North Carolina Senate Bill 873: Access to Affordable College Act proposes to lower the tuition cost of North Carolina's public higher education institutes. Although the objective is to help all students have access to an affordable education, only 5 schools were included in the proposal. The 5 schools were HBCUs- Winston Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, Elizabeth City State University and PWIs-Western Carolina University, and Us, UNC-Pembroke . After protest from HBCU students and Alumni, all three were removed but UNC Pembroke and Western Carolina still remains on the bill. If the bill gets passed and UNC Pembroke is still included, then UNC-Pembroke will be forced to lower tuition to $500 per semester. This would result in a decrease in the quality of education, programs and departments being removed, athletics losing funding, and eventually financial destruction of the University causing it to close. The state is promising to give so many millions of dollars to make for lost revenue. But for how long?
On March 7, 1887, Croatan Normal School was established after legislation sponsored by Representative Hamilton McMillan of Robeson County was enacted by the General Assembly of North Carolina. This was at a time when there were no schools for Native Americans to attend. It was then The Lumbee Tribe of NC decided to create where they could educate and teach their own to include their customs and cultures.
Between 1939 and 1953, it was the only state-supported four-year college for Indians in the nation. In 1969, the General Assembly changed the name again to Pembroke State University and designated the institution a regional university. Such universities were authorized “to provide undergraduate and graduate instruction in liberal arts, fine arts, and science, and in the learned professions, including teaching” and to “provide other graduate and undergraduate programs of instruction as are deemed necessary to meet the needs of their constituencies and of the State.” July 1, 1996 Pembroke state University became The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Today, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke has approximately 6,200 students from diverse backgrounds. The University offers 41 undergraduate programs and 18 graduate programs. Many people have benefited from UNC-Pembroke's academic programs and rich American Indian Heritage. This school has served and is still serving many 1st generation college graduates and sending out some NC's finest teachers and Nurses into the workforce.
Many Students, Alumni and even faculty do not agree with this bill and demand that UNC-Pembroke be removed. Please give the people who love this university a chance to have input on this matter.
Please educate yourself on this bill, everyone should be well informed. You may review this bill with the following link
Updates
June 5, 2016
The petition has reached one hundred signatures today. I appreciate the attention this concern has received as we advocate for the future of our institution.
Reached 500 supporters
June 4, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
June 3, 2016
218 Comments
My daughter plans on going to UNC Pembroke. Yes I would love to have to only pay $500 for tuition, but then her education would lack. I would rather pay more for better education than pay less for poor education.
UNCP is a blessing to Robeson County and the Lumbee Tribe, not to mention all the people who choose to further their education there. This proposal is ridiculous and ill-informed at best, malicious at worst.
UNC Pembroke is an impactful learning environment that has enriched the lives of the Lumbee People as well as other for many years. This bill not only hurts the quality of education provided by UNCP but tears down the foundation of Education our people took years to build.
I am a 2010 graduate from the American Indian Studies program at UNCP. NCSB 873 will be detrimental to the universities' ability to provide quality education, as well as to the communities that house these institutions.
If you are going to do this then I demand a refund for my daughter's 7 years of school at this University...They have fought many battles to be recognized as a part of the UNC system and now you want to degrade her education????
Plot to destroy HBCU schools!!!
I just became an alumus from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke as of May 2016. Personally, I know what this institution has to offer, and it's helped start the dreams of many graduates. I encourage all UNCP graduates, students, staff, faculty, as well as students from the other institutions which were targeted, to sign this petition. It's one thing to genuinely want to lower the costs of higher education, but it's another thing to have in place, a secret agenda to undermine the credibility and values of the services that each institution provides for it's students, staff, faculty, and surrounding communities. If this bill's true purpose is to lower tuition prices, then why not focus on ALL of the 17 UNC Campuses? This bill is established to target minority institutions. In reality, Western Carolina was thrown into the pot, to make it seem like the state government is not only looking at minority institutions. As for the students who think a $500 tuition statement will look good, please truly reflect on what this bill will "accomplish". If this goes into affect, the quality of your education, your major, several departments, organizations, athletic funding, and even the salaries of university personnel who work hard to help you achieve your success, will most likely be eradicated.
