors Carolina’s European study center, located in the heart of London’s historic Bloomsbury district. During our week-long stay, we’ll meet with distinguished Honors Carolina alumni in a variety of fields, and we’ll get a taste of UNC’s wide-ranging global connections.

Highlights from recent years include:

• A private tour of the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum , led by UNC alumnus and museum curator Sam Moorhead
• Lunch at Middle Temple with UNC alumnus and Queen’s Counsel Richard Wilmot-Smith
• An introduction to plant genomics at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
• A tour of modern London architecture with Roger Kallman, UNC alumnus and retired partner at Skidmore Owings Merrill , one of the world’s leading architectural firms
• An introduction to global finance at Bloomberg’s London headquarters
• A performance at Shakespeare’s Globe
• And an excursion to Bristol to visit with UNC alumna and Lord-Lieutenant Peaches Golding , the King’s highest-ranking civilian representative in the City and County of Bristol

Program Fee: $1900 (does not include airfare)

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Travel Program

Unc asheville sponsored travel program.

UNC Asheville is proud to occasionally offer sponsored trips to exciting locations for friends of the university. These trips are special because participants share their common love of UNC Asheville, and the university helps to curate a memorable experience. We have successfully traveled to Scotland and France. Have ideas of where we should go next? Email Michael McNamee, Director of Alumni & Friend Engagement, at [email protected].

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Help Our Students Travel (HOST) Program

The HOST Program (Help Our Students Travel) pairs current UNC SOM students in need of housing while traveling nationally for residency interviews with alumni hosts.

Whitehead Medical Society student government , in collaboration with the Office of Medical Education , have developed a program to help current 4th-year medical students connect with UNC School of Medicine alumni in cities all over the country throughout the residency interview season.

At this stage, we are inviting our alumni to opt-in to this program by completing this form which asks for demographic information including name, city in which you live, distance from local hospitals, specialty and graduation year.

Here are some FAQs:

If I sign up to host students, am I obligated to host all students that contact me? Definitely not! Signing up only indicates your interest. When individual students contact you, it is up to you to decide whether you would like to or are able to accommodate them on the dates of their interviews.

Is there a deadline for submitting my information? Yes and no. The form will stay open throughout the residency application process (February/March), however, students will receive your contact information in mid-September, thus it is helpful to have your information before then.

Who will have access to the information I provide? This document is made available only to fourth-year students at the UNC School of Medicine who are applying to residency in the current academic year. They will be sent a link with the information of all those who have agreed to participate and they will have access to it throughout the application process and interview season. Physical addresses will not be collected through the form, and you will only be asked to provide this to students you actually plan to host.

Who will maintain this information? The maintenance of the HOST Program will be a joint effort between the Whitehead Medical Society and the Office of Medical Education. All alumni can expect to receive a yearly email reminding them of the opportunity to provide contact information for the program. However, you will be able to edit or remove your information as needed throughout the year as well. Please email any requests for edits or removals to [email protected] . (We hate spam as much as anyone else and will only use the information you provide via this form for the HOST Program.)

We hope that the program will be a useful tool for current and future 4th year students and will continue to expand as students and alumni see its benefits. The Office of Medical Educations and Whitehead Medical Society look forward to answering your questions and working together in the interest of our students. Please contact the MS4 Class Co-Presidents at [email protected] with any questions.

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Washington Week introduces students to alumni diplomats

Tar Heels networked about foreign affairs careers through this UNC Global Affairs program.

Washington Week allows Tar Heels to exchange ideas and expand their networks. Students meet professionals in foreign affairs, and Carolina alumni introduce Tar Heels to Washington.

“I think what people in Washington are hungry for is smart, thoughtful people who have had a rigorous and open-minded place to explore and learn,” said Jennifer Davis ’94, ’97 (JD). “We need those kinds of minds in Washington now more than ever, and Chapel Hill is full of them.”

Davis is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, currently posted in Washington, D.C. Over the University’s spring break`, she and many other Carolina alumni welcomed 24 undergraduate students from UNC-Chapel Hill for the  Diplomacy Initiative’s  second annual week of networking.

In Washington, students met with Davis and other policymakers working in the federal government, in the private sector and for nongovernmental organizations to learn about careers in foreign affairs.  The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs  organizes Washington Week, drawing on the vast network of Carolina alumni working in the capital to provide students with career insights. The experience is funded through the Chancellor’s Global Education Fund, with minimal cost to participants.

Annika Deshpande ’26 attended  Washington Week last year  and returned this year as a student leader.

“Our alumni are very passionate and very willing to help fellow Tar Heels,” Deshpande said. “I have stayed in touch with several people I met through Washington Week, and a couple of them have become professional mentors.”

This year, students visited the U.S. Department of State, the Pentagon, the Mexican Embassy, the Institute of International Education, the United States Institute of Peace, the Carnegie Endowment for the Institute of Peace and Deloitte.

“Washington Week is incredibly dynamic,” Lily Potthast ’25 said. “Every site we visited allowed me to better understand our nation’s complex diplomatic infrastructure and gave me the opportunity to learn directly from the committed, passionate people whose work impacts millions around the globe every day.”

A networking reception helps the Washington Week students, along with students in the  Honors Seminar on Public Policy and Global Affairs , to connect more deeply with Carolina alumni in Washington. This year, more than 50 alumni came and heard remarks from Lee H. Roberts, Carolina’s interim chancellor, and Barbara Stephenson, vice provost for global affairs and chief global officer.

“Washington Week offers students a taste of the thrills and challenges of working in foreign affairs,” Stephenson said. “Carolina alumni, who are so committed to their alma mater and the next generation, open doors across Washington and create a special Carolina experience.”

Davis and Morgan O’Brien ’01 have been part of Washington Week both years. They also serve as judges in Carolina’s annual Policy Brief Competition. Both programs focus on helping students build the skills used by policymakers to address global challenges.

Davis agrees there is value in these experiences and added that the exchange is mutually beneficial.

“We can share what it’s like to be in the Foreign Service or working in diplomacy,” Davis said. “And in return, we find hope working with these students. It’s a great relief to see such brilliant students — this next generation of leaders — who are ready to take the baton.”

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Kuznetski Most area in Moscow

Kuznetski Most is a small area between Tverskaya street, Kremlin, and Kitai Gorod (Lubyanka) and it's a downtown of Moscow. First of all, 'Kuznya' is a great place to walk: it is a real Moscow area, not a postcard at all, hectic busy streets neighbour tranquil lanes and courtyards with traditional architecture. There are also many very nice cafes, restaurants, clubs, and shops. If you want a cool place to meet people, go for a walk and to get the real feeling of the city, check out this area.

Long time ago there were only half-broken low wooden houses in Kuznetski Most area, and it was the place where poor blacksmithes lived. Blacksmith is 'Kuznets' in Russia, hence the name. In the beginning of the street (on top) there was a bridge over a small river, later this river was put underground, so there's no bridge anymore. About 200 years ago there was a rich Moscovitan noble buying this area. He immediately put away all the blacksmiths' houses and started to build a fancy new district. Just in few years he built up beautiful houses, with impressive ornaments, rich decoration, pools in the courtyards. Also, he opened some French boutiques in the area. That's when Kuznetski Most started to become fashionable. In a short time all the elite moved to this  area, and those who wasn't so fast were coming here to make some shopping and to sit in many of the restaurants and cafes around.  In the 20th century, when the communist times arrived, most of the buildings were given to government offices, some were given to soviet shops. The area became boring, the architecture was slowly deteriorating , but nobody seemed to care. In the beginning of the 90s  the area was revived again: the buildings were  restored , there was many new cafes being opened, boutiques, and shops. One important landmark of Kuznetsky Most is that it's home to FSB (Federal Security Bureau - former KGB) offices, and if you walk along Kuznetsky Most street you can get to the FSB reception, which is open 24 hours (in case you have something to report).  

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