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North Carolina Senate Bill 873: Access to Affordable College Act proposes to lower the tuition cost of North Carolina's public higher education institutes. Although the objective is to help all students have access to an affordable education, only 5 schools were included in the proposal. The 5 schools were HBCUs- Winston Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, Elizabeth City State University and PWIs-Western Carolina University, and Us, UNC-Pembroke . After protest from HBCU students and Alumni, all three were removed but UNC Pembroke and Western Carolina still remains on the bill. If the bill gets passed and UNC Pembroke is still included, then UNC-Pembroke will be forced to lower tuition to $500 per semester. This would result in a decrease in the quality of education, programs and departments being removed, athletics losing funding, and eventually financial destruction of the University causing it to close. The state is promising to give so many millions of dollars to make for lost revenue. But for how long?
On March 7, 1887, Croatan Normal School was established after legislation sponsored by Representative Hamilton McMillan of Robeson County was enacted by the General Assembly of North Carolina. This was at a time when there were no schools for Native Americans to attend. It was then The Lumbee Tribe of NC decided to create where they could educate and teach their own to include their customs and cultures.
Between 1939 and 1953, it was the only state-supported four-year college for Indians in the nation. In 1969, the General Assembly changed the name again to Pembroke State University and designated the institution a regional university. Such universities were authorized “to provide undergraduate and graduate instruction in liberal arts, fine arts, and science, and in the learned professions, including teaching” and to “provide other graduate and undergraduate programs of instruction as are deemed necessary to meet the needs of their constituencies and of the State.” July 1, 1996 Pembroke state University became The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Today, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke has approximately 6,200 students from diverse backgrounds. The University offers 41 undergraduate programs and 18 graduate programs. Many people have benefited from UNC-Pembroke's academic programs and rich American Indian Heritage. This school has served and is still serving many 1st generation college graduates and sending out some NC's finest teachers and Nurses into the workforce.
Many Students, Alumni and even faculty do not agree with this bill and demand that UNC-Pembroke be removed. Please give the people who love this university a chance to have input on this matter.
Please educate yourself on this bill, everyone should be well informed. You may review this bill with the following link
Updates
June 5, 2016
The petition has reached one hundred signatures today. I appreciate the attention this concern has received as we advocate for the future of our institution.
Reached 500 supporters
June 4, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
June 3, 2016
218 Comments
I don't think the state realizes what they would do to this town. The college wouldn't remain open long after tuition drops. My alma mater deserves more than this and so does my home. The college is all our town has.
My daughter plans on going to UNC Pembroke. Yes I would love to have to only pay $500 for tuition, but then her education would lack. I would rather pay more for better education than pay less for poor education.
UNCP is a blessing to Robeson County and the Lumbee Tribe, not to mention all the people who choose to further their education there. This proposal is ridiculous and ill-informed at best, malicious at worst.
UNC Pembroke is an impactful learning environment that has enriched the lives of the Lumbee People as well as other for many years. This bill not only hurts the quality of education provided by UNCP but tears down the foundation of Education our people took years to build.
I am a 2010 graduate from the American Indian Studies program at UNCP. NCSB 873 will be detrimental to the universities' ability to provide quality education, as well as to the communities that house these institutions.
If you are going to do this then I demand a refund for my daughter's 7 years of school at this University...They have fought many battles to be recognized as a part of the UNC system and now you want to degrade her education????
Plot to destroy HBCU schools!!!
I just became an alumus from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke as of May 2016. Personally, I know what this institution has to offer, and it's helped start the dreams of many graduates. I encourage all UNCP graduates, students, staff, faculty, as well as students from the other institutions which were targeted, to sign this petition. It's one thing to genuinely want to lower the costs of higher education, but it's another thing to have in place, a secret agenda to undermine the credibility and values of the services that each institution provides for it's students, staff, faculty, and surrounding communities. If this bill's true purpose is to lower tuition prices, then why not focus on ALL of the 17 UNC Campuses? This bill is established to target minority institutions. In reality, Western Carolina was thrown into the pot, to make it seem like the state government is not only looking at minority institutions. As for the students who think a $500 tuition statement will look good, please truly reflect on what this bill will "accomplish". If this goes into affect, the quality of your education, your major, several departments, organizations, athletic funding, and even the salaries of university personnel who work hard to help you achieve your success, will most likely be eradicated.
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I don't think the state realizes what they would do to this town. The college wouldn't remain open long after tuition drops. My alma mater deserves more than this and so does my home. The college is all our town has.